This game is basically a combination of a 3D classic sonic game, and Mario Galaxy (you'll realise quickly after you start playing), but it's pretty good. The game could be considered as a sequel to Sonic Colours: bosses are very easy up until near the end (the final one is basically the sonic colours final boss), some interesting ideas for some levels, multiple wisps are used throughout the whole game, a lot of 2D, including some 2D only levels, you can't really go fast sometimes, the first act (and sometimes this last one) in a zone is really the only long one, the game is pretty short, collect all red rings to unlock super sonic, and a lackluster story (but I couldn't care less because it's about an extremely fast blue hedgehog). But the gameplay is very good! Despite the first zone (and even the penultimate zone too) basically being Green Hill, there are new levels, including sometimes taking place at different times of the day. Always remember about the spindash, which is basically an infinite boost, but if it's unhelpful in a particular section, don't forget about the run button (yep but I'll let it slide this one time). Graphics and music is good too unsurprisingly, but it's also pretty polished too, except from a glitch I noticed where the audio would refuse to play at one point. It's not that difficult too until the penultimate and final zones, which is fine imo. Overall I like the game, it doesn't deserve to be hated, but get it on sale like I did. I'm not sure if it warrants the full price. Hopefully I didn't miss anything :)

it's a funny game with great soundtrack, tho the gameplay isn't very sonic-like if that's what you're looking for, the price is very accessible and worth it for what the game gives you

Before giving my thoughts, this review will have mentions of previous Sonic games and the 3DS Version of this game.

Anyways, this game was a decently fun time. After playing the 3DS Version which was a miserable experience, this game was pretty fun, not perfect but a good time nonetheless.

This game's visuals are pretty and colorful, but a little generic. The soundtrack, like the 3DS Version, was the best part. All around amazing tunes.

The levels in this game i found to be much better than 3DS for the sole reason that they were actually fun, better paced and the gimmicks worked much better. One thing though is that there was a lot of automation and the later the level take a dip. Also the Wisps are in this game for some reason and just like in the main version Sonic Colors, you dont even have to use them most of the time aside from some mandatory segments.

Despite some of the few positives, theres some stuff i disliked about the game, some of which were mentioned above.

First and foremost, this game has it that you need to rescue certain amounts of animals in order to access the boss levels and the grind for those is just bad. Its such a way to artificially pad out the playtime of the game and is much worse than games like Sonic Rush Adventure. At least in that game you could passively farm materials by uncovering hidden islands and getting higher ranks, but in here its just unnecessary.

Secondly, while i liked the levels, they get a little repetitive as for the 3D levels, theyre mostly running on a cylinder with obstacles on it, jump on a spring and go through a non-cylinder segment. The 2D levels however werent too bad honestly.

Thirdly, the story and characters are just bad. The story is more or less similar to how it was in Colors, Sonic and Tails going in and stopping whatever mischief Eggman's causing but this time theres six new villains in the mix, the Deadly Six. These new villains are some of the lamest villains and are the biggest misfits in the franchise. And as for the other stuff, Sonic and Tails are just unbearable in this game, they cannot wait to just make fun of anything or be snarky jackasses. Eggman however i liked here, he was fine.

Lastly and this is one that has been mentioned in any discussion regarding this game, this game just feels like a Mario game rather than a Sonic game. With Sonic Colors, yes it felt a bit like a Mario game but at the very least it had things that would make it feel like it would belong in the Sonic franchise. This game doesnt. You can clearly tell that they tried to make this game as appealing to Nintendo fans and Mario fans that it ended becoming just a generic looking platformer with Sonic thrown into it. A popular comparison with this game is that its like Mario Galaxy, but in reality this game felt more like New Super Mario Bros. The levels and world themes are the same as in NSMB that its almost a carbon copy. There were 2D levels that just felt like playing a NSMB level at times. It almost felt comical at how blatant it felt.

Despite the issues I have with the game and how Mario-like it felt, i think its a fine game. Not perfect by any means but not the worst. I feel like the game is a little overhated and while there's well-deserved criticism towards it, i dont think its a bad game, just one thats fine. Its nothing great, nothing bad, just fine and i think its worth checking out at least once.