News
It Can Only be Sonic CD
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON - August 25, in the year of
our Lord 2011 -- SEGAŽ of America, Inc. and SEGAŽ
Europe Ltd. today announced that Sonic CD™ will debut on mobile
phones and consoles everywhere. The game was originally released
for the SEGA CD™ system in 1993, and included the first
appearance of fan favorite characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose.
Sonic CD is coming to digital platforms with music from the
original Japanese soundtrack. The beloved prequel to Sonic The
Hedgehog 4™ Episode I is coming to Xbox LIVEŽ Arcade for the
Xbox 360Ž video game and entertainment system from Microsoft,
PlayStationŽNetwork, iPhoneŽ and iPodŽ touch, iPad™, Windows PC
Digital Download, Android and Windows Phone and will be
available for download in late 2011.
“Ask any Sonic fan to name their favorite games, and Sonic CD
always ranks near the top of their lists,” said Haruki Satomi,
Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. “Sonic CD
marks an important chapter in Sonic’s history, bridging the gap
between his oldest adventures and his new digital exploits like
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I. We’ve made sure the re-mastered
edition has everything that Sonic fans want to see with all of
the original colorful classic zones.”
Following the classic story of the original, Sonic CD sees Dr
Eggman plan to cause chaos and take control of the future by
stealing Time Stones from the Little Planet. Sonic must speed
through levels and travel through time while fending off
Eggman’s robots to recover the Time Stones, and save Amy Rose
from his mechanical twin, Metal Sonic! This fast-paced game will
return with brand new features including enhanced widescreen
graphics, special iOS features, Xbox LIVE Achievements, PSN
Trophies, PC Achievements and more.
The re-release of Sonic CD will be making its public debut at
the Microsoft booth at PAX Prime in Seattle, August 26–28, 2011.
For more information on Sonic CD, please visit
http://www.sega.com/