Sonic isn't dead, but a lot of the games after SA2 have been a bit more lacking in quality. They're not bad, just not as good.

Sonic Heroes - What idiot came up with the idea of teams? I mean, it's alright to play, but the game would have been better without the gimmick.

Sonic Riders (1 & 2) - Nice little spin-off games. Could well have been longer, though.

Shadow the Hedgehog - People have given this some heavy bashing. What they fail to realise is that it's not meant to be a shoot-em-up, it's a platformer with a simple firing system, and it does a good job atn it, too. And not forgetting the alternative paths idea, pure genius.

Sonic and the Secret Rings - Good game, but the on rails idea didn't really work well. Some of the flaws, however, have the consol itself to blame. The sensor bar has never been perfect. And as for the walking backwards, whoever programmed it doesn't deserve to keep their job >.>

Sonic and the Black Knight - An imporvement. Fantastic gameplay, but not long enough. And once again, we fall victim to the sensor bar, this time, however, it's only really noticable during the close combat bits in boss fights. *cough*lancalotreturns*cough*

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - It would have been an amazing game. It's such a shame they didn't give it a propper go at debugging. So many glitches, so my slow-downs, so many bits with bad control. And as for the movement, it was a little too "loose," if you get what I mean.

Sonic Unleashed - Wii/PS2 Version: A really good adaption, it played fantastically. It's a shame that there were so many night-time stages, and not many day-time stages. (Although, I'll admit that by the time I got to Eggmanland, I was thrilled by the fact that I had to play five long Werehog levels. They kinda grew on me. Besides the tedious platforming sections, that is.)
360/PS3 Version - Nice graphics. Although at close inspection, the models have a somewhat "cheap" quality to them. The game played amazingly, although there were still some problems. During the daytime stages, you can't really blame them. The game plays so fast that it's hard to deal with glitches. But in the night-time stages, the problems were mainly produced by the level design. *cough*thetitanattheendofempirecity*cough*

The Sonic Rush games stuck to the classic 2D gameplay style. They were just great.

I haven't play Sonic Rivals.

All we really need is Sonic Unleashed, with nothing but the day-time gameplay style. Fix a few bugs, spend several years working on a huge variety of stages to make the game long, instead of the usual short length that Sonic games usually have. Get the plot writers who wrote the story for SA2. Don't throw in unnecesary characters. Make Super Sonic playable in stages. And finally, give the game a great script. Voila, we have a brilliant Sonic game.
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BTW, about sonic and the secret rings, if you thought it was bad, give nintendo a chance..it was the 1st sonic game on the wii. I bet they will get better. =]

Yeah there is a series called 'the storybook series' I belive the next one is set in camelot times, and sonic with a sword could be good.
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Gameplay for Sonic and the Black Knight differs from traditional games in the Sonic series by mixing in the new element of swordplay, along with the traditional Sonic platforming and speed. Swordplay is implemented through the Wii Remote. Gameplay will be more similar to Sonic Unleashed than Sonic and the Secret Rings; Sonic's movement will be controlled with the analog stick, and gameplay will mainly be 3D, but occasionally the camera will shift to a side-scrolling perspective for traditional 2D gameplay.[4]

Swordplay will be implemented so that players can slice through enemies without slowing down,[4] but when faced with more formidable enemies, players will engage in advanced swordplay, able to thrust, parry, and perform other maneuvers.[4] The sword will not be used just for combat; players may thrust it through a wall while falling to slow their descent.[4]

The stages will feature civilians that the player can choose to help or smite; these actions and the player's deeds will be judged at the end of each stage, updating the player's "knight ranking" accordingly.[4] By helping out citizens, players will be able to purchase new items from them, such as gauntlets, magical tomes, and new swords. There will be about 200 items in the game, some of which can be gained by opening treasure chests in the stages. An online mode will allow treasures to be traded.

The game changes the traditional level items, such as springs and speed pads, into "elements". These elements come in varying colors; red elements will be used as springs, yellow elements will be used as speed boosts, and purple elements will be used to fill up the "special gauge". This gauge is filled by defeating enemies, and is used to unleash a powerful combination attack.[4] Additionally, instead of the rails from previous games, players will fire a ballista and then grind across its rope.[4]

The mission-based system from Sonic and the Secret Rings will also return, but the missions will be easier to complete. Each stage will consist of multiple missions which feature different stipulations.[4] The skill system from the aforementioned game also returns, but will be reviewed to adjust any problems that were present in that game; the skill system is also being designed so as not to interfere with the game's tempo.[4]
Characters
Sonic is the main playable character.[4] While Knuckles, Shadow and Blaze are playable characters, they will be optional. Other non-playable characters include King Arthur/The Black Knight, Merlina, and Caliburn, Sonic's sword.[4] Sonic's friends will assume Arthurian personae in the game.[4] In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, it has been revealed that Knuckles, Shadow, and Blaze are Knights of the Round Table.

Oh your right, Sonic Isn't Dead
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most sonic games r gud but this kicked him in the balls and ran away with his wallet
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you dont know what your talking about. That post that said sonic died after sa2b, thats BS. I enjoy the sonic games, ALL of them. You people just dont apperciate the games. SA2B, i never played on the sega system, so i cant say it was badly converted. That game was awsome. The tails/eggman levels were awsome, the only thing i didn't like was the knuckles/rogue levels. hella annoying.

anyway, sonic heros, i dont get why nobody like it. It seems great to me. Shadow the hedgehog..Im all for the choose your own path thing, but the guns..eh..shadow + guns = idk wtf they were thinking. all and all, it wasn't bad. the new sonic game coming out, I've seen screen shots. It looks amazing. i will post them once i can find them. But the point im making with this, is for all you people who dont apperciate these games, piss off. Its YOUR opinion, not a fact. sonic games aren't dead. If they were, why would they keep making them? -.-

and about sonic being on the PS3/XBOX, i dont get that..isn't sega bought by nintendo?

and I've seen the game on youtube, all the schenes, seems awsome to me. great story plot, decent game play. The only thing im NOT for is when that idiot princess person KISSES sonic at the end. GAY. thats like..uhm..beastism..or w/e its called. lol. and we cant forget the sonic advance games and sonic rush and sonic rush adventure. those were great. kinda like gba versions of the sega, with better graphics and more characters.

anyway, the point im making is dont BS about sonic.
sonic will live on. Dont make BS comments about the games, because they're awsome. Keep your BS opinions to yourself, nobody wants to hear them. BTW, about sonic and the secret rings, if you thought it was bad, give nintendo a chance..it was the 1st sonic game on the wii. I bet they will get better. =]

well..thats all i have to say. this might not be the right section for this..but hell, its about sonic, and im mentioning it..so deal with it.

flame if you want, do w/e. dont matter to me. Im just standing up for a great game. SONIC LIVES ON! =D


thank you. bye.
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