I think the problem is while Sonic LW is a much better game now after they fixed the lives system a bit and actually made rings matter among other bug fixes, the scores on gaming sites and Metacritic will always reflect the first version and are not normally updated because the game receives a patch or bug fix. Developers need to get it right first time at the start, and need to stop relying on post-release patches.
Sonic games doubly-so after abominations like Sonic 06.







