Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal |
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System(s): Microsoft Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade), Sony PlayStation 3 (Sony PlayStation Network), iDevices, Windows Phone 7, Android, PC, Steam |
Publisher: Sega |
Developer: Sonic Team / Dimps Sega (Shanghai) Software, Tose |
Genre: Action |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode Metal is a free DLC "lock-on" part of the episodic game Sonic the Hedgehog 4, and was released alongside Sonic 4: Episode 2. This was a free download for anyone who bought both Sonic 4: Episode 1 and Sonic 4: Episode 2 on the same console, acting very similar to the lock-on technology from Sonic and Knuckles. It explains the backstory of Metal Sonic's return for Episode 2, and also connects the events of Sonic CD to the Sonic 4 Saga.
To access this additional content, beat Sonic 4: Episode 2 and select Single Player again. After that, it can be selected from the stage select map by switching maps to the Sonic 4: Episode 1 map.
Contents
Plot
Sonic 4: Episode Metal is set after the events of Sonic 4: Episode 1 and before Sonic 4: Episode 2. Dr. Eggman sends a probe out to the fabled Little Planet to find the remains of Metal Sonic in Stardust Speedway. After locating him, he shocks Metal back to life, and instructs him to return to Sonic's world which is at its closest point since Sonic CD. Metal flies to the world and begins his journey to return to full power and face Sonic once more.
Acts
The acts in this game are divided by the zones from Sonic 4: Episode 1, however these zones aren't played in the same order from the first episode. Each zone gets one act for Metal Sonic, revealing the reasons for certain locations:
Act 1 - Metal Sonic Returns (Mad Gear) This act shows that Mad Gear was built to help restore Metal to a battle-worthy state.
Act 2 - The Alter's Hidden Treasure (Lost Labyrinth) At the end of the act, Metal finds a hidden power in the labyrinth that gives him his purple charge attacks.
Act 3 - Electric Road (Casino Street)
Act 4 - In Pursuit of Sonic (Splash Hill) At the end of this Act, Metal finds the rocket Sonic used to reach the E.G.G. Station and uses it to catch up to Sonic in White Park.
Gameplay
The game implements Episode 2 physics in the Episode 1 zones. This episode also acts almost as a Sonic 4: Ep 1 hard mode, with modified acts from the first game with new routes and changes to old ones. This could be considered similar to the Knuckles routes in the Sonic 3 stages once you locked the game on to Sonic and Knuckles.
External links
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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems | |
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2011 Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Advance | Sonic the Hedgehog CD 2012 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Jump 2013 Sonic the Hedgehog | Happy Sonic! Live Wallpaper | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic Dash | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2014 Sonic Jump Fever 2015 Sonic Runners | Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom 2017 Sonic Runners Adventure | Sonic Forces: Speed Battle 2020 Sonic at the Olympic Games 2022 Sonic Speed Simulator 2023 Sonic Prime Dash |