for 2008, this game is amazing in graphics! people hate the game just because sonic got cursed into becoming the werehog, he's more stronger in actual arm strengh but is slower, but is fun combat, but how are the stages? The werehog stages are too long and i can agree, but is the werehog fun? yea! it is to be honest its fun throwing robots off the cliff into the waters of Apotos and kicking them into walls, it could be just button mashing to win but that's not how you should play it, you should put your mind into witch combo should be used, like 1 combo for lots of little monsters and one big damage focused one on the big one, and the unleash meter makes this way better, tearing down waves and waves of monsters is so fun! but why is this game a 5 star? well the other half, THE DAY TIME STAGES BOY! these are the the best sonic stages in the franchise in my opinion, they are fast, quick, and FUN! the step above this is just pumping dopamine into my brain at this point, theres quick water running parts where you have to collect enough rings to run before the cliff or icebergs collapse on you! if you don't have enough rings then you have to take the path that takes the longest amount of time on the side, its well made level design because it rewards you for collecting rings to become fast enough to boost beyond the obsticles and the speed running potental for this game is giant! theres part of the levels where you have to aim to hit the 3 robots by boosting into other robots to launch them flying into the other ones, and the story is stellar! buy the game cause i dont want to spoil it! So in the daytimes stages are fast and quick and the night are combat and puzzle solving but both are stellar!