Project Sonic 2017

Project Sonic 2017
Developer(s) Sonic Team
Publisher(s) Sega
Series Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release date(s)
  • WW: Q4 2017
Genre(s) Platformer
Mode(s) Single-player

Project Sonic 2017 (tentative title) is an upcoming platformer video game being developed by Sonic Team and to be published by Sega. It is scheduled for a late 2017 release for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Premise

Similar to Sonic Generations, the game will contain two variants of Sonic the Hedgehog; Classic Sonic, the design featured more prominently in Sega's Sonic games for the Sega Genesis, and Modern Sonic, his revised form in the years after that was first introduced in Sonic Adventure.[1] The trailer has the two teaming up to take on very large robots that are destroying a city in an apocalyptic-like setting, with the tagline "Join the resistance".[2]

Development

The game was announced at Sega's 25th anniversary of the series at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2016, where it was announced alongside Sonic Mania.[1][3][4] The game will be developed by Sonic Team, the same team that had previously developed Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations,[5] and will be headed by Sonic series veteran Takashi Iizuka.[6] The presence of both Classic and Modern Sonic lead some journalists to believe it was a Sonic Generations 2,[7] but Iizuka confirmed that it was not a sequel, but a new, stand-alone title.[8] The game will be released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in late 2017.[2] Along with development, a new character and gameplay component was announced.[9]

Reception

The International Business Times praised Sega's approach of announcing and releasing the duo of Project Sonic and Sonic Mania in the same year, stating that catering to the new fans with Project while catering to the old-school fans with Mania could help repair the series's poor reputation with more recent releases, and in turn lead to a "Sonic renaissance".[10]

References

  1. 1 2 McWhertor, Michael (July 23, 2016). "'Project Sonic' coming to Nintendo NX, PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2017". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Plessas, Nick (July 25, 2016). "Sonic the Hedgehog making a triumphant return to 3D—this time for real". Electronic Gaming Monthly. EGM Media. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Duwell, Ron (July 26, 2016). "SEGA confirms two new Sonic games, a retro-throwback and a Sonic Generations sequel". TechnoBuffalo. TechnoBuffalo. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (July 23, 2016). "Project Sonic out holiday 2017 for PC, NX, PS4, Xbox One – watch the reveal trailer here". VG247. VG247. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (July 23, 2016). "Project Sonic 2017 Confirmed for Nintendo NX Release". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network.
  6. ↑ Osborn, Alex (June 25, 2016). "Sonic Team's New Project Releasing in 2017". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ Fahey, Mike (July 23, 2016). "And This Is Basically Sonic Generations 2". Kotaku. Univision Communications. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ SSF1991 (July 23, 2016). "Sonic 25th Party: Iizuka: Sonic 2017 Project Is "Not A Sequel, A Completely New Experience"". TSSZ News. TSSZ News. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ Brian. "Project Sonic will have a new character, new feature". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Skipper, Ben (July 25, 2016). "Sega announces retro Sonic Mania and post-apocalyptic Project Sonic for 2017". International Business Times. IBT Media. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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