Sega and BioWare reps were on hand at Nintendo's recent press event to show off Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, the upcoming DS role-playing game starring Sonic the Hedgehog. The unlikely pairing of publisher and developer, not to mention subject matter, initially left many scratching their heads. While it's no mean feat to properly show off a meaty BioWare RPG, our look at the game offered a good idea of how the promising title is shaping up.

The game's story is being kept fairly under wraps at the moment. The only thing we got from Sega reps is the basic setup which, unsurprisingly, isn't exactly reaching too far beyond your typical Sonic storyline. Basically, Sonic is vacationing (in some of his rare downtime), but one panicked message from Tails and one kidnapping later, an adventure ensues. As with any RPG worth its dropped items, Sonic Chronicles won't be sending the hedgehog into danger by himself. You can plan on having three other familiar faces along for the ride, each with unique attributes you'll need over the course of your quest. One thing we can say after trying the brief demo is that you can plan on doing a lot of talking, but that's par for the course in any RPG.

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