All-new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog in 2010

[Stu]

People bitched and moaned about a classic 2D Sonic game. Bitched and moaned, bitched and moaned for years. They hated the 3D versions, they wanted 2D side-scrolling Sonic again. And now that they finally have it, what else do they have to do except BITCH some more.

So people shouldn't complain? They should deal with it because bless them, the developers at least tried?

[Rancid Cheese]

Yeah no bitching it may be crap compared to 1-3&K but ITS 2D DAMMIT!

Anyway downed the trial and did not like it at all! The controls were really sluggish and unresponsive he takes forever to get up to a jogging pace, he stopped several times mid loop, the camera is too close and the whole thing felt like a fanmade project on gamemaker or that damn "Somario" ROM. This felt more tedious than I found the most awkward parts of Sonic 1 as a pre-pubescent child. I also thought the auto homing attack made it feel like an interactive cutscene "Don't press right. Press jump twice and you're at that springboard"

Might have given it a second chance but I went and dusted off my Sonic Mega Collection on GCN and ended up playing Sonic 3&K until the credits.

I expected much better than this, and my expectation was cautiously low . . .

[kevstah2004]

It's not 2d it's a 3d / 2d mishmash called 2.5d, the characters, enemys and objects are 3d, the backgrounds are pre-rendered 2d, it comes off as a cheap bastardisation.

[Gradon]

It's not 2d it's a 3d / 2d mishmash called 2.5d, the characters, enemys and objects are 3d, the backgrounds are pre-rendered 2d, it comes off as a cheap bastardisation.

Actually, no, it's been confirmed (somewhere, I can't remember think it was SEGA blog) that they made the Sonic model, then pre-rendered all of his actions to make a 3D'ish sprite, so, everything is 2D.

[Vector]

Just beat the last level...man, Robotnik was a pain in the ass. Pretty difficult final boss. I went from over 50 lives to just over 30 just from fighting him. Pretty cool final boss, I have to say. I enjoyed it. He was tough to figure out but once you realized his patterns and knew where to hide on the screen, it was a much easier fight.

Now, to collect all the Chaos Emeralds. I only have 3 so far.

[Branden_Lucero]

think i'll wait for Sonic Colors/ Colours. i reaaallly want a new Sonic game for console, and i haven't had one since SA2: Battle for Gamecube. i hope it turns out good.

[BBboy20]

I need to play 1 or 2 again because I don't recall the platforming feeling that off. Still, I suppose able to go room room again on a new Sonic game is a delight.

[The_15th]

Actually, no, it's been confirmed (somewhere, I can't remember think it was SEGA blog) that they made the Sonic model, then pre-rendered all of his actions to make a 3D'ish sprite, so, everything is 2D.

If they're sprites done from renders of 3D models, they're not hand drawn (2D). Technically, all 3D is 2D since it's all a flat image on a flat screen with simulated depth anyway.

[MeganGrass]

I love oldschool Sonic, and now that it's in 2.5D, I had to try it...

...but playing this game reminds me of beta-testing a product before it's final release. It sucks.

This game is full of bugs, shitty physics and fails utterly to recapture that nostalgic feeling that is Sonic the Hedgehog [on the Genesis/MegaDrive].

I can't believe Sega would release such a poorly developed game-it should have been more polished, before release. In my eyes, Sonic the Hedgehog died, along with his first appearance on the DreamCast.


And to those who think this is a '2D' game, do your homework; this game is ran in 3-dimensions from a sideview, thus, coining the term '2.5D' -- aka, not real 2D. Want real 2D? Play a real NES/SNES/GB/Genesis.


Ugh. There is simply no hope for Sonic's future. Sega, just do us all a favor, kill him off, tuck his likeness/franchise into one of your vaults, forget about it, and don't blame it on the fans -- you created this mess.

[Scream]

Anyone else actually like Sonic Adventure? I got a Japanese DC very early on along with Sonic Adventure (and Virtua Fighter 3 ugh), it had its camera angle problems but at the time I thought it played really well and it did have its sense of speed (especially on the freeway levels). The A-Life VMU game was interesting, had to get used to the Japanese menus and went through a ton of batteries (thanks to this and the power stone games).

[Vixtro]

It's a shame that the only Sonic game I have bought since Sonic Adventure back in 1999, was Sonic 3D Flickies' Island for the Sega Saturn earlier this year.

It's quite fitting that the Sonic series died for me around the same time that Sonic the Comic did.

Still, the classics will never die and are the finest examples of 2D platforming in my eyes.

[Vector]

I dunno if it's because I never played the Sonic Adventure games or whatever, but I enjoy Sonic 4. I don't see what the difference is between 2D and "2.5D" because all I see is Sonic running from the left to the right on my screen, jumping on springs and collecting rings, just like old times. That's all I ask for.

[Darkmoon]

Anyone else actually like Sonic Adventure? I got a Japanese DC very early on along with Sonic Adventure (and Virtua Fighter 3 ugh), it had its camera angle problems but at the time I thought it played really well and it did have its sense of speed (especially on the freeway levels). The A-Life VMU game was interesting, had to get used to the Japanese menus and went through a ton of batteries (thanks to this and the power stone games).

Yes. But then, I also enjoyed the Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 and Sonic and the Secret Rings. Might be because my son, whose a huge Sonic fan, loved them to bits and it was a blast playing them with him.

[Sephiroth]

Well I got Sonic 4 today im about half done know the game is great it after long 16 years Sonic 4 feels just as good as when I first played the other 3. I will say after Sonic 3&K I never really played another Sonic game I tryed out Sonic 3D and Sonic DX and Heroes and some others I caint remeber what they were called again but I thought they were poor I could not get the same love for them like could with the classic Sonic games but Sonic 4 is it I feel like im reliveing my childhood again.

[Rancid Cheese]

Well now that I've found my monocle I will henceforth refer to this game as "2.5D", with that out the way it still plays crap . . .