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Sonic The Hedgehog for Xbox360 and PS3 - new highres screens!
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<nam75> wrote in message news:KKSdnVH_NIjeXrzeRVn-sw@comcast.com...
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> http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/0...ws_6132842.html
> PS3, 360 Sonic leads wave of Sega announcements
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> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen001.jpg
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> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen002.jpg
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> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen003.jpg
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> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen004.jpg
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> First up was the announcement that yes indeed, there is a next-generation
> Sonic game in the works. Billed as a "re-invention" of the classic
> franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog will make its debut on the PlayStation 3 and
> Xbox 360 sometime during 2006.
>
> Presiding over the game's development will be none other than Yuji Naka,
> who, along with character designer Naoto Ohshima, created the original
> Sonic game for the Sega Genesis in 1991. According to Sega, Naka will
> "create the most intense sensation of speed ever experienced in
> videogames" with "an innovative combination of art, physics and game
> design."
>
> "We are proud to re-create our famous friend, Sonic, for a new generation
> of gamers on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360," said Naka. "With Sonic the
> Hedgehog, we have gone back to our starting point, more than 15 years ago,
> to reinvent the attitude and speed that made our hero a legend. The
> 'rebirth of Sonic' will offer an unparalleled sense of speed that is only
> possible using the processing power afforded by the new systems."
>
> Sega also had good news for Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 owners. The
> company announced that Sonic Riders, a new game that "integrates extreme
> sports, high-speed racing and head-to-head battles," will ship in winter
> 2006 for all three platforms.
>
> However, Sonic Riders' racing won't involve cars, motorcycles, or
> Wipeout-esque hovercraft. Instead, players will assume the role of one of
> several characters riding air boards in an international competition that
> will pit Sonic and his cohorts against the nefarious Dr. Eggman's team,
> The Band of Thieves: Babylon. The winner of the contest--which will
> support up to four players--will take home the fabled Chaos Emerald.
>
Wow, already Nintendo is missing out.
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| nam75 wrote:
quote:
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/0...ws_6132842.html
> PS3, 360 Sonic leads wave of Sega announcements
>
>
> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen001.jpg
>
> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen002.jpg
>
> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen003.jpg
>
> http://image.com.com/gamespot/image...8_screen004.jpg
>
>
>
> First up was the announcement that yes indeed, there is a next-generation
> Sonic game in the works. Billed as a "re-invention" of the classic
> franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog will make its debut on the PlayStation 3 and
> Xbox 360 sometime during 2006.
>
> Presiding over the game's development will be none other than Yuji Naka,
> who, along with character designer Naoto Ohshima, created the original Sonic
> game for the Sega Genesis in 1991. According to Sega, Naka will "create the
> most intense sensation of speed ever experienced in videogames" with "an
> innovative combination of art, physics and game design."
>
> "We are proud to re-create our famous friend, Sonic, for a new generation of
> gamers on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360," said Naka. "With Sonic the Hedgehog,
> we have gone back to our starting point, more than 15 years ago, to reinvent
> the attitude and speed that made our hero a legend. The 'rebirth of Sonic'
> will offer an unparalleled sense of speed that is only possible using the
> processing power afforded by the new systems."
>
> Sega also had good news for Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 owners. The
> company announced that Sonic Riders, a new game that "integrates extreme
> sports, high-speed racing and head-to-head battles," will ship in winter
> 2006 for all three platforms.
>
> However, Sonic Riders' racing won't involve cars, motorcycles, or
> Wipeout-esque hovercraft. Instead, players will assume the role of one of
> several characters riding air boards in an international competition that
> will pit Sonic and his cohorts against the nefarious Dr. Eggman's team, The
> Band of Thieves: Babylon. The winner of the contest--which will support up
> to four players--will take home the fabled Chaos Emerald.
>
>
>
Looking forward to it, could be awsome, but then again it could suck. I
always get a bit nervous when suits use words like "evolve" and
"reinvent" (Loonatics anyone?) but the screenshots look very promising,
no chains of characters or any of that crap.
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