Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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(Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog is property of SEGA. I do not claim ownership over the song nor the screenshot showcased here; this video is only for entertainment purposes. I'm willing to take down the video if so requested by the copyright owners.)

Songs:
- Crisis City ~The Flame~
- Crisis City ~Skyscraper~
- Crisis City ~Whirlwind~
- Crisis City ~Tornado~
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Composer: Tomoya Ohtani

First, I'm sorry for taking so long between uploads of the Nansei extension selection. Real life is in the way, you see.

I'm currently writing the second draft of my thesis, so this song is oddly fitting. ^^; This has been consuming all of my time since a couple weeks ago, and I expect it to take two more weeks to get to a semi-definitive state (yeah, it'll be longer than what I planned for...). Thus, all my projects, including Danmakufu and the Nansei playlist, are halted for the time being.

Y'know, I was never that much of a Sonic fan when I was a child-- I was more on the Nintendo side of things, although I always lagged behind the state-of-the-art consoles for a good 10 years at least. But I enjoyed the Genesis games quite a lot and, uh... not much else. No access to a Gamecube in the adequate moment, much less a Dreamcast.

But yeah, recently @sonic_hedgehog reactivated my interest on the Sonic series (so yeah I'm a living proof of the meme-based approach actually working in some cases) and I decided to give the ol'games (and a few fangames) a try. Of course, I only checked those from Steam, so I've missed quite a few staples of the series. Including the (in)famous Sonic 2006.

Yeah. The so-called "worst game in the series". The one that made the franchise become a joke in the eyes of some. (Although apparently now a challenger approached called Rise of Lyric...)

I have no idea on if it's actually that bad. It probably is, but I don't have the means to try it, and I don't feel like doing an effort in that direction "for some reason". However, this game (and some of its successors, such as Shadow the Hedgehog) seemed to give way to a weird situation in which everything related to Sonic seemed to suck and everybody knew how to fix Sonic... and nobody agreed on what to do. Some things are cringeworthy, to be honest, reaching absurd levels of entitlement.

Then again, S2006's storyline sounds like a bad Sonic fanfic at some points. However, given that it apparently *had* a plot at some point during development, maybe if it wasn't rushed it could've turned out to be something slightly more palatable... Or maybe I'm just being delusional (?). However, the music is epic in several ways. If there's a justification for this trainwreck of a game ever existing, it's its soundtrack, and you should listen to it. These tracks, for Crisis City, were also reedited on Sonic Generations, which is actually a good game in my humble opinion.

(Although, I'll be honest. Looking at videos of Crisis City and suppressing previous knowledge of how terrible it apparently is, I'd think "whoa, this seems interesting". Crisis City looks cool, and it's a good thing that they decided to keep it for Generations).

Either way, I hope Sonic Mania means Sonic has a chance to shine again. Expectations are higher than usual at least...

Hope you enjoy the video! I'll resume the Nansei playlist when my thesis reaches a more satisfactory level... Meanwhile, take a listen to my life's current sound track. :3

P.S.: Maybe you should follow @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter.