Idea: Sonic the Hedgehog WII

NOTE: This is just an idea, not a request.


Sonic the Hedgehog WII is a WII game, that finally brings Sonic back to his roots.
Not speed, but unique platforming is the element of this game.
Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy and save the world from Eggman and his robot-army.
System: WII
Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog Series (Genesis), Sonic Advance and New Super Mario Bros



Controls
There are three control-types.

WIImote + Nunchuck
Control Stick: Move, Look Up, Duck
A or C: Jump
B or Z: Attack Move
D-Pad: Look left/right
+: Pause
WIImote: Twister Move

GC Controller
Control Stick: Move, Look Up, Duck
A/Y: Jump
B/X: Attack Move
L/R: Look left/right
Start: Pause
C-Stick: Twister Move

Classic Controller
Left Control Stick/D-Pad: Move, Look Up, Duck
b/y: Jump
a/x: Attack Move
L/R: Look left/right
+ (Start): Pause
Right Control Stick: Twister Move




Gameplay
The gameplay is like classic Sonic Games.
It is 2D in 3D. The gameplay style is 2D, while the models and objects are 3D.

Each character has his/her own story and thus different zones to complete than others.

There are seven zones in total for each character. And each zone is split into three acts.
So you could basicly say: Zones = Worlds, Acts = Levels
At the end of each third act, you must beat a boss enemy (Eggman in a mecha) to complete the zone and move to the next.
Sometimes you also encounter a minor boss in Act 1 or 2. It depends on the Zone really.

To complete an act, simply head for the goalpost with Eggman's face. Once you reach it, the Eggman face will turn into a Sonic face and the act is completed.
And depending on how fast you beat the act, you either get a bronze, silver or gold ring as award.

But the way to the end is far from just being a walk. You must beat robots, avoid traps and jump over gaps and stuff.


Items/Objects
There are several items on each level.

Rings
Rings are neccessary to beat the act. The more rings you collect, the higher the stats of your character.
If you get hit by an attack or an obstacle though, you lose rings. How much depends on the force of the attack.
If you get hit with 0 rings, you lose. So always have at least 1 ring.
However, you still can lose even with rings, if you get crushed from certain objects.
Keep that in mind.

Spring
Springs lauch you into the air, to reach higher spots. The angle depends on how they are aligned.
They can also serve as booster at times. Make good use of them.

Booster
If you run over a booster, you will gain high speed for a short time.
But be careful and watch where you go.

Checkpoint Pole
You should know these special poles with the blue orb on the top.
Once you activated it, the orb will turn yellow.
If you lose a stock later in this act, you will return to the last activated checkpoint, instead of the start of the act.

Goalpost
The goal of the act, which looks like a sign with Eggman's head.
If you run through it, the Eggman head will turn into a Sonic head and the act is completed.

Giant Ring
Special Rings are very special objects, which are well hidden in each act and thus very hard to find.
If you find a Special Ring and jump into it, it will take you to a special minigame.
And if you win this minigame, you will get a Chaos Emerald.
If you already have all Chaos Emeralds, you will get 100 Rings instead of playing a minigame.

Platinium Ring
Another special-item, that it very hard to find. In each act, there are three of those.
The more you find, the more extras you unlock.



There are also special items in special boxes (which look like TVs).
Here is a list of them.

Ring +10/+20/+50/+?
Break this kind of box and you will get the respective number of rings.
If you break a ?-Ring box, you will get a random number of rings, between 1 and 80.

Super Sneaker
For a short time you gain higher running speed and a very good acceleration.

Shield
Allows you to get hit once, without losing rings.

Magnet Shield
This special shield attracts nearby rings. Plus, you won't get hurt by electic currents and anything like that.
It disappears if you get hurt, but you won't lose rings then.

Fire Shield
This special shield allows you to walk on lava without getting hurt.
You will also gain a fire-tackle attack. Press the Attack-button in the air to perform it.
It disappears if you get hurt, you won't lose rings if that happens though.

Bubble Shield
This special shield allows you the breath underwater. You will also gain a bounce attack.
Press the Attack-Button in the air to perform it.
It disappears if you get hit, but this won't cost you any rings.

Light Aura
With this, you will gain invincibility, higher speed and maxed acceleration for a short time.
You can run through enemies and obstacles like if they were nothing.
But beware, even that item won't protect you from getting crushed (instant-death).

1-Up/3-Up
You will gain the respective amount of stocks.
These items are rare though, especially the 3-Ups.


There are also some objects you can interact with. If you approach such kind of object, press the Attack-Button to interact with it.
These objects can be switches, ropes or something else.

The remaining kind of objects, are objects like moving platforms and stuff.
You don't need to do anything to actually use them.


You will encounter many objects on your quest, each helpful in its own way.
Make good use of them.


Obstacles
A list of some of the obstacles in the game.

Badniks
Badnik is the name for the mini-robots of Eggman. They are the enemies that you encounter here and there on your way to the goal.
Some look like big bees, who fire their stingers at you. Others look like robotic crabs, who fire fireballs with their claws.
There are various kinds of badniks, each having their own attacks and moves. Figure how to beat each of them.

Spikes
If you land on spikes, you get hurt and lose many rings. Avoid them at all costs.

Water
Not a real obstacle, but still can be dangerous. Your movement underwater will be slower than normal.
Plus, if you stay underwater for too long, a 5 second countdown will occur.
If it runs out, you'll drown and thus lose a stock. To prevent this from happening, either get your head over water and use the air bubbles, which can be found underwater at some places.
Especially Sonic needs to be careful, since he cannot swim.
If you have a bubble shield, you won't have to worry about any of this, since it allows you to breath underwater.

Lava
If you land on lava, you get hurt and lose rings. Pretty much like if you land of spikes.
Sometimes lava can fall down from above, so be careful.
If you have a fire shield though, you won't get hurt from lava.

Electric Currents
Electric Currents will shock and hurt you and you'll lose rings.
A Magnet Shield will nullify this and allow you to walk on those without danger.

Bottomless Pits
If you fall into a pit without a ground, you will instantly lose if you hit the bottom of the screen.
Avoid them at all costs.


There are much more obstacles, too much to list them here. Each Zone has its own obstacles.
So be prepared for that.


Special Stages
Once you find and jump into Special Ring, you will play a Special Minigame.
You play those Minigames only with the Pointer of the WIImote and maybe A and/or B.
These Minigames are easy to control, so it won't take long for you to get used to it.
If you meet the winning conditions of the Minigame, you will get a Chaos Emerald.
Once you have all seven Chaos Emeralds, you can always play those and other Minigames in a special Game Mode.

Super Transformation
Once your character has all seven Chaos Emeralds, he/she can transform.
You need at least 50 Rings first. If you have enough rings, jump and while you're still in the air, press A and B simultaneously to transform.
Once you transform, you will gain extreme power, high stats and invincibility.
However, the transformation will drain your rings, one ring per second.
Once your ring counter reaches 1, you will retransform into your normal state.
What powers you gain depends on the character.
Read the Character-section for more.

Characters

General Moves

Move/Run
Press Left to move to the left and Right to move to the right.
If you walk long enough, you'll eventually run.
The terrain can also affect your speed-gain, so watch out.

Look Up
Press Up and your character will look up. By doing this, the screen will move a bit upwards for a better view, what's going on over your head.

Duck
Press Down to duck and avoid some attacks and obstacles. The screen will also move a bit downwards if you duck long enough, giving you a better view what's going on below you.

Jump
Press the Jump-Button and your character will jump. You can jump on platform, cross small gaps, etc.

Look left/right
Press the L/R button and the screen will a bit to that direction.
That way, you can see things sooner.


Sonic
The main hero of this game, known as Sonic the Hedgehog.
He saved the world and the Chaos Emeralds many times from Eggman before.
And now he has to do it again.

Sonic's moves
Sonic is the fastest of all the four characters and automatically spin-attacks while jumping.
But for that, he cannot swim but walk underwater instead.

Spin Jump
As explained above, Sonic automatically turns into a blue spinning ball, when he jumps.
Just press the Jump-Button to jump and attack at the same time.

Spin Thrust
Stand still and press the Attack-Button to turn into a blue ball, spin forward and attack enemies and break walls.
Unlike the Spin Dash it only lasts for a second and Sonic will stand still after that.
But for that you can perform it at once, without charging.

Spin Dash
While standing still, hold Down and then hold A to charge your Spin Dash.
Let go to dash as blue ball with high speed and break badniks and breakable walls in your way.
It is also useful to gain high speed in an instant.
Like if you are standing in front of a hill, which you cannot go up by running alone.
More effective than Spin Thrust, but needs to be charged first.
While he is rolling, you can't control him that much anymore. You can press Back to break and Forward to accelerate and the Jump-Button to jump.
To stop the Running Spin, either wait until he stops or jump.
In Running Spin he slowly loses speed on straight terrain and much speed while going up a hill.
But going down a hill with the Running Spin causes him to gain much speed and get even faster than normal.
You can also perform it while running and without charging, by pressing Down.

Somersault Slide
Press the Attack-Button while running. Sonic will then perform a somersault followed by a slide-kick.
Pretty much like the Running Spin, but loses much more speed.

Sonic Cyclone
Shake the WIImote and Sonic will quickly perform a Double Spin Thrust to the left and right twice.
Useful if you are surrounded.

Transformation: Super Sonic
Once you have all the Chaos Emeralds, collect at least 50 rings and press A and B simultaneously while jumping to transform into Super Sonic.
You will gain much more speed, an higher acceleration and invincibility. And your attacks with be much more powerful and have a higher range.
Plus, you will gain two additional special moves.
In the air press A for an Aura Dash, where Sonic dashes forward and damages enemies.
Or press B while jumping for an Explosion Wave, that destroys all badniks and breakable things on screen.


Tails
Sonic's best friend and partner. Tails may isn't as fast as his buddy.
But for that he can fly for a short time, by using his two tails.

Tails's Moves

Fly
While jumping press the Jump-Button again and Tails will spin his two tails.
Press the Jump-Button repeatedly to fly higher. The faster you press the button the more attitude you'll gain.
If you stop pressing the button, Tails will slowly sink.
If Tails runs out of stamina he will slowly sink, until he lands. You won't be able to fly higher anymore, until he lands.
Plus, Tails needs a break after landing. The longer you fly, the more time he needs to recover his stamina for flying.
If you use the Fly-ability right after landing again, he won't be able to fly as long anymore.
So use this ability wisely and give Tails time to recover his stamina.

Razor Tails
Press the Attack-Button while standing to attack with your tails.
It can destroy most badniks and breakable walls.

Tail Boost
While standing hold Down and then press and hold A and Tails will whirl his tails at high speed.
Let go and he will start to dash at max speed instantly.

Tails Roll
Press Down while running and Tails will roll. It is pretty much like Sonic's Running Spin.
Only that it isn't as powerful. Plus, Tails loses much speed.

Tail Spin
Press the Attack-Button while running and Tails will turn upside-down and whirl his tails around to damage everything around him.
Thus he will destroy badniks and breakable walls in his path. The speed gain/loss is like Sonic's Running Dash.

Swim
Tails can swim, but only at the surface. Press Left or Right to swim on the surface.
Press B to sink to the bottom. While you're in mid-air underwater, press A twice to resurface.

Tails Tornado
Shake the WIImote and Tails will spin stretched out tails.
Useful when you're surrounded.

Transformation: Super Tails
With all the Chaos Emeralds and at least 50 rings in your possession, jump and press A and B simultaneously to transform into Super Tails.
All stats and attack power and range are increased and you gain invincibility.
You can also fly for as long as you want, as long as you are transformed.
If you press B while flying, you can fire some projectiles from your tails, but you can continue flying.


Knuckles
Sonic's rival and friend. Knuckles is the slowest of all four characters.
But his strength, his fighting skills and his special glide make up for it.

Knuckles's Moves

Glide
Press the Jump-Button while jumping to glide. With gliding you can 'fly' over huge gaps and other obstacles.

Climb
Unlike the other characters, Knuckles can't only climb on ladders and stuff.
If you glide and hit a wall, Knuckles will cling onto it. Press Down to descend and Up to ascend.
When you reach the top of the wall (if the wall has one), Knuckles will automatically pull himself onto it.

Punch/Combo
With his big fists, Knuckles can do great damage.
Press the Attack-Button to punch once. Press it repeatedly to do a Punch-Punch-Uppercut combo.
Press the Attack-Button in mid-air to perform a fist slam.

Charge
While standing hold Down and then press and hold A. When you let go, Knuckles will perform an elbow slam and after that run at max speed.
Not only good for attacks, but also to gain speed.

Block
While standing hold Down and then press and hold B and Knuckles will go into block-position.
As long as you hold B (you can let go of Down) Knuckles will stay in that stance.
While blocking, you will lose no or only a few rings, when getting hit by attacks and some obstacles.
But there are attack, which are unblockable. Plus, Knuckles can't move while in block-position.

Dig
When you stand on certain spots on the ground, you can dig by pressing Down and B.
Knuckles will either dig out items or dig through and enter a new area.

Grab and Throw
Knuckles can lift certain objects, by pressing B in front of them.
He can still move while holding an object, but slower.
Press B while standing to put it down or press it while running to throw it.

Swim
Knuckles is an excellent swimmer. Press the Control Stick to move.
Press the Attack-Button to dive and the Control Stick to move underwater.
You still have to look out for air though.

Knuckles Typhoon
Shake the WIImote and Knuckles will stretch out his arms and spin around for a short time.
Surrounded by badniks? No problem with this attack.

Transformation: Super Knuckles
Get all Chaos Emeralds and at least 50 rings.
Like the others, your stats are increased, your attack power and range are increased and you become invincible.
Plus, you won't lose altitude while gliding.
With B you can fire small energy balls, both on the ground and in mid-air.


Amy
Amy is a good friend of Sonic. She a strong heroine, who's in love with Sonic.
With her mysterious hammer and her sportiness, she can be a unique character.

Amy's Moves

Hammer Attack
Press the Attack-Button while standing to attack with your hammer.
You can perform a two-hit combo, if you press the Attack-Button twice.
In mid-air she will perform a vertical hammer slam and if you keep press the button she will perform a Hammer Spin after that.
The Hammer Spin will cause her to stop falling, as long as she whirls her hammer around.

Hammer Jump
Press the Attack-Button while running to perform a hammer jump.
Amy will not only hit with her hammer, but also uses both the speed and her strength to lift herself into the air.
This results a high jump.

Amy Dash
Hold Down and then press and hold B to charge your dash. Let go of those buttons and Amy will roll forward with her hammer around her.
Pretty much like Sonic's Spin Dash.
You can also perform it while running, by pressing Down.

Hammer Interact
Her hammer can interact with special objects. Press the Attack-Button in front of those objects.
Example: When Amy interacts with an empty lever stand, Amy will use her hammer as a lever.

Hammer Smash
Press Down + Attack while standing to execute a Smash Attack, which can cause a small shockwave.

Swim
The swimming controls are the same as Knuckles, but she is a bit slower.

Amy Twister
Shake the WIImote and Amy will perform a hammer Spin Attack.
Again, useful if you're surrounded.

Transformation: Super Amy
All Chaos Emerald + at least 50 rings, as usual.
You gain the usual boost of stats, power and invincibility.
In her Super Form, her hammer will turn into a sword and thus she performs very powerful slashes with B.
Press B in mid-air for a Zantetsuken move, which destroys every enemy on screen and in the surrounding area.



Zones
There are a total of seven zones to complete. Each character has different zones and his/her own story to complete.
The names of the zones and how they look like? I guess it is best to leave this to your imagination.

Of course, there is a Super Sonic Zone, which will be available for Sonic after you get all the Chaos Emeralds for all characters.
However, there is still one special zone, which contains the hardest Sonic boss in existence.
Only the best Sonic players will be able to defeat him.
How can this zone be unlocked? Well, that's a secret.


Last Words
This FanFiction was made for respect to the classic Sonic. Plus, it serves as a gift to one of my friends (that is if the feeling is mutual).
The explanations suck, I admit. However, when I say that this game is like classic Sonic games, I am sure that everyone knows what I am talking about.
It is also kind of a response to all those utterly ridiculous Sonic games/concepts and an idea about a game that would surely bring Sonic back to where he belongs.
That is all I have to say. Hope you enjoyed it.