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Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II for Windows Phone will let you continue your game on an Xbox 360

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Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II for Windows Phone will let you continue your game on an Xbox 360
By Anthony Usher
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Windows Phone
| Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II

The idea of starting an Xbox Live-enabled title on your Windows Phone-powered device and then continuing from where you left off on your Xbox 360 remains a tantalising prospect. For despite this functionality actually being available to Windows Phone developers for a while, no one has hitherto implemented it in a game.

It looks like Sega's forthcoming Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II title will, however, be the first Windows Phone game to take advantage of this cross-platform technology.

According to Ken Balough, Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog 4 brand manager, this functionality is "a really cool thing Microsoft has going between the devices".

Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II will also be released on the iPhone, iPad, Android, and PlayStation 3, but cross-platform play is likely to be exclusive to the Xbox and Windows Phone versions.

Pocket Gamer went hands-on with Sonic's latest adventure at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, so check that out before you leave.

Official Xbox Magazine [via WPCentral]
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Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.