Big 'Surprising' Sega Title Twist in the Works
Fans braced for either joy or disaster
Sega Japan has offered insight into its current development plans, with a senior executive making comments that will both delight and terrify the firm's loyal fanbase. Speaking to Nikkei Business, Sega Director Hideki Okamura outlined that before the year is out, a 'significant title' would be released that would come as 'a surprise' to games consumers.
Of course, this is Sega we're talking about. So it's either going to be something utterly amazing, or something amazingly bad. The company hasn't done 'average' since the Saturn with offerings since the Dreamcast era, both in the arcade and on home console, being brain-breakingly good or tear-jerkingly bad. Okamura declined to offer any further information, outlining that press and gamers should wait it out until the end of the year when something 'surprising' will happen.
What could this be? We really don't know. It could be anything from an all-new Sonic 2D adventure that is 12 times bigger than Sonic 3 for all formats or it could be an AfterBurner RTS. Nothing in between though...
Let us read your musings in the forum located at the foot of this very piece.
Of course, this is Sega we're talking about. So it's either going to be something utterly amazing, or something amazingly bad. The company hasn't done 'average' since the Saturn with offerings since the Dreamcast era, both in the arcade and on home console, being brain-breakingly good or tear-jerkingly bad. Okamura declined to offer any further information, outlining that press and gamers should wait it out until the end of the year when something 'surprising' will happen.
What could this be? We really don't know. It could be anything from an all-new Sonic 2D adventure that is 12 times bigger than Sonic 3 for all formats or it could be an AfterBurner RTS. Nothing in between though...
Let us read your musings in the forum located at the foot of this very piece.
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Dreadknux 22 Feb 2007 13:54
1/5
For my sanity, they better not pull another SEGAton.
"Hey everyone, SEGA here. We have surprising and big game in the works. Everyone should look forward to it."
"So here it is! The secret game you've all been waiting for! The Matrix Online! ... What?"
"Hey everyone, SEGA here. We have surprising and big game in the works. Everyone should look forward to it."
"So here it is! The secret game you've all been waiting for! The Matrix Online! ... What?"
OptimusP 22 Feb 2007 14:24
2/5
It's either Nights for the Wii or a Shadow the Hedgehodge equivalent of....eeuh...Shenmue!
Realistic speaking it's probably going to be some X360 title that's going to be overblown and sell doggypoop...that's the SEGA i know...
Realistic speaking it's probably going to be some X360 title that's going to be overblown and sell doggypoop...that's the SEGA i know...
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billson 22 Feb 2007 14:39
3/5
it f**king better be shenmue 3, nigh on 5 years weve been waiting for a sequel to it and a finish to the series. does Ryo catch Lan Di? does he destroy the two mirrors before can get to them, will he avenge his fathers death? yes, no and yes.
schnide 22 Feb 2007 15:35
4/5
Sonic Smash Brothers!
ajmetz 24 Feb 2007 04:55
5/5
Oh...! You can't call the Saturn era an average era! =P Especially not if this new game is NiGHTS related!
Fighters Megamix, NiGHTS & Christmas NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon Saga....these are some of my best gaming experiences...all on Saturn, which remains one of my favourite consoles...Sonic R, Steep Slope Sliders, Dark Savior, Saturn Bomberman...I could go on and on...
But anyway.....could this perhaps be a new IP?
Fighters Megamix, NiGHTS & Christmas NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon Saga....these are some of my best gaming experiences...all on Saturn, which remains one of my favourite consoles...Sonic R, Steep Slope Sliders, Dark Savior, Saturn Bomberman...I could go on and on...
But anyway.....could this perhaps be a new IP?