Secret Rings abandons the previous Sonic aspects from Heroes and Next Gen but still delivers a fulfilling experience.

User Rating: 8 | Sonic and the Secret Rings WII
[THE GOOD] A great sense of speed - Many missions and unlockables - Very challenging final boss - The game's story keeps you wondering

[THE BAD] Removes classic Sonic aspects - Can't see what's behind you when backing up - Very few bosses - Only one playable character

When I first heard about this game, I was imagining a new Sonic adventure with Doctor Eggman trying to find the Chaos Emeralds. Boy, was I surprised! There are very few things in this game that resemble past ones, but it is still a fulfilling experience and surely worth your time and money.

Secret Rings has a creative way of remaking Sonic's classic moves specifically for the Wiimote. Over 200 different unlockables make you want to keep playing. This is truly a great Sonic game and will go down in history as the game that brought Sonic back from his 'haitus', if you will.

There are over 7 worlds with over 20 missions in each, including a boss stage. Fire Souls are in most stages, which eventually unlock mini games and 4 bonus characters in 2P mode- Shadow, Cream, Silver , and Blaze.

This game has many inviting features and great graphics, probably the best I've seen on the Wii so far. The only bad parts are the flying pots which sometimes give me headaches, catapults, and there are some very frustrating parts. 2P games can also be a bit confusing, but fun nonetheless.

The one thing I didn't like about this game is that it strays away from the classic elements that defined 3D (and some 2D) Sonic games in the first place. There's no Check Points, robots whatsoever, item boxes, and many other elements have been removed. Sonic is faster than he was in Next Gen, and Speed Break is just amazing. Time Break is A LOT like Prince of Persia, but is cool to use.

Bottom Line: If you are a Sonic fan and have been disappointed by Shadow and/or Next Gen, and you don't mind a sidetrack in the series, get this one now. It will definitely make you happy.