Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii) (Nintendo Wii Games)

Are we in hog heaven with Sonic's latest adventure?

Sonic has hardly had a very good reputation in recent years. Basically since he went 3D, Sonic has been circling the drain, with the exception of Sonic Rush which stayed 2D for the most part. The low point has to be Sonic the Hedgehog for 360/PS3. Can...

It shouldn't be a secret that Sonic is finally starting to become enjoyable again.

Sonic's fall from grace has been one of the most prolific examples of a series of games losing its way. Beginning with his being unleashed into 3D, bringing camera issues along with it, and culminating in the murderously terrible Sonic The Hedgehog...

A marked improvement over the Sonic of recent years, but still one that has enough slight issues to build up and pull it down a peg or two. This is something that can be built and capitalised on, though, and we look forward to seeing another Sonic on...

Sonic tilting his way to a decent game.

The Sonic series' move to 3D was not quite as graceful as other series' offerings. The original Sonic adventure while clumsy, was enjoyable, but later releases have strayed so far from what made Sonic great in the first place that many have given up on...

You can dress him up in new-gen clothes, offer a brand new way to control him, but you can't change the fact the Sonic the Hedgehog is a tired old dinosaur with little imagination. Or so Sonic and the Secret Rings for Wii would seem to attest.

The blue dude with the attitude returns for his umpteenth outing in Sonic and the Secret Rings, another 3-D, path running, platform-hopping, baddie-bashing, bauble collecting sort of thing with Arabian Nights-type trappings. A yawner of a title if it...

The Sonic series is reanimated to a lurching existence, but it's still not quite as lively as it once was.

Levels where you can just run fast; art and level design; Japanese language option

Levels where you have to move carefully; bad guy is named "Erazor"; rock music

Sonic is back, but should you care? (Hint: Yes)

As is so often the case with Wii games, a multiplayer mode has been tacked on with support for up to four players. Yep, another collection of 40 or so mini-games have been included in Party Mode. These are somewhat fun to play with friends, and for the...

Sonic hasn’t aged very well. His fast, hyperactive youth has long since been replaced by mediocrity and disappointment. Once an A student, this hedgehog was sent to the counselor and in need of serious changes, lest he be shunned further away from his...

Sonic still isn’t quite up to grade with his peers, but at least he’s managed to get around the harsh reprimands of his critics (mostly). Sonic and the Secret Rings is a great addition to one’s Wii library. I’d hope that in the future, SEGA and Sonic...