Sonic Frontiers
What to Know
Average Score
- November 8, 2022
- Sonic Team
- Action, Platformer, Adventure
Critics Consensus
- In-Game Purchases
- November 8, 2022
- Action, Platformer, Adventure
- In-Game Purchases
Critics Consensus
# Reviews: 33
Sonic Frontiers is an imperfect experience with repetitive gameplay and a shallow open world, but it paints a positive future for the series.
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Critic Reviews for Sonic Frontiers
Critic Reviews
Score Distribution
33
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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.
Sonic Frontiers marks a bold new direction for the series, meshing traditional Sonic action with an open-ended approach to progression and exploration across its semi-open world.
It’s unfortunate to see a Sonic game that tries, and often succeeds, in retreading past foundations and applying them to a different setting. But the highs of fighting the Titans or playing remakes of classic levels can’t justify the frustrations that constantly put stops along the way.
Oscar Taylor-Kent (GamesRadar+)
2/5 stars - (Read Review)
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.
Richard Wakeling (GameSpot)
7/10 - (Read Review)
Sonic Frontiers marks a bold new direction for the series, meshing traditional Sonic action with an open-ended approach to progression and exploration across its semi-open world.
Diego Nicolás Argüello (Polygon)
Not Recommended - (Read Review)
It’s unfortunate to see a Sonic game that tries, and often succeeds, in retreading past foundations and applying them to a different setting. But the highs of fighting the Titans or playing remakes of classic levels can’t justify the frustrations that constantly put stops along the way.
About Sonic Frontiers
Worlds will collide in Sonic the Hedgehog’s newest adventure. An experience like never before, accelerate to new heights and experience the thrill of high velocity open-zone freedom. Battle powerful enemies as you speed through the Starfall Islands – landscapes brimming with dense forests, overflowing waterfalls, sizzling deserts and more!
RELEASE DATES:
DEVELOPER(S):
- Sonic Team
PUBLISHER(S):
- Sega
GENRES:
- Action, Platformer, Adventure
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- -
DLC:
- -
BUNDLED IN:
- -
DIRECTOR(S):
- Morio Kishimoto
PRODUCER(S):
- Takashi Iizuka, Sachiko Kawamura
DESIGNER(S):
- -
PROGRAMMER(S):
- -
ARTIST(S):
- -
WRITER(S):
- Ian Flynn
COMPOSER(S):
- Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi, Takahito Eguchi, Rintaro Soma, Kenji Mizuno, Kanon Oguni
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- n/a
DLC:
- n/a
BUNDLED IN:
- n/a
DIRECTOR(S):
- Morio Kishimoto
PRODUCER(S):
- Takashi Iizuka, Sachiko Kawamura
DESIGNER(S):
- n/a
PROGRAMMER(S):
- n/a
ARTIST(S):
- n/a
WRITER(S):
- Ian Flynn
COMPOSER(S):
- Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi, Takahito Eguchi, Rintaro Soma, Kenji Mizuno, Kanon Oguni