New 2D Sonic Game Confirmed!!! (Plus Trailer and Artwork)

[Xander]

No, you didn't misread that title, and yes, if you look out of the window right now, you may spot one or two feathered pigs making their way by. If you haven't yet completely given up on Sega and Sonic, and even if you have, but loved the fantastic original games, you can now cry tears of pure joy as Sega has finally given the true fans what they have been crying out for for over 10 years, as on the dawn of the 10th anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast they have officially unveiled a new 2D and HD Sonic coming to consoles in 2010!

It's unconfirmed what consoles it will be coming to, but we can still hope, and if you've been waiting as long as I have for this, i'm sure you wouldn't mind buying another console for this alone...

Quote: From Kotaku: "Old-school Sonic fans have long asked to see Sonic return to a more 2D style of gameplay" says Sega of America's Ken Balough. "Many liked the daytime stages in Unleashed, but wanted to see a game that plays purely similar to the early games of the Genesis. Project Needlemouse is that critical first step that brings Sonic back to his 2D roots."

Anyway, enough of me, this is what you want to see:



There's also an official site for "project needlemouse", revealing some old-school looking Green Hill Zone art:

Needlemouse

[LadyHood]

... That was the sexiest video I have seen concerning Sonic in a long time. Got chills just thinking about it, great news!

[Ozzy]

it looks alright the only thing I like was SEGA good old times

[TheBlackLink]

Originally Posted by LadyHood ... That was the sexiest video I have seen concerning Sonic in a long time. Got chills just thinking about it, great news!

lulz.

And yayz! So I guess SEGA's finally place their focus on the old-school style of Sonic Games. Can't say that it's a bad decision, I loved the older hedgehog games. But it does lead me to wonder what they plan on doing with the 3D iterations. I actually like alot of the newer Sonic games.

Either way, I can't wait to see what this game has in store for us.

[Ruone Delacroix]

I really hope this works out. I'm glad that Sega's willing to try going back to their roots more and hopefully this will be like their older games.

And now that I think about it, they could develop these as WiiWare/PSN/XBLA games if they really wanted to.

[Xander]

Originally Posted by Ruone Delacroix I really hope this works out. I'm glad that Sega's willing to try going back to their roots more and hopefully this will be like their older games. And now that I think about it, they could develop these as WiiWare/PSN/XBLA games if they really wanted to.

The only reason I think they don't do this is because they know they could sell any Sonic game as at full retail price.

[Ruone Delacroix]

But if they rationalize content for lower prices, they could get more money for their product. Plus they wouldn't have to shell out money for optical media.

[Xander]

Originally Posted by Ruone Delacroix But if they rationalize content for lower prices, they could get more money for their product. Plus they wouldn't have to shell out money for optical media.

But then they could give people the Sonic game they've all been crying about, sell it for $50+ and make way more money then they probably spent making the game.


You got to remember, Sonic is one of the oldest gaming icons still around and he still has a huge fanbase, Sega can really do anything with Sonic.

[Ruone Delacroix]

Oh, I know that. It's just an alternate that they could do. Hell, I'd rather see it on WW/XBLA/PSN than on disc. But you're absolutely right that they're probably going to make the diehard fans shell out $50/$60 for it and make a killing doing so.

[SonicX580]

Nice video hopefully Sega won't screw it up and Xander did they gave the game a title yet?

[DustinR]

the one thing that rang true in that trailer was the old-school SEGA sound, so it seems that they even dug up there old SFX from the Genesis games to use in this, and if thats the case then we will see some original 2d sonic levels and sound tracks too boot. But i wonder if there going to be using the ole 16 bit or a completely revamped version of sonic and will they be using Dr. Robotnik or continue to use Dr.Eggman.

[Lucei20]

oooh! wow wow wow!! i wanna see more!!