Sonic the Hedgehog 360 defecation station

Owen Axel · Post by **Owen Axel** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:43 am

It can't possibly be that hard for Sega to figure out where the problem lies when the only Sonic games that do well are the ones not developed by Sonic Team. Case in point, Rivals seems to be getting substantially better reviews than the 360 game.

Sonic Team really needs to stop making Sonic games. Just fork the whole franchise over to the hands of a development team that's marginally competent.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:51 am

Sonic Team really needs to stop making Sonic games. Just fork the whole franchise over to the hands of a development team that's marginally competent.

I keep on saying that the best thing to happen to the SEGA characters and franchises would be if they just sold them to Nintendo. All of them.

Jet Set Radio, Sonic, Virtual Fighter, Ristar, Crazy Taxi, Monkey Ball, NiGHTs, Phantasy Star, Billy Hatcher, Puyopuyo, House of the Dead, Samba de Amigo, Space Channel 5, Burning Rangers, Alex Kidd, Chu Chu Rocket, Panzer Dragoon, and Virtual Striker would all be owned by people who would A) Handle them competently, and would B) Spread out the sequels to each one so we don't get a shitty Sonic game each year and hear absolutely fucking nothing from all the other franchises.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:27 pm

Rolken wrote:It would appear that even among 360 games it debuted in 8th place, and then fell to 9th and then 10th place. Cluestick to Sega, perhaps?

Eh, if they get any hint it'll be to just keep releasing the same old tripe on Nintendo machines.

So, the most interesting thing on this list to me would be this entry:

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Title  	                 Developer               Label    Publisher
PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE  	TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT  	SEGA  	SEGA

Who is Total Entertainment?

Plorpus III · Post by **Plorpus III** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:49 pm

I don't know, but I'm almost postitive they didn't develope PSU. It's probably a mistake.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:26 pm

Sonic Team developed PSU, at least thats what it says every time I boot up the game. Either that or it was Dolby Digital...

James McGeachie · Post by **James McGeachie** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:45 pm

At the same time though I think there's plenty of cases where games haven't credited the "true" development team at start up and they've only been mentioned in the credits. An example of this is DIMPS with the Sonic Advance games and Rush.

Not saying that it's not a mistake after all, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if development was handled externally.

Tsuyoshi-kun · Post by **Tsuyoshi-kun** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:58 pm

James McGeachie wrote:At the same time though I think there's plenty of cases where games haven't credited the "true" development team at start up and they've only been mentioned in the credits. An example of this is DIMPS with the Sonic Advance games and Rush.

Or Aspect with the Sonic Game Gear games. I didn't even know who they were until this year.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:12 pm

Light Speed wrote:Sonic Team developed PSU, at least thats what it says every time I boot up the game. Either that or it was Dolby Digital...

You have to beat the single player game to find out it was

all along. Suffice to say, almost nobody knows.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:21 pm

How is the single player anyway? I've been meaning to play it, or at least create a freaking game save so I don't have to deal with the game telling me it can't find a save every time I load the game. Also I wouldn't mind those easy 1000 achievement points to boost my sexy gamerscore.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:29 pm

General consensus: more fun than PSO's, but still sort of lame. Also, terrible voice acting/story.

Tsuyoshi-kun · Post by **Tsuyoshi-kun** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:44 am

Can you mute the sound, or do you have to mute the TV to not hear anything?

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:10 am

Am I the only one who always wondered what the fuck that thing is in the Traveller's Tales logo?

Owen Axel · Post by **Owen Axel** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:22 am

Looks like the bastard offspring of a rabbit fucked by the Chesshire Cat.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:48 pm

I've always thought of it more as a bastard bat/fairy hybrid who's running away from home to travel to LA to become an actress, only to find out that she can't make it and ends up being forced into a life of prostitution.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:09 pm

Well I'll never look at that logo the same way again.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:10 pm

Glad to help.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:15 pm

So I'm the only one who thought that the Traveler's Tale creature was some sorta kangeroo...thing?

Post by **G.Silver** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:50 pm

I've never seen the picture clearly enough to see the vapid stare from the creature's eye. I used to like it, but now I definitly do not.

Shadow Hog · Post by **Shadow Hog** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:19 pm

I dunno, the thing'd be kinda cute if it wasn't for the freakishly large muzzle.

I wonder if they ever planned on making a game with that critter in it?

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:35 pm

I always thought it was a he, but I don't think I ever got a good look at those eyelash thingies.

Plorpus III · Post by **Plorpus III** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:49 pm

..Is that a tombstone with momo written in katakana on it?

Shadow Hog · Post by **Shadow Hog** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:55 pm

It's probably just a "TT". Please note how the 'T's are drawn in the actual name.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:14 pm

I always thought that thing was walking. Turns out it's a lazy ass resting by a tombstone. Some traveler.

Post by **G.Silver** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:45 pm

I dunno about lazy, it's probably the tombstone on the grave of some franchise it just killed!

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:49 am

I wonder if they ever planned on making a game with that critter in it?

I always wondered the same thing.

"T.T. the Fairy/Cat/Mouse/Bat in Backpacking Through Fantasy Fantasyland" or something.