Sonic: Unleashed
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Published by

SEGA Europe Ltd.

Developed by

Sonic Team

Released

Nov 27, 2008

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Genre

Action

Perspective

Behind view, Side view

Gameplay

Beat 'em up / brawler, Platform, Puzzle elements, Quick Time Events (QTEs)

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Description

During a fight on one of Dr. Eggman's spaceships, Sonic becomes caught in a nefarious trap! Eggman uses a device to extract the Chaos Emeralds' power, and inverts it, sending a blast to the planet below which shatters Earth into pieces, reawakening a being called Dark Gaia. With Sonic no longer of use to him, Dr. Eggman quickly jettisons him and the now dead Chaos Emeralds into space, where he crash-lands on the Earth below.

Sonic Unleashed is a combination of two types of games: during daytime stages, Sonic is his normal self, with intense speed-based levels that are reminiscent of his original games. When night falls, Sonic transforms into a monstrous, yet powerful 'Werehog' with stretchy arms. In nighttime stages, he must brawl his way through 3D environments crawling with Dark Gaia's minions.

As players defeat enemies in both types of stages, they earn experience which allows them to level both Sonic's normal and Werehog abilities, such as speed, strength, life, combat and so on. There are also 3D hub worlds to be explored during both day and night, with different events occurring in each. Sonic can help the townsfolk with tasks for items and rewards, or purchase items from shops using the rings he's collected throughout the stages.

Sonic's buddy Tails also makes an appearance during stages where they fly his plane. During these stages, you must press the appropriate button sequences as they appear to shoot down any oncoming enemies.

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Alternate Titles

"Sonic World Adventure" -- Japanese title
"ソニックワールドアドベンチャー" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

A decent sonic game I have been waiting for long time	Xbox 360	Mario Duenaz (32)
The Werehog appears	Xbox 360	TalesOf777 (12)

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Critic Reviews

Gamer 2.0	PlayStation 3	Dec 01, 2008	7.7 out of 10	77
IGN Australia	Xbox 360	Nov 26, 2008	6 out of 10	60
GamesRadar	Xbox 360	Dec 03, 2008	6 out of 10	60
GameOver (Greece)	Xbox 360	Dec 18, 2008	6 out of 10	60
4Players.de	PlayStation 3	Dec 10, 2008	50 out of 100	50
4Players.de	Xbox 360	Dec 10, 2008	50 out of 100	50
Extreme Gamer	PlayStation 3	Dec 12, 2008	4.5 out of 10	45
Kombo.com	Xbox 360	Dec 04, 2008	4.5 out of 10	45
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Dec 05, 2008	3.5 out of 10	35
Mania	PlayStation 3	Jan 10, 2009	D+	33