SEGA shows off gorgeous new ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2′ screens
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 is undoubtedly one of SEGA’s biggest releases of 2012, and, quite frankly, it has a lot to prove. After the much anticipated series “revival” fell flat in Episode 1, SEGA salvaged the notion of returning Sonic to his roots through 2011′s awesomely nostalgic Sonic Generations.
With Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2, Sonic Team has promised massive improvements over Episode 1 through the inclusion of Tails, as well as a brand new physics engine. Over the weekend, the official site of the Japanese version went live. In addition to featuring all of the trailers we’ve seen thus far (the most recent one is embedded below), it also showcased a multitude of new screenshots.
The new screens put on display the ever-hated underwater portions of the game. To balance out the disappointment of prominent water segments being in this game, SEGA also decided to include some amazing shots of Sonic and Tails traversing some greener levels, as well as a snowy zone. In what is sure to please many fans, these screenshots confirm the return of the snowboarding that has appeared in classic titles like Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Not much else was revealed through the screens, but we anticipate an English version of the official site to go live shortly. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 is scheduled to release sometime in 2012.
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