Yesterday we were allfreaking out over the announcementofProject Needlemouse, a codenamed game that promised to be a brand new 2DSonic the Hedgehogdue for release in 2010. Don’t worry, the game itself and the trailer we posted is genuine. However, aProject Needlemousesite featuring Green Hill-esque artwork has beenconfirmed as false.
A few people were excited for the artwork, as it looked like an old schoolSoniclevel design given an HD coat of paint. Unfortunately for those people, the art was created by a mystery person who has no affiliation with Sega whatsoever. Whatever those concepts are, they aren’t going to be in the newSonicgame.
“That site is not connected to ourProject Needlemouse,” states Sega of America’s Kellie Parker.
Even though the site is fake, I hope Sega at least takes notice of the colors and design and remembers what oldSonicgames used to look like. Let’s not have this new game look like a bad anime or a cyberpunk fairground ride. If Sega’s serious about bringingSonicback to his roots, some good old fashioned level design would be wonderful.
