Sonic Superstars: A Classic 2D Game with New Surprises.

TL;DR
Arzest, the co-developer of Balan Wonderworld, is leading the development of Sonic Superstars, a brand new classic Sonic game, with Naoto Ohshima, the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic Team's vice president of product development, Takashi Iizuka, stated that they needed someone who understands the classic Sonic series and gameplay format to execute the final product well. The game will balance classic Sonic with more modern features and borrows from a few different classic Sonic games.
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