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'RUMOR ALERT: SONIC IN MARIO GALAXY 2?

Do you think it's true? Yes No

On January 6 2010, NGamer has reported that Sonic is going to be in Mario Galaxy 2 and he's playable! There is also a level in the game called "Green Hill Galaxy". This was announced on their website and on Twitter. They said that to "make sure" they will send SEGA or Nintendo an E-Mail. They have also said that this information came from a "reliable source".

Sonic 4 Preview this April!
It looks like Sega is targeting a magazine media blitz for the next Sonic within the coming weeks.

In addition to features in Game Informer and Nintendo Power, the UK’s official counterpart Official Nintendo Magazine will have a preview of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 in its April issue. The tease was issued in the current March edition.

I have learned first impressions and screenshots will be a part of the preview, and hopefully they’ll be different from the ones already circulating from Game Informer.

MORE EPICNESS OF SONIC 4!!!
Game Informer interviewed Takashi Izuka who gave some new info on the game. Highlights include..

"Fans will be very pleased with the cast in episode 2."

Episode 1 is a prologue.

Moves include: Spin Dash, Rolling Attack, homing attack and a new move yet unknown.

About homing attack: "I wanted the user to enjoy an easy-to-play feeling by the attack sequence that this [homing attack] allows, and find the fun routes in the air."

Classic special stages make a return.

Hornet Badnik. Shown in screen shots.

Other screenshot shows Sonic smash though a wall that becomes a bunch of checkered bricks.

Another screenshot shows Sonic grabbing a handrail which goes across a wire.

No floaty LBP physics. Classic Sonic Gameplay, classic Sonic speed. Says Izuka.

Not 3-D, but all CG pre-render.

Gamers will get classic "try again" ending if not successful at getting all emeralds. If you get all emeralds, you get cliffhanger ending for episode 2.

"If Sonic 4's return to form (there they go again. ) is the Sonic experience you have been waiting 16 years for, then we strongly encourage you to try this."

Sonic 4 Leaked Again!
A user on GameFAQ named Glem 3 claims that he has played Sonic 4 via PartnerNET. These are his comments on the game:

"the second boss was the first boss of sonic 2, (albeit, with a twist), and that environmental shields would be included, but they “won’t work the same as sonic 3″.

'Now about the gameplay. Level design is great. It is like a combination between Sonic Advance and the Classics. The game IS being made by Dimps. Jumping has some learning curve when going at high speeds. There is rewarding momentum and good acceleration. That makes it better than the spin dash. I mostly use the spin dash for upwards slopes when I screw up. And the speed… How to describe it? Faster than classic Sonic. Tad slower than Rush (When not using the Speed Boost). The leaked video can pretty much describe it better than me. But if you grab momentum you can go very fast a la Sonic 2 and 3 style. But once again, when going so fast you need to master the jumping height. And the homing attack adds to the speed."'

Interesting notice on Sonic Toys
Joe Amaro speaks of upcoming Sonic toys and a Q and A:

'''"I heard your concerns about 3in Werehog. I have addressed this with our factory. We are also going to retool the waist.

You may have noticed that we fixed Tails and now his tail can rotate so that it does not break off. As we move forward we are learning more and more.

This year Sonic will no longer be an exclusive to Toys R Us. '''However, we will still have some TRU exclusives. They have been a great partner!'''

'''So you should be able to find them all over. Including internationally!!!'''

'''I do read the thread all the time! I am working with Sega on starting some type of Q&A thing and possible podcasts. That way you can all submit questions and I can make sure I answer them. And that way we can all chat live!

As I get details I will let you know."

Lycett Fights With EuroGamer By Giving A "Poor" Rating
It’s rare to see a developer–or anyone linked to a developer–respond on this level to a review that’s less than kind.

The organization awarded ASR with a 6 out of 10, which isn’t so bad, all things considered. But it’s how the score came to be by Dan Whitehead–in directly comparing the game Mario Kart amid some stinging remarks–that may have triggered such a strong response:

'''Everything else is much as you’d expect. Mario’s green shell projectiles are replaced with green boxing gloves, the red shells with red missiles. Traffic cones are dropped instead of banana skins, and the lightning bolt power-up is swapped for character-specific special attacks, granted to players lingering at the rear of the pack. Rev your engine at the right point and you get a starting line boost. Hit the speed pads on the track for another forwards shove. It’s all warmly familiar, yet uninspiring.'''

What’s left is merely a pretty good karting game with a few nice flourishes, a couple of clunky design decisions and a whole garage full of Mario’s leftovers.

The strong response to the article came from Sumo’s Steve Lycett, who not only offered a point by point counterattack on what makes this game great, but reviewed the review:

'''"Seems we’ve managed to make a marmite game!

'''If you can’t get around the Monkey Ball tracks – you are very obviously doing it wrong. You wouldn’t believe the time we spent honing those to work nicely!'''

'''No mention of 4 player support in splitscreen either? I can pretty much count on one hand the amount of games that allow this on PS3/360. On the extra game modes in Split-screen outside of straight races.''' No mention of the character specific special moves, that we introduced as an alternative hate inducing Blue shell, yet still allow less able players to compete.

'''Or indeed mention that whilst yes, we do have a straight firing projectile and a homing projectile, there are also some very new ones for this genre, or that the weapon system actually does have a proper paper scissor stone. Gonna get missiled, pop a shild, blind fire back, use the horn area effect. Got a triple item, hold the button for alt fire modes, or push back on the stick to fire some backwards too'''.  No mention that once you’ve mastered the drift and trick system, you can attempt to combo these into a lovely long chain and find a super satisfying race system that especially rewarded when competing for Time Trial times.'''

Or the fact you can use the SEGA miles to ignore single player completely and unlock all the extra content in Multiplayer – one of the big issues that pretty much every party game going has had.

Come on guys, we’ve really put the effort into making this, and we get a one page review that doesn’t even cover the game features, you know the things your readers care about, or you know, spent a little effort seeing how this has a very different feel from Mario Kart."

'MORE ON SONIC IN MARIO GALAXY 2!!!!
Within 24 hours, two noteworthy Tweets have surfaced from NGamer, both attempting to draw context between this information and the Nintendo Media Summits, which were held yesterday in North America, and today in Europe.

The first Tweet from yesterday pokes a little fun at the idea, but the second one, from today and apparently from the floor of the European Nintendo media summit, suggests their information may not be so far fetched:

"Nintendo summit kicks off in the US in an hour or so. Looking forward to that Sonic in Galaxy reveal? Ho ho."

"Matthew at summit: queue for galaxy really long. Is that sonic I hear from the demo area?"

SONIC 4 LEAKED!!!!
Sonic 4 is leaked again! Not very interesting screenshots but the boss fight is new and epic!

Why Wasn't Mario a DLC In Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing
An interview with Omar Woodley states the reason Mario isn't in the game:


 * '"Everything is a possibility. It definitely was discussed way early on in development, but just the fact that we have the whole separate “Mario and Sonic” series; well frankly we didn’t want to cross contaminate them"

Knuckles Toy In 1991?!
It may be surprsing because Knuckles' debute wasn't in 1991. Knuckles has been a Sonic character since 1994! But where did this toy come from?

[[File:B199c286c8b49c1de75672881716af51c49d0db3.jpg]]1up Leaks Sonic 4
1up leaks Sonic 4 with official gameplay video and 3 screenshots.

But right now, I won't reveal the video because it may be illegal, but you can see it on 1up.com. There are 4 zones and one Special Zone.

[[File:B199c286c8b49c1de75672881716af51c49d0db3.jpg]]Sonic getting A New Roller-Coaster?
The Sonic Spinball rollercoaster will officially open along with the rest of the Alton Towers resort in England.

The ride is formerly Spinball Whizzer, and it’s found in the Adventure Land section of the theme park.

As noted on the official Alton Towers website, here’s a quick synopsis of what to expect from the makeover:

Formerly known as Spinball Whizzer, the ride will be given a special makeover to ensure this very popular hedgehog feels right at home. You too can enjoy listening to his favourite tunes whilst spinning faster than the speed of sound on this fabulous family rollercoaster. Each ride experience is different, so you never know if you’re going to spin or drop – and it could be in any direction!

There are other things you need to know–your height must be between 1.2 meters and 1.95 meters to ride Sonic Spinball. For those in the United States, that’s a height requirement of 3 feet, 11 inches to about 6 feet, 5 inches. And weatherwise, it appears conditions won’t deteriorate, with just some clouds around and a balmy high temperature of about 35 degrees–2, in centigrade.

[[File:B199c286c8b49c1de75672881716af51c49d0db3.jpg]]Spain Gets It All
This time, special treats for the upcoming DS compilation Sonic Classic Compilation are concentrated to consumers in Spain, according to GoNintendo. The Limited Edition includes a special Sonic figurine, and five collector’s cards. They all appear to be bundled in a lunch box-esque metal container with the game.

More Sonic 4 Info?
By hacking the URL of the Sonic 4 website, a strange code was shown in the URL, that code might represent the number of zones in the first episode (since that was what to find out) well, the code may hint that there might me 4 zones in one stage. Also, by hacking the URL of the Sonic 4 website, a strange picture with 4 buttons are found. But, I'm not sure what does this represent.



What do you think it is? Something to do with the characters (eg Blue for Sonic, Red for Knuckles, Yellow for Tails, Green for Jet?) The zones that are in the game, since there are four blocks and it is rumored for 4 zones Since the game would work on 4 different platforms, it might be for SEGA's marketing since 4 buttons are represented on the screen (Perhaps Green for Xbox?) Other (If you choose this then tell me what you think on my Talk Page!)

Summer of Sonic 2010
Not much is know about this yet. More information coming soon!

Jazwares Up For Making Sonic Stuff
Jazwares have planned to make Sonic Stationary. No pictures of release date mentioned yet. But when I find out I'll show it on my page.