The time has finally arrived! After months of teasing, Sega has officially revealed the truth behind Project Needlemouse, the long-awaited reboot for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. That truth is Sonic the Hedgehog 4!
An all-new sidescrolling adventure, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will see the world's fastest hedgehog return to his roots in a game that's being aimed squarely at the jaded retro fan. Sonic 4 will see a reboot for the series and the first "true" Sonic sequel since Sonic 3.
The strange news here is that Sonic 4 will be episodic! Episode 1 will hit the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 this Summer! The game will have the classic spindash ability, and power-ups like the power sneakers. Online leaderboards will also be in play, and the Wii and PS3 versions will allow for some form of motion control using the Wiimote and SIXAXIS.
This is, truly, Sonic's last stand. He's coming home, and he's got one final chance to do it right this time. Good God, let this be good! Hit the jump for the first real trailer, courtesy of GameSpot.
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2:00 AM on 02.04.2010
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Looks good, but I'm not swayed by the episodical nature, to be honest. I'd prefer it was just one solid game.
Best controller for 2D games IMO.
Also OMFG IT'S SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4!!!
I'd already written the post under the assumption it was gonna be called Sonic 4. Just had to add the episodic bit and it could go live within one minute of announcement. :-)
Oh dear Jim, I bet you are one happy chap right now. :D
Can't wait to see more gameplay, I hope Sonic Team still knows how to make levels in 2D...
There better not be voice acting in this, either!
Then again, maybe they're planning on some big episodes, and Sonic will be better than ever. *sigh* They've trained me to be pessimistic about Sonic.
I say "Good day to you!" Sega!
No thanks.
I'm willing to give it a shot since someone just suggested that each episode = spiritual successor to 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Provided each episode is a sizable chunk of gameplay, it should be alright. But being Sega/SonicTeam, I've learned to be skeptical.
This means...maybe Sega gets it? Maybe they understand why their previous games have failed horribly? Maybe this won't be an abortion of a game like...well, everything since Adventure?
Minimum episode requirement: 3 zones. That's 1 full 12-zone Sonic game in 4 episodes. Also no more than a month between episodes.
Curious as to why this is episodic but a new 2-D sonic game excites me.
But seriously, I'm excited to give this a chance. I really hope they can pull it off well.
Godspeed Sonic you ol' spikey bastard.
I SPY AN UNANNOUNCED CONSOLE.
either way, I just excited in my pants.
I look forward to it, even if I do think the whole episodic thing is weird. Which I do. So much so.
Playstation Network
Xbox LIVE Arcade
And ???
Wtf?!
That's the thing though, if it was PC or that new console, they've already been announced, so they would be listed there already.
Time to go site source code digging.
This was on the project needlemouse blog a few days ago. I couldn't find it on there at the time of writing so i got this quote from wikipedia, but it was on the blog honest! Anyway this is what gives me hope. Who cares if it has 3D graphics, as long as it has that old school feel of builing momentum which sonic games have been lacking for over 15 years, and as long as you don't just have to press right to instantly go fast (i.e. Sonic Rush/Unleashed) i'm sold. Also would you really want it to be 16-bit? If i wanted to play a 16-bit on i already have plenty to play. Also, it has fucking Badniks! There's just one final piece of the puzzle... will Dr Robotnic be called Dr Robotnic?