Sonic & Knuckles speeding into Xbox 360 Live Arcad
Once again, Xbox Live Arcade will be visited by a ghostly vision of Sonic the Hedgehog’s good old days — Shacknews is reporting that the Sega Vintage Collection 2 series will draw to a close on September 9 with the release of Sonic & Kunckles. As hinted at when this Sega collection was first announced, owners of the previous Sonic XBLA titles will have access to bonuses in the latest installment — including the “Blue Sphere” mode (Sonic 1), as well as the ability to play as Knuckles in Sonic 2 and 3.
Dutch website SegaOnline has gotten its hands on some supposed leaked screenshots of Sonic & Knuckles for Xbox Live Arcade. Much like their previous leaks they’ve turned out to be quite real.The screen shot simply shows the interface of the Sega Vintage Collection design, but clearly shows the ability to “Lock-On” with Sonic 1, 2 or 3 from within the game. This ability was completely omitted from the retail Ultimate Genesis Collection with a large outcry from fans who wanted the feature, to play Sonic 3 & Knuckles
like it was meant to be.
Whether or not this screenshot is real like the others is currently unknown, but considering the track record of things getting leaked for Xbox Live Arcade it would not be surprising at all.
Source: SegaOnline.NL – Sonic & Knuckles (& lock-on functionaliteit) naar XBLA
We’ve contacted Sega to confirm the release date and get pricing details — and also to discover whether the Wii version of the game (revealed by an ESRB listing) will be made available simultaneously.
