Sonic Rivals 2 looks exactly like predecessor

Posted Jul 28th 2007 12:30AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Sonic, Video

No, you're not looking at footage of the original Sonic Rivals. This is the sequel -- and it looks exactly like its predecessor. Distressingly, the framerate of this video is choppy, and the gameplay seems even more barren than before. Maybe it was too early to show this, but our confidence in Sonic Rivals 2 has taken a huge hit.

Tags: sega, sonic, sonicrivals, sonicrivals2

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-28-2007 @ 12:59AM

333mzh said...

Please dont tell me we are going to start allowing these FIRST POST IDIOTS! Please Andrew can you remove this unrelated trashy post.

7-28-2007 @ 1:01AM

insert cool name said...

damn first posters

btw, that better not be the final product, not that i'd buy it anyway

7-28-2007 @ 2:17AM

xtrm said...

omg, how can they possible make a game like this? it doesn't look fun, it doesn't look good.. how can they expect it to sell?

well, i guess just because it's a sonic's game..

7-28-2007 @ 4:55AM

zoen151 said...

FAIL.

7-28-2007 @ 6:10AM

Krelian said...

I saw recently a video of Sonic Xtreme ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvS_beXtXk#WNhba1GfJq0 ). That game could have been so great. Why the hell doesn't Sega revive the project on PSP or DS by themselves, instead of shoving Backbone money down the throat for something completely mediocre like Sonic Rivals. Or hell, give it to Dimps - they certainly did a better job with Sonic Rush, than Backbone with Rivals.

7-28-2007 @ 11:18AM

Zapp said...

So you just hold down the forward button and the game takes care of the rest?

7-28-2007 @ 2:34PM

Hector Martinez said...

Framerate is off, but I'm sure they'll fix that. The spikes, wall climbing, twisting platforms, vines, and spinning orbs all look like new elements to me. It's a cool little platformer with old-school gameplay, and it does appeal to a younger crowd, but also has a lot of nostalgia for us older dudes.

7-28-2007 @ 3:05PM

merc25 said...

All they need to do is add music and speed up the characters, then it will be fine.

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