Shadow the Hedgehog unveiled

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:25 am

Looks like that poll really was hinting at minigames and stuff...nice find, Thunder Force.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/08 ... 20012.html

SAN FRANCISCO--The Metreon unveiled its Walk of Game tonight in a ceremony that saw Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog among the 2005 inductees, but the real news is that Sega used the opportunity to unveil a new platform game called Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow is Sonic's nemesis, first appearing on Sonic Adventure 2. The new game appears to be a Sonic-style adventure with some bold new twists.

The short clip showed off a variety of gameplay from the upcoming platformer that featured familiar Sonic mechanics along with some new additions to the time-tested formula. Among the segments showing Shadow's rail sliding, homing jump, and speed burst abilities, it was hard to miss Shadow packing some heat. Yes, the dark hedgehog rolls strapped with a pistol of some kind, and he appears to have no qualms about using to take out fools in his way.

The environments shown appear to be in the same tribal vein from Sonic's recent console adventures, although as evidenced by the text interspersed among the gameplay, Shadow will be taking players on a tear through the darker side of Sonic's universe. The graphics in the game appear to be along the same lines as those seen in Sonic Heroes.

Although no platforms were given for the game's release, PlayStation 2 and GameCube releases seem like a given, taking into account the Sonic series' past history. The game is scheduled to be released this fall. Expect to see some official details on the game in May at E3 2005, if not sooner.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:01 am

Wow, nice!

I definitely thought "Shadow The Hedgehog" was one of the best concepts proposed by that poll

I'm keeping an open mind about this game

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:18 am

It looks like it's using the same engine as Sonic Heroes, which was absolutely pathetic.

Hopefully at least this won't have hyper-twitchy controls combined with glitchy hit detection.

umi · Post by **umi** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:31 am

Yay. More childish cutscenes. Hurrah. Sarcasm. Sonic peaked in sweet 16 bits.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:00 pm

Well, it seems fitting to try to milk Shadow. When Sonic came out, that's how you made a character with attitude. All you needed was a neon-colored animal. These days, the 'tude comes from the anti-heroes. So you put Shadow in some darker environments, you give him a pistol, bam, everyone loves it.

It might not suck. I'm skeptical, but I'll keep an open mind.

magnum opus · Post by **magnum opus** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:46 pm

well I'm willing to give it a chance if it's JUST a platformer.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:05 pm

I have to wonder about the gun playmechanic...

Could this be an inclusion by what was UGA (an attempt at merging Rez with Sonic)?

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:31 pm

i thought alpha5099 was making a joking about the gun thing. man i just got real skeptical, but i won't write it off until i've tried it.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:35 pm

I just... don't... care anymore. It's too late.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:25 am

Looks good to me. As long as they focus almost exclusive on him then it might be a winner. I loved playing as Shadow in SA2. Still haven't played Heroes yet.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:35 am

Dylan1CC wrote:Still haven't played Heroes yet.

Long story short, Sega somehow managed to ruin the speed stages from the Adventure games.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:45 am

sethsez wrote:
Dylan1CC wrote:Still haven't played Heroes yet.
Long story short, Sega somehow managed to ruin the speed stages from the Adventure games.

Zhon · Post by **Zhon** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:34 am

It looks like a half-assed effort to me.

Was the gun thrown in simply because Shadow won the poll? What if Tails won the poll, what would they throw in then?

jp · Post by jp » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:24 pm

Zhon wrote:It looks like a half-assed effort to me.

Was the gun thrown in simply because Shadow won the poll? What if Tails won the poll, what would they throw in then?

A giant mech and a retarded lock-on system more than likely.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:50 pm

I think the poll was just to show how much people were interested in some of those ideas. I doubt Sega of America threw this game together after only a few days after the poll, since SOJapan are the ones developing it.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:58 pm

Seeing as he has a gun. They should make a 2D Snatcher style game with Shadow as a maverick cop, who plays by his own rules.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:23 pm

I hope it's a first person shooter.

That would rock my world.

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:41 pm

Well...................................

At first, I said, "OMG, TEHY AR KILING TEH SONICK STORIEE!!!" but, when I thought about it, they decided, "Hey, let's give the people what they want, with polls to back up our decision."

So I can't complain... I mean, it's not like I was ever any good at even the first Sonic games for this to worry me

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:55 pm

I hope that someday Mario and Luigi stage an intervention with Sonic.

"What happened to you, buddy???"

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:35 pm

They're too busy washing up paint and vacuuming ghosts.

jp · Post by jp » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:28 pm

sethsez wrote:They're too busy washing up paint and vacuuming ghosts.

Touche'

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:36 am

Pssh, I've seen that video and this game looks a LOT more fun then either Super Mario Sunshine or Luigi's Mansion. The gun does not appear to be a dumb gimmick.

In fact, IMO, Shadow the Hedgehog looks like Sonic Adventure mixed with a 3rd person shooter, and if that's the case, count me in.