A Sonic Battle Royal game is officially in the works, the creators of Angry Birds developing Sonic Rumble for mobile devices.
The upcoming title, Sonic Rumble, is a “ 32-player battle royale game in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe.” The idea is to “race to the finish” against all 31 others in the lobby, as only one can be victorious.
As well as unveiling the name of the upcoming project,Rovioalso dropped a gameplay trailer. Although some werequick to cast aspersions, labeling this new Sonic adventure a “Fall Guys clone.”
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Some gamers quickly argued how screenshots from the Sonic Rumble trailer hold a strong resemblance to the gameplay, color scheme, and visual style of Fall Guys.
Aside from the Fall Guys comparisons, the other major talking point surrounding Sonic Rumble is the list of playable characters. Sonic Rumble will include a wide roster of characters from the franchise for the player to choose from, even adding in some of the more obscure names and faces from the series. A fact that fans havepraised the upcoming gamefor.
The character list includes the likes of Tails, Knuckles, Blaze the Cat, Jet the Hawk, Vector the Crocodile, and of course, Sonic.
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