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Tom Bramwell
SEGA will field a strong line-up of playable titles at next week's Leipzig Games Convention and has also revealed the final name for Sonic's Nintendo Wii offering.
Let's deal with that first, then. Having previously gone by the working title of Sonic Wild Fire, we're now told that it will be called Sonic and the Secret Rings.
It along with Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, SEGA's other confirmed Wii title, will be playable behind closed doors much as they were at E3, as will PS3 versions of Virtua Tennis 3, SEGA Rally, Sonic The Hedgehog and Full Auto 2.
Out in the open though, you'll still be able to see a number of titles, including Medieval II: Total War, 360 versions of Sonic and Virtua Tennis, Phantasy Star Universe, Yakuza on PS2 and the PSP take on Sonic Rivals.
The full line-up:
- Medieval II: Total War (PC)
- Sonic The Hedgehog (Xbox 360, PS3)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Nintendo Wii)
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Nintendo Wii)
- Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360, PS3)
- SEGA Rally (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- Yakuza (PS2)
- Phantasy Star Universe (PS2, PC, Xbox 360)
- Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3)
- Charlotte's Web (PC, GBA, Nintendo DS)
- Sonic Rivals (PSP)
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el_pollo_diablo
17/08/06 @ 09:26
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Isn't it time that the Monkey Ball name was left to die?
I've got plenty of time for monkeys in games, but the pedigree of the SMB games has gone down and down. I'd have been tempted to rename it. |
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gamingdave
17/08/06 @ 11:21
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When I noticed they were showing Sega Rally for PS3 I thought for a moment I had a reason to get a PS3. then I noticed it was coming for the 360, excellent. Very much looking forward to that.
What happened to the new Afterburner though? |
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I read Gamespot's Full Auto 2 preview and was baffled at how many of the things AREN'T new but the Gamespot person only now noticed them because they were pointed out.
You could always shoot stuff to block off your opponents and you could always click the right stick to fire your weapons. In fact, it was always a pretty cool game but people never got past the weak presentation and framerate issues. |
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SuperGamerMatt
17/08/06 @ 13:26
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Oh dear. Sonic Wild Fire is such a better name. And Banana Blitz for Wii as well.
And whats this Yakuza?, haven't heard much about it. |
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The one thing that bugs me about Sonic is unlike it's bitter rival Mario, he hasn't grown with his audience. Mario in recent years has even ripped the piss out of itself, very successfully I might add, and has found a way to exist in harmony with the rapidly maturing market - by not taking itself so damn seriously. Which is sadly what Sonic does - the series takes itself far too seriously and has not really grown with those of us who were there on the ol' Mega Drive. And it's just getting boring, bland and immature.
I have high hopes for an amazing comeback for Sonic. But on the strength of the title... and the not-so-hot Heroes... my heart longs for it but my head knows that it's not going to happen... |
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I agree with Sonic not maturing. The audience that grew up with Sonic is getting old now, there's potential to be tapped. With every new Sonic game, the problem with it game is blindingly obvious, yet somehow, Sonic Team just can't see it. We're sitting there going, "DON'T DO KNUCKLES' EMERALD FINDING LEVELS, THEY'RE SHIT!" and what do they do? Make twice as many for the next game.
And Sonic and the Secret Rings.. sounds like a fucking Harry Potter title. |
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