Sonic Returns To 2D In Sonic Superstars
Today during Summer Game Fest, Sega revealed the first old-school Sonic the Hedgehog game since 2017’s Sonic Mania. Contrary to the open-world game released last year, Sonic Superstars will be entirely 2D and a return to the gameplay that made the ‘hog famous.
While in Sonic Frontiers you could only play as Sonic (because everybody else was imprisoned), Sonic Superstars will let you run as Tails, Knuckles and Amy too — sometimes simultaneously. Four-player co-op will be supported throughout.
The situation: Fang is back, a character who hasn’t substantially been seen since the 16-bit days (or even the 8-bit days — he was introduced on the Game Gear). He’s causing trouble on the North Star Islands, so the gang of four heads there to thwart him. To do that they have to collect the Chaos Emeralds again, but unlike the previous times you’ve done this, there will be a twist: you don’t have to collect them all to do things with them. Each Emerald will grant a specific power, useful for reaching secret areas in each zone. One shown in the trailer will let Sonic climb waterfalls, instead of sticking to the rivers and the lakes that he’s used to.
The average Sonic fan is optimistic, yet worried, about this game. Mania was great, but it was mainly made by fans, while Sonic 4 (a notorious 2D flop) was made by Sega. The team is assuring the public that they learned from that debacle and that Sonic will play just like his original Genesis incarnation, even if he doesn’t look pixelated.
Also: this game was originally called by the codename Sonic Orion. How do we know? Because Sega accidentally put up the wrong thumbnail on their website:
Here’s the real logo. Sonic Superstars will launch for all modern consoles and the PC later this year.
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