Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360)

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Description

During a fight on one of Dr. Eggman's spaceships, Sonic becomes caught in a nefarious trap! Eggman uses a device to extract the Chaos Emeralds' power, and inverts it, sending a blast to the planet below which shatters Earth into pieces, reawakening a being called Dark Gaia. With Sonic no longer of use to him, Dr. Eggman quickly jettisons him and the now dead Chaos Emeralds into space, where he crash-lands on the Earth below.

Sonic Unleashed is a combination of two types of games: during daytime stages, Sonic is his normal self, with intense speed-based levels that are reminiscent of his original games. When night falls, Sonic transforms into a monstrous, yet powerful 'Werehog' with stretchy arms. In nighttime stages, he must brawl his way through 3D environments crawling with Dark Gaia's minions.

As players defeat enemies in both types of stages, they earn experience which allows them to level both Sonic's normal and Werehog abilities, such as speed, strength, life, combat and so on. There are also 3D hub worlds to be explored during both day and night, with different events occurring in each. Sonic can help the townsfolk with tasks for items and rewards, or purchase items from shops using the rings he's collected throughout the stages.

Sonic's buddy Tails also makes an appearance during stages where they fly his plane. During these stages, you must press the appropriate button sequences as they appear to shoot down any oncoming enemies.

Screenshots

There are no Xbox 360 screenshots for this game.

Alternate Titles

• "Sonic World Adventure" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Hedgehog Engine
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe

User Reviews

A decent sonic game I have been waiting for long time	Mario Duenaz (32)
The Werehog appears	TalesOf777 (12)

The Press Says

DreamStation.cc	Mar 14, 2009	8 out of 10	80
GameZone	Dec 01, 2008	7.1 out of 10	71
TeamXbox	Nov 25, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Xbox360Achievements	Dec 04, 2008	60 out of 100	60
NZGamer	Dec 08, 2008	6 out of 10	60
Play.tm	Dec 29, 2008	48 out of 100	48
IGN	Dec 02, 2008	4.5 out of 10	45
Kombo.com	Dec 04, 2008	4.5 out of 10	45
Green Pixels	Dec 31, 2008		40
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Dec 23, 2008	36 out of 100	36

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Re: LEAST Favorite Sonic game?	8	Dr. M. "Schadenfreude" Von Katze (590) Oct 30, 2011
LEAST Favorite Sonic game?	10	George Stephen Oct 30, 2011

Trivia

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Related Web Sites

• Sonic Unleashed (official game website)
• Wikipedia: Sonic Unleashed (article in the open encyclopedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Sonic Unleashed.)