Only one playable character in Project Needlemouse

As part of a week-long reveal of the characters that will feature in Project Needlemouse. Despite the long list of characters that were initially posted on Sega of America's blog last week, the names have now been whittled down to reveal none other than Sonic himself as the only playable character.

"In Project Needlemouse, there will be no new characters - playable or otherwise. The focus will remain solely on one blue hedgehog."

Along with announcement of Sonic being the only character in the game, Sega also revealed the first official piece of art work for the game.

As you can see, that enemy looks very similar to ‘Crabmeat’ from the first Sonic game back on the Mega Drive. Also, the writing in the bottom corner of the page is in Japanese, suggesting that the game is being developed in Japan, although there is no official word saying whether this is true or not.

Regardless of where it’s being made, this first piece of art work seems to be good proof that this latest Sonic game won’t suck balls like so many of the Hedgehog’s recent adventures.