Unleashed is one of the best Sonic games released since the transition to 3D, but it still has a fair share of flaws
User Rating: 8 | Sonic Unleashed X360
Sonic hasn't had the greatest run since the transition to 3D, so finally it's good to see a Sonic game that finally comes out great. Unleashed starts of with a great story. Eggman uses the chaos emeralds power to split the planet into many pieces and releases a being known as Dark Gaia. Sonic has to restore power to the emeralds and save the planet. To add to the chaos, is the fact that strange energies have affected Sonic, and now whenever it is night Sonic transforms into a Werehog. The Werehog is a surprising but welcome addition to the Sonic series. The controls are easy to use, and the fights are fun to take part in. Unleashing Sonic's powerful attacks are great fun. The normal Sonic levels stay true to what Sonic has always been about. Fast-paced racing through the levels at top speed, switching between 3D and 2D view. Together the game comes togethern nicely and turns out to be one of the best around, but it still suffers from a large amount of flaws. The normal sections can sometimes be a little too fast paced, which isnt what you would expect from a Sonic game. Your speed can get the better of you meaning you fly right off the entire arena missing parts completely. The Werehog sections can sometimes get tedious, the jumping and climbing puzzles can sometimes end up with you falling and dying. The platforming falls short in the Werehog sections, but luckily they are evened out by the combat. Throughout games you will need to collect Sun and Moon medals. The idea is good in theory, but it becomes tedious in the end, especially when you need to find a certain amount of medals to unlock another section. Collecting medals can be fun but it would most likely have been beter utilised to unlock other special features. In the end Sonic Unleashed does suffer from some trivial and somewhat silly flaws, but still stands out as one of the best Sonic games made to date. 
