Sonic Unleashed

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  • ESRB Rating: Everyone 10 and Older
  • Animated Blood
    Fantasy Violence
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Sonic Unleashed, also known as Sonic World Adventure in Japan, is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Everyone's favorite hedgehog is back to, literally, save the world from destruction. Dr. Robotnik has succeeded in shattering the world into pieces and it's up to Sonic, along with the power of the Chaos Emeralds, to bring back order. Unfortunately, Sonic must also deal with his newly acquired werewolf curse.

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Tight controls [2] Doesn't live up to expectations [1]
Addictive gameplay [1] Lousy camera/viewpoint [1]
Epic boss fights [1] Repetitive gameplay [1]
Loads of content [1] Annoying audio [1]
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Intense action [1]
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Sonic Unleashed - Xbox 360

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Innovative concepts Repetitive gameplay
Tight controls  
Addictive gameplay  
Loads of content  
wtf is up with critics now a days?

sorry my critic friends, wait no, critics aren't my friends and here is why, they flame games they don't like because they love something else. wtf, as i always say don't flame if you ain't got game. I joined gamepro for 1 reason, to end the flaming with my liquid of free opinion. sonic unleashed in my opinion is a..........great if not perfect sonic experience. now i am not going to be too modest but i suck when it comes to reviews but bottom line. sonic unleashed in my opinion gets an 8.9 outta 10 for it's 5 steps forward with the best kind of story and voice acting and gameplay ever since sab2 and 2 or 3 steps back with an experiment with the werehog. i'll admit it the werehog sections can be flawed but some levels are actually cooooool like the pun intended holoska. No offense gamepro i love you guys and your magazines you've done good but when critics with bad track records review a good if not perfect game i have to step in. over all great game, flawed, but great!!!! get it buy it play it beat it and skip to sonics sections. there will be an extended review with less bash on critics and more on gameplay story and design along with presentation but this is sonicwerehog118 signing the heck off. Rofl!!!

Sonic Unleashed - Xbox 360

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Engaging story Doesn't live up to expectations
Epic boss fights Annoying audio
Intense action Lousy camera/viewpoint
Tight controls  
Amazing visuals  
Sonic Unleashed more like Sonic the Twilight Hedgehog

Sonic Unleashed offers a great potential to the old skool of sonic gameplay with a speedy platform and bulky action. Unfortunately the Werehog gameplay kind of makes the game into a bland game cause every time when you need to proceed to another level you always have to fight, fight enemies. The unlockables of videos, sonic sound tracks, levels, and pictures will satisfied any sonic fan. The game has a definition of a epic level design of past sonic games but bad voice acting sorry. I enjoy the game but the werehog makes it like sega were trying to copy Nintendo with Link's transformation into a wolf with always trying to fight to proceed. They should of just leave it to old sonic gameplay but I still recordmmend the game to all sonic fans. Blackdoog out bark.

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Sonic Unleashed Recent Articles

  • Jan. 7, 2009 News: Why Sega doesn't care when Sonic sucks

    It's the money, stupid. And enough gamers buy crappy Sonic games for Sega not to care, according to an anonymous Sega employee.

  • Nov. 28, 2008 Cheats: Sonic Unleashed - Acheivements!

    Run, run, run! (And grab these achievements, too!)

  • Nov. 24, 2008 Review: Sonic Unleashed - 360

    Considering how badly Sonic's last dozen or so games have been, it's a good thing the blue blur has been finally unleashed. He goes a little wild with the freedom, but also gets the opportunity to return to his true self. Sonic Unleashed features classic speed-based platforming action that puts Sonic's previous installments to shame. Unfortunately, a set of dreadfully out-of-place action levels starring Sonic's werehog alter ego brings everything to a screeching halt.

    THE BOTTOM LINE: It's tough to teach an old dog new tricks -- Sonic Unleashed tries to introduce new ideas with daytime and evening levels that switch between speedy platform and bulky action, but only the former has any bite. Sonic doesn't need to experiment, he just needs a good dose of the nostalgic design that makes up half of this mediocre game.

  • Nov. 24, 2008 News: In stores this week: Sonic Unleashed, Chrono Trigger DS

    GamePro features the top game releases for the week of November 24, 2008. Highlights include Sonic Unleashed and Chrono Trigger DS.

  • Nov. 10, 2008 News: Sonic Unleashed delayed in Japan amid quality concerns

    U.S. version still planned for release later this month, leaving fans to wonder if they'll get "less-fun" version.