Sega‘s released the debut teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, which teases the rebirth of Metal Sonic, the return of Tails, and a 2012 release.
GameSpot’s got the exclusive reveal, as well as an interview with Sega digital brand manager Ken Balough.
“We listened treamendously during Episode I. Our fans went up on the forums, on the blogs, sent us e-mails and said ‘this is what we really liked about Episode I, this is where we’d love to make some changes in Episode I,’ and I want to really reassure our fans that we listened very accurately.”
Listened they have.
“We’re also letting everyone know that we have a brand new graphics engine, and a brand new physics engine in Episode II, so there’s going to be massive changes when you look at [Episode] I and Episode II.”
Sonic 4: Episode II is due for PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade, iOS and Android devices in 2012.
Watch the GameSpot interview below. The teaser trailer starts within the clip at 1:16.