Sonic Unleashed is one part a breath-taking rollercoaster ride and part brawling mayhem-a perfect combo in my eyes!

User Rating: 9.5 | Sonic Unleashed WII
By bksonic123 | Review Date:
Many people have shown digust in recent Sonic games after his transformation to 3D (Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog were not that bad...in fact, I quite enjoyed them (apart the violence in Shadow the Hedgehog and the number of useless characters in Sonic the Hedgehog)) but in my opinion, they've all been good to the series (yes, including Sonic Heroes) but they all made the same mistake... they created a new Sonic, adifferent Sonic to the one from the 'good old days'. Have Sonic Team and Dimps, creators of the well-aclaimed Sonic Rush games, done the same with Sonic Unleashed, the most anticipated Sonic game to date. The answer is Yes and No.

The story doesn't involve the rubbish of time and space this time, but instead with the good old plot of Eggman up to no good, nice and simple, with Sonic here to stop him.

Graphics:

The cutscenes are made fantastically and the gameplay graphics are well done, although they do not utilize the Hedgehog Engine! Although the daytime stages lack some detail, you won't notice them as you will be going lightning-fast anyway.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is a fresh start to the Sonic series. The controls are responsive, it is nice and simple, and there is a nice learning curve. There are two types of stages, the daytime stages and the nightime stages. The daytime stages bring back the classic 2D style of gameplay for veteran fans, while seemlessly tansitioning to behind-the-back 3D gameplay. In the nightime stages, Sonic transforms into the Werehog, leading to a dramatic change in gameplay. The Werehog is a fighter- not a runner. While this may not please pure Sonic fans, it may interest those into action style gameplay. I quite enjoy these stages, though I would rather have more daytime stages. On the contrary, both day and night stages play very well. Even though the WiiMote and Nunchuk controls may feel tacked on, you can still opt out and and use the Gamecube controller or classic controller. Sonic Unleashed also features a levelling system.

Sound:

Although I quite enjoy the rock stuff, SEGA have changed there way of music and replaced it with Different cuture style music according to the stage.

Speed:

You can expect to scream like you're on a rollercoaster ride in the daytime stages. Though they tend to fly by, you can still come back for more unique challenges.

Sonic's road to 3D has been slow, but with this game, it is now as fast as he is. The concept of speed and fun is well shown in Sonic Unleashed. If you're looking for a Sonic game that is better than the Adventure series, Sonic Unleashed is, and will always be the best 3D Sonic game their is, and one of the best Sonic games ever, second only to Sonic Rush Adventure.

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