The game is expected to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime in 2011. We're sure to see more before the blue speed demon's 20th birthday.
New Sonic the Hedgehog game revealed, speeding to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
by Ben Gilbert 
on Apr 7th 2011 9:12AM
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The game is expected to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime in 2011. We're sure to see more before the blue speed demon's 20th birthday.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:15AM bshido said
i can't wait to see the explanation/story behind this.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:41AM foxhound said
@bshido
On first guess -- a "MICKEY MANIA" type game where current Sonic meets his former iteration and realizes the error of his ways.
SPOILER ALERT: In the ending, Sonic 2006 and the Were-Hog are officially tossed in the same landfill as that E.T. game decades ago.
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On first guess -- a "MICKEY MANIA" type game where current Sonic meets his former iteration and realizes the error of his ways.
SPOILER ALERT: In the ending, Sonic 2006 and the Were-Hog are officially tossed in the same landfill as that E.T. game decades ago.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:57AM SSUK said
@bshido
Going by every Sonic storyline ever written:
There's some Time-God/Monster which Dr.Eggman is using to take over the world, or "build Eggmanland" as they seem to have sanitized it to now. Eggman uses the time-god-monster to make time itself fold into itself, throwing New Sonic and Old Sonic into some Final Fantasy VIII-like time-compression world. And some-how by defeating the time-god-monster thing, the universe is saved and Old Sonic goes into a depression seeing how badly SEGA is going to treat him over the next 20 years of his existence. Perhaps there'll also be some sort of Old Eggman and New Eggman team-up in some ridiculous way.
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Going by every Sonic storyline ever written:
There's some Time-God/Monster which Dr.Eggman is using to take over the world, or "build Eggmanland" as they seem to have sanitized it to now. Eggman uses the time-god-monster to make time itself fold into itself, throwing New Sonic and Old Sonic into some Final Fantasy VIII-like time-compression world. And some-how by defeating the time-god-monster thing, the universe is saved and Old Sonic goes into a depression seeing how badly SEGA is going to treat him over the next 20 years of his existence. Perhaps there'll also be some sort of Old Eggman and New Eggman team-up in some ridiculous way.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 10:00AM KIRBY SMASH said
@bshido
eggman has torn a hole in the fabric of time with some device to collaborate with himself in the past and needs the chaos emeralds to unleash its full power and complete his plan to control the universe. sonic finds a chaos emerald and uses it to communicate with himself in the past and together they must collect the chaos emeralds to stop both of the evil doctors! (enter co-op?) pretty much spider-man edge of time with sonic?
oh and big the cat will play a huge role...
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eggman has torn a hole in the fabric of time with some device to collaborate with himself in the past and needs the chaos emeralds to unleash its full power and complete his plan to control the universe. sonic finds a chaos emerald and uses it to communicate with himself in the past and together they must collect the chaos emeralds to stop both of the evil doctors! (enter co-op?) pretty much spider-man edge of time with sonic?
oh and big the cat will play a huge role...
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 12:06PM skyblaze said
@bshido
my reaction can only be summed up by this picture
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHQp8i5Puo4/TWMpQOCNTiI/AAAAAAAAAEI/P6yIleICGVM/s1600/inglip.jpg
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my reaction can only be summed up by this picture
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHQp8i5Puo4/TWMpQOCNTiI/AAAAAAAAAEI/P6yIleICGVM/s1600/inglip.jpg
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 2:03PM The Blank Mage Returns said
@SSUK
They already did Eggman Nega, you know.
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They already did Eggman Nega, you know.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 2:10PM YakuzaElite said
@bshido
Well, they have to make up for the last 15 or horrible games that they released.
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Well, they have to make up for the last 15 or horrible games that they released.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:15AM koehler83 said
Um.. But what about Sonic 4?
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:59AM SitriStahl said
@Apsac D Maybe this could be Sonic 4: Episode 2.
Sega is worse at episodic gaining than Valve.
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Sega is worse at episodic gaining than Valve.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:18AM xFenixKnightx said
Another one? Was the last one even good? And which one was the last one?
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:25AM AntiVillian said
@xFenixKnightx
Another one yes. yes last one was good? And it was called sonic colours
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Another one yes. yes last one was good? And it was called sonic colours
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:18AM StriderNo9 said
It looks more like his son than a clone.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:26AM TaintedKane said
@StriderNo9
It looks like Sonic is flying while holding a Sonic doll.
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It looks like Sonic is flying while holding a Sonic doll.
Posted: Apr 8th 2011 1:46AM Misguided Terran said
@Demaar
I hear you. I literally did a double take at the picture:
"Huh, new Sonic game, well here's hoping... okay is he in front of a mirror? That reflection's awfully rouCLASSIC SONIC IN HD WAT?!?"
Pure joy.
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I hear you. I literally did a double take at the picture:
"Huh, new Sonic game, well here's hoping... okay is he in front of a mirror? That reflection's awfully rouCLASSIC SONIC IN HD WAT?!?"
Pure joy.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:18AM FuriousMailman said
My body is ready
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:20AM tdrwiega said
Wonder what Xav is thinking right now?
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:25AM TaintedKane said
@tdrwiega
We should get Xav and Luddy in the same room and make them talk about Sonic
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We should get Xav and Luddy in the same room and make them talk about Sonic
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:20AM cwinters2k8 said
If this is anything like STH4 ill pass.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:27AM MarkShark said
Time travel perhaps? 12 year old and 15 year old Sonic?
I'm concerned.
I'm concerned.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:27AM JnRx said
YES~! I liked what Sega's been doing with (Most) Sonic games so far (unleashed (daytime),Rush series,and Sonic 4 to a degree)
And It's good to see they are bringing Back Classic/Retro Sonic from The Sonic games before Sonic Adventure. I been missing that little guy.
Lets hope Sega has learned from their past few games flaws.
And It's good to see they are bringing Back Classic/Retro Sonic from The Sonic games before Sonic Adventure. I been missing that little guy.
Lets hope Sega has learned from their past few games flaws.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:28AM SmashZilla said
ohboyherewego
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:28AM pasta SteamXBL pastapappie said
And so, the sonic cycle begins...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0zxxVnlL4fo/TAuZiuPW-KI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/MQs75f_e-SA/s1600/sonic_cycle.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0zxxVnlL4fo/TAuZiuPW-KI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/MQs75f_e-SA/s1600/sonic_cycle.jpg
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:56AM FuriousMailman said
@pasta SteamXBL pastapappie
Almost as funny as making a cake joke on a Portal article.
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Almost as funny as making a cake joke on a Portal article.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 10:02AM SSUK said
@FuriousMailman
Only it's not a joke. It's real, people fall for this over and over again.
It's even got to the point where people thought Sonic Colours was a good game. Sonic fans will now just roll over and accept "just barely mediocre" from SEGA. At least the die-hard 'classic Final Fantasy' fans ditched the series soon after they realised 'new Final Fantasy' was the way forward for the series. Sonic fans might need to think about doing the same.
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Only it's not a joke. It's real, people fall for this over and over again.
It's even got to the point where people thought Sonic Colours was a good game. Sonic fans will now just roll over and accept "just barely mediocre" from SEGA. At least the die-hard 'classic Final Fantasy' fans ditched the series soon after they realised 'new Final Fantasy' was the way forward for the series. Sonic fans might need to think about doing the same.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 10:38AM FuriousMailman said
@SSUK
The Sonic Cycle was funny the first 300 times, back when it was relevant.
Reviewers didn't 'slam' Sonic Colours, nor Sonic 4 for that matter. Even if Sonic 4 was a bit of a derp, Colours is a good game in it's own right.
to quote Mach2 further down the page:
"Sorry buddy, this post is one game too late."
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The Sonic Cycle was funny the first 300 times, back when it was relevant.
Reviewers didn't 'slam' Sonic Colours, nor Sonic 4 for that matter. Even if Sonic 4 was a bit of a derp, Colours is a good game in it's own right.
to quote Mach2 further down the page:
"Sorry buddy, this post is one game too late."
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:30AM darkinchworm said
Lanky Sonic dies catastrophically in the following scene (yet to be revealed), Cute Sonic rapidly devolves into a 16-bit character, The Real Sonic 4 is born.
...well, I can dare to dream
...well, I can dare to dream
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:31AM bm111 said
Sega just seems desperate now.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:33AM Aerosol said
Classic Sonic? Complete with skin-colored eyelids?
I don't think they've realized, truly, what they've done. I hope their bank accounts and accountants are prepared from the Sonic hordes that will buy this game on principle alone.
Me included. So glad I just bought a 360.
I don't think they've realized, truly, what they've done. I hope their bank accounts and accountants are prepared from the Sonic hordes that will buy this game on principle alone.
Me included. So glad I just bought a 360.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:42AM dagamer34 said
How to make a successful Sonic game:
1) Remake Sonic 1 in 3D
2) Remake Sonic 2 in 3D
3) Remake Sonic 3 in 3D
4) Add no new characters
5) PROFIT!!!
1) Remake Sonic 1 in 3D
2) Remake Sonic 2 in 3D
3) Remake Sonic 3 in 3D
4) Add no new characters
5) PROFIT!!!
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 12:18PM DarkSonata said
@VeeDeeVee
I'd buy it on a 3DS
about a thousand times..
or maybe OVE-- nah that meme is overused
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I'd buy it on a 3DS
about a thousand times..
or maybe OVE-- nah that meme is overused
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:45AM kalmis said
If its anything like Sonic Colors I am in. That was actually a pretty good game.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:45AM Urethra Alfredo said
Sonic games in the last decade have begun to feel like Lucy holding a football.
Sega keeps promising a "return to basics" approach to the franchise. Every goddamned time. Yet every time they f*ck it up.
I remember when I first saw the opening side-scrolling level of Sonic Unleashed. It looked...awesome. Then I played the demo of that same level, and couldn't believe it. It WAS awesome.
But then the game was released. And there were those awful werewolf sections that took the better part of an hour to slog through. Because nothing screams "Sonic the Hedgehog" like moving really slowly and punching things in the face.
And then comes Sonic 4. Sega insisted that this was a true sequel to the Genesis games, hence the title...only they completely changed the game's physics. It took Sonic way too long to get up to speed, and much of the game's level design required Sonic to stop moving and solve an environmental puzzle. Ugh.
So here we are again. Another year, another hollow promise from Sega (though, to be fair, I didn't play either of the Sonic Colors games on DS and Wii...from what I heard, they weren't half-bad).
I have such a soft spot for the old Genesis Sonic games, that I can't help but get my hopes up, year after year. I keep telling myself that this will be the year that turns things around. This will be the year that rights the ship.
Sigh. Please don't disappoint me again, Sega. It's hard enough dealing with the yearly disappointment that goes along with being a diehard Redskins fan. Your shitty Sonic revivals certainly aren't helping matters.
Sega keeps promising a "return to basics" approach to the franchise. Every goddamned time. Yet every time they f*ck it up.
I remember when I first saw the opening side-scrolling level of Sonic Unleashed. It looked...awesome. Then I played the demo of that same level, and couldn't believe it. It WAS awesome.
But then the game was released. And there were those awful werewolf sections that took the better part of an hour to slog through. Because nothing screams "Sonic the Hedgehog" like moving really slowly and punching things in the face.
And then comes Sonic 4. Sega insisted that this was a true sequel to the Genesis games, hence the title...only they completely changed the game's physics. It took Sonic way too long to get up to speed, and much of the game's level design required Sonic to stop moving and solve an environmental puzzle. Ugh.
So here we are again. Another year, another hollow promise from Sega (though, to be fair, I didn't play either of the Sonic Colors games on DS and Wii...from what I heard, they weren't half-bad).
I have such a soft spot for the old Genesis Sonic games, that I can't help but get my hopes up, year after year. I keep telling myself that this will be the year that turns things around. This will be the year that rights the ship.
Sigh. Please don't disappoint me again, Sega. It's hard enough dealing with the yearly disappointment that goes along with being a diehard Redskins fan. Your shitty Sonic revivals certainly aren't helping matters.
Posted: Apr 7th 2011 9:46AM Master Marik said
No Wii version makes me a sad panda.
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