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Sonic Unleashed
System(s): Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
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Genre: 2D/3D Platformer

Sonic Unleashed is an upcoming video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The name was trademarked by Sega on March 12, 2008. Screenshots of cut scenes and gameplay were posted on March 22, 2008 along with a video shortly after. The same site that first posted the screenshots later indicated that Sega had confirmed them as official material, although no major gaming news sites have received such confirmation. The game will have gameplay similar to the Sonic Rush series, while occasionally changing to a more Sonic Adventure experience in levels. It has been confirmed for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 2.

Story

The story starts with Eggman's battlefleet in orbit of Earth, and Sonic goes to stop him. Eggman then unleashes one of his robots and captures Sonic. But Sonic turns super and breakes free. With his creation destroyed Eggman flees with Super Sonic pursueing. Eggman the leads him to another machine he made. He then lures Super Sonic into a chamber which rips the Chaos Emeralds from him and harnesses their power to unleash a beast from the center of the planet which breakes it apart. But there were two unintended side effects the chaos emeralds are changed somehow and Sonic turns into a Werehog. Sonic then falls torward the broken planet. Sonic must put Earth (now in chaos) back together.

Characters

  • Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic's job in Unleashed is to put Earth back together after Doctor Eggman divided the world into seven chunks by collecting the chaos emeralds and putting them in "Chaos Shrines" that are in every chunk of the planet.
  • Sonic the Werehog: During the night, Sonic transforms into a were-creature (called "werehog" by SEGA) that, while looking sinister, still retains his will to do good. He cannot run as fast as he normally can, but in return he has enhanced physical strength and the ability to stretch his arms very long distances.
  • Doctor "Eggman" Robotnik: Seemingly the cause of all the problems in this story. He turns Sonic into the Werehog, blows Earth into pieces, and unleashes the monster that has been living in the core of the planet for centuries.
  • Chip: Not much is known about Chip yet, but he seems to be about the same size as a Chao and looks like a purple fox with wings. His purpose seems to reflect that of Omochao, Tikal, and Shahra, giving Sonic information as he runs along the stages.

Development

According to the Sonic CulT, the game is currently being developed by Sega's development teams from Japan, the United States, and Europe in an attempt to reinvent the franchise for a multiplatform release in November 2008.

The current confirmed playable characters are Sonic and his new werewolf form. Tails has also been confirmed as playable, although in mini-games rather than actual 'Sonic' gameplay.

The daytime level design of the PS2 and Wii versions is being handled by Dimps (creators of the Sonic Advance series and Sonic Rush) instead of members from the former Sonic Team. The game will feature an entirely different engine rather than the Hedgehog Engine.

Yoshihisa Hashimoto claims that “…The whole development team is aiming to make Sonic Unleashed the best Sonic game ever, and that includes the Genesis-era titles! We hope that even people who haven’t played Sonic games will feel “Wow, Sonic is back!”…”


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Wii version

PS2 version

PS3 version

Xbox 360 version

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Xbox 360
 2006  Sonic the Hedgehog     2008  Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Free Riders     2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed    
 Demos  Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live demo) | Sonic Generations (Demo 1/2)
Sony PlayStation 3
 2006  Sonic the Hedgehog     2008  Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed    
 Prototypes  Sonic Generations (Demo 1/2)
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Sony PlayStation 2
 2003  Sonic Heroes     2004  Sonic Mega Collection Plus     2005  Sonic Gems Collection | Shadow the Hedgehog     2006  Sonic Riders | Sega Genesis Collection     2008  Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog    
Nintendo Wii
 2007  Sonic and the Secret Rings | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games     2008  Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic and the Black Knight | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic and the Secret Rings & Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Colours     2011  Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games