After months of rehabilitation over the matter, I've completely regained my love and respect for the Sonic franchise. With that said, I still will forever reject the Wii storybook games.

So what caused me to give Sonic another chance? Three reasons.

First off, the recent successes of Colors and Generations. I haven't played either yet, but I will. It seems the industry is taking a huge liking to both titles. Good work SEGA.

Next, the Archie comic series. I dusted off my old collection of the long-running series, and found myself enjoying old memories. Sure, it's a different canon from the games and suffers from some serious mellodrama from time to time, but still enjoyable.

Third and finally, Sonic Unleashed. This is where I unleash my opinion! Get it?! lol

I went back and played Unleashed and I mean played it all the way through. My question...

HOW THE KCUF DID THIS GAME GET BAD PRESS?!!!

Yes, I understand that the Werehog levels were long, but they weren't exactly bad! The hedgehog levels were fast and fun! The graphics were great and the music was some of the best in the franchise! I go as far as to say that this was one of the best Sonic games.

More of a rant than a persuasion, but you get the picture. Sonic Unleashed was excellent in my opinion, the first big step in the right direction. Nuff said.

-SFT