Sneak Peak at Sonic 4!

Our favorite hedgehog is back!

What's looking to be the first good sonic game in well over a decade (Sonic 3 was released in 1994 for Sega Genesis), I thought I'd write a little about Sonic's return as a side-scroller (Sega 4 will be 2D, using sprites from a pre-rendered 3D model).


As you may know, Sega announced in September 2009 that it would be creating an episodic sequel to Sonic 3.  Broken apart, it allows gamers to experience the game without the cost associated with purchasing a full game.  This seems to be a new trend amongst gaming studios (I'm looking at you, Blizzard).  I suspect it's purpose is twofold - a long, drawn out release keeps the game in the spotlight longer; and additionally, each game has a cost associated with it, which may not be comparable to releasing - say, all episodes together at once.  In other words, more $$$.