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January 8:
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Title: Sonic Riders - Zero Gravity (Shooting Star Story)
Region: North America
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E
Retail: $39.99 (PS2), $49.99 (Wii)
Producer: Kenjiro Morimoto
Director: Kenjiro Morimoto
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January 17:
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Title: Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympic
Region: Japan
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Nintendo
CERO Rating: A
Retail: ¥4,800
Producer: Osamu Oohashi
Director: ???
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Title: Sonic Riders - Shooting Star Story
Region: Japan
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega Corporation
CERO Rating: A
Retail: ¥5,800
Producer: Kenjiro Morimoto
Director: Kenjiro Morimoto
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Title: Zero Gravity Tracks
Source: Sonic Riders - Shooting Star Story
Artist: Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomonori Sawada
Vocals: Cashell, runblebee
Publisher: Wave Master
Retail: ¥2,200
Notes: Final Sonic-themed soundtrack distributed through Sega Direct, which closed two months later.
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- Un-gravitify
- Meteor Falls
- When Robots Attack
- Through Traffic
- Spiral Madness
- Mystery of the Meteorite
- Gadget Around
- Aquatic Time
- The Divine Wings
- Give Me the Power
- Sealed Ground
- Full Speed Ahead
- Dive into Gravity
- Babylon Garden
- The Lightless Black
- Stop the Black Hole
- The Core
- After the Storm
- Wish and Hope
- Catch Me if You Can
- Blast Town
- Multi Attack
- Un-gravitify electro extended
January 22:
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Title: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Region: North America
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E
Retail: $34.99
Producer: Osamu Oohashi
Director: ???
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January 23:
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Title: True Blue
Source: Various
Artist: Various
Vocals: Various
Publisher: Wave Master
Retail: ¥2,500
Notes: A compilation album containing vocal themes from pretty much every single Sonic game with a vocal theme, plus a few remixes to
boot. The package includes a fold-out lyric sheet.
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- Live & Learn
- It Doesn't Matter (SA2 Version)
- Escape from the City
- His World
- Super Sonic Racing
- Sonic - You Can Do Anything
- Sonic Boom
- Sonic Speed Riders
- Race to Win
- Sonic X Theme
- Right There, Ride On
- Sonic Heroes
- What I'm Made Of...
- Seven Rings in Hand
- His World (Zebrahead Version)
- It Doesn't Matter (SA1 Version)
- Open Your Heart
- A New Venture (Surfin' S.R.A. Remix)
- Angel Island Zone (SSBB Remix)
- Seven Rings in Hand (Crush 40 Version)
- Open Your Heart (Crush 40 vs Bentley Jones Remix)
February 8:
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Title: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Region: Europe
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 3+
Retail: £29.99
Producer: Osamu Oohashi
Director: ???
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February 22:
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Title: Sonic Riders - Zero Gravity (Shooting Star Story)
Region: Europe
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 3+
Retail: £19.99 (PS2), £39.99 (Wii)
Producer: Kenjiro Morimoto
Director: Kenjiro Morimoto
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May 19:
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Sonic Live!, an electronic pachislot machine, is released in Japan. The game is developed by Rodeo and published by Fields. It features a
monitor that displays short cutscenes constructed with graphics from Sonic Adventure 2 and music from Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes. Bonus
events include skits starring Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Eggman, Shadow, Metal Sonic, Big, and Omochao.
July 7:
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Sonic the Hedgehog, an edutainment title for LeapFrog's tyke-based Didj handheld, is released in the US along with the console. The game features simple spelling
puzzles mixed into stages from Sonic's 1, 2, and 3. LeapFrog also rereleased the original Leapster Sonic X with enhancements for the Leapster 2 handheld.
September 26:
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Title: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Region: Europe
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 7+
Retail: £29.99
Producer: Dorian Kieken
Director: Mark Darrah
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September 30:
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Title: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Region: North America
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E
Retail: $39.99
Producer: Dorian Kieken
Director: Mark Darrah
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November:
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"Sonic: Night of the Werehog", an animated CG short, is released on a special website to promote Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure). On a dark, rainy night, Sonic
and Chip seek refuge from the elements in an old, derelict mansion. Like most old, derelict mansions, this one happens to be home to a few ghosts: in this case, two
would-be photographers who use their Polaroids to snap scare reaction shots of unwitting visitors and present the photos to the young lady ghost of the house in the
hopes of being rewarded with smooches. Chip proves to be an easy target, and the prima donna poltergeist is pleased with the prints until Sonic starts showing up in the
background, making faces at the camera. When the lady wraith starts refusing to dole out kisses, her two retainers put aside their rivalry to lay some smacketh down
upon the intruding hedgehog who has made a mockery of their enterprise. When the full moon causes said hedgehog to transform into a werehog, the two ghosts merge into a
green, bipedal bovine for some one-on-one. Sonic soon finds that his punches are unable to connect with his ethereal opponent, and once the ghost warriors turn
invisible, all hope seems lost. Chip discovers by accident that the ghosts' light refraction shenanigans don't fool the camera, so he tosses the Polaroid to Sonic who
attempts to gauge his opponent's position by wildly snapping photos. Unfortunately, this tactic proves fruitless as by the time the shots develop, Sonic has already
been booted in the patootie by his unseen foe. When the Werehog appears to be down for the count, the two ghosts resume their internal bickering and split apart to
fight for the opportunity to snap a shot of their defeated enemy. Sonic takes advantage of the quarrel to finish the battle, but when Miss Priss rolls down to
investigate the commotion, she becomes immediately infatuated with the Werehog. The next morning, as Sonic heads out, he is joined by a perplexingly clingy Chip - a
disguise for his new female phantom companion. The real Chip, meanwhile, remains tied down in the mansion with two very dejected ghost photographers.
The high-quality animation was produced in Japan at Sega's VE Animation Studio. The cast includes Jason Griffith as Sonic, Tony Salerno as Chip, Kevin Glenz and Ryan
Drees as the ghost photographers, and Momoko Ishikawa as the girl ghost. The ghosts (like the NPC's in Sonic World Adventure) were designed by Illustrators unit
Gurihiru, a small illustration studio operating out of Saitama. In Japan, the short aired several times over the month of March, 2009 on the TV network Kids Station
with the subtitle ソニック＆チップ 恐怖の館 (Sonic & Chip: mansion of terror).
November 18:
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: North America
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2
Developer: Dimps
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E 10+
Retail: $29.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Toshiyuki Nagahara
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: North America
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Dimps
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E 10+
Retail: $49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Toshiyuki Nagahara
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November 24:
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: North America
Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E 10+
Retail: $49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
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November 28:
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: Europe
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2
Developer: Dimps
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 7+
Retail: £19.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Toshiyuki Nagahara
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: Europe
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Dimps
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 7+
Retail: £49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Toshiyuki Nagahara
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: Europe
Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 7+
Retail: £49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: Europe
Platform: Sony PlayStation 3
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega Europe
PEGI Rating: 7+
Retail: £49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
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December 9:
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Title: Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure)
Region: North America
Platform: Sony PlayStation 3
Developer: Sega Studios Japan
Publisher: Sega of America
ESRB Rating: E 10+
Retail: $49.99
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
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December 18:
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Title: Sonic World Adventure
Region: Japan
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Dimps
Publisher: Sega Corporation
CERO Rating: A
Retail: ¥6,090
Producer: Akinori Nishiyama
Director: Toshiyuki Nagahara
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