Sonic fans had to wait over a year for their Limited Run Games special edition of Sonic X Shadow Generations. The remaster/excellent pack-in game launched in October of 2024, but with multiple shipment delays, it took 14 months between launch day and the special edition’s arrival on fans’ doorsteps. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely not.
Several fans are reporting that the package’s Sonic and Shadow statues are showing up with various defects. Some have scratches, others have misprinted eyes, and one poor soul’s Shadow arrived with his nose broken off. The special edition cost $249.99 before taxes and shipping, and after a year-long wait, I would also be livid if this is what showed up in the mail.
I’m never ordering from limited run games ever again…. Almost 2 years for this?? Where is bro’s nose?!?!? 😭😭😭@LimitedRunGames #SonicXShadowGenerations #SonicTheHedgehog pic.twitter.com/Z9yxMBbht7
— Austin (@Atolan_805) December 21, 2025
finally got my SXSG shipment from @LimitedRunGames … $200… yall #SonicXShadowGenerations #SonicTheHedgehog pic.twitter.com/H0TNuegWH5
— nikki ☆ (@ottisopse) December 19, 2025
Got my Sonic & Shadow Statue from @LimitedRunGames 🫠
Shadow in the next post 😐#SonicXShadowGenerations pic.twitter.com/dOaw0XALyL— Xion_KingdomHearts (@XionKingdomHea1) December 22, 2025
Shadows nose is literally melting off his face, im crying 😂😭 https://t.co/53k45Edhk2
— F-Sonic (@fsonic3) December 22, 2025
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS… https://t.co/55le3QTBfc pic.twitter.com/wuHQL4Ik8f
— Jam – Queen of Goop~ 👑 ENVtuber (@JLDrawz) December 18, 2025
At the moment, Limited Run Games hasn’t responded to fans’ requests for answers about how these damaged and defective statues came to be, and some are even claiming the company has untagged itself from posts about the issue. We’ve reached out to Limited Run for comment on the situation and will update the story if we hear back.
At any rate, I hope those of you who got shitty collector’s editions at least enjoyed the game. Shadow Generations is probably the best Sonic game in years, and it deserved a better statue. Thankfully, there were other editions that were of much higher quality that are selling for cheaper than Limited Run’s.
Limited Run is in hot water with Sonic fans, but the company probably has bigger problems right now, given it is now the subject of a lawsuit for allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act and selling user data to Facebook owner Meta.
Update 12/23/2025, 8:48 p.m. ET: Limited Run Games said it’s waiting for a bigger shipment to arrive to ascertain just how widespread the issues are before “charting a path forward.” Here’s the full statement:
To the fans of Sonic X Shadow Generations:
We’re aware that some fans have received their Collector’s Editions and have reported damage or defects to their statues. This is being treated with urgency, and we are committed to making this right.
As such, we are investigating this matter thoroughly. As part of our investigation, we are awaiting a large shipment of further Collector’s Editions, due to arrive on Monday, the 29th, which will allow us to ascertain the severity of the problem and, in turn, chart a path forward.
Your patience is most appreciated, and we plan to provide you with an update next week.
Like you all, we’re big fans of Sonic and Shadow, and will ensure that we treat them with the reverence they deserve.
