Same with SA2, seriously did anyone actually liked anything outside of the sonic/shadow sections and chao garden?
i honestly have nothing against the tails/eggman stages, except for that annoying "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEP" you heard constantly when trying to lock on to things. if this kind of gameplay was in a game that wasn't sonic, i'd enjoy it. just shooting and destroying everything you see. it's simple minded fun
one thing i do like about the game is how many secrets it had, like the mystic melody things (even if they were mostly just there to place the hidden chao there)