Sonic the hedgehog is one of my favorite characters of the SEGA franchise and others. This game shouldn't be too hard, especially for those who've been playing Sonic games since they were little. I love the retro sounds and graphics, it gives it a nostalgic feel. There is no story other than Sonic once again going up against Egg man in an effort to stop him from ruling the world. It's quite addictive considering how hard it is.
For those who have never played any Sonic games, try out some more recent ones. I highly recommend these games: Sonic The Hedgehog(2006), Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic Advance 1-3, Sonic Battle, Sonic Riders, and Sonic Unleashed. The one thing I find annoying is the bonus stage in this game. The later bonus stages should be the only ones that require you to get tons of rings, not the earlier ones.  
 

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I agree Ace .The game is awesome *thumbs up*

No offense, but I think 06 is a bad game to start off with. That's one of the reason older Sonic fans are decreasing, and not so many kids are playing!
SEGA made a big mistake.
Anyway, this game IS great. WE PLAY NOE.

I've played this Sonic game once... I played it here, at the RGR.

It's good must say, however, it could have been better if the programmers decided to put original zones and music on it, because it uses the level layout and music from other Sonic games.

But, still a decent game.

Isnt this one the neo geo port of sonic advance 1? 

coolioso101 : No, it's not really very similar to Sonic Advance 1. For one, I think Sonic is the only playable character in this one. You might as well consider it its own game. It reuses a lot of music from the Genesis Sonic games and similar levels, but isn't really 100% like any existing Sonic game I've ever seen. If anything, it's most similar to Sonic 2 for the Genesis, from what I remember.