Sega comments on THAT Sonic & Knuckles video
Yes they saw it... but what did they have to say?
The internet was rocked yesterday by a fan video of Sonic & Knuckles, apparently running in a 2.5D game engine. It was, sadly, only a rendered video and not a playable game (yes, I found out after seeing the video too), but it certainly got a lot of attention, primarily because it's exactly the kind of Sonic game the series' fans have been clamouring for for over a decade. But what did Sega think of it? Well, they did see it - and here's the response...
Above: The very fact people were rude just shows how much the fans care about the series still
It's all very well agreeing that it's awesome - we need action to come from it. We're still stoked for Sonic 4, which has excited a lot of people around the GR offices. But Sonic 5 has no excuse for being anything other than a game that looks and moves like this:
26 Aug, 2010
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.