Dcubed Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Brand new 2D sidescrolling Sonic game with 3D graphics. 4 player Co-op. You’re welcome @Cube… Edited June 8, 2023 by Dcubed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Almost expected it to be called New Sonic the Hedgehog when they revealed it. Looks good, though. I like the new style and it seems to add some new gameplay. Co-op could be fun as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Looks interesting, hopefully coop doesn't make the levels too empty when playing alone. It's a bit random how a new Sonic and Star Trek gane were both announced on the same day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen-i Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 It's a promising reveal, here's hoping they get the physics right. If the co-op is online, I'd be up for playing through it with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Sonic Superstars announced for Switch Now up on the main page. Overview and trailer. - - - - This looks fantastic, classic Sonic, with the generations aesthetic, plus the 'Mania' and 'Origins' feel to it with the multiple playable characters. The drop-in, drop-out co-op is really what sets this apart though, as this could work very well indeed. New emerald powers were touted as one of the features, which could prove to be either interesting, or more throwaway... Those wisp-type transformations look fun, for instance, though the 'Sonic summon' at the boss might be a bit overpowered, though we'll see how it plays out. Sonic has definitely needed something new in the 2D games, with Sonic Frontiers providing that for 3D Sonic, Sonic Superstars looks like it'll do the same, in its own way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen-i Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 15 hours ago, Glen-i said: It's a promising reveal, here's hoping they get the physics right. If the co-op is online, I'd be up for playing through it with others. Welp, so much for that dream. Co-op is local multiplayer only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Glen-i said: Welp, so much for that dream. Co-op is local multiplayer only. Remember that time when I naturally assumed that Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe would have online multiplayer? Yeah... exactly the same thing here, I naturally thought that this would have online multiplayer by default. Then again... if it's too challenging for the developers to get it working well for a platformer, online, then it's probably best not to include it. But still... drop-in, drop-out co-op... I thought online was almost certain for Sonic Superstars as it seemed like a natural fit, oh well. Edit... it's even in the press release, in the article, which I posted... Quote More Friends, More Fun – For the first time ever in a Sonic game, play through the entire campaign with up to 3 other players with drop-in and drop-out four-player local cooperative play. I must have just read the word 'local' as 'online' and not even registered that it wouldn't have online play... it was early when I posted it. Edited June 9, 2023 by S.C.G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 The game is being co-developed by Arzest (Naoto Oshima is apparently designing an all new character for this game). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Well that’s promising 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 The multiplayer doesn't excite me much, but the release of a brand-new 2D Sonic with proper physics does! I don't expect it to be as good as Mania, I just want it to be decent, and sell well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) So... uhh... this is awkward... Edited June 21, 2023 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, MindFreak said: Why? It's now coming out around the same time as Super Mario Bros Wonder... Poor Sonic just can't catch a break. Edited June 21, 2023 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Ah, yes. But they could be aiming for a September release. That still autumn at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Sonic Superstars all Emerald Powers revealed Now up on the main page. Links back to the original Game Informer exclusive article and Nintendo Everything for the information. - - - - - 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Out on October 17th. Just days before Super Mario Bros. Wonder. That's just bad timing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Utter bloody suicide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Sonic Superstars multiplayer trailer and release date Now up on the main page. Overview and multiplayer / release date trailer. - - - - - This is actually great timing, it'll mean that Sonic Superstars can be blasted through, mere days before playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is surely a good thing. A new Sonic title and a new Mario game within the same week? This is a great time for game releases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 hours ago, MindFreak said: Out on October 17th. Just days before Super Mario Bros. Wonder. That's just bad timing... ...and Spider-Man 2, which is also releasing the same day as Wonder. I totally agree. Going up against the sequel to PlayStation's bestselling game on PS4 and, well, the behemoth that is a Mario game? Well, that's just... 2 hours ago, Dcubed said: Utter bloody suicide Yeah, I don't think Dcubed is wrong on this one. Though, I do think it sets itself up quite nicely as a little pick-up at a potentially solid discount going into the Black Friday/Christmas period! 4 minutes ago, S.C.G said: This is actually great timing, it'll mean that Sonic Superstars can be blasted through, mere days before playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is surely a good thing. A new Sonic title and a new Mario game within the same week? This is a great time for game releases. Well at least someone else on here isn't all doom and gloom over it's release date! still looks super charming, though. Hopefully it delivers, it does look promising! Now I'm going to quickly see myself out before anyone here realises I've never completed a Sonic platformer before... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen-i Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Seems to me that someone at Sega still thinks it's the 90's and Sonic can step up to a Mario game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 November 24th, the original Sonic Tuesday, is on a Friday this year. Missed opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 The RRP is £5 more for Sonic, so it's potentially more expensive than Mario so people may lean towards getting Mario if they are on a budget. I like that the digital deluxe version has a skin based on Sonic's original design. I don't like that it's locked to the digital version(?). Also semi relevant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Sonic Superstars Trio of Trouble prologue video Now up on the main page. - - - - - It's a decent animated prologue, about 5 minutes long, has some fun call-backs, and a bit of game footage in the credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Sonic Superstars shows off new multiplayer Battle Mode Now up on the main page. Overview and a selection of screenshots. - - - - - Well... at least Sonic Superstars has an online multiplayer mode now, not the main mode, but it looks to be a decent addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Did anyone buy this? I did and i’ve just finished story mode. I played the Switch version and enjoyed it - classic 2D Sonic and they have really nailed the MegaDrive physics which is great to see. I agree with the review scores - it is a 7/10 game at best: - Graphics on Switch are pretty basic which is inexcusable when you have Mario Wonder showing beautifully. - Music is hit and miss. Such a shame they did not use the Sonic 2 boss theme imo - Camera is a little too close for my liking resulting in some cheap hits. - bonus stages are a little naff and uninspiring. - i’ve been glitched a few times resulting in once having to reset - unlockables are disappointing as they can only be used in the battle mode. I did enjoy it and it is very like the MegaDrive classics but it is not quite there. The bosses are great. Some of the levels do have a interesting twist too. After nearly 30 years since Sonic 3 & Knuckles, I think the 2D series should just be better than this game. I’d say this is the series Mario U moment - a little bland but standard 2d platforming. I enjoyed Mania more and wishes we had a Mania 2 instead. Discounting Mania, I think this is the best 2D Sonic game since the MegaDrive classics. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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