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.
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Great idea, Sega. It's just what we wanted. A version of Sonic where we can act like a pissed off bad-ass and bust a cap in someone's ass.
This is sarcasm, in case you can't tell. This is the worst idea ever. Shadow is whiny enough as it is, without giving him a piece and trying to get him to act like a gansta.
Shadow, he's, like, so deep, man, and, like, no one understand him, just like all the junior high school kiddies. Now let's go listen to some Linkin Park and update our LiveJournals with our angst-filled poetry!
Black is like, so OMG deep!
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.
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Great idea, Sega. It's just what we wanted. A version of Sonic where we can act like a pissed off bad-ass and bust a cap in someone's ass.
This is sarcasm, in case you can't tell. This is the worst idea ever. Shadow is whiny enough as it is, without giving him a piece and trying to get him to act like a gansta.
Shadow, he's, like, so deep, man, and, like, no one understand him, just like all the junior high school kiddies. Now let's go listen to some Linkin Park and update our LiveJournals with our angst-filled poetry!
Black is like, so OMG deep!