8 Insane Things Video Games Asked Us To Do

4. Sonic The Hedgehog - Accept That Sonic Is A Total Babe-Magnet

Sonic Princess 2006
Sonic Team

It's far-fetched enough that Princess Peach would fall for a fat Italian plumber with a bad moustache, but at least Super Mario followed the love interest angle from the off. Sonic, on the other hand, really didn't, and that only made it stranger when everyone's favourite hedgehog started pulling royalty himself.

There are a lot of things wrong with the 2006 Sonic reboot. By far the worst aspect though, Sonic Team's belief that folks would buy into the idea of a gorgeous human Princess falling for a cartoon mammal with huge blue spikes and a penchant for red footwear is mind-boggling. If anything, she'd call the cops.

Without even a hint of acknowledgement that Sonic bagging the human babe might be a bit out-there, Sonic 2006 then depicted a kiss scene between the lovers. Since when did Sonic trade hanging out with Tails for smoking hot damsels in distress? Give us back Casino Night Zone, not this nonsense.

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