Being able to turn off the time is a godsend. And I do agree with Spyder_Monkey on this being the only Sonic game where I have ever died due to a time out. The levels are incredibly long, then you have to fight bosses with long wait periods before you can attack again (unless you're super Sonic), or you're fighting a boss you can only attack indirectly, like hitting into spikes on walls to actually do damage which is waiting much longer. There was never enough time to even explore a level like in previous games.