Sonic '06 (Xbox 360 Video Game) James & Mike Mondays

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (otherwise known as Sonic '06) has a reputation as being the worst game in the Sonic franchise. In this episode, Mike Matei shows the game to James Rolfe for the first time to get his reactions.
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[@JamesNintendoNerd]

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[@cameroncole06]

hi

[@bossstarling2174]

Hi.

[@chloemorgan9098]

G1 Jazz, that fucker never stays up

[@Andronicus87]

This game sucks ass yes but ya'll suck ass at it too lol. The game obviously has a save mechanic ya'll aren't aware of.

[@toyota420xp]

Cinemassacre this looks the same as sonic for dreamcast

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

"Great Sonic! I'll be right back!" *kills himself*

[@MerkhVision]

LMAOOO I noticed that too

[@SonicPlayer2004]

Actually it’s “OK, Sonic”

[@adriananimates7448]

@@SonicPlayer2004 you get it tho.

[@aggserp4340]

Legend says that guy at the shop is still talking.

[@rah_sollest]

Aggserp4 Welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome-- (x Infinite)

[@mr.vargas5648]

Not even a joke its just one looped animation. Lol.

[@UFOhunter4711]

The poor guy is stuck in an infinite loop, forever welcoming customers that aren't there

[@thepaperunicorn09]

Lol

[@PoisonousPen]

👐🖐️🫱👋🫱🖐️🫲🫱👌👍👐🫲🖐️✋👋🤏🤌👋🫱🫲🖐️👋

[@Lucario4thewin]

Sonic the hedgehog? More like, Loading the game.

[@JohnSmith-co1zv]

Paulino Garcia As if loading were it's only fault.

[@ExcaliburLost]

Pedro Juan As is, the load times are a mercy.

[@ZipZapTesla]

Paulino Garcia Loading Simulator 2007

[@theweescottishlad4431]

***** ITS 2006 NOT 2007 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@damonherronjr1080]

Paulino Garcia blast processing more like ass processing

[@Garrette63]

Wtf is this? Why even put Sonic in a world full of Final Fantasy characters? The style clashes so hard.

[@JonnySpec]

Garrette Good thing that Sonic Unleashed's humans are stylized instead

[@Vitorruy1]

+Garrette I wonder who tough that it would be a good idea to use those assets that looks like some crappy beta version of the sims.

[@WhipplyWorld]

What's next? Disney and Final Fantasy?

[@NiraSader]

+Vladski I see what you did there xD combining something good with disney and making it a video game can't be good :D *sound of angry fanboys in the distance*

[@GoIdenbaum]

+BricklordLP Well, it worked. With great gameplay, I might add.

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

That was some serious Tails Parkour action going on there. 21:15

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

***** Shhhhh....

[@overjoyedmatcha]

I knew you had to come back for more. Makes for some good holiday cheer doesn't it?

[@IAmWub]

OHMAHGAWD HAI JOOHNNY

[@SashaandStorm]

They should have made the parkour system in Sonic Lost World like that. Btw, your recent Link Between Worlds review was awesome.

[@KaziSIqbal]

JOHNNY!!!

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

My favorite part is when they have to start the whole game again. XD

[@user-zm4ro7yh4e]

LOOK AT JAMES FACE, LOOK AT THAT GODDAMMIT DEPRESSING FACE!

[@mopeybloke]

PercyandDuckfan94 Agreed. More games need to this.

[@spartanoftheapex]

Damn, is that a punishment or what? The only thing worse I can think of is if the game spit out the disk which landed back in the case which re-shrink wrapped itself and flew back to the store so you'd have to buy it all over again.

[@EmmettXIV]

@@spartanoftheapex nice, i remember when james said that in the avgn episode

[@mr.e6033]

😂😂😂

[@Realwessharpe]

Whoever made this game must have really hated children...

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Fun is infinite with Sega Enterprises

[@adventuretimefanatic788]

The Dark Slayer #⑥⑨ I HATE THAT IN SONIC CD

[@thebiolizard1692]

I'm the one who made this game

[@unregisteredhypercam2737]

That's not very fair, sega rushed this game so it could be out for the Christmas sale

[@djgiga2]

KaBlamBandicoot64 What a way to start a game here is some old man you talk to and then go through about 10 loading screens for no reason then talk to the old man again to do some more loading screens.

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

"Ok, Sonic! I'll be right back!" *Goes for a swim and dies*

[@HarryManco]

Sonic: "Tails! Go ahead and push the gate switch so he doesn't get out!" Tails: "Okay, Sonic! I'll be right back!" ~falls in water and dies~

[@Nemo7Sultar]

A THOUSAND TIMES

[@phillipwickert4698]

That last life as tails with the bridge collapsing and their reactions was incredible. The sensitivity while controlling the characters looks way too high.

[@pabloh.4103]

I love how usually J&M videos are more casual and chill but in this James started to become the avgn at times

[@MegaPhilX]

23:01 I just love James' facial expression here. Sums the whole thing up perfectly.

[@MegaPhilX]

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[@Kugawattan]

11:44 I guess Tails decided to suicide rather than to be subject of this shitty game. It's like: Sonic: Hey Tails, you wanna play Sonic '06? Tails: Uhhh...ooookay Sonic...I'll...be right back. *runs into the sea and kills himself*

[@azumarill1403]

Cool Soldier avatar

[@RootTheLucario]

Azumarill_TF2 I'm a fan of Pokémon to

[@Boodyreaction]

ه

[@randalgraves6979]

And thus Sonic.exe happened 🤔

[@MrRubix64]

This game has since been surpassed by Sonic Boom, a truly worthy successor of the title of worst Sonic game

[@TheJoukai]

I have to disagree; they may both be glitchy pieces of shit, but at least Sonic Boom has half decent writing. Sonic 06 has no redeeming value.

[@mjc0961]

Mr. Rubix 64 Nah, Sonic 06 is still way worse than Sonic Boom. Sonic Boom is just mediocre, this is unfinished and borderline broken due to all the bugs.

[@JDXWrestling]

Swickful Lyric was critically panned just like sonic 06, they're both terrible in my opinion

[@JDXWrestling]

Swickful disagree all you want, doesnt change the fact that both were terrible and terribly received by critics, look it up

[@CrossbladeX]

Mr. Rubix 64 don't sonic boom have knuckles on steroids?

[@TheOfficialBacon]

"Okay sonic I'll be right back!" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@10INTM]

James: "HEY I'M ANGRY!" Mike: "I'M NOT SO ANGRY!' Both: "AAAND WEEE'RE THE ANGRY NERDS!"

[@artojhannula]

"Yay"

[@pinoypizza]

NO Mike, I call foul. Sonic 06 is god-horrendously shitty, but the music in the game is NOT shitty.

[@elishahahn3064]

If you think james is just bad at the game, you probably haven't played it yet.

[@Delta225]

He really is though.

[@elishahahn3064]

Bro, I have played this game before and it is a nightmare trying to do the most simple tasks.

[@Delta225]

Elisha Hahn Maybe it's because I was lucky, or that I was a little kid, but I QUICKLY got used to the control in sonic 06. It also taught me to save my progress.

[@elishahahn3064]

deltadragonoid225 I went back to the game store the next day and returned the trash lol

[@Delta225]

Elisha Hahn It really is trash. Though it is fun to mess around with the game breaking glitches. (When you get a feel for the game anyway.)

[@somedolt8629]

He's gonna take you back to '06 This game will make you die in four weeks

[@somedolt8629]

He's gonna take you back to 06 To play the shitty games that suck dicks

[@Gabuz100]

Alex Koopa he rather have a hairy hedgehog going down his throat and down it with beer.

[@somedolt8629]

He'd rather have a mephiles take a diarrhea dump in his ear

[@CraftezUnited]

Alex Koopa He's the angriest hedgehog you've ever heard...

[@somedolt8629]

Sam Rosenblum Travel and Gaming he's the angry sega nerd

[@Komnen0s]

Every time I see footage of Sonic 06, I can't help but marvel at how badly made and half-assed everything is.

[@chrisokeeffe3895]

When James said why he thinks this game will suck, im thinking to myself "he has no idea what he is in for"

[@diyagheith1]

PLEASE DO A AVGN EPISODE OF THIS GAME

[@MoonlightXYZ]

+diyagheith1 even though 06 has been out for 9 years, still not old enough, give it about 5-7 more years.

[@diyagheith1]

ACACE10 really....... i also wanted him to do sonic boom

[@MoonlightXYZ]

diyagheith1 have you not listened to the theme song "he's gonna take you back to the past". he looks at 3rd to 5th generation games.

[@diyagheith1]

ACACE10 oh shit dude... i haven't thought of that... XD. well if he's not going to do the new sonic games he might as well do the old ones like sonic R or sonic drift or sonic 3d blast. i mean the bad old ones.

[@dff8088]

+ACACE10 He made an exception for big rigs though.

[@matttheheckingweeb3462]

If the Nerd decides to review more recent games, I think this should be what he starts with.

[@matttheheckingweeb3462]

And an absolute favorite of the glitch gremlin.

[@brandonborak9979]

MattTheHeckingMedicWeaboo g

[@smokey3504]

Got your wish

[@CineFix]

someone just gave us this game for Xmas and I almost hit them in the face. They must really hate us.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

There are 7 things you didn't know about Sonic '06, Probably?

[@nazomius7033]

Didn’t ask, IGN.

[@YowLife]

I bought this game as a kid thinking it would be as good as Sonic Heroes. It was right after I finished watching Sonic X, and I was craving more Sonic action. When I finally played it, I slowly realized it wasn't going to be very good. I decided to trade the game back to gamestop.

[@raxid09]

What game did you buy after with the money

[@sonny_3033]

I brought back i bought this around 2010 had no idea it was bad.........i couldn't get passed level 1

[@ciarangrainger2465]

They need to revisit this game someday; they've barely scraped the surface on how shit this game is.

[@NewPaulActs17]

it'll be an avgn episode in due time...

[@PoochieCollins]

Elaborate?

[@HellhoundIX]

Ciaran Grainger Really? I gave up about where they did too

[@locoloboxiii]

So.. superman 64 meets big rigs meets ass?

[@jond5830]

Nah, Big Rigs was fun in it's own respect. Just not the way it was meant to.

[@crispy9542]

and that clusterfuck also meets final fantasy and pacific rim

[@GamingTopTen]

"It goes back to cutscenes after one death?" Yeah, if you, you know, edit out how your lives dropped from 4 to 0.

[@jettythesunfish]

From what I know, this game is indeed unfinished. Sega pressured Sonic Team for a holiday release of this game, ergo all of the flaws and glitches were not seen to. There are even unused components as well. Can't really fault the development team for this. If given enough time, perhaps the gameplay would have been better (and probably the story as well).

[@alexpatton3524]

It's all sega's fault, plain and simple, everyone knows, it's no big secret

[@DoffysGlasses]

Going back and watching this video again, I realised how much I love how James is pretty much an old grandpa when it comes to modern games. It's so delightful

[@zero71234]

I miss james and Mike Mondays

[@garethdwright91]

Me too, bro.

[@jhhwild]

I was getting frustrated just watching this, I probably would have broken something if I actually played it.

[@Nayrman214]

I wonder how often James plays modern gaming consoles/games. While this is a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE game, a few of the points in which they got stuck or confused were pretty typical gaming conventions since the PS2-ish days, such as hub worlds to get into level stuff. Ah well, funny to see how bad the game is when one has no idea what they're doing.

[@HawkOfGP]

It doesn't mean that those were good design choices.

[@Nayrman214]

MuikuliWander Not saying they were, just that I was curious as to how often James plays modern games, as some of the things (good design or not) were pretty typical design choices around the time of this release, so I didn't know many people who got stuck on such things.

[@RustyKeys72]

Both the boys strike me as a bit old school when it comes to gaming. Myself, I still play stuff like Donkey Kong and Frogger. Now that's old school. Got me one of those 60 in 1 arcade cabinets. Fun fun fun! Thought I'd say hi seeing as you write so well. Very refreshing to see in the comments section. Have a good Christmas. Peace out bro.

[@sirbalsac]

I'm fairly certain that they know what a video game is.

[@bobbypaycheque]

Sonic 06 is one of the worst games of the last generation. The whole game is a frustrating process of trial and error, wouldn't call it a design choice but rather a design fiasco.

[@sabianrice6660]

lol, people defending the game. crazy people

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Denial can be an ugly thing.

[@shotwell25]

I like this game.

[@MP-nq9ht]

I agree the original release is terrible. But the platinum hits version is good.

[@shotwell25]

Mike the Nintendo Master whats the difference?

[@MP-nq9ht]

+VYSUS Most of the bugs and glitches in the original release were fixed in the platinum hits version. Its just a much better version of sonic 06 than the original release.

[@Nojical]

It's funny they mention the game felt rushed at the end. Because the game was rushed to meet a Christmas deadline. If I'm remembering correctly as well, half of the team (or a large portion of it) was taken out of the project midway to focus on a Sonic title for the Wii (Sonic and the Secret Rings)

[@TheGamingShelf]

The reaction at 12:08 when it starts over is priceless, lol.

[@fuzzydude64]

Guessing James and Mike don't know that this game never actually made it out of Beta. It's literally incomplete, Sonic Team came out and told the world they were rushed by SEGA, despite pleading for more time. You can really tell too. Entire areas untextured (like the HUB town, that's why it's so gray, it was supposed to have a lot more color), broken scripts get you killed constantly (falling through everything, etc), unfinished enemy AI, unfinished/unimplemented features (enemies and bosses don't behave as intended, instead standing around doing nothing for random periods), character animations either incomplete or missing, incomplete NPC models, a physics engine not fully utilized resulting in things like Shadow phasing through objects entirely in his levels, a bad story even by Sonic standards, the list goes on and on and on. Who knows if it would've been good had Sonic Team been given another year, but as it stands, SEGA rushed it out for Xmas 2006 and got this broken pile of glass shards. Oi, salva mia. It's both an interesting and unfortunate story. Maybe check that out, James/Mike, for more in-depth detail.

[@Rei_Tatekei]

James should try Sonic Adventure for Dreamcast and see what he thinks. It was well received back in the day.

[@RedSky-vf8bf]

+Rei I actually enjoyed Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, years back. I liked the Chao breeding sidequest thing. And even Sonic Heroes was okay. This game though... I've never played it, but it looks like a broken, unfinished version of Sonic Adventure 3.

[@sonyslyer9946]

+B DeWit Oh you don't even know man... This game is hell on Earth and it is glitchy as fuck

[@worksa8]

+Rei He has played it before, just never did a video about it.

[@wtsyrdeal]

but SA1 was actually good. at least, compared to this game now a days.

[@pillow16]

+360Ragequit sonic heros is sonic adventure 3. This game has nothing to do with sonic adventure

[@sadonion4378]

i think they blew their budget on the opening FMV because that honestly looked quite beautiful despite its age.

[@Supore]

11:45 "Okay, Sonic! I'll be right back!" **runs into the water**

[@Shadow107100]

Lol. This game is so bad even Tails doesn't want to be in it.

[@ludiccheetah6796]

I remember watching my dad do the exact same thing...

[@JohnDoe-xg3ng]

I like how James manages to go in with a fairly open mind. He KNOWS the game is shit. He must know, unless he lived under a rock or something. Yet he doesn't automatically point out all the really ni-tpicky bad things in the game while ignoring some good things. I.e. he immediately admits that at least the camera is good. He doesn't insult the game before having a reason to do so.

[@DanielCh9393]

That's because the one reviewing the game is James and not the nerd.

[@ayoubhaddouchi4972]

23:03 Bad Music?...... .REALLY?

[@aquelecientista4491]

Maybe they're referring to the only maps that they played.

[@Kugawattan]

22:27 *WHAT THE FUCK!? WHAT THE F*(dies of laughter) My favourite part

[@vanishy0urself]

"They should've just started you at Tails!" and then that cynical laugh and facial expression by James. Perfect. I love it. It's like Mike is the one who played the game, but James is the one saying "you're giving it too much credit" without saying a word.

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

James Rolfe- The only person in the world to not die at the "jumping-on-planks-in-the-air" section on his first try.

[@Powerpuffsama]

It really wasn't that hard....

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

It was a joke.

[@TheJadeFist]

***** Not hard, but also not entirely obvious that you need to be jumping.

[@theeggman6848]

What about me.

[@ladgeler4199]

"The whole fucking game is a programming mistake" 2/10 -Mike Matei

[@PikaMewPokeTrainer]

I have "Sonic the Hedgehog's Ultimate Genesis Collection" on the XBOX 360. The game came out in 2004, and since it's Sega-oriented, there's a bunch of reviews of the people who work with Sega and Sonic Team, and several of the reviews are of people who were (at the time) chosen to develop and work on Sonic 06. It's funny because they say things like "When I found out I was chosen to work on the new Sonic the Hedgehog game, I was honored." and "We're going to reinvent Sonic and make him more appealing for modern audiences." (or something like that.)

[@awmehgoddd]

PikaMewPokeTrainer And then they didn't finish the game proper.

[@PikaMewPokeTrainer]

awmehgoddd No, they didn't, haha

[@Kriseiri]

+PikaMewPokeTrainer Nitpick, but that came out in 2009.

[@Kriseiri]

+Rebekah Mellinger The Xbox 360 didn't even come out until 2005, though.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

Top 10 photos taken right before disaster

[@Swaggless]

It drives me nuts that Mike said "bad music" at the end. The music in this game is FANTASTIC. It's the game's only real redeeming quality. I don't own it, but I listen to the soundtrack often. Three words: "Solaris Phase Two".

[@alexpatton3524]

the music is bad lol, you mad?

[@Swaggless]

Alex Patton No, because you know it isn't true, Alex. ;)

[@fourplayerarcade]

Music is subjective thus meaning your comment is invalid.

[@Swaggless]

FourTheKids ...I don't quite agree with this. Yes, there are certain songs that I may like that you might not, but I certainly think there is OBJECTIVELY bad music (especially when it comes to video games.) And Sonic 06's soundtrack doesn't fall into this category. However, where I think there is some subjectivity here is weather or not you (or Mike, for that matter) likes/dislikes SONIC MUSIC in general. If you like Sonic music, there is no real way you can bash this game's soundtrack, as it is GOOD Sonic music. However, if you dislike Sonic music, then I totally believe that you might not like this soundtrack, and that's okay. I question your taste, but it's okay. Haha. In the end, I think Mike was just talking and not thinking. :P

[@URFTBOUND4LIFE]

Swaggless That's not true. Just because you like a type of music doesn't mean you like all of them. People judge the music by what it sounds like not what game series its from. I think this OST is nothing special. I find the music rather bland. Nothing remotely iconic or memorable as say the Genesis games or the early 3D Sonic games. It's not bad,but nothing to write home about. By your logic you should love Sonic Chronicles OST

[@MsDBZbabe]

Bad music?! You must of not heard the soundtrack D:

[@JaCobPoPe54]

Holy shit it's MsDBZbabe. Love the vids.

[@MsDBZbabe]

Jake Pope Oh thanks lol ^^

[@TechnologySpotlight]

Sonic The LoadHog xD

[@christopherdempsey3878]

+Technology Spotlight Lol.

[@nickdraco8435]

Kinky

[@EmmettXIV]

sonic slow ass

[@sergiowinter5383]

Load the loadload

[@RyuHayabusa]

Sonic is super fast usually, but this game is the exact opposite with the loading times.

[@gbrownie69]

It's obviously because the 360 doesn't have blast processing

[@internetcrusader2419]

You guys have no idea. You didn't even see snowboarding uphill, nonsensical and nearly impossible boss battles (IT'S NO USE!), standing sideways... Not to mention, three campaigns that just don't make sense. Shadow riding a motorcycle, Silver and his ridiculous psychic controls... This game was beyond rushed and I doubt it was ever play tested. Like you guys said, it had potential and it was hyped to no end, but bad decisions and unforeseen problems got in the way, resulting in this piece of garbage.

[@nightbane2]

"I don't remember people in Sonic games..." *Dr. Robotnik?*

[@Dr_Tapeworm]

He's not a people, he's a Robotnik

[@linkin7357]

***** sonic adventure?

[@PokerPlayerJames]

that's its one good asset.

[@rickydargence5948]

This game is almost 10 years old, holy shit!

[@azoth6641]

+Ricky Dargence I guess a proper AVGN review is now long overdue...?

[@kionamoerukaze9726]

I remember playing this on my sister's ps3 then i was 10,boy time sure flies then you having "fun"!

[@Surl9596]

Ricky Dargence now more than 10 years

[@Pepe-je4lh]

It almost 16 years old now

[@entertainer_ev2747]

Back from the future to say it's almost 18 years old

[@BESTBEATS-gd8es]

14:25 TO 14:53 Lol, I love how confused James is about dying once then back to cut scenes.

[@jedimasterpickle3]

"It'd be great to know if they gave me a bit more warning that I was going to switch to a different character" Sonic tells Tails to do a specific task, then the camera switches from Sonic to Tails, with Tails confirming his task. How isn't that sufficient warning about switching characters? And the intro should really only take about 5 minutes, including cutscenes and loading screens. Is it too much to repeat 5 minutes of gameplay, especially when you can skip all the cutscenes? All the game does is bring you back to immediately after you beat the previous level. But since there IS no previous level, the game starts you at the (short) intro.

[@burtrusfield2523]

Second most glitchy game ever made! Coming in very closely behind Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.

[@vpfan207]

I still consider this game criminally overrated. Too many people simply call it "weak" and "a bad Sonic game." NO! IT IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN THAT IN EVERY FUCKING WAY!

[@HandsomeKai_]

11:45 Best part Tails "Ok sonic i will be right back" walks into water "AHHAHHAHA"

[@crazyhamburger101]

I bet if he dies one more time he needs to buy the game again.

[@Captpan6]

Still the worst Sonic fanfiction ever.

[@devonwhite4706]

Angry Video Game Nerd should do a review of Sonic Boom.

[@mattothefatto]

Says a bronie

[@devonwhite4706]

+ThaiMaster 1337 I like being a brony.

[@funcoolfunfun]

What does them being a bony have to do with anything?

[@funcoolfunfun]

sistaledaren Please explain why.

[@MrJoeytony]

Well AVGN does old shitty games.

[@thecardusguy5610]

Bad music? You can say everything you want about the game, but don't you dare say shit about the damn music.

[@thecardusguy5610]

+FlamingoFizz Said no one EVER. People that criticize the music didn't play the game. Awful gameplay but holy shit, the soundtrack is amazing

[@XadePsyconic]

+Dr. Cardus Yeah, the soundtrack is good. "His World" is a great song.

[@winstonpayne2163]

+Dr. Cardus Music is subjective because we all have different tastes...but still, it's ass it's ass!

[@XadePsyconic]

Winston Payne Except most people who have played this bad game agree that the soundtrack is good.

[@winstonpayne2163]

I fight for my friends. I'm sure it is, i'm still gonna say it's ass, though.

[@Falcovsleon21]

Damnit, I wanted you two to get to the cutscene before the final boss. I wanted to see James react to that ONE scene.

[@AubreyTheKing]

I can't believe James played Sonic 06! My dream has come true!! Thank you, Mike! Now, If only AVGN did a full review of the game, My REAL dream would have come true.

[@matthewford8977]

***** it isn't too new now to do a avgn review of it

[@Sedlan18]

This game was woth for a AVGN episode, hope you guys could make one

[@therealmckoy6772]

"I like how the right stick controls the camera" *James Rolfe 2013*

[@justinfaulcon9498]

Right? Like every other modern game in existence

[@OtakuNewsSource]

Did Mike just say the game has bad...music...? The game where majority of Sonic fans hate, but can all agree on the music being good. Wow. I just can't. XD

[@Gibbontake]

Wow, James is even worse than the grumps

[@MightyKombat]

Well he hasn't played this particular game before but Sonic games are pretty simple to play, so it is a bit irksome.

[@sora8711]

....How? What? Why? I.... inconcievable...

[@MightyKombat]

sora8711 Sucks I know.

[@Safiliwen]

***** To be fair I remember my first time playing this game I did awful. Mainly due to it's pretty terrible camera issues along with control issues and not to mention countless bugs.

[@MightyKombat]

Oh yeah, I definitely see the bugs and stuff. I'm surprised James didn't know about the homing attack until into Wave Ocean but I can't remember if he ever said he played the DC games.

[@CFood0]

"don't ever make me play this again" ~ famous last words

[@anthonyz1327]

James is the worst player I've ever seen

[@kryskiller666]

Trying to play this game? IT'S NO USE!

[@MahoganyVinceArchive]

TAKE THIS! HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? THIS WILL END IT!

[@Ristarite]

I like it! *the world explodes* (No joke. I need it.)

[@JordanU375]

Once you get used to the bugs, it actually gets a bit fun. Frustrating, but still fun.

[@Murrdogg1000]

I got to the snowboarding level before I couldn't take it anymore.

[@BFHKevin]

Go back to Dota.

[@ZeoLightning]

i know this game is bad and it deserves all the shit it gets but clearly you guys weren't even trying to learn this game. you were just trying to bum rush hoping for the best. you kinda have to observe the stage and pay attention to the tutorials. they dont add those things for nothing. patience also helps

[@Myth_or_Mystery76]

"Look Dad! An imitation of a much better game!" "Don't acknowledge it."

[@ericfelds6291]

James tried so hard to be lenient on this game in the beginning lol

[@PessOmist]

This would make a great AVGN episode, especially when he gets to "Its no Use!"

[@xophis2]

He's already said its too new to be an AVGN episode =/

[@PessOmist]

years do go by

[@PessOmist]

Game is almost a decade old.

[@NINTEND0PR0]

PessOmist It wasn't even out yet when AVGN started, how can you say it's not too old?

[@NolanAlighieri]

I would agree, but he already addressed this in the previous James & Mike Monday stating that AVG is about older titles, and even though we are now starting next gen, it's still just not old enough of a title for AVGN. However, he did mention that he has TONS of requests for an AVGN episode on it, and maybe now that he has experienced how truly aweful this game his, maybe he'll reconsider. But don't get your hopes up.

[@SashaandStorm]

And then glorious Colors and Generations descended from the heavens to save us from this Dark Age of Sonic

[@PoisonousPen]

Tails: “Ok Sonic! I’ll be right back!” *dies* 🤣🤣

[@lilturk726]

"most new games are like this" No. No they're not. At least not since the PS1 era. (referring to load times)

[@v1p1991]

+lilturk726 I guess Mike was talking about long intro and cutscenes

[@lilturk726]

Андрей Бесфамильный Well then yep, that's true. Sometimes I'm just pressing buttons to skip past all of that dialog =)

[@bitchtits9292]

+lilturk726 yeah they were talking about how it took ages to get to the game

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

I think you mean since Commador 64 times.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

XD Been dying to see you guys fuck about in this

[@highspeedheadbanger]

ALPHA! :D

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

***** Howdy do :D

[@diamondmantis680]

Just wait and see when they play Ride to hell Retribution! o_O

[@AntColon]

Sup AOS

[@Gyrbae]

I was reading this on my phone and my thumb covered the last three words when I was scrolling down. I went "wtf did I just read!?"

[@EdmacZ]

You have no idea, James and Mike. This game gets so much worse. You pretty much seen the "best" Sonic '06 has to offer.

[@Gokulegend573]

I want him to play as silver

[@TotallyRadical]

This game loads almost as much as the Hyperscan. 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@FixxxerKH202]

You guys got lucky. I put up with this piece of shit long enough to get 3/4's of the way through, just to have the game glitch the fuck out and turn my save into a point which brings me to the city but has nothing for me to select, all the people are gone, and there is nothing I can possibly do even though 1/4 of the game still remained. Fucking Bullshit.

[@FixxxerKH202]

***** I grew up on sonic, had every game for genesis and game gear so it was like reverting back to 4 years old and crushing my whole childhood. Nostalgia man, growing up sucks so it was a nice escape until it completely fucked me over.

[@RedSky-vf8bf]

FixxxerKH202 Just curious; when you were young, were you able to unlock "Super Sonic/Tails/Knuckles" or the "Hyper" variations? Most of the younger Sonic fans never even knew about that, because collecting all the stuff you needed for them were kind of difficult if I remember correctly. I was lucky enough to have an older cousin that knew how to do it, so I got use the powered up versions. For me that's some of my most fond memories with the games.

[@FixxxerKH202]

B DeWit Yup me and one of my good friends back then would sit for hours on end taking turns playing to unlock them after school each day.

[@Quick-Silver206]

Sonic Drowned.mpeg

[@carlbloke8797]

+B DeWit lol

[@TheRetroidShow]

Surprisingly , my copy of the game has no flaws. Its like someone made one copy without any glitches and then thought "fuck it!" And put the glitched version in every other copy.

[@tasfet]

Upload a video of it trying all the known glitches or at least a few of them

[@TheRetroidShow]

I would but I cant right now. Once I get my capture card working , sure ill do that

[@slashingkatie7872]

No you suffer from Sonic Rose Colored glasses syndrome where you're so in love with Sonic, it blinds you to the glaring flaws in ANY game, but yes we'd all like to see one of these magical copies that apparently was free of all the glitches and load times where the ball puzzle and snowboarding worked perfectly. Seems like every die hard Sonic fan got one of those.

[@TheRetroidShow]

That's funny , because I don't even fucking like sonic . Maybe the first and second , but the rest I don't really care for. So don't tell me I'm a "die hard fan" because I'm not even a fan of the series. Even if this game had no glitches it would still be shit. Heck , I haven't even played all of it. But the parts I have played just dont seem to have them . Iam in NO WAY a sonic fan. And never did I say in this comment I liked the game itself. So don't make assumptions . And don't come back at me with an argument stating I'm still a sonic fan , because I still think this game is fucking horrible.

[@ludiccheetah6796]

Do you mean the ball puzzle with Silver? That was a fun challenge in my opinion. But yes the snowboarding bit is horrible.

[@djbandagegirl]

"Bad music" Hey. That's the only good thing about it :p

[@SageofSorrow]

HA!!! At the very end, James turned into the "Nerd" character for a few seconds lol. 22:37 - 22:45 That's when you know the game is that bad lmao.

[@thestwinner680]

It's nice to come here straight from the Sonic '06 Nerd videos (chronologically reversed watching) and see/hear some of the ideas originate _here,_ in this sit-down. Looking back, it's cool to see James' creative working process, a lot of gags in the AVGN video are generated in this casual playthrough.

[@dalebrush5366]

Why would you put a fucking life system in a modern story-based game like this, let alone having it send you all the way back to the opening cutscene?

[@jackmcslay]

I wish this game was old elough for an AVGN review

[@lulu1997master]

One day, one day it will...

[@mistaztreek]

in about 15 years

[@Janitillo]

lulu1997master Fuck it, do an episode james as the Nerd

[@jackmcslay]

mistaztreek Well actually he did review Superman 64 when it was about 11 years old so were' not that far off

[@MsGhoulz]

Ok Sonic I'll be right back! AAAAGGHH!!

[@Lagzlot]

As bad as this game is, I guess Mike never had a save file to show James the REALLY bad parts. Sure, we already see the problems with this game in the beach level, but this video never showed the nightmares of "IT'S NO USE!", the sand level, Crisis City and its tornado, or the final levels which literally suck.

[@aronswift4630]

the silver boss fight is prety easy when u know what to do

[@HarryIndeed]

The last levels suck the balls in that one shitty room!

[@nightwatcher2652]

An AVGN episode of this game would be glorious.

[@clubroblox3893]

we're gonna have to wait for like 20 years when james is like 60 years old.

[@doggins]

clubroblox3893 Does James look like a 40 year old man to you?

[@clubroblox3893]

halo2untouchable \hes in his late thirties i think.

[@doggins]

clubroblox3893 He's 33 :p

[@ChakkyCharizard]

I love how they fail to mention the old shoemaker guy's derpy arm movements.

[@ch0colatemilk]

This game is fucking purgatory.

[@StrangeAxel]

Notice anyone swearing out James for "sucking", or saying '06 was even decent, have a fucking Sonic avatar. Sonic '06 is an absolutely abhorrent excuse for a game. And the things this game pulls off like glitches or the random switching off on characters, is mindless.

[@n110d0]

Hubert Przybylowski he didnt say the game was the worst of all time he said the game fucking sucks which is right. To be fair id rather play big rigs over this crap cuz big rigs actually makes me laugh, this game is depressingly bad

[@Vandelay16]

I wouldn't say the game has bad music, it's actually the only good thing about Sonic 06

[@MrDizzySpinda]

Good music is usually a prerequisite for a Sonic game.

[@Accesserised]

Mike: WHAT?!! THE WHOLE F*CKING GAME James: ehehheheheha

[@tylerensminger]

I wish we would get a full AVGN review. This game while still playable, has some really frustrating moments in it

[@Dcc357]

The only memory I have of this game is fighting silver with Sonic, and then getting stuck in a corner. "It's no use!" "Take this!"