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2008 · Sonic Team · Platformer · Beat 'em up

Sonic Unleashed

Gameplay in Sonic Unleashed focuses on two modes of platforming play: fast-paced levels that take place during daytime, showcasing Sonic's trademark speed as seen in previous games in the series, and slower, night-time levels, during which Sonic's Werehog form emerges, and gameplay switches to an action-based, brawler style of play, in which Sonic battles Gaia enemies

Released
20 November 2008
Platforms
PlayStation 3Xbox 360
Genres
PlatformerBeat 'em upAdventure
Developers
Sonic Team
Publishers
Sega
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionHorror
Engine
Hedgehog Engine
Age ratings
CERO APEGI 7ESRB E10+CLASS_IND LGRAC ALL
Languages
English, Japanese
Time to beat
13hwith extras29hcompletionist
›Story

An installment in the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Unleashed opens with the hero's archenemy, Doctor Eggman, springing an elaborate trap. Using a powerful laser, Eggman shatters the very planet into pieces and awakens Dark Gaia, an ancient evil that has slumbered at the world's core since time immemorial. The catastrophe leaves its mark on Sonic himself, afflicting him with a strange new condition that transforms him into a hulking, werewolf-like Werehog whenever night falls. Determined to undo the damage and stop Eggman's scheme, Sonic sets out to restore the broken world piece by piece.

His journey carries him across a series of continents inspired by real-world locales, where by day he races through levels at his trademark blistering speed, and by night he battles the creatures spawned by Dark Gaia using the Werehog's raw strength. Torn between his two forms, Sonic must piece the planet back together before the awakened darkness consumes it entirely.

Keywords

  • action-adventure
  • sequel
  • transformation
  • protagonist's name in the title
  • hedgehog
  • sprinting mechanics
  • super speed
  • blue
  • male protagonist

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 36020 November 2008North America · Australia 27 November 2008 · Europe 28 November 2008 · Japan 19 February 2009
PlayStation 39 December 2008North America · Australia 18 December 2008 · Europe 19 December 2008 · Japan 19 February 2009

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Sonic Unleashed: Empire City & Adabat Adventure PackSonic Unleashed: Holoska Adventure PackSonic Unleashed: Spagonia Adventure PackSonic Unleashed: Chun-nan Adventure PackSonic Unleashed: Apotos & Shamar Adventure PackSonic Unleashed: Mazuri Adventure Pack
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