Sonic: Generations Revealed

With the character's twentieth anniversary just a few months away, SEGA have revealed the latest Sonic The Hedgehog game to be a celebration of the franchise's long history, featuring not one but two speedy 'hogs in high definition remakes of the series' best levels. Titled Sonic: Generations, the new instalment sees the current incarnation of Sonic travel back in time to meet his younger self from the days of the side-scrolling originals on MegaDrive, allowing the player to choose to either relive the 2D days and tackle courses from left to right as 'classic Sonic' or go for the more dynamic route with 'modern Sonic' whereby three dimensions come into play as well as recent abilities like the speed boost and homing attack. Sites like CVG, IGN and Gamespot had the chance to test out Generations last week, and the latter has already said in its preview that the hands-on left them "giddy with excitement", so the signs are promising for this, especially with the excellent Sonic 4: Episode 1 and Sonic Colours already under SEGA's belt (let's just forget Sonic Free Riders ever happened, shall we?). Sonic: Generations will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii this Autumn! Catch the first full game-play trailer below: