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Sega’s just revealed Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for PS3, 360 and Wii.
This was the title previously known as Project Needlemouse.
It’ll be digitally released in episodes, with the first part due this summer, and is the first true sequel in the series in over 15 years.
It’s a 2D game with 3D graphics.
Despite it being Sonic and what’s happened with the series recently, it’s official: we. are. pumped.
Get the first trailer below, thanks to GameSpot.
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Gekidami said:
Its a digital only game then. Well i guess in that case the lame return to ‘2D’ is excusable.
Johnny Cullen said:
Pumped.
mington said:
episodes? how peculiar, so you get 15 minutes worth of game every 3 months….still, uber pumped
haven’t seen the trailer yet, still “loading” wouldn’t a level creator be perfect for this!
bugmenot said:
i dont see 3d at all only parallax scrolling, this looks authentic 2d – all the better i suppose.
mington said:
so i just looked all over ta net, seems as though thats the only trailer on the net…..and it doesn’t work RRRRARARARARARA
http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/
fucking stupid sega, this video take ages (see what i did there)
Joe Anderson (wotta) said:
I hope they dont screw it up. Do us proud Sega.
mington said:
download the movie from here….ERROR, BAD DIRECTSOUND DRIVER, FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT
http://uk.gamespot.com/wii/action/sonicthehedgehog4episode1/video/6249444#generic_comments
Blerk said:
They were doing so well until the ‘episodic’ thing.
Dannybuoy said:
This kinda sums it up
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1928753
Blerk said:
Actually I’ve just seen the screenie. That looks… a bit weird.
Gekidami said:
You can see the video here to:
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/2010/00040335-sonic-the-hedgehog-4-episode-1.htm#container1lienVoirDirectementlaVideo
mington said:
@11 thanks, finally seen it, rewatched it about 6 times….hhmmmmmmm
don’t like the plumes of dust everywhere
i was hoping this would be in glorious HD 2D, let down
can i have my pump back?
vincentw00t said:
Yeah, that looks like a Sonic game alright.
Psychotext said:
I find it hard to get excited by this.
Gekidami said:
As do i. Then again i also thought NSMB was lame to. This is most likely aimed at the same crowd.
mington said:
it looked cheap
dirigiblebill said:
I just wish they’d dump 3D altogether. Vanillaware’s games (Muramasa, Odin Sphere, etc) and the handheld Sonics are ample evidence that 2D art is alive and kicking.
SunKing said:
Even IF it is good, you know Sega are going to milk it within an inch of its life, don’t you?
mington said:
http://www.e-imagesite.com/Files2/otdwlc3788469.gif
just looks like he’s farting alot
Scyrenn said:
“I just wish they’d dump 3D altogether.”
+1
onlineatron said:
Me and my mate called this yesterday
DJ Deathstar said:
I’d rather it be Sonic 4 and 2D than
Sonic Adventure 3: Tennis Battle, Rush Kart Racing, Mean Bean Fucking Extreme Adventure
Actually i’m not too sure which i’d prefer!
mington said:
i had a hunt for some fan made hd 2d concept art (someone must of done some, right) and i came across a forum, where some fans are recreating sonic 2 in hd…..i would’ve posted something about it, but it was all very amateurish and, and…
sonic’s doomed
abnormal alan said:
@DJ
watch your mouth bitch that would be an amazing game.
I miss Big the Cats awesome theme tune from Sonic Adventure 1
“Hey Big guy hey little guy……..” was a tune
cachucha said:
I called it when the supossed project was announced, even posted it here
cool story tho hope its good, doesnt looks that great now
DaMan said:
I look forward to this game.
AHA-Lambda said:
Something’s wrong D: I feel excited for a sonic game something is dreadfully wrong D:
*rocks back and forth giggling wildly*
onlineatron said:
ARRRGH… ok, just finally got on my home comp to watch the trailer.
BLEGH!
It looked fucking horrible…
Why have they refused to make Sonic look as though his feet are spinning when he runs (like Sonic 3)??!
It looks slow and cheap, as if Sonic 3D had been a side scroller…
Michael O’Connor said:
I get the impression that Sonic’s legs *will* spin. The bit where he’s jumping on Badnik’s clearly isn’t gameplay, and he’s clearly not moving at full stop in the bare three seconds of actual gameplay we get to see.
This is only meant to be a teaser. Lets wait for a proper gameplay video to see how this looks.