Sonic Heroes PS2 Prototype Discovered 20 Years Later

Take a look at the development of Sonic’s first PlayStation game.

The video game preservationists Hidden Palace have shared an early PS2 build of Sonic Heroes online, giving a closer look at the development of Sonic’s first-ever game on a PlayStation console (thanks Sonic Stadium for the spot!).

Sonic Heroes, in case you’re unaware, was originally released in December 2003 for the GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 in Japan, with North American and European releases following later (in addition to a version for Windows computers). The game notably featured a team-based system whereby players could switch between three classic Sonic characters (all with unique abilities) to overcome various obstacles and was the first ever game in the series to use the middleware engine Renderware (Sega had previously used their own internal Katana SDK for the creation of its Dreamcast games).

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Take a look at the development of Sonic’s first PlayStation game.

The video game preservationists Hidden Palace have shared an early PS2 build of Sonic Heroes online, giving a closer look at the development of Sonic’s first-ever game on a PlayStation console (thanks Sonic Stadium for the spot!).

Sonic Heroes, in case you’re unaware, was originally released in December 2003 for the GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 in Japan, with North American and European releases following later (in addition to a version for Windows computers). The game notably featured a team-based system whereby players could switch between three classic Sonic characters (all with unique abilities) to overcome various obstacles and was the first ever game in the series to use the middleware engine Renderware (Sega had previously used their own internal Katana SDK for the creation of its Dreamcast games).

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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