"Raise your hand if you remember Fake Voltron. You know, the one made out of cars instead of righteous lion statue robots? It was not as bad as the Transformer’s ugly cousins, the GoBots but whenever you came across it you always felt a little let down. This is kind of the way I feel about the Sonic gang. It always felt to me like Sega’s answer to Mario and company. And where I love Toad, Luigi, and Bowser I am disenchanted by Tails, Knuckles, and Dr. Eggman. However, this does not mean ..."

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1. Lock's Quest
2. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
3. Metal Slug 7
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold
5. Dragon Quest IV
6. Dementium
7. Lost in Blue 3
8. Skate It
9. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
10. Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals

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"And unfortunately, it's becoming clearer by the day that Sonic, a stalwart of that time, is dying of old age with each sub-par title from Sega trying to revive the old hedgehog."

"There were a lot of prospects on DS this month, but when all was said and done, it was developer 5th Cell that we again chose to spotlight, as Lock's Quest is not only one of the most innovative and entertaining games on DS this month, but one of the top this year as well. Mixing together a design inspired by popular real-time strategy games, classic tower defense tactics, and traditional RPGs, Lock's Quest is an original blend of classic gaming and originality. During the first half of the g..."

That's right folks. Another week, another round of new video games being released. Kotaku's put up a list of games we can expect to find on Super Tuesday this week. Among these are Age of Booty and WALL-E for the Mac. The good ol' mystery boys aren't quite dead yet either, as Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft makes its way to the PC this week as well.

"Chrono Trigger DS
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Genre: RPG

What to Expect: Chrono Trigger is heralded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made, and many fans will claim it's better than any Final Fantasy title. With hype like that everyone better hope the remastered DS version of the SNES game holds up. We can assure you that if you like RPGs, you'll love Chrono Trigger. The game is huge, (13 endings!) has great characters, solid battles and..."

"Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) - 8.0
Spore Creatures (DS) - 8.0
Samba De Amigo (Wii) - 9.0
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) - 8.0
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise (DS) - 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (Wii) - 5.0
De Blob (Wii) - 8.0
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) - 9.0
Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) - 8.5
NHL 2K9 (Wii) - 7.0
SimCity Creator (Wii) - 6.0
Myster Case Files: Millionheir (DS) - 6.5
Time Hollow (DS) - 7.0
Lock’s Quest (DS) - 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (DS) - 6.0
NBA Live 09 All-..."

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is a game coming to the Nintendo DS this month!

Here are two videos from the Gametrailers website: One being of Sonic and Knuckles with the other about Environments.



Sonic and Knuckles



Environments

"BioWare dives into the hedgehog's world for their RPG."

"Sega’s announced its GC line-up, confirming at a new announcement for the show and looking so-so-solid. Here’s what you’ll get net week.

- “A world premiere” - unannounced
- Samba De Amigo
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
- Sonic: Unleashed
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
- Beijing 2008
- Dinosaur King
- Space Siege
- Empire: Total War
- Alpha Protocol
- MadWorld
- Bayonetta
- Golden Axe
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Stormrise"

"Japanese-headquartered Sonic The Hedgehog creator Sega has long been an innovative and compelling creator of games -- ahead of its time for much of its history.

Its transition from a hardware manufacturer (Game Gear, Genesis, Dreamcast) to a game pure publisher, however, has been a work in progress - particularly in terms of building up a robust western division with its own product slate.

But in the past couple of years, the company has improved its status -- to the point where the c..."

"BioWare's Miles Holmes has said that the developer is looking at possibly bringing Mass Effect, Jade Empire and Dragon Age titles to the Nintendo DS, according to Eurogamer.de.

The lead designer of the upcoming DS RPG Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood described the title as an effort to get BioWare's handheld division off the ground. He explained that the developer would consider making more DS titles to support its console games, saying: "Basically anything that reinforces the franch..."

"Best Nintendo DS Game:
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- Chrono Trigger
- Sonic Chronicles - Winner
- Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
- Rhythm Heaven

Best Action-Adventure:
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- Prince of Persia - Winner
- LittleBigPlanet
- Mirror's Edge
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Best Puzzle Game:
- de Blob - Winner
- Flock!
- levelHead
- NeoPets Puzzle Adventure
- PuzzleQuest: Galactrix

Best One to Watch:
- Darksiders
- Dark Void
- Bayonetta - Winner
..."

If those 70 screens of Sonic's RPG we had last month weren't enough for you, about 50 more have come up. These ones show us the title screen, map screen, a variety of menu screens, and some other stuff. Check 'em all out through the source.

"Check out the full list below:

* Beijing 2008 X360/PS3/PC - 27th June
* Space Siege PC - 22nd Aug
* Picto Image DS - Sept
* Golden Axe Riders X360/PS3 – Sept
* Sonic Chronicles - Sept
* Yakuza 2 PS2 - Sept
* Sonic Unleashed X360/PS3/Wii/PS2 - Nov
* Empire: Total War PC - Q1 2009
* Alpha Protocol PS3/X360/PC - Q1 2009
* Madworld Wii - Q1 2009
* Aliens: Colonial Marines - Q1 2009"

"What was behind the decision to lead on the Xbox 360 with Mass Effect rather than releasing then two versions simultaneously?

Ray Muzyka: Well, it was nice to focus on one system, and obviously our publisher Microsoft had an impact in the decision as well. We were working with them, so we announced it and developed it as an Xbox 360 exclusive right from the start.

We've always had a goal of releasing multiple iterations on the 360 during its lifetime, so we're excited about that opportu..."

"Sega has slipped us seventy screen shots of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, but has still managed to avoid spoiling anything about the game.

Amongst the batch is a series of shots taken from the same combat sequence. If you click on the next button really quickly, you can see how combat will play out, if the combat had a frame rate of about two frames per second.

It seems a lot like a Final Fantasy game. Except with rings appearing after an attack, which you have to tap with th..."

"There are two acts, one taking place in the standard Sonic universe and another in a darker, more mysterious world. In addition, there is talk of a “twist” between Sonic and Dr. Eggman, something that alludes to their encounters in previous games.

Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood will make extensive use of the stylus and touch screen in controlling Sonic and his pals (Phantom Hourglass-stylee, we imagine), but also to interact with a variety of context-sensitive elements.

Chronicles c..."