[Update: It seems Sega magazine has removed the "press info" from its site. Be warned, the information contained within this post just shifted from official back to rumor]
Wow. Within less than 24 hours, we have rumors, a leak, a video, and now an
"Sonic the Hedgehog returns for a full-blown, action-packed adventure through the desolate and unpredictable World of Mubuz, a world dictated by an evil Dragon Lord, Immarius. Upon entering Muboz, Sonic fights an evil power which turns all the inhabitants into dangerous beasts.
- Become Wolf Sonic and fight enemies like never before using rapid combo maneuvers and Ring Energy
- Play as Sonic, Knuckles or Tails through 12 packed stages
- Extensive 2D gameplay brings the old Sonic back home"
Even with that limited amount of info at hand, we can say it is good to hear that there will be no extraneous characters. Now remember that the only reason we have this info is due to a leak, so it's likely we won't hear anything more about this until nearly E3. And while we would have liked to have a more "old-fashioned" Sonic story (Robotnik should be bad guy #1) and don't really care for Wolf Sonic, we're willing to give it a try as long as it is blissfully free of anything like this.
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3-23-2008 @ 11:41AM
B1gg Randall said...
Wow..man This looks good man...The last 360 Sonic game sucks but I
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3-23-2008 @ 11:42AM
B1gg Randall said...
opps lol..Wow..man This looks good man...The last 360 Sonic game sucks but I hope this one is good...
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3-23-2008 @ 11:49AM
zourskittles said...
wolf sonic? odd, but im willing to try it.
and what the hell was that video at the end under "anything like this" since when did sonic like human people?
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3-23-2008 @ 11:51AM
Roto13 said...
The platform(s) it's for hasn't been announced yet, right?
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3-23-2008 @ 11:54AM
Terrence Stasse said...
@ zourskittles
that youtube link at the end is a compilation of cutscenes from this game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(2006_game)
@Roto
It's coming for 360, confirmed.
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3-23-2008 @ 12:44PM
Haohmaru said...
Maybe Sega has actually learned from the dud that was Sonic 2006. I refuse to get my hopes up, but I'm keeping an eye on this one. Do we have an actual source that says it's coming for the 360, though? I may have to jump off of a very tall building if the first GOOD high-def Sonic game ends up a PS3 exclusive.
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3-23-2008 @ 12:47PM
Zachary Hinchliffe said...
good GOD, 360 fanboy! don't expose us to that crap!
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3-23-2008 @ 12:50PM
[.sm0ke.] said...
It's going to suck.
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3-23-2008 @ 1:00PM
SadisticHam said...
Guessing it'll suck ass as well but this gives at least some hope:
"Extensive 2D gameplay brings the old Sonic back home"
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3-23-2008 @ 1:44PM
Drago Dracini said...
... Wolf sonic... T.T That makes me scared for this game. But I guess as long as Sonic isn't kissed by a human woman it's ok. Cause that's just weird. The 2D gameplay makes me want to squeal with joy though.
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3-23-2008 @ 2:48PM
Mr.ESC said...
Do want.
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3-23-2008 @ 4:46PM
Sky Shark X2 said...
Sounds good, I've been folowing this on the Sonicstadium, I just hope by stages they mean 12, 2 act stages or 12 stages for each character with diffrent paths for each. I worry about that because in Sonic Rush they say 14 stages and you only get 7 stages for Sonic and Blaze, both the same but with 2 acts each. I pray and doubt this is 6 stages with 2 acts each. Either way this game should be a lot less complex to build so hopefully more time for bug testing will be there.
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3-23-2008 @ 5:48PM
Vern said...
OMG I totally agree that video was ridiculous!!!!!!!!
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3-23-2008 @ 6:49PM
Mr Khan said...
@ Sky Shark
you're right to worry, they did it in Secret Rings, too. I was really excited when i saw all the things to do in each world, but kinda disappointed when i found out they were all missions based in one stretch of the level
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3-23-2008 @ 11:09PM
Trekster_Gamer said...
Meh, you can have Sonic, he is about as much fun as looking at the paltry Wii Mario crapola....
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3-24-2008 @ 1:29AM
THE RPG NERD said...
Why would they ruin a perfectly good name like Robotnik? Eggman, bah!
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3-24-2008 @ 10:08AM
Neuromancer said...
I thought he was always Eggman in the Japanese version?
Well who knows whats going on with this game, but a Sonic game with 3D graphics and 2D gameplay would kick ass!
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3-24-2008 @ 11:24AM
Ed said...
How easily people are fooled...isn't April coming up soon? =\
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