Sonic Team wants to remake the worst Sonic game

Key points

Sonic Team wants to remake Sonic '06, known for its troubled production and bug-filled 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 following the franchise's recent successes.

Sonic Team recently expressed its desire to remake one of the most criticized chapters of the series Sonic franchise, the infamous 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), or simply known as Sonic '06was originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. However, due to the game's troubled production schedule and rushed development, Sonic '06 it was immediately criticized for being a buggy, unplayable mess. It ultimately caused a lot of damage to the franchise's reputation and is known as one of the worst games of all time.

Despite its many problems, some fans think Sonic '06 deserves a second chance. While Sega had mostly distanced itself from the critically reviled title, Sonic '06 it was revisited in several ways throughout the 1920s. Various Sonic Symphony concerts often feature musical numbers from the infamous game, and one of the game's villains, Mephiles the Dark, was included as a boss fight in Shadow generations. Even Elise, the human princess who was the butt of ridicule, recently reappeared in a side story. With Sega's softening stance Sonic '06it seems that even Sonic Team themselves want to remake the game.

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

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Series creative director Kazuyuki Hoshino and Sonic X Shadow Generations producer Shun Nakamura was recently at an Indonesian Sonic Fan Meet event. One of the things brought up during the event was what the developers are trying to do for the Sonic the Hedgehog series, such as a remaster or remake of past games such as Sonic Heroes OR 2006. While Hoshino says he'd like to explore a possible Dr. Eggman spinoff exploring the history of the Robotnik family, Nakamura says both the old and new games remain appealing, personally longing for the opportunity to remake them. 2006.

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

A potential remake of Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 It's something fans have been asking for for a while now. Sonic '06 has a number of interesting concepts, characters, and story ideas that are full of exploration. Mephiles the Dark is one of the Sonic the most famous villains of the franchise that many lament as wasted potential and could get a makeover with a remake. Likewise, Silver the Hedgehog, a psychic hedgehog introduced in this game, has since become a regular member of the cast, and a remake could properly reintroduce him to new audiences.

With the Sonic the new rebirth of the franchise after the live-action films, along with the sales successes of Sonic frontiers AND Sonic X Shadow Generationsa remake of Sonic '06 could potentially help turn its bad reputation into a more positive one. Hoshino has said that the next step forward for the Sonic series will be to draw inspiration from past iterations of the franchise, so maybe Sonic '06 it could be one of them. However, these claims are just ideas and not actual projects in development at this time.