Weve all known it was coming. Every 5 years, starting with Sonic Adventure 2, weve gotten an anniversary game. One is considered one of the best games in the series, the other one of the worst. SEGA has made it clear in the last year that they want to repair Sonics image, and bring back the elements that made his games fun. Whether theyve succeeded or not is up for you to decide, but one things for sure, the nostalgia train isnt ending with Sonic 4 and Sonic Colors. Enter: Sonic Anniversary.
Sonic Anniversary, which should be considered a tentative title for the time being, will be a compilation of Sonics best levels from across his career adapted to the current generation of consoles. These levels are said to be a mix of 3D and 2D, though Sonic Paradise was unable to confirm whether or not it would be done via interlevel switches ala Sonic Unleashed, or if the dimension would be relegated to whether the level was 2D or 3D originally. So it is unknown whether there will be any 3D areas in remade classic levels, or all new 2D areas in the remade 3D levels.
What Sonic Paradise could confirm, however, were the platforms: the game is currently slotted for PS3, Wii, DS, and even PSP this time around. The Xbox 360 version is still under negotiations, though considering that a next gen Sonic game hasnt missed the Xbox platform yet, its probably a shoe in. This game is believed to be the Sonic Anniversary game originally revealed in the leaked Sony document over a year ago. Its expected to come out at some point during 2011, in time for Sonics year long anniversary celebration.
A new Mario and Sonic game was also confirmed, though no additional details where given. Sonic Paradise speculates that Mario and Sonic will have something to do with the 2012 Olympics. Given the trend of the last two games in the series, this is very likely.
To read additional details on how the info was obtained, please visit Sonic Paradise.
