Sonic X Shadow Generations reignites the hedgehogs' rivalry later this year
Generations remastered alongside a new campaign
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Sega has revealedSonic X Shadow Generations,a remaster of 2011’sSonic Generationswith additional content featuring fan-favorite character Shadow the Hedgehog.
The game was revealed during January 31’s PlayStation State of Play showcase, and will be the first 3DSonictitle on console since 2022’sSonic Frontiers.The game was then further detailed in anofficial PlayStation Blog post, confirming it’s coming toPlayStation 5and PlayStation 4. Those of you on other platforms, fear not, asSonic X Shadow Generations’official websitealso reveals the game will release on Xbox consoles,Nintendo Switchand PC viaSteamand Epic.
Sonic Team creative officer, Takashi Iizuka, commented on the project in the PlayStation Blog post, and said: “WithSonic X Shadow Generations, we wanted to bringSonic Generationsto PS5 and PS4 while pairing a brand-new Shadow storyline to crossover with the original story.
“With Shadow’s portion of the title, players will get to know him more as a character and understand his motivations. It will create the ultimate celebration of Classic Sonic, Modern Sonic, and Shadow gameplay that all fans will surely enjoy.”
Details about Shadow’s new campaign are thin on the ground right now. We don’t know how long it’ll take to beat, nor if he’ll end up being playable in the baseGenerationsgame.
The trailer does provide some juicy tidbits for series fans, however. The Final Rush stage fromSonic Adventure 2makes an appearance, alongside a boss encounter with the Biolizard.Shadow the Hedgehogantagonist Black Doom is also featured, and we do see Shadow unleashing iconic powers such as Chaos Control and the Chaos Spear.
So long as the porting effort goes well, it’s seeming likeSonic X Shadow Generationswill be another fine entry for series fans when it launches in ‘Autumn 2024.’
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