Sega officially reveals Project Needlemouse, and it's heading to the Wii!

After waiting a while for details on the upcoming Sonic game dubbed 'Project Needlemouse', Sega finally reveals the game to be Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, which will be downloadable to all 3 home consoles later this summer.

Also what's note worthy is the 'Episode 1' at the end of the title, and in an interview with GameSpot, Sega's Ken Balough revealed that there will be a continuation to the story, much like the story from Sonic 3 continued to Sonic and Knuckles and that players leaving Episode 1 will be "very excited" for Episode 2. This title takes place after the events of Sonic and Knuckles with Sonic going on a new adventure.

Keeping to the roots of the Sega Genesis Sonic titles, Sonic will have his Spin Dash and Power Sneakers, with his homing attack getting included in the game. Leaderboards are also included in the title, so you can compete for the fastest level clear times. As for the music, Ken said to "expect to hear very familiar tempos and styles of music that resonates with 16-bit games but also has a modern appeal."

The gameplay will be 2D like the previous Sega Genisis titles but with lush 3D visuals to give it a modern edge and some segments of the game will make use the Wii Remote for motion control.

Be sure to stay with N-Europe for more news on the title in the upcoming days!