TheCC Staff
05-02-2008, 05:09 PM
by Jwan Jordan
May 2nd, 2008 - Though he’s shown less than Sonic speed in recent iterations, Sonic the Hedgehog is back and this time he’s kicking it old school for the new generation.
If you’re any type of gamer either casual, veteran or possess any form of natural sense then you’ve heard, seen, or smelled Sonic the Hedgehog. Designed as SEGA’s hyperactive mascot and antagonist to the Nintendo power house character known as Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog quickly speed dashed his way into gamers hearts. Sonic’s fast paced 2D levels, matched with his in- your-face attitude made for a loveable and memorable character. Initially starting the series of games with a justifiably named antagonist, Dr. Eggman, what ensued was gaming goodness meant to last a lifetime. Though, over the years Sonic’s continuity wasn’t as stable as the seemingly unlimited power of Nintendo’s monopolizing character Mario. As time went on Nintendo’s Mario went on to adapt to the new generation systems with phenomenal results, as for Sonic, he sadly lost speed with the evolution of 3 dimensional gaming. Like a man with two broke legs trying to just walk off the pain, Sonic fell prey to a barrage of games that put him well below the bar of gaming goodness. With RPG titles, poor 3D games, street fighter rip-offs, and horridly lame support characters, Sonic, at some point early on, lost his way. The final nail in the coffin, for most gamers, was the release of Sonic for the Xbox 360, which had as much production value as a watered down MTV reality series spin-off. Alas, the hopes of ever experiencing the classic mad Sonic dash from the left to right side of the screen in record time seemed to be only a fading memory as the twilight of hope is sealed away in the darkness of Sonic’s coffin.
Click here to read the rest of the ariticle (http://thecomiccollective.com/Video_Games/Columns/2008/Jwan_Jordan/Sonic_Unleashed/)
May 2nd, 2008 - Though he’s shown less than Sonic speed in recent iterations, Sonic the Hedgehog is back and this time he’s kicking it old school for the new generation.
If you’re any type of gamer either casual, veteran or possess any form of natural sense then you’ve heard, seen, or smelled Sonic the Hedgehog. Designed as SEGA’s hyperactive mascot and antagonist to the Nintendo power house character known as Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog quickly speed dashed his way into gamers hearts. Sonic’s fast paced 2D levels, matched with his in- your-face attitude made for a loveable and memorable character. Initially starting the series of games with a justifiably named antagonist, Dr. Eggman, what ensued was gaming goodness meant to last a lifetime. Though, over the years Sonic’s continuity wasn’t as stable as the seemingly unlimited power of Nintendo’s monopolizing character Mario. As time went on Nintendo’s Mario went on to adapt to the new generation systems with phenomenal results, as for Sonic, he sadly lost speed with the evolution of 3 dimensional gaming. Like a man with two broke legs trying to just walk off the pain, Sonic fell prey to a barrage of games that put him well below the bar of gaming goodness. With RPG titles, poor 3D games, street fighter rip-offs, and horridly lame support characters, Sonic, at some point early on, lost his way. The final nail in the coffin, for most gamers, was the release of Sonic for the Xbox 360, which had as much production value as a watered down MTV reality series spin-off. Alas, the hopes of ever experiencing the classic mad Sonic dash from the left to right side of the screen in record time seemed to be only a fading memory as the twilight of hope is sealed away in the darkness of Sonic’s coffin.
Click here to read the rest of the ariticle (http://thecomiccollective.com/Video_Games/Columns/2008/Jwan_Jordan/Sonic_Unleashed/)