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SEGA has officially announced Shadow The Hedgehog – a spin-off from the Sonic brand. It will be under the direction of Takashi Iizuka, the lead developer on the previous sonic titles released on this generation of consoles.
Shadow The Hedgehog is tormented by his past and is looking for his true identity. Armed with an arsenal of weapons Shadow must blast through over 50 missions in a battle against Aliens, the G.U.N. army and the ever present Dr. Eggman.
“Since we first introduced him in Sonic Adventure 2, we have wanted to feature Shadow in his own game,” said Takashi Iizuka, Game Director, SEGA Studio USA. “We maintained Shadow as a mysterious character and now fans can control his destiny by engaging in a unique gameplay experience that offers a multitude of possibilities!”
“The Sonic franchise has sold more than 38-million units worldwide and SEGA plans to support this new brand with a complimentary lineup of new Sonic products across all platforms in 2005,” said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “We expect Shadow The Hedgehog to be a cornerstone title in this strategy as well as a new and dynamic brand for SEGA.”
Shadow The Hedgehog is set to ship for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube at sometime late in 2005.
