3d Sonic finally finds his home.
The game is played by controlling Sonic's left and right movement as he speeds forward on his own. While holding the controller sideways, tilting left and right cause Sonic to move appropriately. The 1 button is used to slow him down, and the 2 button is used to jump. When in the air, pushing the controller forward causes Sonic to do a homing attack on nearby enemies and object. Tilting the controller back also allows Sonic to walk backwards. Unfortunately, some of the controls, notably the walking backwards controls and twitch jumping, aren't very responsive when they need to be.
The really outstanding parts of the game is how fun a lot of the levels are, and the visuals. This is, easily, one of the best looking Wii games out there now. It's very disappointing that every game on the Wii doesn't look this good. There's also a mediocre party mode included for Mario-Party-esque play. It's nowhere near as flushed out as the Mario Party games, but a fair amount of the games are clever and enjoyable.
The faults in this game lie in some unresponsive controls, and lack of levels. There's only 7 levels and 1 tutorial. There are 100+ missions spread out across these levels, and it can sometimes feel annoying being in the same areas over and over for different reasons. The music in Sonic and the Secret Rings is... hit or miss. The soundtrack includes a large number of cheesy rock songs mixed with some middle eastern flair. Some of the songs are good and somewhat fit the surroundings, while others are just really terrible and distract from what is, essentially, a good game.
In conclusion, I'd say that this game is a must have for Sonic fans who have wanted a good 3D adventure for a while now. For non-fans, it's a better rental than a purchase. Sonic and the Secret Rings may not make up for the recent string of bad games on consoles, but it proves a 3D sonic game can be as fun as it's 2D counterparts.