Sega admits Sonic is falling

[Flare]

"Sega is promising to spice up this latest incarnation. They’ve introduced a “Hedgehog Engine,” which they claim “introduces impressive lighting abilities and new technology tailor made for Sonic’s new speed capabilities.”"

"As Sonic, Sega is utilizing a proprietary engine that they’ve worked on since 2005 called the Hedgehog Engine, made specifically to stream architecture quickly for high-speed movement in-game"

"The team has been working for the past 3 years on the Hedgehog Engine, which is being used to power both the Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 versions of the game, while developers will be working hard to develop visuals that mimic the engine on the Nintendo Wii."

I haven't heard anything about the hedgehog engine being referred to movement, collisions, game-play, I have only heard it being referred to as being how the game will render things and how at the game will be able to cope with Sonic's high speed. I haven't read or heard anything like, the hedgehog engine will allow Sonic to run in complete 360 degrees or you will have greater control over Sonic's jump by using this hedgehog engine. So I take it that its just the graphical side and how it will work with Sonic's high speeds.