Sonic the Hedgehog has a lot to answer for. I'm not talking about all the rubbish merchandise he's spawned over the years, but the fact that he may well have killed off the Dreamcast. Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 - the first Sonic games in 3D - were a bit shit. Sure they had their moments, but they were hardly the must-have masterpieces you expect from a company mascot.

Sonic Heroes is a dynamic title brought to you by Sega's world-famous Sonic Team. A fully 3D adventure, Sonic Heroes provides the player with something. Now, four years too late, Sega is finally starting to get 3D Sonic right, and Sonic Heroes is the highly likeable result. Eschewing all the woeful adventure' elements of recent titles, Sonic Heroes puts the focus back on breakneck dashes through mad architectural dreamscapes, with all the loops, corkscrews, bounce pads and boss battles your watering eyes can handle.

1. Sonic Heroes introduces a character-switching mechanic, with teams of three characters each dividing the work of smashing robots and saving the world between themselves, and with each character contributing their specialty to the team: Speed, Power, or Flight.
2. A Sonic Heroes (SH) Mod in the Other/Misc category, submitted by Shadow Side.
3. There's also Team Dark, with Rouge the Bat, E-123 Omega, and led by Shadow the Hedgehog, who is the best of all Sonic characters! Then of course there's Team Sonic, consisting of the three main heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles 'Tails' Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna.

Now, four years too late, Sega is finally starting to get 3D Sonic right, and Sonic Heroes is the highly likeable result. Eschewing all the woeful adventure' elements of recent titles, Sonic Heroes puts the focus back on breakneck dashes through madarchitectural dreamscapes, with all the loops, corkscrews, bounce pads and boss battles your watering eyes can handle.The gameplay is still remarkably simple - go fast, collect rings, bop the occasional robot on the head. The key difference here is that instead of running solo, you now control a team of three characters. In the case of Team Sonic, that means the blue streak is flanked by Knuckles and Tails, though there are three other teams to choose from as well - Teams Dark, Rose and Chaotix.

At the flick of a button (or mouse-wheel if you must), your team changes formation, and with it the character you're controlling, giving you access to a different set of abilities and insane special attacks. Sonic is fast, Tails can fly, Knuckles can punch through blocks. You get the picture.

The action is bewildering and frenetic, the challenge is minimal and the usual camera problems persist, but this is still an exuberantly entertaining game.

Another year, another chance to meet the talent that make your monthly dose of comic shenanigans! And some guy called Stan Lee.

Sonic Heroes Pc

HeroesCon 2015 is right around the corner, and there’s confirmed names from the Archie Sonic comic in attendance! See below for the currently verified stalls, taken from the guestlist;

JIM AMASH | AA-619
Alter Ego magazine, Jughead, Sonic Universe, Archie and Friends

ALEAH BAKER | AA-520
Sonic Universe, Mega Man

TERESA R DAVIDSON | AA-620
Sonic the Hedgehog, Archie

IAN FLYNN | AA-519
Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, New Crusaders

MICHAEL WATKINS | AA-1527
Villains Supreme, Femme Noir, Transformers, Sonic The Hedgehog

TRACY YARDLEY | AA-517
Sonic the Hedgehog, The Adventures of Galaxy Man and Cosmic Girl

Sonic Classic Heroes Super Edition

So, a pretty varied range of current and past staff on the comic, should be very fruitful for anyone wishing to attend!

Sonic Heroes Gamecube

HeroesCon is running between the 19th and 21st of June. Shows run from 11am – 7pm on the 19th (Friday), 10am – 6pm on the 20th (Saturday) and 11am – 7pm on the 21st (Sunday). 1 day passes sold on the day cost $20 for the 19th, and the 20th, and $15 for the 21st. A 3 day pass is $40 (sold on the Friday and Saturday), kids under 12 can get in free if you happen to have kidlings in tow. And the address is as follows;

Charlotte Convention Center
501 S. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

So if you’re interested in having a bit of an outing next weekend, why not pop by on the day or head to the site to check out advance and discount pass options? In any case, you’re sure to have some fun chatting to the creative minds running the comic!

Source: HeroesCon official website