While several among us are looking forward toSonic Colorseven more thanSonic the Hedgehog 4, it appears we may be doing it wrong. Sega has confirmed thatSonic Colorsis not intended for old school fans of the spiky blue whore, warning us ahead of time that it’s aimed to 7-12 year-olds, whileSonic 4is the game for older fans.
“We’ve got to make games that appeal to the 7-to-12-year-old which is exactly whatColourswill do,” says Western president Mike Hayes, “and then we need to appeal to the core gamer, which is whatSonic 4is doing.”
It really does seem that Sega wantsSonicto be two brands now — one that continues the kid-friendly, quality-eschewing tradition of recentSonicgames, and one that appeals to retro gamers. With Sega promising “franchise changing” news concerningSonicon Thursday, I want to make my prediction now that Sonic will be officially split in twain. I could be wrong, but that’s my guess.
In any case,Sonic Colorsstill looks pretty cool. Maybe I can just claim I’m buying it for my kid?
