Not to be confused with the original Genesis classic. Sonic Genesis was a horrible port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog to the Gameboy Advance. Not only is it sloppy and unacceptable, but its also border line unplayable. Heck, this game makes Sonic 06' look like a classic.

Gameplay F: I know this is harsh, but its completely accurate. The physics in the original, is what made the game great. Take that away, and replace with horrible physics and you're left with a crappy game. Sonic moves at a very choppy, and unbalanced pace. Its difficult to make jumps with these god awful controls. Things just appear right in front of you due to the limited visibility. The only time the game moves at a steady pace, is at the special stage. In anniversary mode. You can do the spin dash, but like the rest of the game, it moves at a jittery pace. I hate to be this harsh, but its the solid truth. Don't give empathy to the Gameboy Advance, because it runs the Sonic Advance series at a much faster, yet steady speed.

Graphics B: Despite the horrible gameplay, the graphics look exactly like their Genesis counterparts. All the lush scenery, and detailed, colorful visuals are here. Despite a few graphical glitchs. If you took a screenshot of the game, you would think this game is a faithful port, turns out its not.

Sound D: I liked the original soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog, but Sega took it to themselves to change the music. Instead of the electronic sounds of the Genesis. We get the muffled scratchy instruments of the Gameboy Advance, and tell you what they sound terrible. The sound effects are also off pitch.

Replay Value/addictivness F: There is no reason why you should go back to this game, better yet play it for a long time. Its just not as fun as the original. There is an anniversary mode, but all it adds is a spin-dash.

Depth B+: All the original levels are here, as well as a few welcome features. A stage select, saving, and a new spin-dash are nice to have, but not really necessary. The level select is nice though. Considering in the original you had to enter a cheat code or start over. I still feel like Sega would add more.

Difficulty Hard: Even being a Sonic master I had a hard time beating this ugly fart. Its not challenge. Its cheap unfair difficulty. The horrable controls, and wonky physics along make this game harder then it needs to be.

Overall Rating D-

G@mehe@d : Nice review.. I remember playing this on my pc through a emu... ugh! What A pile of junk this game is.

G@mehe@d : nice review keep up the good work make sure that you make more long reviews so that game isn't that good oh I remember when you played it for your game gear it did not look to fun, huh that is why you gave it a D- I guess. But this review does not seem as long as your other ones, but I don't blame you I can't make a review that long.

Brenman213 : This game was not on the Game Gear, its was on the Gameboy Advance. The Game Gear version is 1,000,000 times better then this ugly pile of crap. Play this game for you're self. Its awful

Yea, I don't think I would want to play it from what I have heard from it. It seems like a really bad port of the awesome and almighty, Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. I have played this game like once and I almost had a hard attack due to zoomed in camera, extreme slowdowns, and terrible graphics. But, this is a very good review dude. Keep up the good work!

G@mehe@d : oh I thought it was oh that was the other game

i thought this game was really fun. one of my favorites actually. for gba any way.