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It's good that these tropes are located here, [[Memetic Mutation|but that alone is]] '''[[Memetic Mutation|insufficient]]'''!
It's good that these tropes are located here, [[Memetic Mutation|but that alone is]] '''[[Memetic Mutation|insufficient]]'''!
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* [[8.8]]: ''Play'' magazine initially gave the game a 9.5 out of 10, then dropped down to 8.5 in the next issue; the reviewer said that he had been told flaws in his copy would be removed in the finished product. The [[PS 3]] version received a 5.5, with the same reviewer expressing disgust that nothing changed.
* [[8.8]]: ''Play'' magazine initially gave the game a 9.5 out of 10, then dropped down to 8.5 in the next issue; the reviewer said that he had been told flaws in his copy would be removed in the finished product. The [[Play Station 3]] version received a 5.5, with the same reviewer expressing disgust that nothing changed.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: The Duke of Soleanna, caring father... Or a selfish, vile man who caused the events of the game?
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: The Duke of Soleanna, caring father... Or a selfish, vile man who caused the events of the game?
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: {{spoiler|For a god of light and time, Solaris is pathetically easy to defeat.}} Doubles as a [[Breather Boss]], considering what you have to go through getting to it.
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: {{spoiler|For a god of light and time, Solaris is pathetically easy to defeat.}} Doubles as a [[Breather Boss]], considering what you have to go through getting to it.
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: The ''one'' thing which most people actually ''like'' in this game is the soundtrack, which, in true ''Sonic'' tradition, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise)/Awesome Music|is awesome]]. Some highlights are Wave Ocean, Aquatic Base, Kingdom Valley, Flame Core, and White Acropolis.
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: The ''one'' thing which most people actually ''like'' in this game is the soundtrack, which, in true ''Sonic'' tradition, [[Sonic the Hedgehog/Awesome Music|is awesome]]. Some highlights are Wave Ocean, Aquatic Base, Kingdom Valley, Flame Core, and White Acropolis.
** Most of the character themes are pretty great too, but the one that stands out is ''Dreams of an Absolution'', which is Silver's theme. The original song is great, but the remix on the ''Several Wills'' vocal album is something else, especially with Jun Senoue's wonderful guitar work.
** Most of the character themes are pretty great too, but the one that stands out is ''Dreams of an Absolution'', which is Silver's theme. The original song is great, but the remix on the ''Several Wills'' vocal album is something else, especially with Jun Senoue's wonderful guitar work.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitqtMjr9ys&hd=1 Solaris Phase 2], an ''epic'' remix of Sonic's theme (His World).
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitqtMjr9ys&hd=1 Solaris Phase 2], an ''epic'' remix of Sonic's theme (His World).
* [[Main/Video Game/Levels/Awesome|Awesome: Video Game Levels]]: Sure, the game may not be that good to invoke this trope, but those who did play it would agree that Crisis City stands out among the other levels. So much so, that it was the level to represent this game in [[Sonic Generations (Video Game)|Sonic Generations]].
* [[Video Game/Levels/Awesome|Awesome: Video Game Levels]]: Sure, the game may not be that good to invoke this trope, but those who did play it would agree that Crisis City stands out among the other levels. So much so, that it was the level to represent this game in [[Sonic Generations]].
** Sonic's stages when he carries Elise, and the stages with Blaze do get a mention of being considerably less broken and more enjoyable than the rest of the game.
** Sonic's stages when he carries Elise, and the stages with Blaze do get a mention of being considerably less broken and more enjoyable than the rest of the game.
* [[Base Breaker]]: Silver. [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] with an interesting and deep plot and characterization, or [[The Scrappy]] who is a whiny [[Jerkass]] and a huge idiot?
* [[Base Breaker]]: Silver. [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] with an interesting and deep plot and characterization, or [[The Scrappy]] who is a whiny [[Jerkass]] and a huge idiot?
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* [[Disappointing Last Level]]: [[That One Level|The End of the World]] may be the worst part of the game, with the [[One Hit KO|instant death]] [[Demonic Spiders|black holes]], [[Marathon Level|ridiculous length]], and more [[Loads and Loads of Loading|loading screens]] than ever (since you switch between characters at certain points).
* [[Disappointing Last Level]]: [[That One Level|The End of the World]] may be the worst part of the game, with the [[One Hit KO|instant death]] [[Demonic Spiders|black holes]], [[Marathon Level|ridiculous length]], and more [[Loads and Loads of Loading|loading screens]] than ever (since you switch between characters at certain points).
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Of the characters introduced in the game, [[Big Bad|Mephiles]] was incredibly well received.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Of the characters introduced in the game, [[Big Bad|Mephiles]] was incredibly well received.
* [[Epileptic Trees]]: A somewhat popular fan theory is that {{spoiler|the world Blaze seals herself in is her world from ''[[Sonic Rush Series (Video Game)|Sonic Rush Series]]''. A few other fan theories say the [[Reset Button]] didn't touch her there.}}
* [[Epileptic Trees]]: A somewhat popular fan theory is that {{spoiler|the world Blaze seals herself in is her world from ''[[Sonic Rush Series]]''. A few other fan theories say the [[Reset Button]] didn't touch her there.}}
* [[Game Breaker]]: Sonic's Red Gem and Purple Gem custom actions. The former slows down enemies (and the timer), while the latter turns him small and allows him to jump forever.
* [[Game Breaker]]: Sonic's Red Gem and Purple Gem custom actions. The former slows down enemies (and the timer), while the latter turns him small and allows him to jump forever.
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Burrowing worms, especially the stronger purple variety.
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Burrowing worms, especially the stronger purple variety.
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: The Havok physics engine is so poorly implemented that [[So Bad It's Good|a great deal of fun can be had by playing around with it]]: Silver's telekinetic powers, flying crates and boulders, etc.
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: The Havok physics engine is so poorly implemented that [[So Bad It's Good|a great deal of fun can be had by playing around with it]]: Silver's telekinetic powers, flying crates and boulders, etc.
** Also, you can glitch through the final door in Silver's version of Dusty Desert by jumping on a box and hovering it towards the door. This allows you to skip the ridiculous [[That One Puzzle|Egyptian billiard ball puzzle]] (no, really!).
** Also, you can glitch through the final door in Silver's version of Dusty Desert by jumping on a box and hovering it towards the door. This allows you to skip the ridiculous [[That One Puzzle|Egyptian billiard ball puzzle]] (no, really!).
** The gauge for Sonic's gem powers never decreases, so you can slow time constantly and use constant [[Metroid (Video Game)|Metroid]]-esque Space Jumps to bypass any obstacle.
** The gauge for Sonic's gem powers never decreases, so you can slow time constantly and use constant [[Metroid]]-esque Space Jumps to bypass any obstacle.
** Also, some bugs allow you to finish Flame Core as Knuckles, Crisis City as Blaze, and White Acropolis as Tails. The Rank Screen still appears, which is notable with Knuckles, who never gets to finish a level.
** Also, some bugs allow you to finish Flame Core as Knuckles, Crisis City as Blaze, and White Acropolis as Tails. The Rank Screen still appears, which is notable with Knuckles, who never gets to finish a level.
** Omega can float upwards if you hit corners just right.
** Omega can float upwards if you hit corners just right.
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** '''"GOTTA SPEED UP!!"''' Anytime you hear that, you're about to be thrust into [[Scrappy Mechanic|Super Speed]].
** '''"GOTTA SPEED UP!!"''' Anytime you hear that, you're about to be thrust into [[Scrappy Mechanic|Super Speed]].
** From Silver's [[That One Boss|boss fight]]: "[[Oh Crap|It's no use!]] TAAAAKE THIS!"
** From Silver's [[That One Boss|boss fight]]: "[[Oh Crap|It's no use!]] TAAAAKE THIS!"
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Eggman's goal is to use Solaris to conquer time itself. {{spoiler|While it's not the same [[Eldritch Abomination]], [[Sonic Generations (Video Game)|he definitely achieved something close to it with the Time Eater]].}}
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Eggman's goal is to use Solaris to conquer time itself. {{spoiler|While it's not the same [[Eldritch Abomination]], [[Sonic Generations|he definitely achieved something close to it with the Time Eater]].}}
* [[Hype Backlash]]: Surprisingly, ''yes''. The game didn't get the the best press upon release, but before the game came out, Sega really hyped up the game. They promised a lot that was never delivered on. The E3 trailers alone shows features that were never implemented, or cut before release. Even if the game ''did'' manage to deliver everything it promised, it's safe to say that the game ''still'' wouldn't have been able to live up to the hype, partly due to the [[Broken Base]], but also due to Sega hyping it as the '''BIGGEST, BADDEST, BEST''' Sonic game ever created.
* [[Hype Backlash]]: Surprisingly, ''yes''. The game didn't get the the best press upon release, but before the game came out, Sega really hyped up the game. They promised a lot that was never delivered on. The E3 trailers alone shows features that were never implemented, or cut before release. Even if the game ''did'' manage to deliver everything it promised, it's safe to say that the game ''still'' wouldn't have been able to live up to the hype, partly due to the [[Broken Base]], but also due to Sega hyping it as the '''BIGGEST, BADDEST, BEST''' Sonic game ever created.
* [[Idiot Plot]]: The entire story depends on the characters taking every single bit of information given by known villains at face value, a [[Damsel Scrappy|completely helpless princess]] repeatedly throwing herself at a villain who already kidnapped her multiple times, and everybody completely failing to comprehend the potential applications of their ability to time travel at will.
* [[Idiot Plot]]: The entire story depends on the characters taking every single bit of information given by known villains at face value, a [[Damsel Scrappy|completely helpless princess]] repeatedly throwing herself at a villain who already kidnapped her multiple times, and everybody completely failing to comprehend the potential applications of their ability to time travel at will.
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Everything about this game, but ''especially'' {{spoiler|Sonic and Elise's romance}}.
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Everything about this game, but ''especially'' {{spoiler|Sonic and Elise's romance}}.
* [[Mis-blamed]]: Several Sonic 2006 defenders insist that the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (Let's Play)|Let's Play]] is to blame for the game's bad reputation. The reality is that the game had been out for well over a year before [[Pokecapn]] played it, and in that time it had sold over a million copies and earned a highly negative critical and fan reception. In fact, it was the game's negative reception that motivated pokecapn to play it in the first place.
* [[Mis Blamed]]: Several Sonic 2006 defenders insist that the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (Let's Play)|Let's Play]] is to blame for the game's bad reputation. The reality is that the game had been out for well over a year before [[Pokecapn]] played it, and in that time it had sold over a million copies and earned a highly negative critical and fan reception. In fact, it was the game's negative reception that motivated pokecapn to play it in the first place.
** Also [[Fan Myopia]]: even if the total views of multiple video hosting sites are combined, it can be assumed that fewer than 100,000 people have seen this [[Let's Play]], and the game had sold well over a million units before the [[Let's Play]] even began.
** Also [[Fan Myopia]]: even if the total views of multiple video hosting sites are combined, it can be assumed that fewer than 100,000 people have seen this [[Let's Play]], and the game had sold well over a million units before the [[Let's Play]] even began.
* [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]]: [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (Video Game)/Awesome|Plenty]].
* [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]]: [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)/Awesome|Plenty]].
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]:
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]:
** IT'S NO USE! TAKE THIS!
** IT'S NO USE! TAKE THIS!
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* [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]]: One of the few good things about this game is Shadow's characterization. With all the [[Wangst]] throw out of the window in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', he's a much more bearable and overall admirable character. While Mephiles attempts to challenge Shadow into questioning his own existence, Shadow becomes a [[Stoic]] [[Badass]]. As Shadow puts it, "I determine my own destiny!" and, "If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have." [[Catch Phrase|"THIS is who I am!"]] indeed.
* [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]]: One of the few good things about this game is Shadow's characterization. With all the [[Wangst]] throw out of the window in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', he's a much more bearable and overall admirable character. While Mephiles attempts to challenge Shadow into questioning his own existence, Shadow becomes a [[Stoic]] [[Badass]]. As Shadow puts it, "I determine my own destiny!" and, "If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have." [[Catch Phrase|"THIS is who I am!"]] indeed.
* [[Scrappy Mechanic]]:
* [[Scrappy Mechanic]]:
** Sonic's Mach Speed sections, which is essentially [[Battletoads (Video Game)|Turbo Tunnel:]] [[Dolled-Up Installment|Sonic Edition]].
** Sonic's Mach Speed sections, which is essentially [[Battletoads|Turbo Tunnel:]] [[Dolled-Up Installment|Sonic Edition]].
** Some of Shadow's vehicle sections qualify, as do Silver's infamous billiard ball puzzles in the Dusty Desert stage.
** Some of Shadow's vehicle sections qualify, as do Silver's infamous billiard ball puzzles in the Dusty Desert stage.
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkkhj4rOrh0 This masterpiece of a cutscene.]
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkkhj4rOrh0 This masterpiece of a cutscene.]
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* [[That One Boss]]: The fights against Silver, with Sonic and Shadow, are surprisingly difficult, [[Fake Difficulty|and for the wrong reasons.]] Basically, if you approach him while he's not carrying something, he'll pick you up ([[Most Annoying Sound|screaming "IT'S NO USE!" in the meantime]]), hold you in place for several agonizing seconds, and then toss you straight away from him. In that vein, if you jump ''above'' him...''[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|he will catch you on the way down, while you're still recovering from being tossed up in the air, completely overriding your]] [[Mercy Invincibility]].''
* [[That One Boss]]: The fights against Silver, with Sonic and Shadow, are surprisingly difficult, [[Fake Difficulty|and for the wrong reasons.]] Basically, if you approach him while he's not carrying something, he'll pick you up ([[Most Annoying Sound|screaming "IT'S NO USE!" in the meantime]]), hold you in place for several agonizing seconds, and then toss you straight away from him. In that vein, if you jump ''above'' him...''[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|he will catch you on the way down, while you're still recovering from being tossed up in the air, completely overriding your]] [[Mercy Invincibility]].''
* [[That One Level]]:
* [[That One Level]]:
** End Of The World, this game's version of [[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Cannon's Core]].
** End Of The World, this game's version of [[Sonic Adventure 2|Cannon's Core]].
** Sonic's and Shadow's versions of Radical Train as well (for trying to save/blow up the train respectively, and both cases followed by ridiculously difficult-to-control chase segments), and Silver's version of Dusty Desert for the ''Goddamn Egyptian billiard ball'' {{spoiler|(assuming you don't know about the [[Good Bad Bugs|glitch to get past the door]])}}.
** Sonic's and Shadow's versions of Radical Train as well (for trying to save/blow up the train respectively, and both cases followed by ridiculously difficult-to-control chase segments), and Silver's version of Dusty Desert for the ''Goddamn Egyptian billiard ball'' {{spoiler|(assuming you don't know about the [[Good Bad Bugs|glitch to get past the door]])}}.
** The [[No Damage Run|"Test of Courage"]] from Sonic's Episode is also an example of sorts. It wouldn't be bad if losing didn't mean you had to go through ''four loading screens'' just to try again. And since you don't get any rings...
** The [[No Damage Run|"Test of Courage"]] from Sonic's Episode is also an example of sorts. It wouldn't be bad if losing didn't mean you had to go through ''four loading screens'' just to try again. And since you don't get any rings...
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* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: At one point, a guard asks Rouge if she's retrieved the ''book'' of Darkness, when the [[MacGuffin]] that has Mephiles is the ''Scepter'' of Darkness. The fact that the Subtitles have the correct name for the [[MacGuffin]] may worsen it.
* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: At one point, a guard asks Rouge if she's retrieved the ''book'' of Darkness, when the [[MacGuffin]] that has Mephiles is the ''Scepter'' of Darkness. The fact that the Subtitles have the correct name for the [[MacGuffin]] may worsen it.
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: {{spoiler|Blaze is the new living seal of Iblis! And now she's gone to another dimension! This had potential... then the reset button got pushed...}}
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: {{spoiler|Blaze is the new living seal of Iblis! And now she's gone to another dimension! This had potential... then the reset button got pushed...}}
* [[Trapped By Mountain Lions]]: Compared to Shadow and Silver, Sonic nigh-constantly having to rescue ''one'' princess is rather unimportant compared to Shadow fighting the [[Knight of Cerebus]] and [[Big Bad|instigator of the game's events]], and Silver's quest for the truth and to save the future, Sonic [[Irony|barely has any role despite being the title character]].
* [[Trapped by Mountain Lions]]: Compared to Shadow and Silver, Sonic nigh-constantly having to rescue ''one'' princess is rather unimportant compared to Shadow fighting the [[Knight of Cerebus]] and [[Big Bad|instigator of the game's events]], and Silver's quest for the truth and to save the future, Sonic [[Irony|barely has any role despite being the title character]].
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The rather realistic looking humans looked out of place next to the Felix the Cat-inspired designs of our anthropomorphic heroes. Even Eggman was redesigned to look consistent with the humans, [[Your Mileage May Vary|although some appreciated]] that they got rid of the doctor's [[Noodle People|chicken legs]]. NPCs will wave their limbs and heads around in a gross, pale imitation of natural human movement, and Princess Elise herself looks, literally, like porcelain. Thankfully, ''Sonic'' titles that came after this steered clear out of the valley by making the humans look more cartoony (and with this, the return of Eggman's chicken legs).
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The rather realistic looking humans looked out of place next to the Felix the Cat-inspired designs of our anthropomorphic heroes. Even Eggman was redesigned to look consistent with the humans, [[Your Mileage May Vary|although some appreciated]] that they got rid of the doctor's [[Noodle People|chicken legs]]. NPCs will wave their limbs and heads around in a gross, pale imitation of natural human movement, and Princess Elise herself looks, literally, like porcelain. Thankfully, ''Sonic'' titles that came after this steered clear out of the valley by making the humans look more cartoony (and with this, the return of Eggman's chicken legs).


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