Unchoked by canon, BioWare has the opportunity to make Sonic dramatic it's arguably a tougher job than making him work as an RPG. We're not being told much about this yet, and our preview code avoids it completely, but we are able to explore plenty of conversation trees (garrulous, but nowhere near as bad as Sonic Rush Adventure's crazy sweary Aussie nonsense), and watch a promising animated, CG-style introduction. Following a tour of familiar Zones - Central City, Metropolis, Blue Ridge - the game enters another dimension for its second act. BioWare's choice is simple so far: in a world where Eggman, the series' traditional chaos emerald-hunting goon, is vanquished, Knuckles goes missing, and Sonic sets out to find him. Sonic is a veteran of dozens of games, but his story isn't bound to a particular timeline and conflicting events are permissible. The most interesting thing about Sonic Chronicles, though, is BioWare's licence to mould the fiction. As you explore, little icons appear showing things like wings to indicate that you'll need a new ability to push any further here, and giving you a rough idea of what it is. There are at least nine playable characters in total to access. Sonic can traverse loop-the-loops Tails can fly Amy can smash things up.
The difference is that abilities are bound to particular characters, rather than Link's equipment and weapons as they are in Zelda. Not unlike Phantom Hourglass, again, progression comes from gathering abilities to access new areas, and battle proficiency to navigate them without death.
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