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Sonic Lost World
System(s): Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: 2D/3D Platformer
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Nintendo Wii U
JP (Retail)
2013-10-24 ¥7,329 with tax ?
Nintendo Wii U
JP (Download)
2013-10-24 ¥6,500 with tax ?
Nintendo Wii U
US
2013-10-29 $49.95 ?
Nintendo Wii U
EU (Retail)
2013-10-18 £34.99 ?
Nintendo Wii U
EU (Download)
2013-10-18 £39.99 ?
Nintendo Wii U
AU
2013-10-19 AU$79.95 ?
Nintendo 3DS
JP (Retail)
2013-10-24 ¥5,229 with tax ?
Nintendo 3DS
JP (Download)
2013-10-24 ¥4,700 with tax ?
Nintendo 3DS
US
2013-10-29 $39.95 ?
Nintendo 3DS
EU (Retail)
2013-10-18 £29.99 ?
Nintendo 3DS
EU (Download)
2013-10-18 £34.99 ?
Nintendo 3DS
AU
2013-10-19 AU$59.95 ?

Sonic Lost World (ソニック ロストワールド) is a Sonic title for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. It was released in October 2013.

While in pursuit of archnemesis Doctor Eggman, Sonic the Hedgehog travels to a world known as Lost Hex, where he learns that Eggman has harnessed the power of a group of native villains known as the Deadly Six. When the Six rebel, however, Sonic and Eggman are forced to work together to stop them for the sake of the planet.

Gameplay

Unlike previous modern Sonic games, Lost World uses a brand new parkour-like movement system. Players can now control Sonic's run speed at their pace by holding down the ZR button, and spindash using the ZL button. Sonic can now run along walls and his homing attack now travels in an arc and doesn't have any forward momentum. The Wisps return as power-ups, and some new ones are introduced as well, such as the Crimson and Indigo Wisps. Some wisps are exclusive to the Wii U version and some are available only to the 3DS version.

Deadly Six Bonus Edition

A special "Deadly Six Bonus Edition" (known as "Deadly Six Edition" in Europe) of the Wii U version was announced at Gamescom 2013.[1] This bonus pre-order DLC, which will be included on all first-run copies and first-week eShop downloads[2], features an extra level and bosses based on characters from NiGHTS into Dreams, and also has an unlockable Wisp power that is usually only obtainable via Miiverse. It's currently unknown if these extras will be available in second-run prints via standard DLC.

Story

The story begins with Sonic and Tails in the Tornado chasing Dr. Eggman in his Egg Mobile, which has an Egg Capsule latched to its underside. Sonic yells at Eggman to drop the capsule, which Eggman does, smiling as he watches the blue blur try and fail to open the capsule as it falls down. Eggman then shoots the plane with a laser, sending it into a spin. Tails is able to regain control, and it is at that moment that they notice the floating continent of the Lost Hex. After landing, Sonic converses with Amy and Knuckles via the Miles Electric. He tells Amy that he was only able to rescue the capsule that Eggman dropped, but that he will continue working to get to the bottom of whatever was going on. Elsewhere, Eggman is showing the Deadly Six how he turns the animals into his badnik's. After telling the Six how he believes he will finally defeat Sonic with their help, Zazz gets really anxious to destroy something, and goes out to fight Sonic. Later on, Sonic eventually catches up with Eggman and the Deadly Six. After a brief introduction, Eggman leaves, with Sonic chasing after Zazz. Back at his base, Eggman begins to run his machine, a machine that drains the energy out of the planet. During the run, Orbot states that the levels are high, and that the reaction is unstable, and Eggman has him shut it down, not wanting to destroy the planet. (With Zavok in the background, quietly stating otherwise). Sonic then catches up with Zazz and defeats him. After that, Sonic and Tails head of to Desert Ruins. There, Sonic encounters Zomom, and defeats the hungry yellow blob. Sonic and Tails then find Eggman talking to the Deadly Six, stating how disappointed he is with their efforts in fighting Sonic. He then blows through a purple conch shell, which begins to cause them great pain. As Tails is beginning to study and gain an understanding of the shell, Sonic, being to quick to listen to Tails, runs up and knocks the shell out of Eggman's hand. In doing that, the Deadly Six begin to take control of Eggman's mechs, and they begin to Attack Sonic, Tails, Orbot, and Cubot, but all four escape. At Tropical Coast, Eggman explains to Sonic and Tails how he was using the conch shell to keep the Zeti's powers under control, and that they have a strange ability that allows them to manipulate magnetic fields, allowing them to control his mechs. In Eggman's base, the creator of the Deadly Six, Master Zik, decides that it is his turn to try and stomp out Sonic once and for all. When he leaves, they turn on Eggman's machine, and they begin to drain the energy from Sonic's world. Amy then calls Sonic and Tails and tells them that their world is starting to have its energy drained from it. Eggman then explains to the duo how his machine was supposed to drain the life from their world, but for the fact that it has reached full power, it could not be stopped. Sonic decides that he'll just go on and trash it, but Eggman stops him, telling that doing so would cause a cataclysmic explosion across a hundred mile radius. They decide then that they will have to work together in order to defeat the Deadly Six. Later on in Frozen Factory, the four are waiting around when a holographic screen appears, with the Deadly Six threatening Sonic and Eggman, whilst telling them that they get stronger and stronger due to the energy they're getting from Eggman's machine. After that, Sonic again encounters Zeena, defeating her. In Silent Forest, Sonic, Tails, and Eggman come across an Egg Capsule. Sonic is about to open it, but Tails realizes that it is a trap and pushes him out of the way, but getting knocked into the capsule in the process. The capsule then disappears, leaving Sonic in state of shock and anger. Sonic then encounters Zor, who is surprised that Sonic was not captured. Later on, the two meet up again, and Sonic quickly defeats him. At Sky Road, Sonic meets Zavok for the first time, telling him that there plan was to capture him, but, since they found Tails, there new plan is to turn the two-tailed fox into a robot. After that, Sonic gets a message from Amy, who tells him that their world is completely falling apart. Sonic tries to get more information from her, but the connection cuts off. Zavok, who is behind him, tells him that soon, Sonic will be all lone, and jumps away. Back at Eggman's base, they begin to start the process of turning Tails into a robot. As they leave, Tails takes the toothpick from Zomom's sandwich and reprograms the sequence in order for him to be able to keep his free will. In Lava Mountain, Sonic and Eggman are walking across a bridge, when they are attacked by Zazz and Zomom, telling them how they get stronger with the energy they consume from the planet. The bridge begins to collapse, and they begin to fall. Eggman grabs on to Sonic, and throws him over, as he slips and presumably falls to his death. Zavok, Zeena, and Zor, with a cyborg Tails in tow, meet up with Sonic. Zavok tells Tails to destroy Sonic. Tails points his arm cannon at him, but he then turns around and begins to fire at the Zeti. Happy that Tails is back to normal, Sonic goes off to finish the Zeti. Sonic defeats the Deadly Six one by one. He and Tails then go to Extractor to shut it down, but it was already off. Eggman then appears, stating how he faked his death in order to charge his machine, one that resembles the Death Egg Robot. The two dike it out, with Sonic defeating him. Tails then reprograms the Extractor to give the world its energy back. After that, Eggman tries to escape, but Sonic removed the exhaust hose, rendering Eggman's jetpack useless, and he falls through the sky. Back on Sonic's world, Sonic tells Amy and Knuckels that after a long day, that he could enjoy a nap on some fresh green grass,which he does. Somewhere else presumably not far away from where Sonic and his friends are, a rabbit begins to chew on what he thinks is grass, but what turns out to be Eggman's mustache. Orbot an Cubot then find him, and help to dig him out. They try to tell Eggman that something was wrong with his face, but they have trouble directly telling him. As Eggman walks away, Cubot asks Orbot why they didn't tell Eggman about his mustache, and Orbot tells him to wait until their bodies are separated, so Cubot could get all the glory. Hearing this, Eggman turns around, yelling at them to tell him what is wrong with his mustache. It is then revealed to the audience that half of his mustache is missing.

Downloadable Content

Wii U Pre-order DLC

In addition to the "Deadly Six Bonus Edition", several different DLC vouchers for the Wii U version have been offered by various retailers:[3]

  • Amazon: 25 extra lives
  • GameStop (US): Sonic-themed Omochao gadget
  • ShopTo (UK): Gold Omochao gadget with 5 Black Bomb color powers
  • Game Planet (MX): Gold Omochao gadget with 5 Black Bomb color powers; some other unknown bonus
  • Nintendo eShop (UK): 5 Black Bomb color powers[4]

TODO: Add "scans" of DLC vouchers.

Wii U Nightmare Zone (NiGHTS DLC)

Main article: Nightmare Zone

Wii U Yoshi's Island Zone

Main article: Yoshi's Island Zone

Changelog

Wii U version

  • 3.0.0: [2013/12/10] [5]
    • Gameplay Updates:
      • Collecting 100 rings will now grant the player an extra life.
      • In the event of a Game Over, we have doubled the amount of lives the player will begin with when continuing. (From 5 to 10)
      • The Indigo Asteroid, Crimson Eagle, Orange Rocket, and Black Bomb Color Powers can now be controlled using the analog stick and buttons.
      • Fixed a rare graphical issue that would sometimes appear during the pinball section of the Frozen Factory casino area.
    • Additional Updates:
      • When completing the NiGHTMARE DLC, users will be notified that they can re-play it after scoring 100,000 points.
      • Items will now appear on the world map.
    • Fixes casino flickering glitch.
  • 2.0.0: [Day 1 update]
    • Added support for pre-order DLC.
  • 1.0.0: Initial release.

Voice actors

Role English Voice Actor Japanese Voice Actor French Voice Actor Italian Voice Actor German Voice Actor Spanish Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog Roger Craig Smith Junichi Kanemaru Alexandre Gillet Renato Novara Marc Stachel Jonathan López
Miles "Tails" Prower Kate Higgins Ryo Hirohashi Marie-Eugénie Maréchal Benedetta Ponticelli Anke Kortemeier Graciela Molina
Dr. Eggman Mike Pollock Chikao Ōtsuka Marc Bretonnière Aldo Stella Hartmut Neugebauer Francesc Belda
Knuckles the Echidna Kent Hampton Nobutoshi Canna Sébastien Desjours Maurizio Merluzzo Claus Peter Damitz Sergi Mesa
Amy Rose Cindy Robinson Taeko Kawata Naïké Fauveau Serena Clerici Shandra Schadt Meritxell Ribera
Orbot Kirk Thornton Mitsuo Iwata Benjamin Pascal Luca Sandri Matthias Horn Xadi Mouslemeni
Cubot Wally Wingert Wataru Takagi Tony Marot Massimo Di Benedetto Romanus Fuhrmann Albert Villar
Zavok Kent Hampton Joji Nakata Benoit Allemane Gianni Gaude Miguel Angel Jenner
Zazz Liam O'Brien Yutaka Aoyama Philippe Catoire Riccardo Rovatti Rafael Turia
Zomom Patrick Seitz Chafurin Franck Sportis Pietro Ubaldi Santi Lorenz
Zik Kirk Thornton Mugihito Gilbert Lévy Diego Sabre Rafa Parra
Zeena Stephanie Sheh Yumi Toma Valérie Nosrée Loretta Di Pisa Marianne Graffam
Zor Sam Riegel Yuki Tai Luc Boulad Davide Garbolino Ilja Köster Ivan Labanda
Wisp Power Announcer Roger Craig Smith Fumihiko Tachiki Alexandre Gillet Renato Novara Marc Stachel Jonathan López

Physical scans

Wii U version

Wii U, US
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Wii U, US
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Nintendo 3DS version

3DS, US
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Artwork

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Nintendo Wii U
 2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2013  Sonic Lost World | Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games     2014  Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric     2016  Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games    
Nintendo 3DS
 2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | Mario & Sonic - London 2012 Virtual Card Album     2013  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Sonic Lost World | 3D Sonic the Hedgehog     2014  Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal     2015  3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2     2016  Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice