Today sees one of gaming's most endearing, most recognisable mascots turn the big 2-0.
SEGA's blue hedgehog, Sonic, has been gracing our consoles since his first outing in Sonic the Hedgehog on the SEGA Mega Drive (or the SEGA Genesis for you U.S. peeps!) and continues to this day. He's had some rough spots lately, with most of his 3D adventures being a little on the disappointing side and many fans longing for the days of the traditional 2D side-scrollers. SEGA tried to address this last year with the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, but some rather floaty physics left people wanting more despite the better change in direction.
Now here we are in 2011, 20 years after Sonic the Hedgehog hit shelves, to the day, and SEGA have released a demo for the upcoming Sonic Generations, which sees the two designs of the character (short and podgy, as seen in the Mega Drive days and tall and lean, as seen in later years) teaming up across levels inspired by all Sonic titles to date. The demo showcases a really sleak HD remix of the original Green Hill Zone and it looks amazing, and plays just like the original title did all those years ago.
The demo is out on Xbox LIVE & PlayStation Network right now and has a 20 day limit on it so go download it NOW!
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