[HappyHamster]

I haven't read every single post in this thread yet, so please forgive me if I say something that has already been said before. I'm assuming that at least one or two people have already mentioned that the new Sonic isn't really the same as the older Sonic.. and that the original Sonic (on the Sega) was really just about being a more fast paced platform game, to compete with the "slower" ones (such as Mario) and that the checkerboard ground and multi colored grass on the first level was really there just to make it appear as though Sonic was moving faster than he really was, right?
And that pretty much ALL of the 3D Sonic games were pretty shitty? Adventure was fun, but only if you view it like you would view the new Indiana Jones movie as more of a tribute to Indiana Jones than an actual Indy Jones movie itsself. And if it wasn't bad because of story, it was probably bad because of other obvious issues. Anyway, the new Sonic game shouldn't surprise anyone... Its this odd new trend to take something that used to be good and make it bad. The people who will play it usually don't know any better...
Sonic is the 'blue blur', so naturally there will be games that showcase this speed.. Why they would make him a wear..hedgehog.. is beyond me.