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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - "Return to form for a beloved series" Eurogamer 9/10
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4
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RAVE REVIEWS
App Advice - Sonic 4: An homage to a classic (4/4 stars)
Pocket Gamer - Sonic 4: Revival for the series (Bronze award)
Touch Arcade - Sonic 4: I need the rest of the episodes, yesterday!
SegaBits - Sonic 4: Highly Enjoyable (B)
AppTilt - Sonic 4: Sonic's return is a rousing success (9/10)
TiPb - Sonic 4: Great title (5/5)
IGN - Sonic 4: Look out, Mario... Sonic's back! (8/10)
Gamesradar - Sonic 4: Deserving of that title (9/10)
Eurogamer - Sonic 4: an apology for having been away for so long (9/10)
Gameinformer - Sonic 4: Looks, feels, and sounds like an upgraded Sonic game (8/10)
verdict:
Sonic is back!
FIRST IMPRESSION PREVIEWS
IGN UK: "Dazzling"
GamesRadar: "Looks pretty good"
Old shit:
WHAT'S KNOWN SO FAR:
-2D and HD
-Sonic ONLY - No new friends, no other playable characters
-Momentum based, like the old genesis Sonic games
-Music has been released, and it uses the DAC samples from the Genesis games
-They claim they're trying to break the sonic cycle ("RIP Sonic Cycle!")
-being made "for the old fans"
-its NOT a remake of any old game
-Artwork has been revealed showing BADNIKS, not humanoid robots
WHATS BEEN SHOWN OFF SO FAR
-Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MTCp3wHBI
-Shellcracker from Sonic 2 is in the game
-Motobug from Sonic 1 is in the game
-Splash Hill Zone concept art
-Music: http://www.mediafire.com/?ddvjtz5yqvz
WHATS BEEN LEAKED (POSSIBLY) SO FAR
-It's Sonic the Hedgehog 4, as in, sequel to Sonic & Knuckles
-www.sonicthehedgehog4.com
-The first level is called Splash Hill Zone
-The last level is called E.G.G. Base Zone
-It's downloadable
TONIGHT, AT MIDNIGHT PST, THE GRAND UNVEILING OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4:
http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2010/02/03/project-needlemouse-midnight-reveal/#more-4091
I'm knee deep in development of my previously-titled but currently-untitled XNA game, the first commercial product which will use my proprietary 2D engine. It was originally the Hedgehog engine, but Sega took that with Sonic Unleashed. So I changed it to NeedleMouse, and sega fucking takes it again!
STOP FOLLOWING ME SEGA!
Oh yeah, and sega announced a new 2D sonic game that plays like the genesis titles in HD. for reelz. Even the "Seeeeee-gaaaaaa" sound is included.
Trailer
Fucking name thieves...
-2D and HD
-Sonic ONLY - No new friends, no other playable characters
-Momentum based, like the old genesis Sonic games
-Music has been released, and it uses the DAC samples from the Genesis games
-They claim they're trying to break the sonic cycle ("RIP Sonic Cycle!")
-being made "for the old fans"
-its NOT a remake of any old game
-Artwork has been revealed showing BADNIKS, not humanoid robots
WHATS BEEN SHOWN OFF SO FAR
-Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MTCp3wHBI
-Shellcracker from Sonic 2 is in the game
-Motobug from Sonic 1 is in the game
-Splash Hill Zone concept art
-Music: http://www.mediafire.com/?ddvjtz5yqvz
WHATS BEEN LEAKED (POSSIBLY) SO FAR
-It's Sonic the Hedgehog 4, as in, sequel to Sonic & Knuckles
-www.sonicthehedgehog4.com
-The first level is called Splash Hill Zone
-The last level is called E.G.G. Base Zone
-It's downloadable
TONIGHT, AT MIDNIGHT PST, THE GRAND UNVEILING OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4:
http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2010/02/03/project-needlemouse-midnight-reveal/#more-4091
I'm knee deep in development of my previously-titled but currently-untitled XNA game, the first commercial product which will use my proprietary 2D engine. It was originally the Hedgehog engine, but Sega took that with Sonic Unleashed. So I changed it to NeedleMouse, and sega fucking takes it again!
STOP FOLLOWING ME SEGA!
don't stop
Oh yeah, and sega announced a new 2D sonic game that plays like the genesis titles in HD. for reelz. Even the "Seeeeee-gaaaaaa" sound is included.
Trailer
GS: Why did Sega decide to bring Sonic back to 2D? Did the success of Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure play a part?
KB: Old-school Sonic fans have long asked to see Sonic return to a more 2D style of gameplay. Many liked the daytime stages in Unleashed, but wanted to see a game that plays purely similar to the early games of the Genesis. Project Needlemouse is that critical first step that brings Sonic back to his 2D roots.
GS: What can you tell us about the game?
KB: I can tell you it’s a brand new 2D adventure coming out in 2010, it’s in HD, and to definitely stay tuned.
Fucking name thieves...
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Also, don't let Sega discover your new name. They're watching you.
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Anyway, this could be interesting. We'll have to wait and hear more details first though, since 2D alone doesn't automatically make it good. Good level design is important, and that's something that even the more recent 2D games have been lacking, such as the Advance series. The Rush games were fairly decent, but still not up to the same standards as the original Genesis games.
Barb-Spiked Carapace'd bottom-feeder?
is the mw2 engine called shoot things?
It's literally called IW Engine.
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Either the sonic cycle is about to be broken, or this is the most devious iteration yet.
Engage hopes (Y/N)?
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Or this:
Because, you know, this:
They're well past strike 3 now, and I don't know if there's even a phrase that would adequately describe how stupid I'd be on the "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice..." scale.
Then again, Sonic Rush was fun. (And Hideki Naganuma OST = bonus)
("All new", yeah right.)
Next.
Looks... odd
http://www.needlemouse.com/
Guess it's going for 2.5D, eh?
Anyway, curious to see where this goes.
But what is especially interesting to me is that Sonic Team has not been mentioned at all whatsoever, at least that I've seen.
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I haven't played a sonic game since like, sonic 2. Well, one that I really enjoyed....
I'd be mildly interested in the unlikely case that a PC version comes out.
Oh my god it looks like Neverhood.
They should release it as 'Sonic the Hedgehog 4'
Its 2D alright, but in my opinion the GBA and DS games show clearly that being 2D alone is not enough.
Me, I am absolutely convinced that in the end there will be horrid level design, unbearable emo music and clunky physics and until they prove me wrong with solid proof, or I hear the name Hideki Naganuma they can stuff it.
And fyi, my bias turned into utter hate at exactly the point when I saw that some clueless students 3d sonic engine demo project easily puts 10 years of awkward sonic history by sega to shame. Its not that its impossible, its only impossible for Sega.
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Yea, it really does
Hopefully not prophetic.
(I did like the fishing missions in SA1, really)
I can kind of see that working.....
No one has any clue yet but I highly doubt that. Even Sonic Rush was the reverse of that (3D characters on 2D landscape). This is likely full 3D, but again nobody knows.
It looks fucking awesome, just like Neverhood. A Sonic game where you play a claymation hedgehog would actually be interesting.
edit: well, edited away.
Carry on.
now, think. Shadow Complex with Shadow the Hedgehog.
Shadow Shadow Complex :P
[edit]Just saw the platform designs.... does not bode well.