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Category: Gaming Author : Chris Greenhough Posted: February 4, 2010
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Sega reveals first 2D Sonic the Hedgehog game in 15 years



Fifteen years. Fifteen long, painful years. That’s how long it’s been since the last great pure 2D game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Since then, the world’s most renowned hedgehog has been shoehorned into a bunch of awkward 3D adventure games that have ranged from just above average to utterly risible. Even the “best” 3D Sonic game, Sonic Adventure, is over-rated, with its wonky characters and often inconsistent level design. That’s why, for a decade and a half, Sonic fans have pleaded with Sega to bring the ‘hog back to his 2D roots, where he was always most at home.

Earlier today, Sega caved.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will be a downloadable release for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare, and the iPhone. It will be released in episodic chunks, with Episode I up first this July. It will feature 3D characters, but the worlds and gameplay will be 100% 2D. Also, HOLY CRAP AWESOME.

Here’s the debut trailer. It contains about three seconds of gameplay, but THAT IS ENOUGH.

[Via press release]










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8 Archived Responses to “ Sega reveals first 2D Sonic the Hedgehog game in 15 years ”

  1. Allan
    Feb 4, 2010

    It’s about damned time. First Bayonetta, now this. Maybe the idiots who strangled Sega to near death from the Mid 90′s to now are getting the boot finally.

  2. Kimtaylor
    Feb 4, 2010

    Great… I haven’t seen a good Sonic game for a home console in years. Unleashed and Secret Rings were both annoying and seemed like a cross between a lame RPG and an extended bonus stage. Between this and The New Super Mario Bros. Wii, casual gaming will be fun again.

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  3. Seth
    Feb 4, 2010

    Awesome!

  4. Jdub
    Feb 4, 2010

    hmm seems nice, i’m ready!

  5. watsonrodriguez
    Feb 6, 2010

    The new Sonic is being made by Project Needlemouse and has been pencilled in for a release some time in 2010. It’s been built from the ground up it should be a brand new storyline, but I would like to see some areas reminiscent of the good old old skool Sonic days!bali villa rental

  6. Anonymous
    Feb 8, 2010

    Hey idiot, this is not the first 2D Sonic in 15 years… The Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PSP and Neo Geo Pocket have all continued the legacy of 2D Sonic gaming.

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    Feb 10, 2010

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  8. Force Factor
    Feb 17, 2010

    such a great post and i watch this video,, it is really nice.. a lot off information in this post,