Sonic Unleashed is the second Sonic game released on the PS3. The graphics are similar to Sonic The Hedgehog (2006), with some differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. This blog actually shows the variations between the 2 versions of the game.
Story (7/10)
The story in Sonic Unleashed is quite simple. Dr Eggman uses the Chaos Emeralds to break the world, to release Dark Gaia. Super Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds have their energy drained, turning Sonic into a werehog. The game is centred around restoring power to the Chaos Emeralds.
Gameplay (3/10)
Besides Sonic The Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Unleashed has some of the worst gameplay features out of the Sonic franchise. The day stages focus on getting to the goal in the shortest possible time, while the night stages are more like a hack and slash game, rather then a Sonic game. A new feature added to this game is the switch between 2D and 3D in the levels, to try and recreate the success of the earlier Sonic games. While the game starts off easy, it becomes really hard not far into the story. Unlike previous Sonic games, if you die when the lives counter is at 1, not 0, then its game over. Unlike most games, where moving forwards, then backwards either slows down the character, or they slide, Sonic makes a small circle. That would be fine, if there was another way to slow Sonic down.
In one particular day stage, you have to air boost to a narrow ledge. Then you notice there’s a collectable on the other side, but to slow down, you have to slide, and there’s a possibility that you wont slow down before you hit the spring, making you miss the collectible. Even if you stop, moving backwards is annoying, as halfway through, the camera decides to moves, and you end up walking of the edge.
In one night stage, you have to fight a titan on top of a building. The best strategy it to attack from behind, but it can still sometimes hit you if your not perfectly behind it. While your dazed, it does a shockwave attack, and you fall to your death. That would be fine if it did it once, but it killed me about 15 times this way, and its not that hard to kill.
Some enemies that are encountered in the night stages. Image comes from Sonic News Network.
The best part about the game is the boss fights, because there’s more chance of beating it before a game over then a regular stage, mainly due to the lack of common enemies, who love to smash Sonic off the edge, and into darkness.
Sound (7/10)
It has some good music, but not the best compared to other Sonic games. A lot of the time, I wasn’t paying attention to the music, I was trying to beat the stage.
Replay Value (4/10)
Besides the major flaws in this game, it still can be fun if played in moderation. There are side quests that can be completed, although it’s hard to tell what item is for which quest. But in terms of starting a new save file, I wouldn’t recommend it unless you really enjoyed the game.
Overall
Sonic Unleashed is a decent game, and is a step in the right direction for Sonic Team after Sonic The Hedgehog (2006). However, unless you are a fan of Sonic games, it would be best to rent it to see if you like it. I’m just glad they didn’t decide to call it Sonic Adventure 3, and ruin the Adventure series.
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