Sonic Jump gameplay video appears, Hardlight Studio named as developer

It looks like SEGA’s Hardlight Studio, the folks behind the Viking PC port, were also busy developing Sonic Jump. In this 15 minute Sonic Jump gameplay video, Hardlight’s logo appears before the game begins, confirming that the developer has shifted focus from Vita games to iOS. While their “unique action adventure” title is still M.I.A., Sonic Jump looks to be a fun smartphone update to the 2005 mobile phone game Sonic Jump. So before you call this a Doodle Jump ripoff, remember than SEGA did it four years before Lima Sky did.

The game features both a story and arcade mode, with the story being as simple as the Genesis originals. Eggman has captured your animal friends, and the player can choose Sonic, Tails or Knuckles as the hero who leaps skyward after Eggman. Series staples including letter grades, red rings, badniks, springs, rings, spikes and power-ups appear. Fans who have searched through the game’s assets have also found character images of Amy, Cream, Rouge, Shadow, Blaze and Silver. No word on if these characters are also playable. The game releases tomorrow, and we hope to have a review up within the week.

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3 responses to “Sonic Jump gameplay video appears, Hardlight Studio named as developer

  1. CrazyTails says:

    Looks similar to the old game. The first game was actually a great mobile game. I remember spending lots of time with it when I was bored. The first game had sonic advance visuals while this one looks more like pre rendered animations similar allthough slightly better than sonic 4.

    I’ll check it out, but for some reason the older version game seems better so far.

  2. DCGX says:

    As usual, I have we get an Android version.

  3. Beat says:

    Game actually looks fun. Plus you can play as Tails and Knuckles!

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