Sonic games were always fun, every kid wanted a Sega video game to play Sonic. but after the original game, none of the others were as impressive. it seems our wait is over as a new Sonic video has surfaced over the web and the game looks fantastic. check out a few of the screens below.
according to rumors the following as been confirmed by sources:
* The game is largely 2.5D, meaning it uses 3D visuals but is played primarly on a 2D plane (so it’ll likely feel more like the Sonic games of old).
* The graphical quality points to it being for PS3 and/or Xbox 360.
* It’s presumed to be titled Sonic Unleashed, the name Sega trademarked last month.
* While Sega has not yet officially commented on the screenshots, the mere fact that they were found on one of its FTP servers points to their validity.
Click here for the full story and enjoy the Sonic video below.
Flashback to 1989. Sega has released the Mega Drive in Japan, and received somewhat dissapointing results. Fearing that the same would happen in the U.S., Sega hired a special team in 1990 to design a character that would carry the Genesis to the top of the gaming world. After 14 months, they reached a solution. Sonic the Hedgehog. A small, blue-spiked hedgehog with red sneakers that could run at the speed of sound. In the U.S., Sonic the Hedgehog was a runaway hit, and Sonic became a gaming icon overnight. A game that had this much success was obviously a great title, right? Exactly. This game (at the time) was everything a gamer could hope for. One with an undoubtedly cool character, awesome graphics, break-neck speed, and enough replay value that would still make you play it years down the road. This was no ordinary game. This was a revolution.
The game itsself is compiled of 6 zones that contained 3 acts each. Each zone, obviously, incresing in difficulty as the game progressed. At the end of the third act in every zone, you must fight against the evil Dr. Robotnik. If you didn’t know, Dr. Robotnik is the one who captured all of Sonics’ friends and turned them into robots. After you defeat him, he flys off and you then destroy a capsule and save some of your friends from being roboticized.
The real highlight of the game, though, is the special stage. Collect 50 or more rings in an act and jump through the giant gold ring at the end, and you were transported into a 360 degree rotating maze in search for one of the 6 chaos emeralds. The colors in this stage would make a hippie proud, and were unimgainable on the NES or Master system.
Combine these features with an awesome soundtrack and great sound effects, and you’ve got a game that will turn even the most casual of gamers into a hardcore fanatic. This was an amazing game indeed.
Flash forward to 2002. 11 years after Sonic the Hedgehog was released, the blue-blur is still kicking in his last game, Sonic Adventure 2. This game, however, would not be possible if Sega had not discovered the talents of Yuji Naka and the rest of the to-be Sonic Team back in 1990. Sonic the Hedgehog is still one of the best games in the series, and I’m sure it will stay that way for years to come.