Apple unleashes Sonic the Hedgehog for iPod

Listen up iPod nano (3rd Generation), iPod Classic and 5th Generation iPod owners! Your ability to abstain from buying iPod games could be challenged, for Apple have quietly released Sonic the Hedgehog for your favorite pocket music players. Yes, Sonic the Hedgehog. I can wait here -- you go celebrate this gaming icon making it to Cupertino via the iTunes Store.

You're back? Excellent. Complete with MIDI-esque soundtrack for true 'throw-back-to-Sonic's-golden-era' effect, this new game will cost you $4.99 / £3.99 (yes, almost $8 - pity us Brits) or €4,99 via the iTunes Store and is available now; there's also the usual gifting option, should there be an iPod user in your life you've yet to find gift inspiration for.

[Via CVG / David Chartier] - UK iTS Link - US iTS Link

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Simon

Boo hiss. How can this not work on an iPod Touch?

December 19 2007 at 11:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Stephen Lang

No games work on the Touch. It's a totally different operating system than on the regular iPods.

Although I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a Genesis emulator is available. They somehow skipped over that one and went straight to the PS1!

December 19 2007 at 12:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Shahryar

Nice! Lately I've been playing sonic a lot too on my PS3 (playing the PS2 Sonic Collections). i'd be up for getting this for my recently bought iPod Nano, but I don't understand how it would be controlled.

December 19 2007 at 10:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Daniel Schlaug

Unreal. I still had the impression it was a joke while watching the downloadscreen in iTunes. Awesome.

December 19 2007 at 8:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew

What is this? Some kind of malware/phishing site?

December 19 2007 at 2:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iomatic

How could it _not_ work on the 5th gens; they seem like the same functionality to me. Man, if this was available for my iPhone as well, I'd be all over it.

And yes, I spend tens of thousands, being a Apple corporate account. And personally. Yeah, better listen up, Apple!!! :D

December 19 2007 at 12:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Kenji F

Ummm... I've been playing it all-day on my 60GB 5G iPod. Controls are frustrating at times, and it has strange pauses once in a while (Probably caused by the music), but is a good game nonetheless.

December 19 2007 at 12:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iomatic

Well, that's why I asked; the specs don't mention the 5G, unless I miss something. Has it smoothed out without music?

December 20 2007 at 12:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Barkin

I was excited to get the game, so I downloaded it right away.

Turns out the game controls are awful. I tried both settings, and both ways the game was virtually impossible to play. Bleck.

Too bad.

December 18 2007 at 7:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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How are the controls bad? would you recomed against buying it?

December 18 2007 at 7:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

yes and if u check the US itunes store you will notice that Bomerman is also there, however if u go into it then out of it by the games tab it dissapears?? any chance us aussies may get this as well, i'd rather bomerman than whatever peggle is...

December 18 2007 at 7:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Taylor

First Phase, then this and Peggle!??

I seriously have to get myself an iTunes gift card so I can buy these.

December 18 2007 at 6:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jimmy

You should mention Peggle too:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=270226578&s=143441

December 18 2007 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply