Back to its Roots- Sonic gets Hi Def and 2D

First off let me apologise to the lack of updates these past few weeks, both Krease and I have been extremely busy these past few weeks. My work load has settled down for the next few weeks, so hopefully I'll be getting back to my regular posting!



With that out the way, let us cast our minds back, to when Sonic was good... Way, way back. Most Sonic fans will probably remember the blue hedgehogs charm as simply a memory and many of Sonics "new fans" will probably not even remember how revolutionary that little Hedgehog was for the world of 2D gaming.

Most of the Sega Megadrives sales were down to Sonic- with his vast array of great titles (before the brand decided to branch out more with spin-offs) each more fun than the last (my personal favorite was Sonic 3 plugged into Sonic and Knuckles... Simply unbeatable!)

Before long Sonic decided to break free from the land of 2 dimensions into the world of 3D, starting of course with "Sonic 3D"... A terrible game needless to say. However, once the technology caught up with the blue-blur, Sonic went full 3D in "Sonic Adventure" on the Dreamcast. Many people despised this game, and it's sequel, marking it as the downfall of the franchise, but personally I really loved this game. It was so different from anything I had played before, hours and hours of fun was had on these titles.

...But this was as far as it should have been allowed to go. These games opened the flood gates to some of the worst games ever made, all hoisting the poor, dying hedgehog as its poster boy. Each game released was worse than the last until Sonic and his friends had finally lost every shred of credibility they had.



So, where now? What could Sega possibly do to pump life into their dying franchise? Well...



That's right, they're sending Sonic back to his roots making a new Hi-Def 2D game, code-named "Project Needlemouse".

It's anyones guess whether or not this game will be just another new-sonic-flop, or even the rejuvenation of the franchise. All I know for sure-

I'm definitely intrigued.....

--BIZNITCH--