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Sega E3 Lineup Announced

by Michael Cole - May 13, 2005, 2:03 pm EDT
Total comments: 24

Sega reveals most of its goods, hinting at two more Sonic games yet to be announced.

SEGA ANNOUNCES GAME LINEUP TO BE FEATURED AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2005

Spartan: Total Warrior, Shadow The Hedgehog, Full Auto, and Condemned: Criminal Origins Lead Blockbuster Lineup

SAN FRANCISCO (May 13, 2005) -- SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced its fall and winter lineup of entertainment titles to be featured at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2005. Extending its reach as an independent content publisher, SEGA will feature titles developed for a broad base of home and handheld platforms including the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft®, Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance, Nintendo DS™, the PSP™ portable entertainment system, PC, and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. SEGA's booth will be located in South Hall, #924, Los Angeles Convention Center.

SEGA of America is introducing two original Xbox 360 games; both playable at E3. Condemned: Criminal Origins is a first-person psychological thriller featuring photorealistic graphics, advanced enemy AI, and a strong dose of atmospheric tension. The hunt for a notorious serial killer offers gamers melee/firearm combat and game environments that are unpredictable and terrifyingly real. Full Auto redefines combat racing with physics technology that enables bigger crashes and the most destructive play experience ever captured in the racing genre. Amazingly detailed vehicles race through packed city streets with guns blazing, laying spectacular waste to opposing vehicles and buildings that get in their way.

SEGA is also fully supporting PC, handheld, and current-generation users with AAA titles like Spartan: Total Warrior (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube), Shadow The Hedgehog, Virtua Tennis: World Tour (PSP portable gaming system), and Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2, PC). And on the first day of E3, SEGA will announce two new additions to the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.

"Backed by strong development teams and an exciting lineup of playable content, SEGA is poised to assume a leadership position at the beginning of a new hardware lifecycle," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America. "And throughout 2005, current-generation systems will play host to a solid lineup of SEGA titles, representing new intellectual properties and some of our most popular established franchises."

SEGA's lineup of entertainment games to be featured at E3 includes, but is not limited to, titles listed below.

Condemned: Criminal Origins™ (Xbox 360): Developed by award-winning Monolith Productions, Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience an unnatural level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, melee combat, and firearms to track a serial killer and bring him to justice. Presented in a first-person view for maximum visceral effect, this atmospheric thriller is best played with the surround-sound up and the lights off.

Full Auto™ (Xbox 360): Combine fully-automatic, weapon-equipped vehicles with highly detailed and interactive urban environments and you have Full Auto, the most destructive racing action ever experienced in a video game. Players can choose from a wide selection of unique vehicle designs, arm them with any combination of deadly weapons, and maneuver out of tight spots with the unique ‘unwreck' play mechanic.

Gunstar Super Heroes™ (Game Boy Advance): Gunstar Heroes™, one of the most critically acclaimed 2D games of all time, is finally receiving a sequel, and it's being developed by Treasure, the legendary team responsible for the original. In this intense side-scrolling shooter, Blue and Red (the lead characters) must once again keep a crystal of great power from falling into the hands of an evil empire intent on resurrecting the God of Ruin.

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager™ 2005 (PC): The second in the series, NHL™: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 is a comprehensive ice hockey management simulation featuring more than 15 playable leagues, a comprehensive database of 3,200 teams and over 32,000 players and staff – all listed in minute detail with more than 50 attributes each.

Phantasy Star™ Universe (PlayStation 2, PC): This enormous game offers two complete RPG experiences - a single-player action-adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multi-player component. In offline mode, this action-RPG offers more than 40 hours of gameplay, an emotionally engaging story, traditional cut scenes, and strong character development. In online mode, players are given the opportunity to travel with a squad of other adventurers, enter urban sprawls teeming with hundreds of players, and build their unique avatars into powerful warriors

Shadow The Hedgehog™ (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube): From his first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2™ to his most recent role in Sonic Heroes™, Shadow has emerged as one of the most popular characters in the Sonic The Hedgehog universe. And now, he is headlining his own game. Shadow The Hedgehog boldly combines the excitement of high-speed action-platformers with the intensity of third-person shooters. Hero or Villain? You decide.

Shining Force™ Neo (PlayStation 2): Moving away from the methodical gameplay of prior Shining Force strategy-RPGs, Shining Force Neo is a fast-paced action-adventure. Real-time combat creates a deeper sense of personal involvement in battles, and the presence of more than 90 enemies on screen at once ratchets up the grand scale that the Shining Force games are known for.

Spartan: Total Warrior™ (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube): This action epic lets players fight within massive cinematic battles as a fighter known only as The Spartan. Spartan: Total Warrior runs on proprietary software technology that makes it possible to present more than 170 detailed warriors simultaneously engaged in pitched combat.

Virtua Tennis™: World Tour (PSP portable): Virtua Tennis: World Tour features an array of internationally ranked tennis pros, as well as a new make-your-own player option, exclusive mini-games, and original courts. Wi-Fi gameplay is also supported, encouraging up to 4 friends to play together.

Worldwide Soccer Manager™ 2006 (PC): Developed for the PC and Mac by UK developer Sports Interactive, creators of the highly popular Championship Manager™ series, Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006 represents the next evolution in fantasy sports by enabling gamers to control all team-related activities for their favorite pro or semi-pro franchise in the U.S. as well as 50 other countries across the world.

Talkback

couchmonkeyMay 13, 2005

I bet the two new additions to the Sonic series are awesome sidekicks for Shadow and you'll have to control all three at once! That's never been done before...

Maybe one of the additions is a good 3D engine lol.

Bill AurionMay 13, 2005

I believe they mean two actual new games, not in-game additions... face-icon-small-smile.gif

joshnickersonMay 13, 2005

Betcha "Sonic Gems Collection" is one of 'em

DjunknownMay 13, 2005

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SEGA will announce two new additions to the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.


Sonic DS and Sonic Giga Collection with Sonic CD perhaps?

By using the touch screen to somehow convey/control of speed, it will be a Sonic game that won't need a camera that has to be babysat?

nickmitchMay 13, 2005

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from his first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2™ to his most recent role in Sonic Heroes™, Shadow has emerged as one of the most popular characters in the Sonic The Hedgehog universe.

Seriously, how many characters are in the sonic universe.
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Hero or Villain? You decide.

How many times will we hear this same crap?

TMWMay 13, 2005

SONIC CD PLZKTHX

Seriously. What are the chances that Sonic DS will be 2D? Like...-3%?

Yeah, we'll be getting a 3D Sonic game on the DS. Hopefully Dimps will still do it--I honestly think they're more capable of doing a 3D Sonic game than Sonic Team at this point...after three 2D games they certainly know what a Sonic game MEANS.

jasonditzMay 13, 2005

Is it just me or does Sega seem awfully lazy ever since the Sammy acquisition?

Ian SaneMay 13, 2005

"Is it just me or does Sega seem awfully lazy ever since the Sammy acquisition?"

That's because Sega is dead. The dead are pretty lazy.

jasonditzMay 13, 2005

You can sum up every Sega convention with the following four titles:

1. Annual disappointing Sonic Title (PS2, Xbx, GC) - Everything that was wrong with last year's version remains. Thrill as this year, you get to play as Sonic even less.

2. Vaporware RPG (PS2) - Admire our non-playable demo or an RPG that is promising only insomuch as prior titles from several generations ago were fun. Marvel as you never see the title again

3. Phantasy Star Online 11: The Quest for Money (PS2, XBX) - An even higher subscription fee for what is ultimately the same game you didn't have that much fun with last time around. A remake of a remake of a dreamcast game, but this time with a new flair, and even fewer players.

4. Fanservice Rehash 2k5 (GBA) - You know that 16-bit game you used to love the hell out of when you were a kid and had a Genesis? Remember how you one time rented it and didn't return it for like a month and your dad got all pissed? Remember how despite its popularity we sat on the franchise for a decade? Well its back, with none of the integrity or playability that made the previous version great. But hey, we all like nostalgia.

ArbokMay 13, 2005

jasonditz, one of the best posts... ever.

Ian SaneMay 13, 2005

"Well its back, with none of the integrity or playability that made the previous version great. But hey, we all like nostalgia."

If Gunstar Super Heroes turns out like that I will be so pissed off. And since it's only ONE PLAYER I'm pretty worried that it will.

SaviorMay 13, 2005

Wake me when they announce

1.Nights on the Gamecube or 2.Super Monkey Ball 3 for the Revolution Launch... + Gyro Controls!

Kamek_XMay 13, 2005

The only thing I would want from Sega is Shenmue. The Perm kept bugging me to play it for months on end. I finally decided to give it a try after the fact he dropped off his Dreamcast with the game at my doorstep. Whats a gamer to do when your friend shoves the game in your face and says PLAY IT NOW! I just wish Sega would release Shenmue on Gamecube. As for Sega they need to work on being a major player like they once were.

SaviorMay 13, 2005

Shenmue bombed on the Xbox if im not mistaken...

i should pick the sequel up now that its so cheap now that i think of it...

Kamek_XMay 13, 2005

Yes you are correct, Shenmue 2 did bomb on Xbox. I havent played it but I hear its very good. Perhaps it was overlooked by bigger games. I think it was Shenmue 2. Now I'm not sure!

I played Shenmue on the DC and am glad I rented it. I've been told the second is much better, but I never had the motivation to follow that up with a European import.

There is no way we will ever see another Shenmue. Sammy is running away from anything that might lose money and trying to squeeze water out of rocks by porting everything in sight that made money in the past.

steveyMay 14, 2005

sonic ds is 3d, I saw a vid of it last year at e3 on g4 you rud it to make him go and rud up for a jump

KDR_11kMay 14, 2005

That was a tech demo and NOT the final game (unless Sonic Team loves pain... Okay, I guess you're right, this will be the final version...).

Infernal MonkeyMay 14, 2005

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Shadow has emerged as one of the most popular characters in the Sonic The Hedgehog universe.


Not on the dark side of the internet.

SaviorMay 14, 2005

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played Shenmue on the DC and am glad I rented it. I've been told the second is much better



I havent played the seccond one but i plan on doing so...

The First one was great. I guess the whole "Have you seen sailors around here? thing put some people off it or something...


but to me, i thought the entire package was incredible...

I didn't hate the game, but it bordered on tedium the whole time. I think the sequel has features to fix the game's biggest problem: WAITING FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN. Combine that with not knowing what precisely to do next, and I found myself waiting around at the wrong places. etc. wasting time...

Then there's the whole "errand boy" feel to the game--I have the same problem with Animal Crossing.

ArbokMay 14, 2005

I got Shenmue for the Dreamcast... couldn't stand it. Played it for more than an hour and the most exciting thing I got to do was train. One of the few games I ever returned just on the basis that I didn't like it.

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