{"id":248,"date":"2010-10-17T02:22:36","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2010-10-20T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-20T07:22:58","slug":"sonic-4-eva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Sonic 4-Eva?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSonic the Hedgehog is back with a game of his own! After the success of Street Fighter 4, Sega is hopeful about releasing a new Sonic game base on the old 2D platformer concept. Being a fan of the Sonic series, I am quite excited about this new game. I had previously played Sonic 1, 2,3 and Sonic and Knuckles on my Sega Genesis way back in the 90s. It has been my favourite game on Sega Genesis ever since. Each new Sonic game introduced new and interesting features. In Sonic 2, you can dash (yes dashing is an exciting feature, you can’t do it in Sonic 1 -_-“) and it supports multiplayer! Ok not that kind of online multiplayer games that we see today. For the young people out there, Sega Genesis do not have an internet connection…oh man…do we even have internet at that time? Ok anyway, the second player can get to control an invincible Tails(an orange\u00a0 two-tail fox). He never dies and will just keep getting respawned after he dies.<\/p>\n

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And in Sonic 3, the playable sidekick Tails can even fly and give Sonic a lift! We just love Tails…and did I mention he never dies? And in “Sonic and Knuckles”, you get to control a new character Knuckles, who can glide in the air and even scale walls. Ok so I was eagerly anticipating this game but wait, Tails and Knuckles are not in the game?!??! Unfortunately Sonic is the only playable character! It is like going back to square one! I tried my hand on the demo today and somehow feel that Sonic 4 is more of a HD remake of the Sonic 1. Enemies remain very similar to that of Sonic 1. Maybe this is what Sega associate brand manager Ken Balough mean by ‘staying true to its root<\/a>‘. To me, however, Sonic’s movement feels sluggish. The only thing that I like is the new ‘homing’ feature where Sonic will home onto a target.<\/p>\n

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Bosses from this game are also taken from the previous Sonic games. Overall, the graphic certainly improved, but hey, 16-bit Sega Genesis VS PS3, Xbox 360? It just isn’t fair. This game is also facing possible Boycotting from Fans according to 1up.com<\/a>. And I will be joining them too. Somehow over the years, I now prefer Sonic in a go-Kart<\/a>, or Sonic with a tennis racket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I remember watching a funny clip on Sonic and Mario from CollegeHumour<\/a>. Enjoy the video below:)<\/p>\n

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Sonic the Hedgehog is back with a game of his own! After the success of Street Fighter 4, Sega is hopeful about releasing a new Sonic game base on the old 2D platformer concept. Being a fan of the Sonic series, I am quite excited about this new game. 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