User blog comment:Speeddasher/Future Sonic Games. What do you want to see?/@comment-3486065-20120520213922/@comment-1036279-20120521171131

Shadow the Hedgehog in my opinion was just wasted potential. You were constantly having to stop and kill enemies, which really slowed down the gameplay, and it just felt really dull. However, there where some levels that I honestly though worked pretty well( such as the level in that Lava Base, and some of the space levels), which managed to mix speed, and platforming in pretty well. Had the entire game been like that, dropped some of the annoying levels (I'm looking at you Space Colony ARK), not gone for such a dark tone, and replaced the guns and vehicles with Chaos Powers, the game would've been a lot better. But as it is, it's just plain mediocre.

Sonic Riders was a stupid idea that simply should've stayed just an idea.