Author: Sebastian Sponsel

Genesis Reviews

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Genre: Fighting Developer: Virgin Interactive Publisher: Acclaim Players: 1-2 Released: 1994 Bruce Lee. The name alone probably already caught your attention. The man was a legend, a cultural icon. He made eastern martial arts popular in the western hemisphere, and his uncanny abilities as both a fighter (he later went on to create his own fighting style) and an actor […]

Features, Previews

Preview: Sonic Colors (Nintendo Wii)

2010 marks yet another yearly effort by Sega to revitalize the Sonic franchise, and the company kicked things off last month with the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 4. November will see the debut of a new title called Sonic Colors, which looks to expand upon the type of gameplay we saw in the Sonic levels of Sonic Unleashed. To find out how things are coming along, spunky Sega-16 staffer Sebastian Sponsel (say that 3 times fast with a mouth full of marbles!) headed over to Sega Europe to give the Wii version a good hands-on. Read his full preview and see how the next step in hedgehog evolution is shaping up.

Sega CD Reviews

Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors

In 2006, Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors for Sega CD was finally leaked for public consumption. The much-hyped title only took eleven long years to arrive, having been shelved after publisher Absolute Entertainment went belly up. Despite never seeing a true retail release, it was completely finished (which is why we’re reviewing it) and so begs the question: is it any good? Well, there’s actually more to it than the (in)famous “Bus Ride” segment.

Features, Hands-On

Hands-On: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Ep. 1 (Xbox 360)

After years of nervous anticipation, the most anticipated Sonic title since the Genesis was finally released to the public. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 was made available for download on the Nintendo Wii late last week, and as of today it’s available on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Store as well. Is it finally the Sonic game we’ve all wanted for years, or has the Sonic Cycle repeated itself once more? Our own staff writer Sebastian Sponsel muscled his way into Sega itself to get a complete hands-on, so read the full article and see if this is worth a download.