Sonic 4 Has the Shortest Demo Ever

So Sonic 4 is finally out for XBLA and maybe some other platforms like PSN and WiiWare. I haven’t played the full release, but I can tell you that it is the most ridiculously short demo I have ever experienced. And I don’t just mean on XBLA, I mean of anything, ever. The demo consists solely of only the first level of the first stage. The time it took me to finish the level was just a hair over 1:30. If I figure in the time it took to launch the game, load the level, and then go back to my dashboard, I spent all of 3 minutes with it.

You should really just go download the demo if you are remotely interested in the game. Now that I think about it, it probably took you longer to get on your computer, go to our website, and read this post than it would to take to just go and play it. You should probably just stop reading this. Also, the best part of the demo was definitely the old school “SEGA” opening in the nice soft voice and its two note tune.

OoooOoooO, Spooky! Atari Remakes ‘Haunted House’.

Atari Europe has decided to remake one of the many Atari 2600 games that I’ve never even heard of, Haunted House.  They’ll be making it available for XBLA, Wii and PC.  The original looks like it’s the oldest dungeon crawler in existence, and the remake looks like the second oldest.  HEY-OH!  I honestly don’t understand why anyone would waste their time remaking this game…  Now, what I really want to see is a remake of the old ET game for the Atari.  Ohhhh yeeeeah…

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PAX 2010: Fluidity on WiiWare

New details about the WiiWare title Fluidity were released at PAX last week.  This looks like it’s going to be another must buy for WiiWare judging from the trailer and screen shots.  Fluidity was playable on the show floor at PAX Prime 2010 in Seattle and a trailer was also released, which you can view above.

The game looks to combine good old fashion physics with simple gameplay, as you only need to tilt the WiiMote left or right to move the entire level.  The goal is to move water around the puzzle-based levels to achieve an objective.  Gravity will take over for the liquid and ice levels, but the gas or cloud state might be interesting.  I would guess that wind or fans are going to play a role here and that there will be hot and cold levels to freeze, thaw, and boil water to change its state, depending on the puzzle.

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Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Return to the Second Dimension

Sega recently announced what many gamers have been hoping for years: a return to the 2D roots of the series. After years of failures in the 3D realm, Sega has made the move back to the fast paced 2D side scrollers that put them on the map as a console maker. Before you go getting too excited and all nostalgic, let me remind you that even this switch back to 1991 is going to suck. When is the last time that you dusted off your Genesis or hell even bought one the old titles on the current generation of consoles download services? Continue reading…