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Maybe the most anticipated Review Zone of the year?!

Everyone's favorite blue hedgehog ventures into an OPEN ZONE game for the first time where you go from island to island where each is it's own themed sandbox hub filled with enemies and various springs and rails and the like to get around with shrines to find that will transport you to a more traditional 3D sonic stage to complete. Super Sonic also seems to be more prominent in this game than past ones as you seem to be using him many boss fights and not just the last one. Seems like a lot of technical issues seen in early builds like pop-in or assets loading in late is still a big issue and maybe will be addressed by future patches?

So far we got a 74 through 31 reviews so far which is a massive improvement over the last new 3D game, Sonic Forces, but about on par with last year's HD remaster of Sonic Colors.

Shacknews - 9/10
Even if youve set high expectations for Sonic Frontiers, I feel like the game should have no trouble meeting them. In fact, Id even go so far as to say that Sonic Frontiers serves as one of the most refreshing entries the franchise has seen in years. If youre on the fence, let this serve as an encouragement to check out the game. Its well worth it, and then some.

GamingTrend - 8.5/10
Frontiers boldly plants one foot into the future with its "open zone" structure while keeping the other stuck in the past with mechanics and level ideas that are over a decade old. This approach results in a satisfying game even if it does not push the series into as many new frontiers as it could. It still hits many of the right notes that long-time fans will appreciate and works especially hard to satisfy those who have felt like the past few Sonic games have been missing some personality.

Game Rant - 4/5
There is always something cool and worth the effort to see or do in this game, which is why Sonic Frontiers works well despite being very repetitive in nature. Those who can fall into its groove will find plenty to enjoy in Sonics latest adventure, and as a blueprint for the franchise going forward, Sonic could not be in a better place.

Worth Playing - 8/10
Sonic Frontiers is an all-around solid Sonic the Hedgehog game. The shift to a more open-world style of gameplay works almost entirely in its favor and allows the game to offer more freedom and exploration without resorting to werehogs. At heart, it's still the same basic 3D-style gameplay that the franchise has been doing lately, but the change in perspective works in its favor. Not every change is a winner, but enough are that I dearly hope that Sega sticks with this flavor instead of reinventing the wheel. Fans of Sonic will be delighted, and those on the fence should give Frontiers a shot. It's easy to see how the greater freedom (and lack of annoying gimmicks) could be the difference between frustration and fun.

IGN - 7/10
Sonic Frontiers is a delightfully weird and experimental evolution of the Sonic games so many of us grew up with. Its series of open-world islands are filled with so much variety and pieces of Sonic history, from classic platforming stages to silly minigames, that theyre enjoyable to explore even when awful graphical pop-in is a constant hedgehog spine in your side. Some of the new stuff Frontiers tries out, like the smart toggling between 2D and 3D perspectives out in the open world or the Cyber Space levels, are fantastic ways to pack as much Sonic goodness as possible into one package, while others especially combat are uninteresting experiments gone wrong. Still, I largely enjoyed my time running around in Frontiers, making it feel like a very promising first attempt at what could be a bright new era for Sonic and friends.

Gamespot - 7/10
Running around at the speed of sound might be a mantra of the fleet-footed hedgehog, but Sonic Frontiers is at its best when you're given time to simply explore. The music is calming and also solemn at times--even if it knows when to burst into life with a punk rock energy--and there's even a fishing minigame that lets you earn rewards while slowing down the pace a step further. It's easy to fall into a zen-like flow as you traverse each island, rattling off objectives as you happen upon them. There are frustrations that arise and break the flow, whether it's a middling mini-boss or a struggle with Sonic's floaty movement, and it's a big departure from what Sonic fans are used to. I'm fully on board with this new direction, though. Sonic Adventure set the template for the last 24 years of 3D Sonic games, and I'm hopeful Frontiers will do the same for the next generation. It has its flaws, and there's definite room for improvement, but the spiky mascot is finally moving in the right direction.

GamesRadar+ - 2/5
Sonic Frontiers features the kind of lightweight yet engaging storytelling that should easily enrapture fans young and old though I'd hate to be a child forced to play through some of the abysmal platforming featured throughout. Was taking Sonic open world an ambitious endeavor? Yes. Did it pay off? Absolutely not.

Digital Trends - 1/5
While not outright broken like Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) or Sonic Boom, Sonic Frontiers is a heavily misguided game that muffles good ideas with questionable narrative, technical, and gameplay design decisions.