Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Episodic and 2D)

[Hooe]

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Just to bump this, Sonic 4: Ep 1 has been delayed until late 2010, but will also be available on the iPhone. Reportedly, the motion-sensitive levels (i.e. the hated minecart) will be exclusive to that platform. Also, Sonic's run animation will be tweaked, among other things.

All this according to Wikipedia.

[Sublime12089]

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Unless I see raving reviews, I will probably just stick to my Sonic Mega Collection (or whatever it is called).

[Blzer]

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Reportedly, the motion-sensitive levels (i.e. the hated minecart) will be exclusive to that platform.

I don't understand this. It will be exclusive to the iPhone? Or it will be exclusive to motion-sensitive control platforms?

[Cyros]

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I don't understand this. It will be exclusive to the iPhone? Or it will be exclusive to motion-sensitive control platforms?

The motion sensitive mine cart levels will be exclusive to the iPhone.

[Blzer]

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The motion sensitive mine cart levels will be exclusive to the iPhone.

Ah, I'm glad then. Maybe this could turn out to be a good game. I just wish/hope there's a multiplayer aspect where you can have Tails, like Sonic 3, and he can fly you around.

[Hooe]

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Looks like Sonic 4 came out this week, and it's actually getting pretty good reviews! It's averaging a 79 at Metacritic, with scores ranging from 90 to 75, but mostly hovering in the 80 range.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-...critic-reviews

I played the demo tonight and it honestly felt pretty good, if a bit more responsive than I'm used to the controls in Sonic being (particularly in the air). I'll probably buy this within the next couple of days.

[Blzer]

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So are there only four levels? Will the other episodes be add-ons to the downloadable games, and thereby be cheaper? That would be good.

[CaptainZombie]

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So are there only four levels? Will the other episodes be add-ons to the downloadable games, and thereby be cheaper? That would be good.

If this was $10, it would be a definite buy......but $15 is stretching it a bit. Especially if the rest of the epis will be $15 each. Are there 3 or 4 episodes?

[Antec]

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I beat the game today. It was fun but I felt Sonic was a little sluggish until he got going. From a standstill he walks for like 4 seconds before he kicks it into high gear.

I liked the boss battles and found the final boss stage to be pretty fun and also pretty challenging. In retrospect it would of been easier had I went back to stage 1 and farmed lives for the checkpoints but it was fun trying to get through on 3 lives and added a nice challenge.

Not sure if it was worth $15.00 as I beat it pretty quickly. Although apparently I still need to collect 6 Chaos Emeralds which I'm not quite sure how to do. Hopefully the future releases are considered add-ons and are cheaper.

[spankdatazz22]

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Played the demo; control/responsiveness was too sluggish imo.

[sharks]

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Sorry for the bump but I am thinking about getting this as it looks like a solid game. I loved Sonic when I was five and I imagine I will still love it now. This was the first video game series I played. Can't wait to play it again for the first time in 15 years!

[Blzer]

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You might want to play the demo first. Controls are laggy, Sonic takes forever to get going on his own, and it seemed a bit "simplified." Plus, no Tails co-op.

[Hooe]

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As much of a Sonic fan that I am, if you want a platformer from XBLA right now, get Super Meat Boy. Much more bang for your buck, as it is cheaper and has hundreds more levels.

I can't justify buying this Sonic game at $15 with as few levels as it has.