Sonic and the Black Knight is heading to the Wii and puts a sword into the hedgehog's hand for -- I believe -- the very first time. Yes, rather than using the age-honored skill of jumping, Sonic now has a blade with which to do battle, and here are some shots.
As far as Wii games go, this is actually looking rather pretty. Of course, Sega is very good at making games look visually impressive. It's the "gameplay" part where the titles often come unstuck, and Black Knight will need to do a lot in order to make up for Sonic and the Secret Rings.
"Seven rings in hand," etcetera.
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10:08 AM on 10.02.2008
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Looks so fast and flurried!
lol
I honestly don't like new Sonic games.
I just want Sonic the Hedgehog 4 :(
Sonic Adventure was definitely pushing it for me and for the most part sucked as far as I'm concerned. What the hell is wrong with just having a fun platformer? Sonic was a two-dimensional character and he should stay that way - in more ways than one.
I want Sonic sans narrative and sans sword.
Mind sharing what the Nintendo Power article said?
I'm going to go cry now.
Even Martin Lawrence wouldn't associate himself with this game.
Maybe I'll go home this weekend so I can get the article in front of me.
And now, this. Branching pathways is all well and good, but I have a major problem with Sonic having a sword rather than doing a spin attack to enemies. But I'd be interested in the article if you do get a chance to go home, Palidi.