Sonic Colors Message Board

Do you need to re-energize the power cores of your Wii Remotes in the raddest, most attitude-fueled way imaginable? The latest product from Mad Catz (PDF) is right up your alley: It's a Wiimote induction charger featuring Sonic the Hedgehog. At $49.99, it's probably not the most cost efficient way to refuel your gaming peripherals, but it is the ... um, bluest.

What's great about the charger's Sonic-centricity is that it not only possesses form, but also has quite a bit of function. See his hand, there? That's not a peace sign -- that's him telling you how many controllers the charger can hold. He's such a helpful little devil, isn't he?

#review What if Sonic the Hedgehog was not just a speedy mascot with a long list of furry sidekicks, but more like Mario, a loner with occasional superpowers that could let Sega's mascot fly, drill through solid ground or become a laser? More »

It’s really just the intro, but SEGA wants to call it a launch trailer!

After proving its ability to keep its own spiny mascot alive with the well-received Sonic Colors, Sega has turned its efforts to preserving the non-flatness of real-life hedgehogs in the suburb of Twickenham, London. The publisher recently designated a temporary "hedgehog road crossing" in the town, allowing a handful of the woodland creatures to scamper about without fear of being struck by one of the region's tiny, steering-wheel-on-the-wrong-sided vehicles.

Yes, it was very much a publicity stunt, but Sega representative Anna Downing told Eurogamer that she hopes it will "raise awareness" of the 50,000 hedgehogs who die every year while trying to cross British roads. That's a pretty good cause, we guess -- but you know what would raise even more driver awareness of hedgehogs? If you painted them all bright blue. Food for thought.

More pics here Just incase you were wondering, we have some information on some of the supporting characters that pop up in the DS version of Sonic Colors. Remember, these characters are not in the Wii version, but have been included in the DS outing. Charmy, Silver, Blaze, Rouge, Cream, Cheese, Big, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, and [...]

Sonic Colors on DS is more than a hat delivery vector. It's also a Sonic Rush-style platformer with new powerups, like the DS-exclusive "Burst" and "Void," which turn Sonic into a bomb and a black hole, respectively. The new footage is worth enduring the erratically moving DS screens in the trailer.

Believe me, I'm as surprised about this as you are.
Sega has shoved its mascot character into so many wretched games over the past dozen or so years that the phrase "good Sonic game" may as well be akin to saying "don't touch that fire; it'll freeze your hand." Yet here I am, after playing the game, trying to make the muscles in my hands type the words "Sonic ... Colors ... is ... is ... good." Not just good for Sonic, but good good.

#clpis We've been impressed by what we've seen so far of the Wii version of Sonic Colors. How does the DS version look? Pretty colorful. More »

A portion of a CVG review… Colours rockets Sonic closer to the stratospheric heights of past glories and hints at a great future. Welcome back, old friend, it’s been too long. Uppers Colourful and intricate Full-on orchestra provides catchy music Classic 2D platforming Downers Boss fights are a bit easy Stages can feel [...]

Believe it or not, yet another Sonic game has been leaked to the public before it’s official release. Sonic Colors is the third Sonic title in 13 months to see an illegal rip hit the internet. I don’t know what it is about Sonic games…I guess software pirates love them! On the brighter side [...]

More Sonic Colors Videos Direct link and written review here

Color us impressed.

The hedgehog returns to his glory days.

It may be raining here in NYC today, but that doesn't mean Sega's canceling its Bryant Park Sonic Colors ice skating party. Well, okay, the ice skating part is kinda off, but that whole "playing Sonic Colors early and seeing Cash Cash perform the game's theme song" thing is still totally on.

#newyorkcity Sega celebrates the impending release of Sonic Colors in New York City tomorrow evening with an ice skating party in Bryant Park. Need a reason to care? How about free hedgehog hats? More »