Venocide Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Sega has announced Sonic Boom, which it describes as "a new branch of the Sonic universe" encompassing a video game, new CG-animated TV series, and a range of toys. The game is launching this year for Wii U and 3DS. Crucially, the Sonic Boom series also gives the series' characters a makeover. Sonic's got super long legs and now wears a little brown scarf, Amy's pretty much the same as ever, and Tails now sports a nifty little utility belt. Knuckles, on the other hand, has clearly been working out. A lot. He's also grown about four feet. I wonder if his new physique has been improved by anything that would be banned in sports? Quick, somebody take a urine sample. Sonic Boom will be the third and final game released exclusively on Nintendo platforms, after the two companies signed a deal last year. The Wii U version of the game is being produced by new developer Big Red Button Entertainment, with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time developer Sanzaru Games handling the 3DS version. Sega says the game will feature traditional Sonic elements (speed) alongside exploration, combat, and a tethering mechanic. Sonic Boom, or at least the Wii U version, appears to be designed around 4-player cooperative play. The television series, which follows on from after the events of the game, will run across 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, and is being co-produced by OuiDO! Productions and Sega of America. The show will air on Cartoon Network in America, and air during the 2014/2015 season. Finally, Sega has partnered with Tomy to release an onslaught of toys: including plushies, action figures, and remote-controlled vehicles. We spoke with a Sega producer about Sonic Boom, who said you shouldn't think of it as a Skylanders-style game because the toys don't integrate into the game like they do in Activision's title. What's more, though you'll see the same virtual worlds from the game in the TV show, don't expect the back-and-forth to be as substantial as SyFy's Defiance. Frost also explained that the 3DS version is not a straight port of the Wii U iteration and that the game overall is similar in structure to Sonic Adventure, in that it'll feature a main hub and missions branching off that. A trailer for the Wii U version of the game was released, which amazingly includes a chunk of Skrillex's Bangarang. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonic-boom-announced-but-just-what-has-sega-done-to-knuckles/1100-6417572/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_A3e2bl334 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRprvD5J-YA&src_vid=h_A3e2bl334&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2825924293 Edited February 6, 2014 by ARKphoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) character designs aside there may actually be hope for this game http://www.gameinformer.com/games/sonic_boom/b/wii_u/archive/2014/02/06/sonic-boom-has-roots-in-jak-and-daxter.aspx Edited February 6, 2014 by xzero4812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'll probably give it a chance because Sonic. However, my expectations aren't that high...but all that means is I'll be happy if it turns out to be decent. I actually liked Lost World pretty well despite the critics and reviews. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I've been a fan of the Sonic series when I was a kid. I've played every Sonic game, and I even put up with all the terrible ones. They finally start to make good games again(Colors, Generations, 4 EpII, Lost World), and then they do this. From what I've read, it doesn't even sound like a sonic game, and I absolutely hate those designs. I didn't think it would ever happen, but they've finally alienated me from Sonic. I just hope that this isn't doesn't become the main Sonic games. Hopefully it's just for the tie-in to the TV show, and the next game will be back to real Sonic again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Upon reading the title to the thread I was hoping for a 2D platformer where you play as Guile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar83x Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm fine with the way Amy, Sonic, and Tails look, but Knuckles needs to lay off the steroids! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstag88 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sonic is dead to me after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawler Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Knuckles looks absolutely ridiculous. I understand that he does the brawling but that doesn't mean he has to be a giant compared to his usual character model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Aside from Knuckles, who looks absolutely terrible, the other character models don't look bad at all. I don't imagine the game will be very good though but my son might enjoy the television series. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Seems like Knuckles has been channeling his inner Chris Redfield; ready to punch whatever boulders coming their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDRAG-K Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 These new models look alright, except Knuckles. But why is it so hard for them to just go back to the classic 2D games? It's pretty obvious the majority of fans liked those way more than any of these new 3D games. Sometimes I just don't understand what developers are thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 These new models look alright, except Knuckles. But why is it so hard for them to just go back to the classic 2D games? It's pretty obvious the majority of fans liked those way more than any of these new 3D games. Sometimes I just don't understand what developers are thinking. These games are purchased by parents whose children enjoy these games, and they do well that way. And from a sales or marketing standpoint, a game geared towards children (especially with a television tie-in) will always find better results than ones geared towards nostalgia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit342 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks good! The 3DS version has a great developer. The bad thing is Sanzaru Games isn't big enough to make this and an Sly 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The person running the official Sonic the Hedghog facebook page said, "Sonic Boom is a new branch of the Sonic universe and does not replace modern Sonic." So, this is essentially a spin-off/alternate universe thing. We'll still be getting regular Sonic games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The person running the official Sonic the Hedghog facebook page said, "Sonic Boom is a new branch of the Sonic universe and does not replace modern Sonic." So, this is essentially a spin-off/alternate universe thing. We'll still be getting regular Sonic games. Yeah, I was happy when I read that, cause the character models look pretty weird, and the concept of a TV show game doesn't bode well with me after trying Pacman on Wii U. Although I kinda had a feeling all along that this would be a spinoff. They'd be completely stupid to make this the face of Sonic going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah, I was happy when I read that, cause the character models look pretty weird, and the concept of a TV show game doesn't bode well with me after trying Pacman on Wii U. Although I kinda had a feeling all along that this would be a spinoff. They'd be completely stupid to make this the face of Sonic going forward.I had suspected it would be a spin-off too, mainly because of the TV tie-in, but companies completely change IPs for no good reason sometimes. Like when Capcom rebooted Devil May Cry, or when Ubisoft rebooted Prince of Persia. But yeah, it's definitely good to know they're keeping regular Sonic around too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamepartnersTV Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I don't know what to think of this.... I'm not ready to say anything positive or negative about Sonic Boom yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It might be worth noting that they said Sonic Boom would be a comedy like Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog...so...a game based on a comedy TV show could either be good (Simpsons Game), or really bad. I'm leaning more towards thinking it'll be bad to mediocre. After taking another look at the character models, they look like a 5 year old made them with those messed up legs. Like FF7's Popeye look...only that had an excuse of being early 3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The person running the official Sonic the Hedghog facebook page said, "Sonic Boom is a new branch of the Sonic universe and does not replace modern Sonic." So, this is essentially a spin-off/alternate universe thing. We'll still be getting regular Sonic games. You didn't even need to go as far as the Facebook posting; that was pointed out in the first sentence of the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Tron Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I'm fine with the way Amy, Sonic, and Tails look, but Knuckles needs to lay off the steroids!Or you could say that he worked out a lot......and skipped leg day a couple of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVader66 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) By reading the youtube comments, people say that the game looks all lot like Jak and Daxter or Crash Bandicoot in the style and appearently the ones that are working on this game are Ex-Naughty Dog employees, at least that is the information i got from this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXUs5sbxI54 Edited February 7, 2014 by TheVader66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo_Ascendent Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I love the character designs, I may check this out for 3DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar83x Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think Sonic having messy looking spikes suits him better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venocide Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 I'll still be getting it because I always buy there new Sonic title. I'm glad it's just a spin off and we'll still be getting modern Sonic in future games. now please start working on a new Sonic game for the PS4 please. But Knuckles` design though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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