So, is anyone keeping up with the excruciating hype SEGA's dragging out of their new project?
First, there was this trailer, which was produced without any actual game art assets to speak of.
Next, there was a five-day countdown, made to assuage the fears anyone might have that Froggy or Tikal would be playable characters in the game. The information was bled out over the course of several days, and only under the condition that Sonic fans demonstrate their dedication by getting (x) amount of trivia answers right on official Sega messageboard threads, comments on blog posts, and Twitter tags. Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Blaze, Silver, E-123 Omega, Eggman, and Cream have not been denied as playable characters so far.
Last week, SEGA initiated another countdown! Sonic fans were to send in pieces of fan art: what enemies would you add to a brand new 2D Sonic game? The requirement: send in 100 pieces of enemy concept art, and we'll reward you with two new pieces of art and a bonus! They ended up getting three hundred fifty pieces; as expected, they delivered exactly what they promised:
This thread will be updated with new information as it's painfully extracted from SEGA's game development hive! Here's hoping the 'bonus' they have yet to release is a picture of a grass texture, a silhouette of Dr. Robotnik, or the announcement that the game will cost 1200 Points on XBLA/$14.99 on PSN.