As part of their expanding line of backwards compatible titles, Microsoft has announced SEGA’s Sonic Generations and Panzer Dragoon Orta are headed to the Xbox One this month.
Sonic Generations is being made available today, and will include enhancements for Xbox One X users – notably, it now runs at 4K (check that out here). Perhaps more notable though is Orta’s appearance on the console; it’s SEGA’s first contribution to the original Xbox backward compatibility for Xbox One. SEGA supporting the feature relatively early in its life may give some hope to those who’ve been looking out for a possible Jet Set Radio Future re-release – as theoretically, it could be brought to the Xbox One in the same way as Orta.
Panzer Dragoon Orta launches for Xbox One backwards compatibility on April 17th. Also of note, while not technically SEGA related, is that Blinx the Time Sweeper is being added to the service too. Blink was the brainchild of Naoto Ohshima, the creator of Sonic and NiGHTS; it might be worth a look for fans of those series.
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– The Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Mini CD has been added, complete with high quality scans. This is a bonus item that is included with copies of the game
– The Sonic Generations: 20 Years of Sonic Music CD has been added, complete with high quality scans. This CD was only available as a part of the Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition
While we’ve added placeholder entries in the index for a large amount of releases, we’ve actually added proper entries which you can click on to display the full tracklists for Crush 40’s 2 Nights 2 Remember, the Bayonetta Original Soundtrack, Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack, Stereotype’s Electrace Pulseman and the Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- Original Song Collection. Scans of the artwork will also be coming soon.
Also, some of you may have noticed the links to artwork in a few of the entries are currently leading to 404 pages. This is because the scans were sadly lost during the TSS server crash last year. However, these will return in due course so please be patient!
I’d like to draw your attention to the latest episode of Shay Says. If you’re unfamiliar with the series then it’s a documentary-style video games show that deconstructs certain games of gaming franchises in a similar way to Egoraptor’s Sequelitis.
For the latest episode, Shay is taking a detailed look at the gameplay mechanics of the Sonic franchise (and when I say detailed, I mean detailed). 2 more episodes will follow that look at other aspects of the franchise.
While I wouldn’t normally recommend watching an almost feature length video about a games franchise, Shay has some incredibly interesting things to say about what works and what doesn’t regarding Sonic gameplay mechanics. He’s also one of the few people I’ve seen actively suggest alternative mechanics that might just improve the experience.
If you have the time then please take a look at the below video because it’s an extremely well made and unbiased look at what makes the Sonic franchise work so well and what doesn’t.
First4Figures are teasing 2 Sonic Generations themed Sonic statues. The first features Modern Sonic on his snowboard as per the City Escape slope sections and the second features Classic Sonic on his skateboard also from the same stage. Check out the teaser trailer below:
First and foremost, this post is not safe for work and extremely adult-orientated. We cool?
So this has to be one of the strangest things we’ve been exposed to. This Sonic Generations mod changes Sonic’s character model to an erect penis. Hilarity ensues:
Sonic Retro community members Dario FF, Twilightzoney and Chimera have released a mod for Sonic Generations PC that allows players to enjoy 8 of the Sonic Unleashed day stages in the Sonic Generations engine. This allows for 60fps play and 1080p presentation as long as your PC is powerful enough. Check out the launch trailer below:
YouTube user Sarsion is working on a Sonic Generations mod which recreates all of Sonic 1 using the Generations engine. While the mod isn’t particularly far in development at the moment, the soundtrack is complete and available for download now.
The soundtrack is titled South Island: Classic and it was arranged and remixed by NicoCW. You can download the whole album for free via this link: CLICK HERE
You can also see a trailer for the mod below which explains the whole project in more detail. WARNING: Bad language
20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog! That’s a bit of a mad concept, isn’t it? What better way to celebrate it then with an anniversary game! Sonic Generations is here to do just that, but is it a game that celebrates Sonic’s history in style or does it miss the mark? Lucky we reviewed it so you can find out!
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