Latest Installment to Extend Sonic’s Signature Style… but with a Twist!
SAN FRANCISCO (April 3, 2008) - SEGA® of America and SEGA of Europe, Ltd. today announced that everyone’s favorite hedgehog is once again breaking new ground in the upcoming title, Sonic UnleashedTM. The latest installment in the multi-million selling franchise starring the beloved blue hedgehog will take players on an unforgettable high-speed journey around the globe in a way never before experienced in the world of Sonic. Fans will be treated to an array of new, exciting and unique next generation features to heighten their experience. Sonic Unleashed is currently under development for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, WiiTM home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
“It is an exciting time for the Sonic franchise as we look to reinvent our hero while staying true to the spirit of what made him an industry icon,” said Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing at SEGA of America. “Sonic Unleashed will introduce a new, unexpected storyline along with innovative gameplay that compliments traditional skills and features, allowing players to experiment and engage in new ways.”
Having been broken apart by the evil Dr. Eggman, it’s up to Sonic to put the pieces of the world back together again by retrieving the power of the chaos emeralds! In doing so, Sonic will find himself in a race against time and faced with an unusual situation that will challenge him in ways never before seen. Both day and night play different, yet important, roles in Sonic’s newest quest… as the sun sets, a new adventure awakens. By completing a wide variety of action-packed stages, spanning the seven broken continents of the world, gamers will need to unleash Sonic’s amazing abilities to save the world, and himself!
Players will have an opportunity to engage in ways never before done with the Sonic franchise, so in addition to running at high speeds, which will be highlighted in four new speed mechanics, combat fighting now becomes possible. New combat, movement, functional abilities and platforming will be introduced to offer increased depth and variety.
Sonic Unleashed will offer a re-defined experience for fans and newcomers of the franchise alike by combing picturesque & detailed scenery, an expansive world with multiple paths to choose from and dynamic viewpoints for an immersive and renewed gaming atmosphere. Along with seamless 3D to classic 2D camera transitions, the game is built on a powerful, new proprietary “Hedgehog Engine,” which introduces impressive lighting abilities and new technology tailor made for Sonic’s new speed capabilities. Under development for approximately three years, the Hedgehog Engine will help to produce a visually rich next generation look and feel with elements of classic Sonic gameplay components.
Currently in development by Sonic Team, Sonic Unleashed is scheduled for release worldwide for holiday 2008.
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Hopefully this will be better than the last Sonic the Hedgehog game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Those games have a average rating for 46.7% and 45.3% respectively on GameRankings, so they can’t do much worse.
They said this new game has been in development for 3 years, so does that mean that it was being worked on when the last game was released on November 14, 2006 in the U.S.?
Hopefully they can fix the camera problems that have plagued the 3D series of Sonic the Hedgehog. The only thing that has me worried is that they stated that they are bringing in a new combat fighting system to this game. Will this work well or will it also have camera problems and other issues?
It would be great to see Sonic back on top and I wish Sonic Team all the best during their development of this game. Hopefully this Christmas we will all be raving about how cool the new Sonic the Hedgehog game is, but based on previous games I am going into this being a little skeptical of how amazing Sonic Unleashed will be when I pop it into my next generation console of choice.