Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live demo)

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Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live demo)
System(s): Xbox 360
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: 3D Platform

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live Demo) for the Microsoft Xbox 360 is a demo of Sonic the Hedgehog which was once publicly available through Xbox Live Marketplace. It is currently only available for re-download to the Gamertags used for download to players that have downloaded it before its removal in case of deletion. It contains some differences from the final game.

Various Differences

General Differences

• Enemy and item placement.
• Couple more camera angle shots around the beginning of the level.
• Homing attack gives improved momentum rather than reducing speed. Curviture of attack is also different and goes downward.
• No voice sound effects except for subtitled scripts, no scripts on the results screen.
• Immediate respawning after losing a life, screen does not fade out.
• Title screen and pause screen refer to the demo as "Play Demo" and "Quit Demo" respectively.
• Prone to clip through walls especially from Spin Dashing, Light Dashing, or running at high speeds.
• Sonic never falls back from hitting a wall and never gets paralyzed for a few seconds from moving into walls.
• Most trails of rings are Light Dashable.
• Light Dashing earns a Good! bonus and point increments increase for combo'ing them together.
• After obtainment, 1-UP capsules will stay empty after losing a life.

Bugs

• In most cases, if the player earns a Good!, a Great!, and a Radical! bonus in any order and in a short enough time between each, then the player will earn -2,112,941,584 points causing the score to maximise to all 9's. On the results screen every factor besides the time will be maxed out to 9's. (video)
• Home Attacking empty 1-UP capsules will have Sonic stuck in place for a bit.
• Egg Bombers can crawl in mid-air, most often seen from the first set.
• Rings will fly out in a wider circle when hit.
• Completing the level with a maxed out timer will earn an S-rank regardless of score.

External Links

• Youtube video

Sonic Retro discussion thread

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2006  Sonic the Hedgehog     2008  Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Free Riders     2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed      Demos  Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live demo) | Sonic Generations (Demo 1/2)  Prototypes  Sonic Unleashed prereleases | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (prototype; 2009-12-01)