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"Beast" Sonic Revealed in New E3 Trailer! watch!

wegame.com — Sonic's beast form looks insane from this new trailer from E3.

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  • sexualwasabi, on 07/16/2008, -24/+6I was a Nintendo fan boi back in the 8-bit days... so never played a Sonic game, now this looks like a Sonic game I may pick up :)
    • Burn, on 07/17/2008, -3/+1Not sure why you're being dugg down. I've never been a big Sonic fan but that game looks massive!
    • Shaflugi, on 07/17/2008, -1/+5Good thing Sonic was popular in the 16-bit days and not the 8-bit days! Right?
  • 1legend, on 07/16/2008, -6/+65This sonic game looks bad ass. Let's hope it plays as good as it looks. It'd be great if a Sonic title could get a 9 or 10 outa 10 rating one of these days.
    • npsken, on 07/17/2008, -0/+17Agreed. Down with the anime ***** and 20 new useless characters per game!
    • DyceFreak, on 07/17/2008, -1/+3all they needed from the adventure games was a little bit of re-designed levels, and a completely new camera system, both of which they seem to trout happily with this one... CANT WAIT! SEGA RULES!
      • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -6/+4***** Adventure, I'm sick of people praising that one as the gold standard. It was still terrible. Without looking at it comparatively, it was a dim light bulb in a room full of dark.
        The whole "adventure" aspect of it was the beginning of them sucking the life out of the old platforming aspect.
      • DyceFreak, on 07/17/2008, -3/+2you must have not had any friends to play it with, cause I had a blast racing my friends to find all the emblums :P... that is truely where I got my enjoyment from the game though.

        Adventure is the only good modern sonic, that is why its the gold standard. If you could actually try to enjoy the game for what it is though, the stages were still pretty damn good and fun too fly arround. The camera was the worse ive ever seen from a game though, made it annoying, but still playable. With this new one it looks like they took everything that actually worked for adventure, and fixed everything that didn't work, which is truely exactly what they should have done. Aint no riders, or spinoff *****, this is the next step of the real deal.

        sure adventure had it's flaws, but I sure as hell aint gonna go comparing this new game to sonic 2 am I, since of course, it looks like a new adventure... :D
    • jellydoughnut21, on 07/17/2008, -3/+6I was already fairly certain this game was going to be terrible, but now with the addition of "beast sonic" and beat em up combat stages, i think i would put my life savings on it.
    • themastersb, on 07/17/2008, -2/+5Are they actually going to get a 3D Sonic game done right/good?
    • danomagnum, on 07/17/2008, -3/+1The 3d Sonics are so disorienting.
    • DNABeast, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3Why don't they just give up and design sonic ride animation? What's the point of a platform game that plays itself except for occasionally hitting the correct button at the correct time. It looks about as much fun as playing the original Dragon's Lair.
  • redhitman, on 07/16/2008, -7/+72God, I hope that this is, finally, a Sonic game worth playing. It has been far too long since the last good Sonic game, like, i don't know, 16 years!!! (That's when Sonic 2 was released; in 1992)
    • twiztidsinz, on 07/17/2008, -0/+47What about Sonic 3?
      What about Sonic & Knuckles?
      I loved playing as Knuckles, even played the others again after I got it..
    • LittleDas, on 07/17/2008, -2/+43sonic adventure 2 was pretty good.
      • BlueSkyfish, on 07/17/2008, -1/+14Seconded, I loved that game. The Sonic/Shadow parts at least. The Chao garden was pretty cool too.
      • redhitman, on 07/17/2008, -1/+3Adventure 2 was decent, but I still consider Sonic 2 to be the last truly great Sonic the Hedgehog game.
      • bigdoglj52, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2ROLLING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND GOT PLACES TO GO GOTTA FOLLOW MY RAINBOW!

        so god damn catchy
      • krupawan5618, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Haha! I love that song!
    • bagboyrebel, on 07/17/2008, -0/+13The Adventure games were also good, everything after that wasn't so great.
    • toeMas, on 07/17/2008, -1/+8Knuckles in Sonic 2 is where its at
    • B08ama, on 07/17/2008, -0/+10Sonic and Knuckles was the best Sonic game because its controls were really smooth, the characters were balanced, and the raster graphics rocked the Genesis over.
    • vapblack, on 07/17/2008, -5/+2You sir, must have pure truth flowing through your veins.
      I wish I could give you 7 thumbs up.
      • yamikaze, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1But don't you need at least 50 to turn super?
    • Rhendal, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7Sonic 3 was awesome. If they took out Big the ***** Cat from Sonic Adventure, that one would have been decent. God I ***** hated fishing in that game.
    • thebrokenlight, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1It's all about Sonic 2 Beta. Hidden Palace Zone FTW
    • patm1987, on 07/17/2008, -0/+6Don't go on forgetting about Sonic CD now, that game was neck and neck with Sonic 3 + Sonic & Knuckles on the awesome scale..
    • synwolf, on 07/17/2008, -1/+2Kind of off topic, but anyone know a way to get all the soundtracks from the Sonic games? I love their music.
    • quomen, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1This music is cheezy too. Starlight Zone strikes such a strong chord in me.. Takes me back..
    • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Knuckles Chaotic on the 32X rocked them all.

      Seriously though, did anyone ever play game? Was it any good? Here's to hoping this new Sonic game kicks ass!
  • grantmoore3d, on 07/16/2008, -1/+20It looks like that the people making these games FINALLY started to listen to the fans, the glorious mind blowing speed is back!!
    • redhitman, on 07/17/2008, -0/+41Yes, but they should have left it at that and not worry about the "beast" thing. I think that's going to be a huge problem with this game; Sonic is about speed, pure and simple.
      • swicken, on 07/17/2008, -1/+8I'd have to agree, I don't feel the need to be bashing countless enemies, I'll save that for dynasty warriors.
        Although I'm a little old for the speedy sonic, my reaction time just isn't the same as when I was 12.
      • fpaudon, on 07/17/2008, -0/+13I don't appreciate Sonic's new beast form because I am not a furry
      • nihility, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5Totally agree too, I was loving this whole idea until the whole beast thing came into play. I'll take my Sonic leashed. I'd much rather see that Sonic 2 HD mashup that guy made than any of this while I'm reminiscing.
      • themastersb, on 07/17/2008, -3/+2Beast sonic: Confirmed for Brawl
      • Shaflugi, on 07/17/2008, -1/+9Sonic was never about "mindblowing speed" until recently. You're supposed to be in control of Sonic, not watch him do flips off 20 springs then go through 3 loops automatically. Sure, it was a perk, but it shouldn't be something to fall back on.
        Plus, werewolf Sonic is an ODD idea, yeah. But I think it looks pretty fun to play.
      • Andrwmorph, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3It will break up the monotony of the speed parts.
    • spidoman, on 07/17/2008, -2/+4Yeah! Thank goodness cause I remember back playing the original sonic thinking, this game is alright, but I wish it had more fighting.

      Ugh.
    • PeterFile, on 07/17/2008, -1/+3The sonic games were never about speed though - they were about platforming.
    • LordDust, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Agreed you want a sonic game thats all about speed try sonic advanced 2 or 3. (The Gameplay is basically hold right win level).

      Sonic is about platforming & speed, speedy levels followed by painfully hard platforming.

      I personally believe that it is impossible for a 3D sonic game to be good because it's impossible to have twitchy platforming and speedy movement in three dimensions without being endlessly frustrating.
  • Slashered, on 07/16/2008, -10/+3wow, the gameplay actually looks pretty good, including beast sonic. 97 hit combo eh?

    C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
  • marcxtg248, on 07/16/2008, -9/+0Sonic is still alive?Thought he was trampled together with mario while fighting the God's of Olympus?
  • hockeysmurf, on 07/16/2008, -3/+13Looks promising, at least they are using some side scroller action again... although there's a lot of 3D and crap too so I won't hold my breath.
    • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Difference is it looks like this time they got the 3D crap right for once.
  • BugMeNot2, on 07/16/2008, -2/+67Beast Sonic's formal name is "Werehog", and the Werehog gameplay looks super lame. Sonic's gameplay, on the other hand, looks quite nice.
    • AhniTipesh, on 07/17/2008, -5/+2Super lame you say?
    • ahvi, on 07/17/2008, -0/+11I agree. There's one scene at around 1:55 in the upper right hand corner where the Beast Sonic is tiptoeing across a thin bridge. Yeah, that's exactly what I think of when I think of sonic, tiptoeing. Well, yeah, at least the sonic gameplay looks good.
      • k3y5rmy1if3, on 07/17/2008, -0/+4Same here, this is the "nightime" gameplay they were talking about, looks boring as hell.
    • foofightrs777, on 07/17/2008, -0/+4Also it looks like the "Werehog" also has to collect weighted objects to press down buttons to pen doors from the video. Please just give us the regular Sonic as that didn't look half bad at all. Sonic is supposed to be fast; not plodding and slashy slashy.
  • jaypooner, on 07/16/2008, -27/+85buried for ***** music
    • patrflav, on 07/17/2008, -16/+15I like how you're getting burried down. This music is terrible, what's wrong with you Digg?
    • BlueSkyfish, on 07/17/2008, -2/+4You bury it, but Japan probably loves it. It sounds like an anime intro, only you can understand the lyrics.
    • Devotia, on 07/17/2008, -2/+7Just mute it, and play this and the trailer is much better.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn8bdGEnM0
      • jaypooner, on 07/17/2008, -5/+2sorry mate that music is equally as bad if not worse
    • jimmick, on 07/17/2008, -1/+5better than that screamo ***** that normally inhabits these videos
    • kaelyiesta, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1Christ, I hate that style of music. Whiny, boringly repetitious and droning the same uncomplicated few measures over and over. Boy bands have just been repackaged with instruments, make up and called emo. Its the same banal *****.

      And why the ***** do they insist on dropping down to the root of the key every other note? We get it. Thats the 1st note of the scale, now do something actually interesting!
  • dephrye, on 07/16/2008, -7/+1Well, good to to that when the if improving the graphics doesn't work you can always make you character go 'super sayin'. Nah, who needs new features!
    • sovietninja, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2He is called Super Sonic and he did it back in 1992 on Sonic 2.
  • Amakaze, on 07/16/2008, -3/+9I dont think I'm so hot on the idea of beast sonic. I mean, the logic is.. they make Sonic slower, but with more physical attacks and less super duper speed.. Isn't that the entire logic of Knuckles? Granted, he isn't badass like beast sonic, but... Why? IMO, Sonic Adventures 1 was the best Sonic, as it offered a variety of characters and gamestyles. So, while this sounds like it fits that mold, they didn't have to transform the main character IMO..
    • ozid, on 07/17/2008, -1/+3thats the first one on the dreamcast right?

      They did that game right! every game after was horrible. They should take it back to that format. It was a great game and totally re playable.
      • sovietninja, on 07/17/2008, -1/+1Well then they went and made PSO which to this day is still a heck of alot of fun on dial up.

        Wait a second...
      • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -1/+1Actually the problem was they tried to hard to replicate that format instead of taking another look at the Genesis games.
  • Aeron, on 07/17/2008, -8/+49Sega just doesn't get it, MAKE IT A SIDE-SCROLLER SEGA!! And please no humans...
    • bagboyrebel, on 07/17/2008, -4/+12It doesn't need to be a side scroller as long as it's about speed.
    • cave, on 07/17/2008, -0/+8Some parts of that video looked side scroller-ish, so I guess they didn't get all of it wrong.
    • Harbinger67, on 07/17/2008, -0/+9I'm preeeeeetty sure that Robotnik/Eggman is a human. Should they get rid of him too?
    • LordDust, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5Point of the early games was that Robotnik is the only human and EVIL, it was about how the evil human was opressing the poor little animal with science.

      having GOOD human characters that drive cars and the lot, kinda undermines the whole idea.
  • Jenadae, on 07/17/2008, -1/+16eh why not? Looks like the best since sonic adventure 2.
  • adiyo011, on 07/17/2008, -9/+3Does anyone know the name of the song?

    Edit: NVM I found it.

    Endless possibility by Jaret Reddick
    • Suspension, on 07/17/2008, -3/+1Bowling for Soup - Endless Possibility
    • DeFex, on 07/17/2008, -0/+23i hope its so you can put it in your list of bands to avoid at all costs.
      • joshuagor44, on 07/17/2008, -8/+4i hope you realize not everyone shares the same taste in music
    • Slick37c, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2When not in the context of Sonic, it's garbage.
      • Coffeedemon, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3It was pretty hard on the ears in the video.
    • Anorhc, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2Pay attention to what's on the video and maybe you won't have to ask that question again. (i.e. 25 seconds into it.)
      • adiyo011, on 07/17/2008, -2/+1Yeah, maybe I was looking at the gameplay instead of looking at the corner.
    • lordtyros, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3ROLLING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND...
      • SonicAD, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3GOT PLACES TO GO GOT TO FOLLOW MY RAINBOW!
  • DFENS, on 07/17/2008, -3/+5Well, there goes that.
  • Pusod, on 07/17/2008, -5/+5They have rehashed the sonic game into oblivion! Gone are the days of simplistic fun.
  • halfemptyfilms, on 07/17/2008, -5/+41That is the most annoying music ever put to video games.
  • danman890, on 07/17/2008, -1/+51SEEEYY-GAAAAA
    • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -2/+13Sega does what Nintendon't
      • harrison5394, on 07/17/2008, -3/+3And that's make bad games. Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction.
      • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2Sega > Nintendo
    • quomen, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3Up, Down, Left, Right, A, Start
    • grizzlybrice, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4I was more fond of the quick and loud "SEGA" yelling guy.
  • ath1337, on 07/17/2008, -13/+6looks pretty crappy IMO
  • EnderMB, on 07/17/2008, -4/+9It's going to be the same as Sonic The Hedgehog on the Xbox 360, looks great, high expectations and fails spectacularly once you play it.
  • DeFex, on 07/17/2008, -3/+13damn that music was so generic and crap.
    the game looked fun though.
  • Clugenheim, on 07/17/2008, -3/+59IMO:
    The song sucked.
    "Beast" Sonic is stupid and really slow.
    The speed part looks fun. (both 3D and side scrolling)
    • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Eh, give it a chance. It can't be any worse than any other ***** Sonic games have done so far. Once you've hit bottom you can't go anywhere but up.
  • hhwoot, on 07/17/2008, -2/+10"Beast" Sonic segment looks more like Dynasty Warrior Sonic...
  • Genecalypse, on 07/17/2008, -7/+2THAT LOOKS EPIC
  • medj, on 07/17/2008, -1/+21I'm looking more forward to the Sonic 2 HD Remix Project...
    • bishonen, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Yes, and YES!
      Think about the "3D" tube bonus sage all spiffied up. *drooool*
  • trydionel, on 07/17/2008, -5/+2Chaos Emeralds for the win!
  • rustyrobot, on 07/17/2008, -6/+28Wow, I'm suprised to see the positive reception.

    Personally, I thought this looked pretty lame. Anyone else agree?
    • mrblue182, on 07/17/2008, -1/+11The speed segments look great, but beast looks like an aweful, slow, and generally bad dynasty warriors-esque game.
    • gdehms, on 07/17/2008, -6/+2Sonic really can't be not lame at this point.. pardon the double negative... but what else can they really do at this point? It's the same game every time, go fast, jump every once an a while, and make sure you hit the bouncers. The only thing I can imagine them doing at this point is actually giving you choice in where you go.. so the game isn't so damn linear. But I don't think that would really work either. I say just let the series die. It was good while it lasted, at least up until Sonic Adventure 2.
      • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -1/+3At this point, you've used the phrase "at this point" so many times that I think they should just hand over the reigns to a company that would care, like Bioware, at this point.
    • hinmanj, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Agreed. It seems no one likes the Beast form, but like the speed parts, even though the speed parts will just be pushing button combos for the most part (it seems). It looks especially beautiful with all that debris, but since you'll be trying to react fast pushing buttons, you won't really be able to see all the beauty, I'll stick to watching someone play it.
    • rustyrobot, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2I want fat sonic back.
  • bouche, on 07/17/2008, -1/+4I haven't seen anything interesting done with sonic since sega genesis. The shark was jumped a long time ago.
    • mastafake, on 07/17/2008, -0/+8actually that was a whale in sonic adventure for the dreamcast, not a shark.
    • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1It's not like Nintendo has done anything either, just re-releasing the same games with new(ish) graphics. Except now their console (the Wii of course) is much gayer and "family friendly". It feels like Nintendo turned into a giant pussy. All this cutsie, marshmallow, super passive mom-friendly crap. Ugh.
  • RandomGorilla, on 07/17/2008, -0/+9I could give a ***** about his beast form. I *DO*, however, give a ***** that it looks as though the controls don't suck. Also, the pseudo-return of a side-scrolling view makes me happy.
  • Igorism, on 07/17/2008, -3/+2You wont like him when he's angry.
    • onux16, on 07/17/2008, -2/+0We won't like him... period. Why not just bring back Knuckles?
      (sorry if something happens to him in a story line I'll never read)
  • nazbot, on 07/17/2008, -7/+5Look terrible, like an updated dragon's lair.

    Sonic was a platformer. Make it a platformer that just happens to be 3d. Nintendo did it with Mario 3d, can Sega not do it with Sonic??
  • LittleDas, on 07/17/2008, -0/+15The regular sonic parts look awesome and exhilarating. I fear for the 'beast' parts though...it looks like moving at fairly normal speeds after going so fast could be reeeallly irritating.
  • batmanz, on 07/17/2008, -1/+4I'm not really a Sonic fan at all, but that looked freaking awesome.
  • PaulGriffin, on 07/17/2008, -1/+9Beast Sonic gameplay looks unbelievably lame.

    It's like Sega felt that the game was too fast for people, so they included a boring forced Beast distraction to slow you down and force you to climb things and punch lots of bad guys.
  • AshamedAmerican, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7Sonic The Werewolf?
  • toeMas, on 07/17/2008, -1/+8I miss my dreamcast
  • Arcadian, on 07/17/2008, -1/+8Good to know how the game ends.
    • Metasquares, on 07/17/2008, -2/+8I'm guessing Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds or whatever item(s) of power they're using these days to blow up Dr. Eggman's fortress of doom, thus freeing his forest friends. Eggman himself manages to narrowly escape.

      Isn't that the ending to every Sonic game ever made?
      • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -0/+6Robotnik.
      • foofightrs777, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7Dr. Robotnik to you.
      • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1Eggman? Who's that? Another new characte- ooooh you mean Dr. Robotnik? Because Dr. Robotnik is the bad guy in Sonic games.
    • bolt7, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Haha, this is how Sonic Unleashed starts actually.

      Well done.
  • ChinezePanda, on 07/17/2008, -2/+8Couldnt have made just a normal sonic game could they...

    They dont learn.
  • IG64, on 07/17/2008, -1/+2Everyone's praising the speed parts, but I'm a bit more wary. It looks like you just press the forward button and it does everything for you. Even when it looks the same as the old games, don't think it can't be infected by the "casual friendly" movement.
  • tldr, on 07/17/2008, -2/+27Looked playable until Beast Sonic showed up. =*(
    • lordtyros, on 07/17/2008, -2/+12Agreed. Sega is so ***** frustrating sometimes. The meeting was probably like

      DEV "Okay, so we realized everyone hates playing as not-Sonic, so we threw them all out and concentrated on the pure speed and adrenaline that people love!"

      EXEC "Wait, that sounds like a lot of fun... could you put in a boring ***** section where gameplay is extremely terrible? You know, just so the game's not too satisfying and perfect."

      DEV "Were-Sonic it is!"

  • Owwmykneecap, on 07/17/2008, -9/+4ARE YOU ***** KIDDING ME?

    That looks ***** awful.
    Press right to win, boring.
    Stupid, stupid beast section....

    THIS ISN'T SONIC!

    This appeals to the morons who bought sonic 360 who like the "storyline".

    Now if you excuse me I'm off to play Marble Zone, thats a real sonic level.
  • kujo740, on 07/17/2008, -2/+8Kids and their running all fast like..get off my lawn!
  • moush, on 07/17/2008, -6/+1Beast mode looks like Dynasty Warriors.
  • thenome, on 07/17/2008, -7/+2I think the speed would make me throw up.
  • dagamer34, on 07/17/2008, -2/+7I think SEGA finally figured out why Sonic has always sucked in 3D. The camera was HORRRRRRIIIIBBBLLLLLEEE. The fact that the trailer shows Sonic going back to his 2D roots with sidescrolling action is awesome, then tack on the crazy angles a 3D game can do should make this game epic.

    Congratulations SEGA! It only took 10 years, but you may have finally made a Sonic game rivaling his best 2D platformer yet!
  • FullMetalNIN, on 07/17/2008, -4/+8YES! Add more gimmicks that'll surely make it better!!
    • KMartSheriff, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Dear Sega,

      Sometimes, less is more.

      -Every Sonic fan ever
  • schavira, on 07/17/2008, -4/+4Let's just hope the music in the final product is on par with "Chemical Plant Zone", not either, A. Pop-punk ***** like this, or B. The terrible Van Halen/Bon Jovi/whatalmostkilledmusicinthe80sesque with asian male vocals songs that Sega has been force feeding us since the Dreamcast. I am so glad you could turn off songs in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
    • stygyan, on 07/17/2008, -1/+1The guy who sang in Sonic 1, 2 and Heroes is not japanese, but italoamerican. It's Johnny Gioeli, the singer of the metal band Axel Rudi Pell. The only jap is Jun Senoue, the guitarist.
  • axisdelasal, on 07/17/2008, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmkZpXZ0G8A
  • dksupremacy, on 07/17/2008, -10/+5Super Saiyan Sonic, Dugg
    • Abatrour, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Skip 47 seconds into it. Its totally the Snake Way from Dragon Ball Z. It even has a dragon head at the end of that part :P
    • lAmoebal, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Wouldn't Super Sonic be considered Super Saiyan?
  • panpizza15, on 07/17/2008, -4/+1This looks like its going to be just beat em up stages. I think it'll be bad since every time Sega tried putting variety into the gameplay, they screw it up like Knuckles finding pieces of emeralds or the ridiculously easy Tail robot stages in Sonic Adventure 2. Sega, please just give us a Sonic game and not a repetitive and slow beat em up. Also, STOP USING HORRIBLE INDIE PUNK. Go back and make some catchy medi files
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