Sonic Team wants to remake the worst sonic game ever

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Sonic Team wants to remake Sonic '06, known for its problematic production and buggy gameplay.
Fan demand for a Sonic '06 remake stems from the potential of characters like Mephiles and Silver.
A remake of Sonic '06 could help restore the game's reputation after the franchise's recent successes.

Sonic Team recently expressed their desire to remake one of the most critically maligned entries in the game Sound franchise, 2006 is infamous Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), or known simply as Sonic '06originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. However, due to the game's problematic production schedule and rushed development, Sonic '06 was immediately criticized for being a buggy, unplayable mess. It ended up causing a lot of damage to the franchise's reputation and is known as one of the worst games of all time.

Despite the many problems, some fans think Sonic '06 he deserves a second chance. While Sega has mostly distanced itself from the critically panned title, Sonic '06 has been re-evaluated in several different ways throughout 2020. Sonic Symphony's various concerts often feature songs from the infamous game, and one of the game's villains, Mephiles the Dark, was included as a boss fight. Shadow generations. Even Elise, the human princess who was the subject of ridicule, recently reappeared in a side story. With the softening attitude of Sega Sonic '06Sonic Team itself seems to want to remake the game.

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One important aspect of Sonic X Shadow Generations may hint at something bigger

Sonic X Shadow Generations combines prominent lore with one part of Shadow's story that goes nowhere, but the future may be full of surprises.

Series Creative Director Kazuyuki Hoshino and Sonic X Shadow Generations producer Shun Nakamura was at the Sonic Fan Meet event in Indonesia recently. One of the things discussed during the event was what the developers are going to do next for her Sonic the Hedgehog series such as a remaster or remake of past games such as Sonic Heroes or 2006. While Hoshino says he would like to explore a possible spin-off of Dr. Eggman exploring the Robotniks' family history, Nakamura says that both the old and new games remain appealing, and he personally wishes for the opportunity to remake 2006.

The producer of Sonic X Shadow Generations personally wants to remake Sonic '06

A potential remake Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 is one thing fans have been asking for a while now. Sonic '06 has a number of interesting concepts, characters and story ideas that are abundant to explore. Mephiles the Dark is one of them Sound the franchise's most beloved villains, which many lament is wasted potential and could do with a remake. Similarly, Silver the Hedgehog, the psychic hedgehog introduced in that game, has since become a regular cast member, and a remake could appropriately reintroduce him to a newer audience.

with Sound a newfound renaissance of the franchise after the feature films along with sales successes Sonic Frontiers and Sonic X Shadow Generationsremake Sonic '06 can help potentially turn his bad reputation into a more positive one. Hoshino stated that the next step forward for the Sonic series is to take inspiration from past iterations of the franchise, so perhaps Sonic '06 may be one of them. However, all these statements are just ideas, not actual projects in development.