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Over the last few weeks, Sega has talked about an enigmatic game codenamed Project Needlemouse. Well, today, the real name was announced: it's Sonic 4!

I'm a long-time Sonic fan, going back to the Sega Power magazine previews in 1991, so obviously I'm hugely excited about this. There have been other Sonic games since Sonic 3 came out in 1994, but those have been 3D games and spinoffs (no pun intended!). I don't mind those at all, but Sonic 4 is the true successor to the Mega Drive/Genesis Sonic games.

Is anyone else excited about this? Any other Sonic fans here?

After Sonic 3 and the Sonic and Knuckles bit, I didn't see anything that I liked. A lot of those 3D games killed it for me. I'll have to go take a look at it later and see if it changes my mind.

Sonic? Another crappy game that Sega beat out of the corpse of their franchise. Wait, it is not 3d? That merits a look....

Wait, it is console exclusive? With my pc I guess I am stuck with Steam and the games I already own. I guess I will live without playing as a hyperactive blue hedgehog (especially since I have not played any sonic game since the first).

(2010-02-05 02:08 AM)browncoat Wrote: [ -> ]Sonic? Another crappy game that Sega beat out of the corpse of their franchise. Wait, it is not 3d? That merits a look....

Wait, it is console exclusive? With my pc I guess I am stuck with Steam and the games I already own. I guess I will live without playing as a hyperactive blue hedgehog (especially since I have not played any sonic game since the first).

It might not be console-exclusive. The official site lists WiiWare, XBL Arcade and PSN, plus an extra format that hasn't been announced. Hopefully it'll be PC, but then it might well be PSP or something.