New Sonic 4 Details Revealed

Original team member talks Sonic.

Published 10/03/2010 at 16:12.
By wotta.

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A scan of the latest Nintendo Power Magazine has shown off some new screens from Sonic 4 Episode 1, as well as revealing some new details about the game.

The magazine has an interview with Sonic legend and lead designer, Takashi Lizuka who has previously worked on titles such as Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic The Hedgehog 3.

Some of the information revealed during the interview was:

Only one other member of the original Sonic Team is working on the game, Jen Senoue who had previously composed music in Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 3.
The game returns to the classic and simple one button press gameplay of old
Sonic has a Homing Attack , much like the one in Sonic Adventure
No other characters such as Tails or Knuckles will make an appearance, although he did suggest that this may happen in a later episode
The number of episodes that will appear in the new game is still under wraps.

Other sections in the magazine also reveal that Dr Robotnix will use new attacking techniques once you hit him three times and in later stages of the game Day will turn to Dusk.

It all sounds pretty promising stuff, and we can’t wait till it’s released this June.

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deadairspace | 10/03/2010 16:14
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“No more gimmicks. No more friends. Sega’s mascot gets back to basics” brilliant.
- MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 16:18
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  I am actually really looking forward to this :)
wotta | 10/03/2010 16:15
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Woohoo Sonic Rules :D
cc_star | 10/03/2010 16:16
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Cannot wait!
citizeninsane45 | 10/03/2010 16:18
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Certainly shaping up to be a corker!
Lorcan | 10/03/2010 16:20
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Day turns into dusk?
What if they’re building up for another episode when dusk turns to night?
Night can only mean: Werehog!!

On a more realistic note: I’m really excited for this! The downloadable format fits Sonic perfectly.
- 3shirts | 10/03/2010 16:39
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  I always hated that word. You know ‘were’ comes from the olde English meaning man so a werewolf is literally a ‘man wolf’.
  A werehog would be a man/hedgehog not a hedgehog/wolf! Sonic should have been a hogwolf or wolfhog.
  
  Sorry, irrelevant rant over
3shirts | 10/03/2010 16:36
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Does anyone else still get slightly freaked out by Nintendo Power featuring stories about Sega characters.
I just feel uneasy about Sega and Nintendo not still being at war
- MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 16:41
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  Haha I was thinking that too.
  Seems very strange indeed, though it may be me and my memories being stuck in the early 90′s !
- colossalblue | 10/03/2010 17:13
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  Oh, I’ve just said this.
  Good comment reading skills eh? Anyway, yes, I do. I can’t wait for the day when Sega re-enter the home console market and blow all your Sony and Microsoft fanboys away with their awesomeness.
  - 3shirts | 10/03/2010 17:33
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    Much as I’d love to see Sega back in the console race, I don’t think it’s likely. They burned their bridges and the skies are now too congested to try flying.
    
    Wow, that was one stretched analogy
  - colossalblue | 10/03/2010 18:20
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    But they’d be gorgeous bright blue skies filled with fluffy white clouds.
    It’s totally wishful thinking, I know, but I used to love Sega more than football stickers when I was 12.
  - 3shirts | 10/03/2010 18:59
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    I was Nintendo through and through! NES, SNES and N64. PS2 was my first non-Nintendo console and having played with the Wii, looks like a jumped ship at the right time. Megadrive was the last good console Sega made until the Dreamcast but that came after the 32X, SegaCD and Saturn had ruined Sega’s reputation.
    Despite that, Sonic was the one game (franchise) I was truly jealous of on my friend’s Megadrive
  - cc_star | 11/03/2010 11:02
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    I already said yesterday that the PS3 is just a holding machine until SEGA get their act together to release a Dreamcast II with a cart slot for Megadrive compatibility.
    
    How hard can it be to make a PC based console so as to attract developer support (like the 360) but with a Blu-ray drive… I reckon even I could do it.
- ghost5 | 11/03/2010 10:49
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  I was thinking exactly the same thing. Hope times change eh. Who knows in 15 years time we may have the creator of Natal being interview by the offical playstation magazine
Amphlett | 10/03/2010 16:44
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About time too. I am really excited about this game.
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- Cjdamon042 | 10/03/2010 17:07
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  2D sidescroller with 3D character models I believe. Essentially the old 2D Sonic games with a fresh HD look.
  
  Can’t wait for the game myself; Sonic back to basics will be awesome!
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colossalblue | 10/03/2010 17:11
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Was anyone else actually a bit annoyed that Sonic is such a big feature in a Nintendo magazine?
I mean, everyone knows that Sonic is too good for the SNES right? RIGHT?
Christ, I miss my Megadrive.
Charmed_Fanatic | 10/03/2010 17:44
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REEALLLY excited about this …im kinda sad its download only, i like disc’s