Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes was a Sonic game released in December 2003 on Nintendo GameCube and later in January 2004
on Microsoft XBox and Sony Playstation2. It also was avilable as a Windows PC game. When first images of
the game appeared online, showing the return of Metal Sonic, The Chaotix and classic checkered hills, anticipation
was high amongst Sonic fans, expecting the title to be a return to the series roots. (A claim Sonic Team has made on
many occasions for several different Sonic games which did do nothing of the sort.) The game was a big disappointment
among Sonic fans and recieved mediocre reviews from critics. But it wasn't nearly as bad as future titles in the series.
This was only the beginning of a downward slope for the Sonic franchise. This title also originated the phrase "Sonic's
Shitty Friends" for the game's overuse of uninteresting characters (There were 12
characters in total, not to mention
unplayable characters in the storyline such as Metal Sonic and Dr Eggman)
