Something is fishy about Sonic Generations 3DS...
...And it isn't that I'm ranked #1 on the leaderboards for one of the stages.
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Chili Dogs. Dr. Robotnik. Spin Dash. Death Egg. All things forgotten in the history of Sonic, and all things that make their return in Sonic Generations.
Sonic Generations begins, aptly enough, with classic Sonic playing through a new stage based on the original first Sonic stage: Green Hill Zone. Sure enough, there are all sorts of enemies like Motobugs (lady bugs on wheels) and Choppers (piranha bots that bite at Sonic while he crosses a bridge.) Sonic runs through a two-dimensional plane through the entirety of the stage, and with just the press of a button (or the traditional down + the jump button) he can charge up a spin-dash and take off.
The handheld version of the game will be released not long after the console versions.
Sonic Generations will be the first title of Sega's mascot for the 3DS and it now has a release date. Although the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC version of the game will be released on November 1, the 3DS version will follow on November 22, 2011.
This looks like a great Sonic game! Wait...what?
If you were around for the bitter, vicious, and petty wars between the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, you can’t help but feel at least a little bad for Sega’s blue speedster with the 90s ‘tude. While Mario went on from the 16-bit era to have some of his greatest adventures, Sonic has had a slow, steady slide into irrelevancy. While he has his staunch supporters and always sells well to the kids, there is a segment of the hardcore gaming community that keeps wondering when that next great Sonic game is going to come along. With each new release, there’s always the talk that “This is the one! This is the game that makes Sonic great again!” And the fans buy into it, and more often than not, they end up disappointed, and have to seek solace in their fan fiction.
A brief look at some of the modernized bosses from Sonic titles for the Genesis, that Sonic will encounter when this game ships this November for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS.
Check out some re-imagined levels from Sonic's 3D era in this new trailer!
Sonic didn't fair well on the PlayStation 3, but how does it play on the 360?
This year, we're doing something a bit different. In order to bring you coverage as fast as possible, we'll be posting audio recordings of notes from staff members at E3 and later adding in a written version of the impressions. Please click through and check out this staff member's recorded thoughts on the game from the E3 show floor.
Wisp powers and good level design make this the best Sonic release of the year.
Having had the opportunity to play all of this year's Sonic games, it's unquestionable that Sonic Colors on the DS is the best of the whole lot. This may come as a surprise to some, especially when one of the titles released constituted the fourth part of the mainline series. However, the adventure created by Dimps this time around far surpasses the currently competing Sonic titles, as well as their past work on both Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.
A grand space elevator. A theme park in the sky. Giant robots. Planets tethered together. Men shaped like eggs. How could I not love this new Sonic title?
Sonic Colors poses a strong argument in response to the question above. A successor to the day stages of Sonic Unleashed in controls and stage design, virtually everything the title offers rides on the waves of mediocrity under the glitz and the glam of gorgeous graphics and diverse stage backgrounds. The gameplay, stage design, special abilities, controls, story, bosses, and enemies leave whole planets worth of expectations to be desired, unfortunately.
