Sentences with phrase «sonic team boss»

Created by former Sonic Team boss and NiGHTS Into Dreams creator Yuji Naka,...

In an interview with Eurogamer, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka explained:

Not exact matches

- for Sonic's 25th anniversary last year, Iizuka received a task to deliver some sort of product - the target was «dormant fans» who used to play the SEGA Genesis, but haven't really played any games since - Iizuka met Christian Whitehead, which lead to the creation of Sonic Mania - there was talk of another port, but Iizuka thought fans would desire something new from the old games - this is the first time Iizuka partnered with a team of devs spread across various countries - Iizuka said this team had a greater passion to create - this was in comparison to companies that set decisions on a pre-determined schedule (in meetings, etc)- the team had so many features they still wanted to add after the beta version was complete - since there were only a few spots with text that needed to be localized, they could bring the game to more places quicker - the game has Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish support - the Studiopolis stage is included due to receiving the most requests from the Sonic Mania development team - Iizuka actually considered reducing the amount of stages at one point in order to meet the development schedule - Sonic Mania doesn't really have much in the way of cut content like scrapped stages - since Sonic Mania was only distributed digitally, the team was able to continue working very close leading up to launch - this let them put in practically all ideas, and there are currently no plans for DLC - Iizuka recommended Flying Battery Zone for inclusion becaues he likes the music - he also likes when the player goes inside and outside the ship - Iizuka likes Mirage Saloon because the stage structure will be different depending on the player character chosen - Puyo Puyo gameplay was added because there was a Puyo Puyo game released in the west for the SEGA Genesis - this game was originally called «Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine», and the team thought it would make a fun boss battle - Iizuka didn't have plans to feature Blue Sphere in the special stages - the Blue Sphere special stages were brought over to Mania as a test, but ended up staying for the final game - the team felt the need to continuously connect stages from various eras, which is doe with the Phantom Ruby story - for Sonic Mania, it was decided that the technological limit would be set at SEGA CD, - this is higher than the Genesis but lower than Saturn - in creating a SEGA CD - grade special stage, they would intentionally make SEGA CD - grade polygons

(I was) not really expecting [the boss] to get approval from Sonic Team, since it was a different license, but they thought the idea was funny

- Iizuka has received a ton of requests from fans to have their own original characters appear in Sonic games - while that couldn't happen, Sonic Forces» custom character recognizes that fan desire - the avatar was created with the idea of «making straight high - speed action» - this time the concept is that all three styles (Modern, Classic, Avatar) would be high - speed based - make selections for the face, mouth, body color, and gender of custom characters - each species will also have their own unique skills, such as wolves being able to pull nearby rings - you can't change custom characters in the middle of the game - there is some sort of feature that's unlocked after you've cleared the game once related to this - the new avatar style will have a speedy and rhythmic style like Modern Sonic, but also different vectors from Sonic - this includes differences in timing for pressing buttons, or the Wisps giving the avatar trickier movements - the story aims to depict heroes that would feel like Sonic - by controlling different characters, the devs hope to show a story that extends to explaining the world setting as well - the story concept has been «Hero Army vs. Eggman's Army» from the start - when wondering who should be made playable among the heroes, the idea came up for Classic Sonic - the character setting for the avatar is a civilian in an area occupied by Eggman who stands up and fights together with Sonic - during stages, you'll hear radio contact from partners like Tails and Amy - Sonic and the rest of the gang form a resistance to stand against Eggman's army, so they relay information from headquarters - boss characters like Chaos and Metal Sonic will appear in Eggman's army - details on the new character (Infinite) are being kept secret - the main part of the storyline is that Eggman gathers strong enemies in the past to form an all mighty army - some people might be wondering why Shadow is on the enemy's side, but they can find out more by experiencing the story - the team thinks Japanese fans are taking a liking to the serious story and character customization features - there were some struggles with the new engine in early stages, but now they've moved to a smooth development process - the team knew they wanted to bring the game to Nintendo's new console before they even knew it was the Switch - the Switch info came to them during the middle of the game's development - SEGA knew Nintendo fans would want to play Sonic's new game, which is why they personally worked to bring it to Switch - SEGA plans to show the game in Japan at Tokyo Game Show 2017 in September - the team is also working on providing new information, including news that would be unique to Japan

Metro UK's gaming column spoke with the boss of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, about the two different approaches on each game.

** Shinobu Toyoda is another SEGA superstar who was the head of Sonic Team; hence Yuji Naka's boss.

Sonic Mania is a project from Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games, and Headcannon developed in collaboration with Sega and Sonic team, with a vision to bring Sonic back to his roots with 2D gameplay and pixellated graphics bringing fans back into the 2D world of platform games with its core «classic» gameplay by remaining iconic Zones and Acts from Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles, and adding in completely new Zones with all - new Acts and boss fights into the mix.

Some Wispons work better for certain stages and bosses (with no prior indication to the player), but the Avatar's stages (both solo and Tag Team with Modern Sonic) are pretty stop - and - go, while there is more tangible platforming in 2D.

FEATURES TRUE SIDE - SCROLLING SONIC ACTION - Run and spin at Sonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic experts PLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC ACTION - Run and spin at Sonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic experts PLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic experts PLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic experts PLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic experts PLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic characters and Buddies in future releases COMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world - Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S League

FEATURESTRUE SIDE - SCROLLING SONIC ACTION - Run and spin at Sonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic expertsPLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC ACTION - Run and spin at Sonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic expertsPLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic speeds with mobile friendly controls - Retro designs, hidden rings, classic enemies and bosses - Master the Color Powers and run stronger with a Buddy - By SONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic expertsPLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC TEAM, SEGA's Sonic expertsPLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic expertsPLAY AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSONIC AND HIS FRIENDS - Unlock Tails and Knuckles as player characters - Master their Speed, Aerial, and Power attributes - Evolve your character's powers with collected rings - Look for new Sonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S LSonic characters and Buddies in future releasesCOMPETE IN ALL - NEW RANKING BATTLES - Four categories: Rival League, Friend, World, and Historical - Set records against your friends and the world — Earn powerful items and Buddies in league play - Compete with up to 50 players in Rival League - Claim the supreme honor in the S League