Sonic 4: Episode II, Now Optimized for Tegra

by Brian Klug on 2/28/2012 6:52:00 PM
Posted in smartphones , Tablets , nvidia , Tegra 3 , tegra zone

We had a chance to get some hands on time with the Tegra Zone enhanced version of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, which was announced yesterday for NVIDIA's Tegra 3.  We're pleased to see larger game studios starting to include mobile devices in their cross-platform development . In the case of Sonic, Sega is planning to release on a multitude of platforms including XBLA, PSN, iOS, and Android.  For the Android port, NVIDIA worked closely with Sega to create a Tegra 3-enhanced version which is supposed to closely mimic the quality you would expect to see on the console ports. 

The game does indeed look very impressive, especially when displayed on a 50+inch LED TV.   Water and fire effects are what you would expect to see on a modern, cartoon-like game on a console.  NVIDIA didn't have a console version on hand for a side-by-side comparison unfortunately.  In terms of performance, we did notice the framerate dip below 30 fps a number of times, however it didn't deter from the overall experience of the game.  The action still felt fast paced and fun.  NVIDIA was running the game on an ASUS Transformer Prime tablet connected to an LED TV via HDMI.  The keyboard and touch screen can be used for input, however an Xbox 360 controller was used in our demo and it worked quite well. 

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Print This Article 8 Comments View All Comments Post a Comment Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by Hulk on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 I'm talking about the one on Sega from many, many years ago. Hulk Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by twhittet on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 I was the youngest in my family, and I was the only one that could finish it.
There was no game save, so when your hands were tired after 4 hours of gameplay, you paused it and took a break. twhittet Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by Spivonious on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 It took me 10 years to beat the boss of Labyrinth Zone without drowning. I got so excited, but no one seemed to understand. Spivonious Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by Hulk on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Yes that is where I always died! Is that near the end of the game and how do you get past this stage? Hulk Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by Wolfpup on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 I did, and SonicCD, but they were HARD, and I doubt I'd have the patience now. I don't think I've been able to finish a single Sonic game since, save for Sonic Advance 1, I think.

Regarding this news...I just don't see the point. Sonic on a touch screen device? Put out this whole thing on the real consoles once it's finished, but it belongs on Playstation 3 and Xbox and Vita and 3DS/PSP...not on a tablet.

I mean geez, the games are too hard with a controller LOL Wolfpup Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by eddman on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 @everyone who never managed to beat sonic or other sega games

Just download a sega megadrive/genesis emulator, download games' ROMs, and you can easily finish them all. Emulators have save/quick save options. eddman Reply RE: Sadly I never could finish the original Sonic game by eddman on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 This is the one I used and seems to be the best:

http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/genesis/fusio...

http://www.eidolons-inn.net/tiki-index.php?page=Ke... eddman Reply Tegra 2 by coolhardware on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 I wonder how (or if at all) this will run on Tegra 2? coolhardware Reply Subject Comment Post Comment Please login or register to post a comment.
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