Yesterday, you may have seen us mention the possibility of some new Sonic Unleashed information being mentioned in Dutch Magazine, “Power Unlimited”. We weren’t entirely sure that they article existed, making us a bit skeptical of everything, but TimmiT has come by to help clear up a few things!
After TimmiT sent us a photograph of the article in Power Unlimited, we quickly got to translating the text using our patent-pending, trade secret technology (some call it Google Translate), and yes — there is new information.
UPDATE
Ok… Well, I had this nice little post ready for everyone, and thought it was as good as we could get it, but Optimus Primal just HAD to go out and fully translate the article ON HIS OWN. Trust me, his translation is much better than mine, and is worth the full read. Thanks so much Optimus!
SONIC UNLEASHED
PS3/XBOX360/WII/PS2 1 PLAYER CHRISTMAS 2008
The title we were looking forward to the most was Sonic Unleashed.
Unfortunately, also for this game there was only a hands-off session, which was very disappointing.What I saw however holds great promise. The team behind Sonic Unleashed are big fans of the 2D Sonic games and that was visible in the game. Although this is a
3D-Sonic, the camera regularly jumped to a 2D-perspective, and if I had my say that would be happening a lot more. Only when the camera followed Sonic from the side, I had the feeling that this truly is a new Sonic game. Hopefully they hold on to this aspect, and don’t turn their attention to the very annoying adventure parts of the game.
Other things that stood out were the context-sensitive actions during a jump, hurling you farther forward, and the speed with which Sonic moved through the levels, which was very high already during this phase. Every level has a few different routes, as ususal, and the areas you’ll end up in will differ quite a lot.
For example, they showed a level in China in which the blue hedgehog ran over some sort of Chinese Wall, but also a level in New York where Sonic is mostly going through the air in between skyscrapers. They say there’s also a level in which you sit in a bobsled, you take Tails under your wing in some minigames and you’ll also be able to play as Werewolf-Sonic.
The latter we knew already of course, but somehow Sonic Team tried to hide this every way they could. What makes this even funnier is that someone accidentally started a cutscene in which Amy was walking side-by-side with…
Werewolf-Sonic! When they noticed this, no less than five Japanese jumped in front of the screen, blocking our view.Sega was particularly proud of a new “light-technology”. With it, for example the ground under a red parasol is more red than ground on which the sun shines directly. The environment colour in forests was a bit greener because the sun shined through the leaves. Very beautiful, and it livened up the whole without a doubt.
This also goes for the chosen style for Sonic and the other inhabitants. It’s closer now to the cartoon style than when they tried to bring some kind of realistic vibe like in the last Sonic on the Xbox 360. Let’s be fair: that didn’t work at all of course.
Well, as things are looking now, Sega could very well be on their way back…
regarding Sonic that is. [End of translation]
Hope that clears up a few things for everyone! Let Optimus know how thankful you are!
Oh, and here is my transcript of the article… In dutch. Feel free to correct as you see fit. It was sort of hard to read from the photograph.
Ok, at the end… are they saying that the game is more cartoony than Sonic 06? Meaning… Sonic 06 looks more realistic?
Oh… and this is for you… DRAGONITE… WereSonic was walking SIDE BY SIDE with Amy! HAH! She was probably asking him out on a date! How do you like them apples!
Side by Side? Ooooh… I wish I was there to catch a glimpse of it!
Cartoon Style? Maybe like Sonic Riders, with loads of expression? Possibly…
Folks, we’ve all seen the Cartoon style they are talking about already. Sonic Unleashed has a very unique style of it’s own, rather than a generic look made to simply imitate real life. Yes, things look better, but the graphics are still very stylized.
“Hopefully they hold on to this aspect, and don’t turn their attention to the very annoying adventure parts of the game.”
How do they know if they’re annoying if it was a HANDS-OFF session? Crazy Dutch Genesis-era fanboys, will you EVER learn to suck it up? XD
Sonic taking Tails under his wing? DYNAMIC DUO IS DYNAMIC ONCE AGAIN. <33
Walking side-by-side? So…maybe Sonic is able to fight off some of the primal instincts off? HMMMMM
“This also goes for the chosen style for Sonic and the other inhabitants. It’s closer now to the cartoon style than when they tried to bring some kind of realistic vibe like in the last Sonic on the Xbox 360. Let’s be fair: that didn’t work at all of course.”
Well, you would be whistlin’ a different tune if the game itself actually worked! I thought they did fine with those graphics in Sonic ‘06 But I do agree, the graphics do look great and…they come off as a lot more realistic than Sonic ‘06 in some respects. That sounds weird, but they do! I mean, the lighting engine seems to make it seem more so. Realism…not our kind, but Sonic’s kind of realism. Realism with gigantic loop-de-loops.
@admin: Did either you or Primal find a way to translate the text in that picture of that notebook at the bottom right?
@iNAUDiBLE: Unrelated (I believe). There are two articles on the page photographed by TimmiT. One for Sonic Unleashed… another for some other game. Those photos seem to be related to that game.
@admin: The other article was about them getting back to the Netherlands and some impressions. (there were also articles about Pictoimage, Dinosaur King, Bleach Dark Souls and Valkyria Chronicles)
They did mention Sonic Unleashed in it though, they said that they think only Sonic Unleashed has potential to become an AAA title.
@TimmiT: Oh, interesting Timmit =) Thanks for letting us know. If you stumble into any more literature up there, please be sure to come our way!
Well people if the admin was the headmaster at SEGA there would’t have been much issues, glitches and screw ups at the making of all Sonic games because the admin rocks!
@Sonic The Hedgehog: You’re correct
If I were the “headmaster” at SEGA, we simply wouldn’t have any Sonic games, cause I have NO idea what I’d be doing 
@TimmiT: Thank you so much for getting this to us.
Bleach Dark Souls, is that for the Wii or for the DS? If it’s for the DS, it’ll be developed by Treasure, who have cranked out plenty of AAA titles, including the first DS Bleach game…so, if it is the DS title, then they’re on something, if it’s for Wii…I can understand.
Well, how long has it been since people actually thought that a 3D Sonic game would turn out to be AAA? NICE. DON’T BLOW IT, SEGA. WE’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS FOR A WHILE NOW, EH?
@Sonic The Hedgehog: Issues, glitches and screw ups at the making of ALL Sonic games? Watchoo talkin’ bout, Willis? D:<
@admin: LOL! the only way i would think off is to order them to do what i want or to threatn them with getting fired XD ( otherwise not only we won’t have sonic games. We won’t have any SEGA game haha. )
And i hope that we are not making you tired or something from getting us some dcans TimmiT
scans not dcans XD ( sorry for that )
@iNAUDiBLE: LOL any game must have a glich of some sort
lol that is hilarious! amy walking side-by-side with weresonic. xD i can’t wait to see that myself
@Kaisa: Don’t always believe what they say XD the scene might be important more than it’s funny.
@admin: 3 posts per day? i think i am breaking the records
@iNAUDiBLE: It’s for DS, though the guy that wrote the article said he doesn’t like Bleach games.
If you want info they wrote about the game, here it is, maybe there’s some you didn’t hear yet: (not very interested in Bleach either)
-you can play as a chicken with a rabbit plush.
-Around a hundred fights in the story mode (he could also mean it as “many” though)
-4 player tag battle (online)
-your fighting style depends on the number of frames
-more freedom while playing single player
-there’s a big database of… he didn’t tell.
-30 new spirit cards and spirit stones in VS mode
-the screen now shows 4 spirit cards instead of 2
-he liked playing it and even won a few fights with the chicken with a rabbit plush.
Wow, Amy’s gonna get her romantic moonlit walk with Sonic NO MATTER WHAT! That girl always has been a bit of a nutcase…
@Hannah the Echidna:
Normally, Sonic “runs away” from Amy. But they said Werewolf Sonic is a little slower.
This means that Sonic cannot run away from Amy, anymore… right?
@blah…okay: Guess so… Man, I wish I could have seen those **** leap onto the screen saying “you didn’t see ANYTHING!”
@Hannah the Echidna: LOL she sure is one
Why did it block that out?! All I wrote was an abbreviation of japanese!
I’d like to see them jump in front of the screen too.
Were-Sonic&Amy… fans of Sonic/Amy get a cookie. But this cookie is probably different than you expect. It’s not chocolate or peanut or any other flavor, because it hasn’t added in the taste that people love (the facts).
A few questions I’d like to point out. Is Were-Sonic wearing a leash? Is Amy treating Were-Sonic like a pet, maybe to fill the void? Does Were-Sonic have any common sense? Or is this moment after attacks against the Werehog?
Meh. E3 is close enough, just wait, a good scene with Were-Sonic is coming.
I was hoping on SEGA making Sonic Unleashed the main focus, of their show at E3, not making it behind closed doors.
@Hannah: What you said is a rascist term used in WWII for Japanese. Im sure you didn’t know that though, so all is cool
I can’t wait for WERESONIC!!
WOOT. It’s all true!!
This needs to go on Wikipedia ASAP.
Also, I can’t wait for this so called E3 closed doors preview.
It’s gonna be good.
@admin: I have a question, is the cutscene leaked on the web yet and no one can get it? I’m really interested.
XD haha people jump infront of the screen, I wish I could have seen that
ZOMG i cant wait for E3!
walking side by side…
It could be a later cutscene,when amy’s used to it.
Translation was good,I read the dutch text.
The people jumping in front of the screen, ha. It must be really touching or surprizing if five people came up and went to hide it. heheheheheheh, I think I would rather wait till the game comes before I can see that scene.
@396Productions: No. It was most likely displayed in a private environment with no recording equipment allowed.
@RGamer: Heh, I fed ‘em a few links, but I’ll leave others to handle the Wikipedia page. I’ve decided that’s not my thing.
Give that Optimus a PIN!!!!!
Man, amy & weresonic walking beside eachother lol I could just see how that would go
Amy: So Eggman split the world into 7 pieces and turned you into a Were-Hog, and now you have to stop him again, but like this?
Were-Sonic: RAWWRRRR!!!!!
Amy: Oh, sorry. Were-Sonic! (lol) So anywayz, I’ll do whatever i can to help you out, Sonic!
Were-Sonic: Rawr.
Amy: So…ummm…How’s that date lookin’ for us?
Were-Sonic: RRRAAWWWRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Amy: OK! Sorry I asked.
XD
Thanks for translating that, Optimus Primal.
Wow, Were-Sonic and Amy walking side-by-side? Looks interesting.
I can’t wait to see more screenshots and more stages. Is that chinese wall really the Great Wall of China? And is Sonic walking next to it, or is he ON it? I hope he’s on.
I honestly hope this gets to be one of the best Sonic Games ever. I mean, it would be so low if it turned out bad, or just OK. It needs to be GREAT. Don’t you agree?
If it’s not that good, I hope the next one is. I’m always willing to give SEGA a second chance, as long as they give me reasons to, which they’re doing.
So….it’s just “some chinese wall”, not the Great Wall of china? Or do they just not even know what the great wall of china looks like? >_>
GEEZ, coming out CHRISTMAS? THAT SUKKS! o well.
@WOWZ: It… it was?! Oy.
That is a racist term. If you are going to name a race, you cannot use 3 letters only. Tails is a fox, but he gets angry when people call him a fox because there is only 3 letters.
Calling Sonic a “hedge” is considered racist as well. I was watching the discovery channel, and this guy called a hedgehog… or “hedge.” He was attacked.
@dragonite:
I still think that when Amy sees Sonic transform into a werewolf, she won’t flee. She’ll just say… “wow, Strong Blue And Handsome.”
Sonic becomes a were… wolf… and Tails is a fox… aren’t they like the same animal?
All I know is im just so freakin excited about this game. It’s about time sega releases a good game and the fact that it’s a Sonic game just makes it better!
What’s with all the racist stuff, man? This is Sonic we’re talkin’ about! He’s FREAKIN’ BLUE, FOR GOD’S SAKE!
If Amy & Were-Sonic can get along, CAN’T WE??????? lol
@Huriken the hedgehog:
I wouldn’t get too excited. The game isn’t even out yet so we don’t know how well this game will turn out. Also, SEGA does release good games, people just don’t even noticed them.
@KC Cross:
better than it gets rushed to its doom..
@Kasia:
OMG so she was walking side by side? lol I gotta see that!
bobsled i can see that racing down a slope against an avalanche or penguins man this is so sick the new york level i can see sonic running down the road then he’s gonna cross a bridge going up to let a boat pass he jumps off the bridge takes a spring then suddenly ends up on the top of a skyscraper running down towards the ground he hits a spring at the bottom and get thrown off into the air suddenly theres a chain of flying enemies u have attack then grab onto a helicopter as it carries u 2 the next destination.
hey guys have u seen the china overworld yet?
look at the Play magazine scan and the concept art with mini bridges a river and chinese houses with tree’s and a waterfall in it is the one.
There is a China overworld? That means… every level may have an overworld… like Sonic Advance 3? Wow… so good…
As much as I love playing 3d Sonic through levels, I want the idea to freely run as Sonic. I am in New York… and I have these “what if I could be Sonic” thoughts.
I’d like to run through the overworld freely, and carefree… blasting past people or objects. In this case… at 300 MPH.
@sonicfan: Sad, but true. SEGA is a better company than people give them credit for!
ahahahaahahaha!!!!!!Amy and werewolf sonic walking side by side
so epic
Lol. “The latter we knew already of course, but somehow Sonic Team tried to hide this every way they could. What makes this even funnier is that someone accidentally started a cutscene in which Amy was walking side-by-side with…
Werewolf-Sonic! When they noticed this, no less than five Japanese jumped in front of the screen, blocking our view.”
Hopefully, they’ll just put it in as a blooper.