You’ll be glad to hear Sonic 4 features no story, no talking, no towns, no RPG elements and most definitely no Werehogs. This is very much traditional 2D Sonic from the glory days of the Mega-Drive that saw the best titles for Sega’s blue spiky mascot in Sonic 1-3 and Sonic & Knuckles.
There are four main stages with four acts each, the seven special stages and then the final boss. You can access the four main stages and first three acts in any order. All the stages are basically remixes of old ones with the main differences being HD shine, some new textures and the layout being put through the randomizer. Episode 1 features, a Green Hill Zone-style outdoor location to begin with followed by a labyrinth with underwater sections, a night-time casino and an industrial factory. They look nice, but there’s no avoiding the disappointment of getting nothing genuinely new. Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (Review) →
This is it folks, Sonic 4 is finally here and in glorious 2D, surely this is gonna be awesome? We’ll have a review for you soon. There’s more too: Dead Space Ignition is a mini-game/comic hybrid to help build up some momentum before Dead Space 2, the new demo for The Force Unleashed II should be thundering down your broadband pipe soon enough and WRC fans can now buy the deadly Group B cars too, those trees won’t know what hit ‘em.
Special Offers
Blue Toad Murder Files 4-6 has a much more respectable price now at £4.79 as does Section 8 at £9.99. Metal Gear Solid -Portable Ops might well be worth a cheeky punt at just over a fiver too. We’re not entirely surprised to see Blade Kitten get reduced so soon because, well, it’s a bit crap. Download the demo and see for yourself.
(Prices available until the 27th of October)
- Topatoi: The Great Tree Story (was £4.79, now £2.39)
- Topatoi Bundle (Contains full game, Pillar of Skies and Arcade Style Packs) (£7.99, now £4.79)
- Blue Toad Murder Files – Episodes 4-6 (was £9.99, now £4.99)
- Smash Cars – Virus Run (was £2.39, now £0.79)
- Hyperballoid – Original World Pack (was £1.59, now £1.25)
- Metal Gear Solid – Portable Ops (PSP) (was £8.79, now £5.19)
- Disney’s Tarzan (PSone) (was £3.99, now £3.19)
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Gaming reviews, previews and features by Brendan Griffiths
You’ll be glad to hear Sonic 4 features no story, no talking, no towns, no RPG elements and most definitely no Werehogs. This is very much traditional 2D Sonic from the glory days of the Mega-Drive that saw the best titles for Sega’s blue spiky mascot in Sonic 1-3 and Sonic & Knuckles.
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