There have been some rumblings about a Sonic role-playing game for the Nintendo DS going around the interwebs for some time now. At first, it seemed like a joke, or Sonic’s last-ditch effort to redeem himself after a string of mediocre titles. Once it was discovered that legendary RPG maker Bioware was attached to the project, however, the Sonic RPG was taken a little more seriously.

Today, Sega announced the game officially in a press release, along with a title and a few new screenshots. The full press release, along with some visuals, is below. Click the pics for a bigger version.

Bioware Developed Sonic Game is Named

LONDON (13TH February, 2008) – SEGA Europe today confirmed the name of the forthcoming Sonic RPG adventure, as being Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Developed by industry admired and RPG specialists, Bioware, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood will appear on the Nintendo DS™ system during 2008.

BioWare is the award-winning developer that has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, the 2005 RPG of the Year, Jade Empire™ and the recent global hit Mass Effect™.

The relationship with BioWare reinforces SEGA’s increased emphasis on Western content development for Western audiences. In the past few years SEGA has announced partnerships with developers Bizarre Creations, Gas Powered Games, Monolith Productions, Obsidian Entertainment, Planet Moon Studios, Pseudo Interactive and Silicon Knights. SEGA has also acquired development studios The Creative Assembly, Secret Level and Sports Interactive as well as creating the SEGA Racing Studio.




 
 

What can I say? The game is actually starting to look promising. And you know I’m always up for a good RPG. Stay tuned to Gamervision for more information on this game as it develops.

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