Ah, Sonic! Gaming's most notable speed freak. I remember him fondly from his Sonic 2 days, when he was just a fresh faced upstart. Surely he's now a burnt out shell, wrecked from years of obvious amphetamine abuse? Actually no, he's looking pretty good for himself.

Brilliant level design; Eye-watering graphics; Sonic the Hedgehog

3D platforming; Crap boss fights; Terrible story

Sonic the Hedgehog. Everyone knows him and his games. People hold him up as the mascot for Sega, and truth be told, there have been a ton of games featuring the fast footed character. Interesting fact...

+ Fantastic presentation; + Wonderful remixed music; + Fast; fun game play; + Tons of collectables; + Lots of replayability; + Just a blast to play

Few boss fights; Some levels can become confusing; A short game overall

The ultimate celebration of 20 years in Sonic gaming, Sonic Generations delivers the definitive gaming experience for Sonic fans new and old. Sonic's universe is thrown into chaos when a mysterious new power comes into force, creating ‘time...

- 2 Sonic concept executed nicely; - Re-imagined levels; - Great Sonic tribute

- Control can feel unresponsive; - Framerate stutters; - Needs more levels

For a while now, Sonic's real race has been to get back to his '90s glory days. His 3D adventures were critically scorned and last year's Sonic 4 managed just one 2D episode, but with Generations, Sega seems to have found a good formula for the future.

+ The 2D Sonic stages are the best since the Genesis era and the 3D levels aren't half-bad; + Very robust and engaging soundtrack

? Has any silent videogame hero become more endearing after starting to talk

There's a saying that goes "Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships" and in gaming terms an equivalent would be that "Sonic's character has sold a few million consoles" in a time when Sega were not only a software powerhouse but a hardware one too, dominating the landscape with the...

Mixing the best elements from old and new Sonic games together into a seamless experience works out amazingly well. It's clear the Sonic team went above and beyond this time around to spit shine this game into a thing of beauty.

Blends old and new Sonic elements very well; Dazzling stage designs; Lots of unlockables; High-speed action

Switching between Sonics can be confusing

Sonic Generations may be the best home console Sonic video game of all time. It pays homage to the past, and it includes the present all at the same time. You have probably seen our extensive coverage of this game on the website.

" Sonic Generations " for 3DS is the perfect celebration of Sonic. It looks beautiful, and while it retains many of Sonic franchise's problems it also includes all the best the series has offered in its twenty years.

Sonic Generations was an interesting idea. It was cool to see classic Sonic once again in modern day. I don't play many Sonic games nowadays, but once I heard City Escape (favotite childhood Sonic level) was going to be in this game, I had to get it.

While Sonic Generations is far and away the best Sonic game in a long time, there are still enough niggles to put off new players who will not have the same love for the hedgehog and his blend of twitch reflexes and level memorisation.