Sonic the Werehog

From Sonic Retro

Sonic the Werehog is a new form that Sonic will take in the upcoming game Sonic Unleashed. Story details known so far reveal that the form is a side effect caused by Eggman draining the power of the Chaos Emeralds from Super Sonic. The basic appearance of the Werehog is the same as Sonic, except it is much more furry and savage looking.

Gameplay

Gameplay footage shown so far pits the Werehog in combat situations. Sonic is now much slower, but gains a strength increase which is used for fighting. Sonic can now stretch his arms in a manner similar to ­Ristar to reach things from far away as well as swing on poles and such. Sonic's moves are more feral as his battles are primarily a hack and slash affair. Players can chain attacks to score combos and maintain health.

Sonic's health and endurance is also extended by means of a "Vitality" bar in the HUD. The meter works the same way as Tails and Eggman's walkers from Sonic Adventure 2. He can take hits without Rings, but not many. Collecting Rings and defeating enemies replenishes the meter.

Sonic the Hedgehog series characters
Heroes	Sonic (Super, Hyper, "Dark Super", Darkspine, the Werehog) | Tails (Super, Turbo) | Knuckles (Super, Hyper) | Amy Rose | Cream | Blaze (Burning) | G.U.N. | Silver (Super)
Anti-heroes/Neutrals	Shadow (Super) | Rouge | Chaotix | Mighty | E-102 Gamma | Chaos | E-123 Omega | Emerl | Rogues
Villains	Dr. Eggman/Dr. Ivo Robotnik | Metal Sonic | E-Series | Biolizard | Black Arms (Black Doom) | Gemerl | Fang
Other	Gerald & Maria Robotnik | Big | Chao | Tikal | E-101 Beta | Flicky | All Characters