It seems with Colors that Sonic Team finally learned that Sonic games don't need adding unnecessary, annoying elements/concepts/characters for the sake of injecting variety that nobody wanted or asked for

No distractingly boring characters like Big the Cat, Amy, or even Sonic... the Warehog, taking up time with boring, slow, and cumbersome gameplay mechanics

Sega has finally gotten it through their heads that the fans are sick of poor 3D gameplay, extra characters who are not Sonic, Tails or Knuckles, and awful gimmicks such as the Werehog or a sword.

Sticking straight to the main characters and not adding a bunch of useless characters (amy cream cheese and Big the cat

Sonic Team finally dropped the gimmicks, the useless characters, and the over-the-top storylines and brought Sonic back to his roots while still utilizing the current-gen look and feel.

Awesome game, really bring back the sonic game in a unique way, no bad not many characters show up, but still, awesome way to remember and enjoy being Sonic.

Sonic Colours is FUN!, controls well, features stunning worlds that capture ones imagination, no camera problems, beautiful graphics, awesome music throughout, expansive platforming areas, switches seamlessly from 3D to 2D sections, Sonic is the only playable character, no RPG levels, no annoying side missions, fun boss battles with a gradual learning curve, amazing final boss fight, a new set of power-ups which allow Sonic to change form and access different parts of the level, multiple routes, great replay value, awesomely designed menus and the voice acting / cut scenes are not even annoying

I've always thought he was a cool character, and have endeavored to like his games, but they just never did it for me

These aliens must all have ADHD, because they can't sit still for a second, causing you to curse the game as you wrestle with getting them to go the right way

You would probably think that it would fall flat as it did in other Sonic games

These aliens must all have ADHD, because they can't sit still for a second, causing you to curse the game as you wrestle with getting them to go the right way

You would probably think that it would fall flat as it did in other Sonic games