Shadow the Hedgehog game on the way

Lunchbox · Post by **Lunchbox** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:30 pm

Sega unveils Shadow the Hedgehog
"Anti-Sonic" to get his own platform game this fall.

SAN FRANCISCO--The Metreon unveiled its Walk of Game tonight in a ceremony that saw Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog among the 2005 inductees, but the real news is that Sega used the opportunity to unveil a new platform game called Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow is Sonic's nemesis, first appearing on Sonic Adventure 2. The new game appears to be a Sonic-style adventure with some bold new twists.

The short clip showed off a variety of gameplay from the upcoming platformer that featured familiar Sonic mechanics along with some new additions to the time-tested formula. Among the segments showing Shadow's rail sliding, homing jump, and speed burst abilities, it was hard to miss Shadow packing some heat. Yes, the dark hedgehog rolls strapped with a pistol of some kind, and he appears to have no qualms about using to take out fools in his way.

The environments shown appear to be in the same tribal vein from Sonic's recent console adventures, although as evidenced by the text interspersed among the gameplay, Shadow will be taking players on a tear through the darker side of Sonic's universe. The graphics in the game appear to be along the same lines as those seen in Sonic Heroes.

Although no platforms were given for the game's release, PlayStation 2 and GameCube releases seem like a given, taking into account the Sonic series' past history. The game is scheduled to be released this fall. Expect to see some official details on the game in May at E3 2005, if not sooner.

By Ricardo Torres -- GameSpot
POSTED: 03/08/05 06:14 PM PST

Pyrosurfer · Post by **Pyrosurfer** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:43 pm

Sonic went all downhill starting at Sonic Adventure 2 (SA1 was good). This dark and hero crap is rediculous. They need to make the games like they used to, with just sonic tails and knuckles.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:51 pm

Damn you Yuji Naka! Shadow is DEAD, he died in the end of Sonic Adventure 2!

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:23 pm

Sonic went all downhill starting at Sonic Adventure 2 (SA1 was good). This dark and hero crap is rediculous. They need to make the games like they used to, with just sonic tails and knuckles.

agreed. then again sonic 3d blast was crap, the sonic levels in SA and SA2 were good. but sonic needs to stay 2D, seriously. anyone ever think of making a 2d sonic game on a next gen console. of course not......

anywho, i dunno what to think of this. i despised sonic heros. sonic is becoming a thing of the past. though sonic advance 3 was fantastic.

Zealous zerotype · Post by **Zealous zerotype** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:34 pm

Stormwatch wrote:Damn you Yuji Naka! Shadow is DEAD, he died in the end of Sonic Adventure 2!

You should beat Sonic Heroes

Btw I loved SA2. I unno if it was just me, but I generaly ignore the story lines. Sonic Heroes was pretty bad though. As each set did not have their own levels, and that made it VERY repeetave.

Post by **Roofus** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:50 pm

Stormwatch wrote:Damn you Yuji Naka! Shadow is DEAD, he died in the end of Sonic Adventure 2!

It's a video game.

Untamed · Post by **Untamed** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:53 pm

http://www.1up.com/do/download?cId=3138745

Trailer.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:10 pm

zerotype wrote:
Stormwatch wrote:Damn you Yuji Naka! Shadow is DEAD, he died in the end of Sonic Adventure 2!
You should beat Sonic Heroes
Btw I loved SA2. I unno if it was just me, but I generaly ignore the story lines. Sonic Heroes was pretty bad though. As each set did not have their own levels, and that made it VERY repeetave.

Couple things:

I enjoyed Sonic Heroes. Sure it was repetitive like you mentioned, and had very little replay value, but imo, it was fun.

Secondly,

I haven't even played any of the Sonic Adventure games on dc since I just really got into the console. For me, I think Sonic's best games were the ones on Genesis, especially Sonic 2...

Zealous zerotype · Post by **Zealous zerotype** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:26 pm

Well yes it was fun, but I like my sonic games like sa2. Where it dosent get boring to get ALL the medels. I guess we might as well reveal it to every one. Shadow is really a robot or somethin.

butters · Post by **butters** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:45 am

Looks fun to me. That powerup attack looks interesting.

CoasterKing · Post by **CoasterKing** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:11 am

It was all good until I watched the end of the trailer

Sonic Team have really lost the plot.

SHADOWY WORLDS OMG!!1

Maximo2703 · Post by **Maximo2703** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:25 pm

i think as long as Shadow is alone as a playable character not garbaged up with this whole cast of selectable characters then it should be fine. even though it would be nice to see a Sonic playable only 3D sonic game sure the rest of the cast could be in the game but only as npc's...then again i think Knuckles needs more of his own game than shadow. i think a 3D adventure game could really give mario a run for his coins. they never allowed knuckles really to shine in the past 3 games.

Chaniyth · Post by **Chaniyth** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:27 pm

I like how they implemented a gun into the Sonic genre.

mink03 · Post by **mink03** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:28 pm

we need a nice 2d (possibly cell shaded) sonic game

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:33 pm

Invisix wrote:I like how they implemented a gun into the Sonic genre.

The F.L.U.D.D in Super MArio Sunshine is a gun in all but name, and people did nothing but bitch about that

Chaniyth · Post by **Chaniyth** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:44 pm

Dude, when I was running a video game shop at a local flea market, some parents refused to let me include Super Mario Bros. for the NES, because they thought it was too violent for their kid!

People are retards, plain and simple.

navi · Post by **navi** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:22 pm

Invisix wrote:I like how they implemented a gun into the Sonic genre.

I don't it honestly looks pretty dumb to me. You know like Final Fantasy X-2 Dumb. You'll get it anyways, play it, then afterwards feel like you wasted money.

Pyrosurfer · Post by **Pyrosurfer** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:20 pm

I watched the trailer and it is going to be crap. The only time guns have been implemented correctly in a sonic game was e102 gamma in sa1. I don't see how anyone could enjoy the tails and robotnik stages in sa2, they are not even remotely related to the sonic gameplay.

All the new sonic characters suck.

I think they should make the games in between 2d and 3d like viewtiful joe.

Pyrite · Post by **Pyrite** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:44 pm

mink03 wrote:we need a nice 2d (possibly cell shaded) sonic game

Yeah something like that would be awesome, the most important thing is maintaining the same perspective of the originals the side view is the only way to play Sonic without having bad camera angles.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:08 pm

That trailer makes me want to go back and play the old games...so I will. Bye.