Overview
- Also Known As
- Sonic Colors
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii
16th Nov 2010
12th Nov 2010
- Also Available On
- Series
- Tags
- Controller Support
- Official Site
- sega.co.uk
Reviews
All things wise and wonderful
One lament accompanied 2008’s lacklustre Sonic Unleashed more loudly than others – "why can’t Sega ditch the werehog and make the daytime stages into a complete game?" A few years later and in rushes Sonic Colours with all the usual fanfare and expectation around a new 3D Sonic game, except this time –...
Screenshots 10
Sonic Colours News
News Sonic Colours Ultimate Physical Editions Delayed In Europe, Look Set For October
Update: Amazon Spain sets a new target
Update (14th September): A member of the Nintendo Life team received an order update from Amazon in Spain, stating that it will be delivered on 11th October or later, so there's still quite a wait in that case. Original Article (23rd August): Just two weeks out from the September 7th release date of the...
Rumour Sonic Colors Remaster Listed In Localisation Company's Credits
Update: French retailer also lists the game
Update: Potentially lending some more weight to the rumour, French retailer Sogamely has "SONIC COLORS ULTIMATE - LIMITED EDITION SWITCH" listed for 34,99€, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One product pages also live (thanks, Nintendo Everything). It's not clear if this listing went live before or after the...
News Sonic Writer Talks About His Love-Hate Relationship With The Fandom
"I have a chequered history"
In the same interview on the YouTube channel RebelTaxi, Sonic the Hedgehog writer Ken Pontac - who has seemingly moved on from Sega, spoke about his "chequered history" with the Sonic fandom over the years. As much as he loves them, he admits a "vocal group" who hated on him for "dumb reasons" have essentially "screw
News Two Veteran Sonic The Hedgehog Writers Appear To Have Moved On
"Had a good run" with Sega
If you've played any of the Sonic the Hedgehog games over the past ten years, you've probably heard or at least read some lines written by Ken Pontac and Warren Graff. The pair (also known for the graphic cartoon show Happy Tree Friends) worked on the story, dialogue and English translations for the Sonic games - starting...
Music Gotta Go Fast With This Sega Fest Sonic DJ Set
One hour of upbeat Sonic themes
Sega has never been one to shy away from delivering great entertainment at fan experiences, so if you want to start your week right we suggest you give this DJ set a spin. For nearly one hour, DJ Tomoya Ohtani spins some iconic music themes from decades of Sonic The Hedgehog video game history and is eventually...
Video Sonic Colours Has Some of the Coolest Glitches
Blurring the lines
We know the popular narrative for some is to say that Sonic's been in a rut and had a bad run of games, but recent years have brought some solid entries. Sonic Colours / Sonic Colors certainly qualifies as one of the better releases in the past couple of generations, blending 2D and 3D play with some neat twists and power-ups. In...
News Sonic Colours Sells 1.85 Million Copies Worldwide
Turning rings into coins
Last year's hedgehog outing Sonic Colours on Wii and Sonic Colours were two of the year's better platformers, and certainly the highlight of the blue spiky one's recent career. Sega recently released some provisional sales figures for the game, and although it didn't necessarily set the charts alight it still posted decent...
News Sonic Colours Soundtrack Racing to iTunes
Grab some sonic satisfaction
Wii platformer Sonic Colours (or Sonic Colors, if you prefer) was praised for its soundtrack, and iTunes users will be able to download the game's audio stylings across North America, Europe and Japan from January 26th. At $1.29 / £0.99 a track it's likely to mount up, with 82 tracks spread across three discs, but you...
News Price Slashing Helps Sonic Colours Jump to UK Top 20
That's better
Whilst the first week of sales for Sonic Colours on DS and Wii resulted in a disappointing 36th place for the hedgehog's latest outings, his second week on sale has seen significant gains, breaking into the UK Top 20 at number 18. Whilst we like to think our Sonic Colours DS review and Sonic Colours Wii
News Sonic Colours Barely Breaks into UK Top 40
Disappointing figures for 'hog's latest
Sonic Colours for DS and Wii have been garnering positive reviews all over the globe – don't worry, we're working on our reviews too – and launched in the UK on Friday with a somewhat unconventional marketing approach. Whilst there once was a time a Sonic game on Nintendo platforms would be eaten up by the...
About The Game
The diabolical Dr. Eggman has hatched another plan for world domination!
He has built an amazing interstellar amusement park, floating in space around Sonic’s home planet, bursting with incredible rides and attractions. However, all is not as it seems as Dr. Eggman has abducted an alien race called Wisps, and is harnessing their colourful energy to fuel a sinister plot. However, before Dr. Eggman completes his evil plans, Sonic discovers his mysterious theme park in space. When he arrives, Sonic finds he is also able to use these alien powers and is ready to help! Sonic will need all his speed and skill as he faces this test, but, empowered by the alien energy, it’s a test he’ll pass with flying colours!
Sonic Colours™ accelerates Sonic to adrenaline-pumping super speeds and blasts him through obstacles in ways never before seen in a Sonic game. The alien Wisp’s featured in the game each have a unique “Colour Power” that, once freed, Sonic is able to absorb while speeding through the various theme park inspired planets. The Wisp energy enables Sonic to create new paths through the stages by drilling through the ground (Yellow Drill) for example, or speeding through the stage as a laser (Cyan Laser). Stringing the Wisp power-ups together creates a combo that increases Sonic’s boost gauge even more quickly and exclusive Wisp power-ups will be available for both Wii and Nintendo DS versions, ensuring a unique and super speedy gameplay experience for Sonic fans everywhere.
Features:
- Non-stop high-speed action
- Collect and engage the new power-ups derived from the coloured energy of the Wisps!
- Unique Colour Power for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™
- Perfect blend of 3D and classic 2D perspectives on Wii™ and solid 2D dual-screen gameplay on Nintendo DS™!
Comments 28
Very nice!
Well, there's my Xmas present.
"Color" me surprised, a promising Sonic game! What's the gimick? No gimicks.
Can't wait!
Well, the gimmick is the alien colour power thingies. But they're more like the Sonic 3 gimmick of having shields with different powers. Colour me (lol) hopeful!
Alright sonic!
Cover looks kinda lame...
So is NL still going with "colour" when the trailer specifically says "color"? I figured since Sega made a decision, people wouldn't revert to regional discrepancies.
@Ian: We're the ones that spell color funny-- they made up the language
OT I've lost hope for console Sonics.. maybe the ds version will be legit.
@Syr: I thought it was Sega's game, not England's.
Very tempted to pre-order this, but am holding out for a revw
@Ian Daemon It's known as Sonic Colours in Europe and Sonic Colors in North America. Both are correct, but you'll see it written as Sonic Colours more often as I tend to do the news and I'm English!
actually wouldn't it be more correct to say the US uses Colors, seeing how Canada also uses Colours
still hoping wii version gets some last minute online co-op love
looks unlikely though
I did not know Canada used the correct version of the word. God bless you, Canada.
This is one of a surprisingly short list of games I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year.
Im going to get this sometime
Early reviews are EXCELLENT! Yipeee!
The fact that I like the music to this shows I've played a few too many JRPGs I think.
FINALLY!! this game is what sonic should be!! and they haven't tried to make and corny storyline either! they've just taken the Mario approach to the story, but in this case, break all eggmans stuff.
Can't wait - and what's up with colours? The official title is in fact colors... huh.
@gamegurl: Please note that Nintendo Life is a UK-based website, and the title of the game is in fact 'Colours' there.
This is the best 3D Sonic game.
I put this on my wish list.
rewrite here. this is the best sonic game since _______________________
@skeeter99999: if you're saying you disagree with the review, unfortunately we'll have to agree to disagree. if NL were to rewrite every review that someone disagreed with, we wouldn't have any reviews up at all -- they'd constantly be in a state of rewriting flux, haha. we certainly do recommend that users check out a variety of reviews before making a final decision on anything, though (which is why we link back to Metacritic for you, easy access to a multitude of other opinions). :3
Just started playing this and it is certainly the best Sonic game I've played in a long time
@Ian_Daemon
Oh, hush now, laddy. The bobbies be comin' for ya.
Sega's Japanese, so shut it.
This is such a fun game but, in true Sonic style, REALLY REALLY REALLY hard in places! The rollercoaster level is a nightmare! I only just managed to complete the last act with one life remaining!!!
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