Secret Rings made a mediocre impression at best..the graphics are cool but I was under the inclination before I bought it that this was the sonic to revive the series and I cannot say its done that..It's just not like the old sonics and you would think by the modernization it would be even better but no. I own it and play it from time to time with moderation..SSX Blur is a fun game, period. Of course it's a bit similar to some of the past SSX games but not to the extent that would make one not want to play it. It's got lots of new features its predecessors didn't..check them both out but I'm fairly confident you would play SSX more often.