13. Sonic Heroes (2003, GameCube / PS2 / Xbox)
Remember in Sonic 3 when Tails would occasionally act as a Sonic transportation service and helicopter you around? Sonic Heroes is that concept expanded into an entire game. In Sonic Heroes you control one of four character trios, and each character has unique powers that aid in traversing the levels. You can switch between your three characters at any time and perform a special team attack to take out large groups of enemies. I appreciate the ambition of Sonic Heroes, if not its execution. Different characters having unique abilities has been present in Sonic games since Sonic 2 introduced Tails’ helicopter butt, but Heroes allows you to make use of all the powers available to you at any time. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t control well, looks pretty budget, and is, regrettably, slow.
