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New Sonic Generations demo announced

Modern Sonic playable this week.

A second Sonic Generations demo goes live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live from 19th October, Sega has announced.

While the first demo, released back in June, showcased Classic Sonic stages, this time you can try out some Modern Sonic gameplay in the title's Green Hill level.

The full game then launches on PC download, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 4th November, with a 3DS and boxed PC release following later in the month.