The trailer was made in one week with no information on the game, rather than 'it will bring Sonic back to it's roots.' The trailer had 100,000 views in the first 48 hours.Īs a bit of an in-joke to Sonic fans, Sega put up a listing of various characters within the series in early 2010 as possible playable characters. Sega came to them to create a trailer that will 'get Sonic fanboys excited over the game'. The teaser trailer was made by Integrated Alchemy Media, who also worked on demo reels for Hudson, Ubisoft, and Sony products. Using the working title of Project Needlemouse, the game was unveiled on the 10th Anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast. They use the iPhone's tilting controls to control Sonic (see the 'Leaks' section for more information on these acts). Two acts are replaced with alternate version exclusive to the iPhone. Each zone has three acts plus a boss encounter. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I comes with 4 zones: Splash Hill, Lost Labyrinth, Casino Street and Mad Gear. The concept of a 2.5D Sonic game would also be revisited in Sonic Generations. Intended to be an episodic mini-series, this game would only receive one additional 'episode'. The game uses pre-rendered 3D backgrounds and a soundtrack (composed by Jun Senoue) that utilize instruments from the Sega Genesis hardware. Motion controls are optional in the PS3 version. Additionally, the game features Special Stages based on those from the original 1991 game, with motion controls for the Wii and PS3 versions. Although the game features a limited amount of features and power-ups, the game makes heavy use of the 'Homing Attack' system from the series's 3D offerings (for both attack chains and instant horizontal momentum). It was later released for Windows Phone 7 devices on January 19, 2012, the PC (via Steam) on January 19, 2012, Android devices on January 25, 2012, and the Ouya on July 3, 2013.ĭesigned to be a numerical sequel to the original 2D Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Sega Genesis, this installment brings the series back to its 2D roots (outside of the handheld iterations), as players control the titular blue hedgehog through four zones to foil the plans of Dr.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer developed by Dimps (in conjunction with Sonic Team) and published digitally by Sega for the the Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade), PlayStation 3 (via PlayStation Network), Wii (via WiiWare), and iOS devices on October 7-13, 2010. Overview The 'Homing Attack' system from the 3D games being used in 2D.

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