Nintendo console’s exclusive ‘Sonic: Lost World’ opens its doors to PC

Sega recently announced the availability of its 2013 Nintendo-exclusive title “Sonic: Lost World” for PC. The PC version will be released through Steam on Nov. 2 at a $30 price point.

Sega has come up with new schemes to push forward the game’s sales. Anyone who preorders the game will also receive a free copy of “Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed.” The 2012 kart racing game was featured in the popular TV series “Breaking Bad,” reported Gamespot.

“Sonic: Lost World” has been updated by Sega to make it more relevant for PC gaming fans. The game developer has included the support for 60fps in the game which translates to smoother and better graphics. The game also adds support for mouse and keyboard.

Full functionality of Steam has also been added including Steam achievements, leaderboards and cloud support. It also includes the Nightmare DLC. Since the game includes cloud support, saved games can be accessed from any device with an Internet connection. This gives the player the ability to resume the game on a different device right where the player last saved it.

“Sonic: Lost World” focuses on the efforts of Sonic to stop an alien tribe. The Deadly Six tribe seeks to draw off energy from the Lost Hex, which is the game’s setting. The game portrays the eccentric alliance between Sonic and Dr. Eggman to take down a mutual enemy.

The game does not have high system requirements when it comes to running it on a PC. “Sonic: Lost World” requires at least an Intel Dual Core T4200 or equivalent to run although an Intel i5 processor is recommended. Also, a minimum of 2GB of RAM is required to run the application smoothly, something that is even present in today’s budget friendly mobile computers. From the graphics card perspective, an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 (512MB) or an ATI Radeon HD 2900 (512MB) is required at minimum to run the game. Lastly, the game requires 8GB free space to install and run.