Sonic 4 Officially Announced, Fans Everywhere Cheer in Unison “Please Don’t Suck”
Earlier today, Sega indicated that it does still have some handle on what Sonic fans actually want, announcing that “Project Needlemouse” is in fact Sonic 4. What’s more, it appears that the game will be episodic, with Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I set to release sometime in the summer of 2010 for all the major downloadable platforms. More information is to come as the game’s website also features locked links with countdowns next to them; one can assume because countdowns on websites are in right now.
All kidding aside, this is certainly welcome news. While the press release touts Episode I as the true sequel to Sonic 3, there have actually been good 2D Sonic games released in the past 10 years for the GBA and DS. I searched high and low, but could not locate any information pertaining to the developer of this new game, but I certainly hope that Dimps, the team behind the handheld games, will be involved. Those titles took the Sonic mold and improved on it, nearly eliminating the series’ main complaint: running into spikes or enemies you could have never seen coming.
In any event, Sega seems very excited about the game, and as a long-time Sonic fan, I am too. (Yes, I was one of those kids, owning a Genesis instead of a Super Nintendo growing up.) Mega Man and Mario have had great success returning to their 4-directional roots; here’s hoping Sonic does too.
[Via: Sega]
Zuri Grimm
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I’m not sure how I feel about episodic Sonic, but the whole 2.5D thing is alright w/ me! “Please don’t suck!” ^_^
I hear you. The game mechanics should be great, but I worry about the way it’s going to be delivered. Now if Episode 1 is the equivalent of a full game, and future episodes are simply level packs using the same engine, I think I’d be ok. But if each episode is 2 or 3 levels long, I will be very disappointed.
Word. It’s all going to come down to pricing. If it’s only a few levels for $14.99 or even $9.99… well, let’s just hope it doesn’t come to that.
Also, I’m a pretty big fan of SEGA, but I really wish they would’ve come up w/ this before New Super Mario Bros. Wii launched. Some people are probably going to think they’re just cashing in on the same concept (which to some degree they sort of are) and write it off completely.
Oh well, it’ll be interesting to see how things turn out.
What I’m really hoping for is a good soundtrack in the spirit of the first three games. Please, Sega, no more butt rock.
Very good point. I’d have to hope they are going to bring back the classic music. But then again, I guess you never really know…
Woohoo! Sonic is finally out of bag! At long last Sega hears the fans who have been waiting for the game for a long time and looking forward the improved gameplay and graphics.