I got this game a long time ago back on my I think 11th birthday. I wasn't very satisfied. The controls were very cranky. Gameplay seems to go on forever. And worst of all it takes out what sonic was really supposed to do: RUN! Overall I liked the story and the soundtrack (mostly the soundtrack) and the final boss took me 2 hours to complete. In fact I finished the game a month before my 12th birthday. That's how hard the game was. I wouldn't really recommend this game to buy