Sonic Colours (Wii)

"Sonic Colours" and "Sonic Colors" redirect here. For the DS version, see Sonic Colours (DS).

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Sonic Colours (Wii)
System(s): Wii
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: Platform
ESRB PEGI USK 6 OFLC

Sonic Colours (spelt Sonic Colors in the USA and Japan) is a Sonic game released for the Nintendo Wii in late 2010. In a similar manner to the original Sonic game, which saw both a Master System / Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) and a Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) on shelves concurrantly, Sonic Colours released both as a Wii game and as Sonic Colours (DS) on the Nintendo DS. Both games share the major plot element in that Sonic has to save an alien race from an intergalactic amusement park run by Eggman. However, they differ significantly as well, in terms of both gameplay and story. The Wii version gameplay is like Sonic Unleashed's daytime stages, while the DS gameplay is like Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.

Plot

Eggman claims to have developed a sense of remorse after his lack of judgment in the past and decides to build his next massive amusement park, Dr. Eggman's Amazing Interstellar Amusement Park, in space, using the power of small alien creatures known as Wisps to power the interplanetary monstrosity. While Sonic instantly suspects Eggman's evil intentions, Tails believes he has genuinely had a change of heart.

Wisps

When released from captivity, the alien creatures give Sonic unique abilities to help him traverse new areas. The game's signature nuance is the appearance of Wisps; small, color-coded, floating alien creatures that each contain a different ability that Sonic can harness by collecting them. When a Wisp is collected, the gauge on the bottom-left corner of the screen will display which Wisp is currently active. There are 10 available Wisps in the game, with some version exclusive. The Wisps are:

• White Wisps, give Sonic the Sonic Boost, allowing for fast speed bursts which can damage enemies.
• Cyan Wisps, turn Sonic into a laser, which allows him to ricochet between walls.
• Yellow Wisps, turn Sonic into a drill that can dig through certain surfaces, allowing access to other paths.
• Orange Wisps, turn Sonic into a rocket that can blast into the air to reach higher areas.
• Pink Wisps, give Sonic long, pointy spikes that allow him to stick to walls. (Wii only)
• Green Wisps, turn Sonic into a balloon-like green orb that allows him to hover and perform the Ring Dash. (Wii only)
• Blue Wisps, turn Sonic into a heavy block that crushes anything under it. It also creates platforms by turning blue rings into walkable platforms, and vice virsa.(Wii only)
• Purple Wisps, turn Sonic into a wisp-like figure that moves forward eating enemies and blocks, growing larger the more he consumes.(Wii only)
• Red Wisps, turn Sonic into a fireball, similar to the Fire Shield of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. (DS only)
• Violet Wisps, turn Sonic into a Ghost form that can go through walls. (DS only)

Media

Marketing

GameStop pre-order gift hat

As a gift for pre-ordering the game for GameStop customers, Colours included a special hat shaped like Sonic's head. In addition, a "Special Edition" of the game released in the UK and Australia shipped with a Sonic figurine as well as three wisp figurines (white, cyan and orange in the Wii version and yellow, red and blue in the DS version).

Voice Actors

This game is notable for being the first major Sonic game to take place after the major North American cast change in 2010 (Sonic Free Riders was released slightly earlier, but the price-tag of the Kinect limited its impact). All of the 4Kids actors (besides Mike Pollock) have been replaced with a new cast from this game forward. The Japanese cast, as usual, remains largely the same since the first Sonic Adventure game.

Role	English Voice Actor	Japanese Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog	Roger Craig Smith	Junichi Kanemaru
Miles "Tails" Prower	Kate Higgins	Ryo Hirohashi
Doctor Eggman	Mike Pollock	Chikao Otsuka
Orbot	Kirk Thornton	Mitsuo Iwata
Cubot	Wally Wingert	Wataru Takagi

The Wii version has both voice language tracks included in the game disc and, in all its regional variations, features an option to switch between both English and Japanese voice language, together with a multi-lingual text language option. For some reason, these options can only be accessed after having started a new game and completed the first two acts of Tropical Resort.

Teaser Trailer

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The trailer contains a portion of the game's vocal theme "Reach for the Stars", which features Jean Paul Makhlouf of the band Cash Cash.

Box Art

Wii version

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  US Promotional cover from August 2010

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  EU cover

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  JP cover

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  German cover

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  Australian cover

Artwork

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  International Logo

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  US Logo

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  Eggman invitation

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  Promotional poster for the game, as featured on the cover of Nintendo Power

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  Yacker

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  White Wisps

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  Cyan Wisp

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  Red Wisp

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  Yellow Wisp

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  Orange Wisp

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  Pink Wisp

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  Green Wisp

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  Blue Wisp

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  Purple Wisp

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  Violet Wisp

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  Orbot

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  Cubot

Wallpaper

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Screens

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  World Map

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  Tropical Resort Zone

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  Sweet Mountain Zone

External Links

• Official Site
• Official Site (Japanese)

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2007  Sonic and the Secret Rings | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games     2008  Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic and the Black Knight | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic and the Secret Rings & Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Colours     2011  Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games      Demos  Sonic to Himitsu no Ring Taikenban  Prototypes  Sonic and the Black Knight (preview build) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (GamesCom preview build) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (review build)