This Wednesday: Sonic 2 hogs XBLA

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Sep 10th 2007 3:30PM

How to appreciate the above headline in five simple steps:

Read the sequence of words from left to right. Note: Utilizing this technique may require previous training. If said requirement is not met, ~~reader~~ subject may experience difficulty in advancing beyond Step 1.
Interpret the declaration as follows: Sega's speedy side-scroller, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, is arriving on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday for 400 MS Points ($5), complete with online play.
Realize that in being the sole game release this week (joined only by Bomberman Live! and Band of Bugs downloadable content), Sonic 2 is in effect "hogging" the lineup.
Recall that Sonic the Hedgehog is notably and provably a hedgehog.
(Crucial) Make the connection and laugh in an obnoxious manner. This may be accompanied by lightly assaulting your knee or invading a colleague's ribs with your elbow. Never confuse the two.

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Tags: BandofBugs, Bomberman, Sega, Sonic, XBLA, XBLAWednesday, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (56)

mmm anthromorphs.

I get those confused all the time. People don't like to be near me when I laugh now. :(

I wish someone would hurry up and render these old games with a 3d renderer and keep the 2d layout.

See "Sonic Rush" and "Sonic Rush Adventure", the only good sonic games to come out since sonic 3 and/or sonic adventure.

Ah, after checking those out, it seems that's close to what I was hoping for. I meant more like Ultimate Ghost and Goblins, keep the old format/movement etc, just go from sprites to a 3d renderer.

Like New Super Mario Bros. or Castlevania Chronicles

Exactly! It's not necessary to reinvent the wheel, just change what it's made of. All of those old school games could get a 2nd lease on life with a real team re imagining the art in 3 dimensions. And today's consoles should all be able to make use of them, and you could scale up and down the art properly and without bi-cubicly smudging things up like they do with 2d stuff.

I don't know about you, but I find the controls of 2.5D games to be worse than in 2D. NSMB was great, but I never felt the precision that was Super Mario World.

A good example is how Mario in SMW turns instantly when you press in the other direction, but Mario in NSMB has to do a half-sec animation. Little things like that.

Well I can't comment on NSMB since I didn't play it that much, but I played the crap out of UG&G on the psp and the controls were just as evil as the original.

I think if the team working on the game wants to keep it the way it was, that extra .05 sec animation could simply have not been put in or done using some other sort of process, like a blur or flat transition.

After following your guide to appreciation, I must say I'm super excited!!

*hugs his copy of Sonic Mega Collection Plus*

Best 10 bucks I've ever spent...

Tails is awesome. Knuckles is the last good Sonic character introduced (though they ruined him later).

Any arguments against these points are incorrect.

I agree with points 1 & 2 but, how did they later ruin Knuckles.

They ruined Knuckles by making his missions about finding the pieces of the master emerald..Cuz it was super boring!!

Speak for yourself

I loved the treasure-hunting (again, one of the few who did)

Of course, i love knuckles, and think that instead of making a game around "i'm so emo" Shadow, they should've made something about Knuckles...

Knuckles' Chaotix?

Also, I liked the treasure hunting in SA1, but not SA2. It was nice how in SA1, the radar would react to all three treasures. It was annoying how the radar in SA2 would only react to one piece at a time.

The writtings of Mr. Keitzmann never dissapoints.

I got to the end of the first sentence in step 1 before I realized it was Ludwig's writing.

Ludwig, you truly make Joystiq.

Sorry, everyone else. ;)

But...but...hedgehogs, are they really that large? I thought my friend had one and it hit in my hand. Hardly enough to fill a WHOLE Wednesday.

No screamingskull, no, bad.

This is pretty sweet! Especially because I can pwn Sonic 2 n00bs on teh internetz.

Normally I would avoid buying the same Sonic game over again (already own the original Genesis cart and Sonic Mega Collection), but the mention of online multiplayer intrigues me. Also this was my favorite 2D Sonic game ever so it might just be worth the risk.

Anyone have any details on the multiplayer functionality?

I am almost 100% sure it's just the vs. mode on teh internet - that and leaderboards.

When your new games fail, rerelease the old ones! Again and again and again and again and again and again and AGAIN! That way, when you try to release a new game again, people will get their hopes up again, only for you to crush them. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Dammit Sega, I hate you! *slap* I love you! *slap* I hate you AND love you! *sobs*

Haha...Harvy Birdman references.

Sonic 2 with online Co-op in the Xbox live,Nothing like Gold on Gold eh Birdman?

You neglected to mention that the game has online co-op. :p

Must...Have..MOAR...SONIC...2!!!!

Seriously I love Sonic 2 ,I own Sonic 2 in the Sega genesis collection already and is freaking awesome.

My only problem are the special stages,I believe those are the hardest special stages from the series.

Hurry and release Sonic 3 and Knucles(The only Sonic title I bought back in the day) and Sonic CD!

Really? Sonic 2 special stages are the hardest to you? I thought they were the easiest, with Sonic 3 coming in a close second.

I nearly chewed my hands off on the last special stage on Sonic Rush.

I love I never played rush, I just got a DS so I'm going to buy real soon if I see it somewhere.

IMO Sonic 1 stages were the easiest, then Sonic CD, then Sonic 3 and Knuckles.Man I used to play S3&K so much back in the day, now with all the amount of games I have is really hard to master just one.

Is not like Sonic 2 stages are impossible but there isn’t exactly room to f** up.

The "I love" is a leftover from another post so please ignore it or imagine it says "I love big boobs,Mcdonalds,Myself etc etc".

IMO, Sonic Advance 2's were the most insane

Get Blue Sphere was the most fun, however

No way? No way!

Despite the fact that I already own this game twice (Original Genesis, and Gamecube Collection), I'm totally buying it. Achievements for one of my most favorite games ever, and online play. Can't wait! :D

Oh my, Joystiq. You do make me chuckle.

is there an achievement for tricking tails into killing himself 100 times? lol

Best. Sonic. Evar.

Remember when the phrase "Sonic Team is developing it" didn't mean instant failure and "Not this shit again" reactions?

(Nights sequel on the Wii notwithstanding, hopefully)

When I fucking spent 400 MSPOints Small Arms last week too.

Great job there guys.

What a waste

I want to know what Bomberman content is coming this week. I didn't know about that till you mentioned it... any one hear?

And also, wasn't a Tony Hawk Demo supposed to come out today?

Thanks for help, anyone.

Sonic Mega Colection (Plus)'d.

Seriously, who is actually going to buy this? At least it's less of a rip-off than the VC Sonic games, though.

I like not having to change disks and controllers to play it. But to each their own.

Ludwig, in case you were in any doubt - you are a very funny man. MORE PLEASE.

Agreed... Ludwig never fails to disappoint.

Im hoping that was just a slip of the finger, and you mean 'never ceases to amaze'

Sega has only two games left I'd wanna see on XBLA.

Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS.

Only problem is, you maty be able to pull off NiGHTS. But JSR would never make it because the 150mb limit..

And IMO, Sonic 3 is the best of all the original Sonic games.

I agree, but I'll take them in increments. Playing through Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 again will make me appreciate the inevitable release of SOnic 3 / SNK. :)

add REZ to that please.

perfect game for XBLA, only 5 levels long, plenty of unlockable 'skins', built in high score charts and oh man..if it was in HD....@_@

I'm a little disappointed in Sega, why are they releasing these Genesis games, most people already have these games in the library collection.
Sega is sitting on a nice Sonic arcade game that they made in the early 90s but never released to a console. It's called "SegaSonic", I've played this on MAME and its amazing, its top scroller similar to how Sonic 3D Blast was but this game blows Sonic 3D Blast out of the water. It would have been nice if Sega just released this game for XBLA.

wow sonic was my hero when I was a kid, I used to buy all those sweet comics and watch the tv shows...

Definitely gunna have to get this.

wow... XBLA is slow: people on the wii can play sonic 1-3 TODAY!

Just pointing out this little fact. Hope people don't see this as the start of a flame war.

for twice the price with slowdown for europe and no online play or achievement incentives! yey!

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