Last year, Nintendo announced that Sonic Lost World would be getting two free Nintendo-themed DLC packs. The first was based on Yoshi’s Island and the second was teased to be based on The Legend of Zelda. Now it’s official – The Legend of Zelda Zone is the next piece of DLC headed to Sonic Lost World.
IGN reports today that The Legend of Zelda Zone in Sonic Lost World will be a bit different from the Yoshi’s Island DLC. For starters, it won’t be as linear as the previous DLC. Sonic will be able to explore an open Hyrule Field and even dive into a dungeon full of enemies, heart containers and other secrets. Sonic even looks different as he’ll be wearing Link’s trademark green hat and tunic throughout the level.
Of course, Sonic won’t be the only in the level wearing the green hat and tunic. Link from Skyward Sword will appear every now and then on his red Loftwing. This does present some weird discrepancies, however, as the Hyrule Castle is from Twilight Princess and the enemy models are pulled from Ocarina of Time. It’s probably best not to think about such things though and just enjoy the fanservice.
If you want to learn more about the new crossover, here’s a 5 minute developer commentary with footage from the DLC:
The Legend of Zelda Zone comes to Sonic Lost World tomorrow, March 27, and it’s completely free.
Sega surprised everyone earlier this month when it announced a reboot of Sonic called Sonic Boom. The new game ties into a new CG-animated TV series and toy line that will be produced by Sega’s Western branch. While details on the actual game are still scarce, a new video gives us a look at how the project came together.
First things first – it’s obvious that the team working on Sonic Boom have a deep love and respect for the character of Sonic. For many of them, the original Sonic games were an inspiration when they began to work in the industry. They bring that same love to this project and want to make an action/adventure game that seemingly pulls from older Sonic games like Sonic Adventure 2 as well as Naughty Dog games like Jak and Daxter.
As for the cartoon, the team reveals that they’re writing a consistent narrative that will build upon previous episodes. In other words, Sonic Boom will be more like Sonic SatAM and less like Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Oh, and those worried over Sonic Boom’s direction need not be concerned. Sonic Team reaffirms in the video above that they will continue making modern Sonic games in the vein of Sonic Lost World alongside the Sonic Boom franchise. We can only hope that their next title is more like Sonic Generations instead of the generally awful Lost World.
Man, Sonic Lost World was kind of terrible, wasn’t it? It was obvious that Sega missed something in its quest to make Super Sonic Galaxy and ended up moving away from the mostly excellent Sonic Generations. For its next outing, Sega is completely reinventing Sonic again, but in more ways than one.
Starting this year, Sega will be bringing Sonic back to television with a new TV series for Cartoon Network called Sonic Boom. Here’s Sega’s official statement on the series:
The Sonic Boom television series, co-produced by SEGA of America Inc. and OuiDO! Productions, will debut on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and on CANAL J and GULLI in France during the 2014/2015 season. The series is an ensemble comedy consisting of 52 x 11-minute standalone episodes packed full of high-adrenaline action. Every episode starts from a small character-driven story and explodes into an epic tale of saving the world, robot battles and more.
For this new series, all of the characters will be receiving brand new designs:
For a better look at the TV series, here’s a trailer:
Sega is going all in on this Sonic Boom business in 2014 by making a video game based on the TV series. It’s set before the events of the television series and features four playable characters – Sonic, Knuckles, Tails and Amy. They feature the same character designs that you see above.
As for the game itself, it will be developed by Sonic Team and the guys at Red Button Entertainment. Red Button is comprised of ex-Naughty Dog staff that worked on Jak and Daxter so they definitely have experience in crafting platformers. It also happens to be the third game in Sega’s exclusive deal with Nintendo so the game will only be available on the Wii U and 3DS. Here’s the first trailer complete with Skrillex – because that’s what the kids like these days, right?
Yuji Naka, the man who breathed life into Sonic the Hedgehog back in the early 90s, is no longer with Sega. He left back in 2006 to form his own independent studio called Prope. The studio’s highest profile release since then has been Ivy the Kiwi?, but now Naka wants to take us on a photography trip.
In Naka’s latest game, Real Whales, players are tasked with taking photographs of the majestic mammalian giants that populate our oceans. Seriously, that’s it. Like Pokemon Snap and Afrika before it, Real Whales is all about photography. Players will be able to travel all around the world to places modeled after real world locations to capture the perfect photograph.
Arguably, the coolest feature is the whale gallery that lets you see 3D models of all the whale and dolphin species in the game. The models include basic facts about each species and even lets you listen to real recordings of what the creatures sound like.
Oh, and the game has Narwhals. That alone should make you want to play it.
Real Whales is now available on both iOS and Android in free and pay-for flavors. For an upfront fee of $4.99, you can get most of the game, including most of the in-game locations. The free version offers limited locations whereas the rest are purchased from within the app for $2.99 each.
In late 2012, Sega finally showed everybody, including Nintendo, how to make a kart racer with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Now over a year since its launch on consoles and PC, the game is making its way to mobile devices.
Sega announced today that Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is now available on iOS for $4.99. The mobile port looks to be a complete conversion of the console title with over 75 events for players to engage in. It also includes most of the racers from the original console title with one addition that’s exclusive to the mobile version – Ryo from the legendary Shenmue series.
It should be noted that when played on a mobile device, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed auto-accelerates the vehicle while you use the touch screen to steer. If that doesn’t do anything for you, you’ll be glad to know that the game supports gamepads on both iOS and Android for those who want a more traditional control scheme.
Before you jump in to the world of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, you should be aware that the game does have in-app purchases. You’d think the full game would be available to you for $4.99, but Kotaku notes that the initial purchase only unlocks the easy difficulty. You can earn rings and stars in-game to unlock characters and additional difficulties, but the game lets you pay upfront to unlock these from the start. To unlock all difficulties, you’ll have to pony up $9.99 which brings the total cost of the full game to $14.98 – a little pricey for a mobile title.
If you’re on the fence regarding Sonic’s latest kart racer on mobile, check out the trailer below:
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformedis out now on iOS, and Sega says it will be out on Android “very soon.” Most are taking that to mean it will show up on Google Play at some point today.
UPDATE: The game is now available on Android. It doesn’t seem to be compatible with a lot of devices yet though, and many players are complaining about the game being broken. You might want to enter with caution if you’re intending to play this on an Android device.
It’s only been a few weeks since Rovio released its Angry Birds Go! kart racing game, and now Sega is jumping into the mobile racing genre with the release of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for iOS.
The game is out now for iPhone, iPod, and iPad devices that are running iOS 7. Like Angry Birds Go!, Players can use either touch controls or tilt controls to race, though a controller can also be used for more precision.
Players can choose (purchase with in-game rings) between 10 different characters at launch, including Sonic, Tails, and Amy. Future characters coming to the game include Ryo Hazuki of Shenmue fame and Ralph from the Disney movie Wreck-It Ralph.
Unlike other mobile racers, Sonic & All-Stars for iOS has several options for multiplayer. Up to four players can race against each other in local and online multiplayer races, and leaderboards will keep track of daily and weekly racing challenges.
Everybody remembers Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as one of the best games, if not the best, in the franchise. It introduced the world to Tails, Super Sonic and that awesome music of Chemical Plant Zone. Now it’s back and better than ever thanks to some restoration work.
Sega announced today that it’s relaunching Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on mobile devices today. The publisher had previously released a port on iOS and Android, but it was kind of shoddy. This new port was made by the same guys who made the excellent Sonic CD port on consoles and mobile. Not only did they improve the base game, but they also restored a lost level that was never included in the original game – Hidden Palace Zone.
The history behind Hidden Palace Zone is a little complicated, but this great piece at Sonic Retro helps to explain what fans have dug up on it over the years. In short, the level was originally intended to be where players would warp to upon collecting all seven chaos emeralds.
While Hidden Palace Zone has been restored, many of the other cut levels, like Dust Hill Zone, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are still missing. These levels will probably never see the light of day as many weren’t in the almost complete form that Hidden Palace Zone was.
Here’s a trailer that features some footage of Hidden Palace Zone:
The newly updated Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is available on both iOS and Android. There’s no word yet on if the updated version of Sonic 2 will ever make its way to consoles, but it’s unlikely.
Soon after the launch of the 3DS, Nintendo began to experiment with the idea of remaking classic NES games in 3D. Only a few were made, but it was pretty cool to see the classic games of our youth pop out on the screen. Now Sega is trying the same thing with its own classic titles from the Sega Genesis.
In this week’s Nintendo Download, Sega will be releasing two more Sega 3D Classics. The two games getting a 3D makeover this week are Sonic the Hedgehog and Altered Beast. While the main attraction is certainly the games being displayed in 3D, Sega has also added a number of other new additions to these titles. For example, Altered Beast now supports local multiplayer and a random transformation mode.
In addition to Sega classics hitting the Nintendo eShop today, the virtual console on both 3DS and Wii U will be treated to a classic title from the NES and SNES respectively. On 3DS, players can try out the final Donkey Kong game for NES – Donkey Kong 3. In this title, players take on the role of Stanley the exterminator as he protects flowers from Donkey Kong. On Wii U, SNES classic The Legend of the Mystical Ninja challenges players to save Princess Yuki.
The “Favorite gaming friends” sale concludes this week with sales on all Donkey Kong titles available on both the 3DS and Wii U. On Wii U, you can get 30 percent off Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3. On 3DS, you can get 30 percent off Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr.
Here are all the other games coming to the Nintendo eShop this week:
It’s been a long time coming, but Sonic Lost World is finally upon those of us who live in North America. The Wii U/3DS exclusive promises brand new gameplay that makes Sonic stand out more than ever before while introducing players to new villains that aren’t Dr. Eggman.
Unlike the previous trailers that focus on either the Wii U or 3DS versions of the title, the final launch trailer gives players a glimpse at both titles. The Wii U version obviously receives the most love, but Sega is quick to point out that players can get 4 player competitive modes only on the 3DS.
In a post on the Sega blog, the publisher outlines what differentiates the Wii U and 3DS versions of Sonic Lost World:
Wii U
Wii U GamePad Controller functionality – Wii U exclusive Color Powers can be controlled with the GamePad by tilting, touching, and aiming the controller. The full game can also be played using only the GamePad screen and will feature a two-player support mode.
Helpful hand from friends and others – Players will be able to have a friend lend a hand via the game’s co-op feature; meanwhile, players can also get help from other players through a feature that enables a range of players to send items from their inventory out into Miiverse where they can be picked up and used by any other player.
Nintendo 3DS
Exclusive Levels and Stages – Sonic Lost World for Nintendo 3DS is the first handheld Sonic game ever to feature fully realized 3D levels which include exclusive Special Stages – including ones featuring the elusive Chaos Emeralds – and Color Powers unique to Nintendo 3DS. A competitive VS mode enables players to challenge friends locally or online, and a time attack mode tests players speed run skills.
“Tails Lab” Crafting System – Through the “Tails’ Lab” crafting system, players can create customized radio controlled vehicles – which can also be exported for use in the Wii U version – as well as other items and materials.
Robust StreetPass Options – Allows players to send out special Street Pass missions with their Mii.
Since the game is now out in North America, a number of reviews from other outlets have now begun to pour in. Has it helped the game’s 62 metascore from last week? The game still sits at a 62 metascore, but it has received more positive reviews than last time with 17. It also has received more mixed and negative reviews as well though with 27 and 6 respectively.
Sonic Lost World just launched in Europe, and SEGA couldn’t be more pleased. In fact, it’s put together two separate trailers for both versions of the game to tide over US fans until the game launches here in two weeks.
The first launch trailer shows off the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World. In it, we get to see much of what we’ve seen before – Sonic running, jumping and spinning through a wide variety of colorful worlds.
As for the 3DS version, Sega makes a big deal about how this is the first handheld Sonic game to be in full 3D. The handheld version will also feature four player races compared to the Wii U version’s two-player races.
As the game is already out in Europe, the reviews have been pouring in left and right. How is Sonic’s latest outing? As expected, critics are split. Some have praised the game as a fresh take on the franchise, while others have criticized it for trying too many new things without excelling at a single one. The Wii U version currently sits at 62 metascore while the 3DS version sits at a 58.
Sonic fans are used to bad reviews, however, and this latest round of middling scores will not deter them. In fact, the only real deterrence is that Sonic Lost World will be exclusive to the Wii U and 3DS when it launches on October 29. Only the really hardcore Sonic fans can justify spending $300 for one game.
In today’s latest Nintendo DIrect for North America, we were treated to a short look at Sonic Lost World. Unfortunately, we weren’t shown any new footage of the upcoming title. Thankfully, Nintendo UK was more than happy enough to show off an all new trailer during its Nintendo Direct today.
In the new Sonic Lost World trailer, we’re treated to 3 minutes of all new gameplay footage from almost every stage in the game. You’ll have to put up with an annoying narrator, but the new gameplay footage is definitely worth it.
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that it would hold a Nintendo Direct today to discuss upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles. True to its word, the latest Nintendo Direct did just that, and even served up some surprises for the Nintendo fan.
Starting out, Nintendo showed off a new trailer for Super Mario 3D World that featured some of the new powerups that players will encounter in the latest Mario adventure. We already knew about the cat suit, but there’s also a cherry that will split Mario into two copies of himself. The powerups from Super Mario 3D Land, including the boomerang suit and coin box, will be available in this game as well.
Next up was Wii Party U. There wasn’t a lot of new information available beyond it featuring some new mini-games that require players to gather around the gamepad and use four Wiimotes in unison to complete tasks. The game will launch with a Wiimote Plus bundle on October 22.
Another one of Nintendo’s big holiday titles – Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze – has been delayed. Nintendo said that the game has been delayed until February 2014 to allow the team at Retro Studios to add more polish.
Moving onto Sonic, Nintendo had two announcements. The first was Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games will have online multiplayer. That alone isn’t too surprising, but the way it’s being handled certainly is. Keeping in line with the olympic spirit, players from all over the world can compete in four events to contribute points to their country. The game will keep track of which country leads the world in points as players battle to defend their country’s honor.
As for the other Sonic-related announcement, Nintendo confirmed that Sonic will be back in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Sonic was a fan favorite in Super Smash Bros. Brawl so it’s good to see him back.
In some final Wii U news, Nintendo announced that Pikmin 3 will be getting some Challenge Mode DLC today for $1.99. This will add four new maps to the game. There will be more DLC added down the road as well.
Moving onto 3DS, Nintendo showed off the first English trailer for Square Enix’ Bravely Default. The game is your standard turn-based RPG, but that’s only a good thing. It will also allow players to choose between the English dub or the original Japanese cast.
Nintendo also provided an update on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Nintendo has decided to change up the formula of Zelda games with this newest title by allowing players to buy almost every item from the start of the game and tackle dungeons in any order. This will be the first time a Zelda game has offered such an option since the original The Legend of Zelda on the NES.
Finally, Nintendo announced a new Kirby game for the Nintendo 3DS. There’s not much to say at the moment beyond it looks like a Kirby game. That’s not a bad thing, mind you. It will be out in 2014.
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing proved to be one of the best kart racers of this generation when it was released in early 2010. Sega and Sumo Digital refined the experience in last year’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Despite consoles and PC getting this newest title, Android gamers will have to settle with a port of the original three years after the fact.
Sega announced today that the original Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is finally available on Android devices. There’s no reason given for Sega’s decision to port the original game over its sequel, but it may have something to do with how the original game is less complex than its sequel.
Even if it is the original game, it’s still a pretty fun. Let’s just hope the touch-screen controls don’t get in the way.
During the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that Wii U exclusive Sonic Lost World would feature a co-op mode for those who own both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. In the 3DS game, players will be able to create a small UFO that can then be transferred to the Wii U version as a second playable character.
At Gamescom, Sega released a new trailer for Sonic Lost World that shows just how this second co-op character will work. It’s revealed that our little UFO friend will be able to defeat enemies and provide platforms for the trickier sections of the game. In short, it’s pretty much what you’d expect from a co-op mode in a platformer.
Sonic Lost World will also feature competitive multiplayer modes with a two player racing mode that has one player attempting to clear a stage before his or her opponent does. It looks like one player will be exclusively using the Gamepad screen while the other uses the TV to eliminate any distractions that normally arise during split-screen gaming.
At Gamescom, Sega also announced that all those who pre-order Sonic Lost World will be upgraded to the Deadly Six Bonus Edition of the game. This edition of the game comes with new boss enemies and a level inspired by NiGHTS into Dreams. Those who complete the level will be granted a special Color powerup that’s normally only available through Miiverse trading.
Sonic Lost World launches October 22 for the Wii U and 3DS, and is the first of three exclusive Sonic games for the Wii U platform.
Sonic, unlike Mario, has never really used power ups. It was a more pure platforming experience as a result, but you could argue that it also makes Sonic games less fun. The series did play around with power ups in the Wii-exclusive Sonic Colors, and now Sega is bringing some of those power ups back in its latest game.
Sega released a new Sonic Lost World trailer this week that shows off the new power ups coming to the game. Most of the power ups are all new to the franchise, but Sega is also bringing back some of the power ups from Sonic Colors.
A lot of these new and returning powers look great, but looking great is only one part of the equation. The actual gameplay is even more important, and Sonic Team has only just started to perfect its gameplay. Sonic Colors was a great start, but there were still a few problems. With Sonic Lost World, Sonic Team has a chance to show that it can perfect the power up gameplay that Mario holds a monopoly on.
If you want to check out Sonic Lost World for yourself, you can play it this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con. If you can’t make it out, you’ll be able to get it yourself on October 22 for Wii U and 3DS.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has been a massive franchise for Nintendo and Sega ever since the two collaborated on the first for the 2008 Summer Olympic games. Each Summer and Winter Olympics event since then has received a game, and this year’s event in Sochi is no different.
Earlier this year, Nintendo showed a bit of gameplay footage from its upcoming Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. It was looking pretty good then, but the latest gameplay trailer for the first title in the franchise for Wii U looks even better.
This latest Mario & Sonic title promises 16 Olympic events, including ice hockey, ice skating, bobsledding, skiing, snowboarding, and my personal favorite, curling. In fact, there’s just something hilarious and awesome about Bowser and Dr. Eggman competing in curling.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will bring its obnoxiously long title to retailers later this year when it launches on the Wii U and 3DS.
The next proper Sonic game – Sonic Lost World – is a Nintendo exclusive. In other words, it’s only coming to the Wii U and 3DS. We’ve seen some gameplay from the Wii U version, but now Sega is giving us a sneak peak at the 3DS version.
Sega shared gameplay of the first stage – Windy Hill – running on the Nintendo 3DS. Sonic games on handhelds have usually been fantastic, and Sonic Lost World looks to continue that fine tradition.
We’re likely to see more from both the Wii U and 3DS versions of Sonic Lost World at E3 next week. We might even see the Blue Blur show up in another trailer for a certain Nintendo fighting game.
Remember Sonic Xtreme? You probably don’t as it was canceled before it ever came out, and only a few slices of game footage have ever made it online. Even so, it seems that Sega has not forgotten this title as the new Sonic title for Wii U – Sonic Lost World – looks to borrow some elements from the canceled Saturn game.
Sure, the game looks prettier, Sonic has a few new moves, and new enemies; but some of the gameplay shown looks like it was lifted straight out of Sonic Xtreme:
Of course, this is not a bad thing at all. Sonic Xtreme looked amazing, and it’s a shame that we got Sonic Adventure instead of it. Now it looks like Sonic Team is giving the ideas present in Sonic Xtreme another chance in its latest title.
Sonic Lost World will be available exclusively on the Wii U and 3DS later this year.
Yesterday, Nintendo said that today’s Nintendo Direct would solely focus on games coming out this summer. That was mostly true, but the company did take time to reveal a new partnership with Sega that will either make Sonic fans very happy, or very disappointed.
First up, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that the popular Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games franchise will be back in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The game will be the first time the series has debuted on the Wii U with improved graphics and gameplay. The highlight was a curling minigame that takes advantage of the Gamepad.
In even bigger news, Iwata said that Nintendo has entered into a partnership with Sega that will see the next proper Sonic game – Sonic Lost World – released exclusively on Wii U and 3DS.
The final bit of news from Nintendo’s new partnership from Sega revealed that more Sega Game Gear games will be released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in the near future.
Iwata then turned it over to Nintendo of America where they announced that The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be launching on May 30 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Each game will cost $5.99, but the price will be reduced to $4.99 each for the first three weeks to ensure that everybody can experience the game connectivity features.
They also announced a number of release dates for other Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, which features a new world exclusive to the 3DS version, will be out on May 24. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be out on June 9. The sole Wii U game from Nintendo of America was Game and Wario, which they say will be out on June 23 for only $39.99.
Nintendo of America gave the mic back to Iwata where he announced that New Super Luigi U, the Luigi-centric spin off of last year’s New Super Mario U, will be out on June 20 on the Nintendo eShop. The game will feature multiplayer, but will not have Mario. Instead, the game will include Nabby as a playable character. Players of the original game may remember Nabby as the character that stole items from Mario. As a playable character, Nabby is not affected by power ups, but he is also immune to all enemy attacks. Iwata says that he’s meant for players who find 2D Mario platformers to be too challenging.
As an added bonus for fans, Nintendo will be releasing a separate retail version of New Super Luigi U at retail on August 25. The retail version of the title does not require the original New Super Mario Bros. U to play. The DLC version releasing on June 20 will cost $19.99, and the retail version will cost $29.99.
Platinum Games’ The Wonderful 101 will be out on September 15. There was no price announced, but you can assume that it will be probably go for the full $59.99.
Iwata also dished out some new details on Pikmin 3. The game will feature three new protagonists – Alph, Brittany and Charlie – who are trying to collect food for their dying homeworld. As such, players will have to collect fruits and turn them into juice if they want to keep exploring. There is no time limit this time around though, and players can replay previous days to collect more fruit. Pikmin 3 will be out on August 4.
On a final note, Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Nintendo has partnered with Best Buy to bring the E3 experience to gamers in America and Canada. During the week of E3, select Best Buy locations will have exclusive E3 demos in stores for fans to play.
The next Nintendo Direct is scheduled to take place in June before E3. We’re likely to not hear much on the Nintendo front until then.
If you want to watch the Nintendo Direct yourself, you can do so below:
Sega defenders of the early 90s had one trump card in fights with Nintendorks – blast processing. The fabled technology allowed Sega Genesis games to run faster than their Super Nintendo counterparts which made games like Sonic the Hedgehog only possible on Sega’s hardware. Now the company is introducing an entirely new brand of processing to breathe new life into its old games.
Sega announced today that it’s bringing high quality 3D surround sound to its classic games through the use of goat processing. With goat processing, Sonic the Hedgehog and other classics will sound like completely new games.
In all seriousness, it’s another April Fools’ Day joke that only was able to elicit a chuckle out of me. Your personal mileage, however, will vary, especially if you have yet to tire of goats yelling like humans.
It was announced a while back that Danica Patrick would be a playable racer in Sega’s upcoming game – Diddy Kong RacingSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Sega is now bringing more of the real world into their latest racing game.
Sega announced today that Patrick will be driving a custom Hot Wheels car in the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. It’s an electric green-white car that’s covered in logos for Hot Wheels and Patrick’s main sponsor Go Daddy. If that wasn’t enough, Sega has also given the vehicle its own cringeworthy name – the “Danicar.”
In slightly more interesting news, a die-cast version of the car will be available as a bonus pack-in with the game at retail later this year. Unfortunately, the car doesn’t transform like it does in the game. At least you’re getting a Hot Wheels die-cast car that you’ll observe with curiosity for a few minutes before its relegated to a spot in the closet to be lost forever.
“Using Danica Patrick’s existing relationship with Mattel and Hot Wheels, we were able to extend our brand beyond the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed game universe and into consumer products with the creation of this custom toy,” said Marcella Churchill, Senior Director of Marketing, SEGA of America. “The Hot Wheels brand has a reputation for developing beloved childhood toys and our partnership will undoubtedly ignite this nostalgia amongst fans when they get to race this transforming vehicle within the game.”
I’m still not sold on the concept of a Patrick being in the game, but at least Sega is trying to make it work. The last time a human invaded the world of Sonic didn’t work out too well. We can only hope a similar scenario is avoided in this latest game.
