Later, he stops off in a road-side bar with Tom Wachowski - a warm-hearted police officer played by James Marsden- to play darts and an arcade basketball game at breakneck speed. He passes the time by speed-reading comics, running in a washing machine and playing table tennis against himself. At the start of the movie, for instance, the hedgehog is a lonely but upbeat soul living secretly on the outskirts of Green Hills, Montana. The movie uses Sonic's agility and care-free personality, at least, to put a fresh spin on these events. Sonic's tiny rings can turn into massive portals. Together they save the day, becoming best friends and forcing the government to abandon its chase. ![]() Thankfully, the alien befriends a human who can help it navigate Earth's strange societal customs. The audience knows he's adorable and doesn't pose a threat! The government thinks the alien could be dangerous, though, or hide the answer to infinite energy, so they send a deadly task force to capture it. It goes a little something like this: a misunderstood alien lands on Earth. And, outside of bonus stages and obscure comics, rings have never been used as portals before.Īs soon as the blue blur lands on Earth, however, the movie follows a narrative arc that you've probably seen a dozen, maybe one hundred times before. ![]() Some masked foes want his powers, though, and a paternal owl called Longclaw persuades Sonic to travel off-world using a bag of teleportation rings.Īs far as I'm aware, Longclaw is a brand-new character created for the movie. A brief prologue explains that Sonic grew up on another planet ( Mobius is never mentioned, unfortunately) complete with loop-de-loops and everything else a superfast hedgehog could wish for. The recognizable hedgehog slots nicely into the film's predictable storyline. How long ’til it gets the Wisp treatment – being run mercilessly into the ground to the point where the fandom gets sick of it? Wait and see.Yes, Sonic uses his iconic Spin Dash in the movie. After its debut, it found its way into Forces and a couple other projects, so its further inclusion here probably indicates it’s around to stay. ![]() Per Eurogamer, “a new video for Sonic Origins shows off the drop dash move and the inclusion of Hidden Palace Zone.” In case none of those words mean anything to you: the Drop Dash is a new move in the franchise that was introduced in Mania, allowing Sonic to rocket off at top speed after a jump by revving up while in the air. ![]() Hey, it’s not like you can buy ’em on Steam anymore! The higher-ups have seen to that. Not long after revealing that the compilation will feature a smattering of buttery-smooth animation a la the intro to Sonic Mania, SEGA have dropped another trailer and in this one, we get a peek at some of the new features fans can expect to see in this re (re, re, re) visit of the classic titles. A new cutscene here, a charming character render there. I’ve done my share of ragging on Sonic Origins – and understandably so, given that this is what feels like the seven-hundredth repackaging of the same 30-year-old games we’ve been served up time and again – but it does seem there’s been a modicum of effort on the project.
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