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'''''Sonic and the Black Knight''''' (ソニックと暗黒の騎士, Sonikku to Ankoku no Kishi) is a title within the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, released exclusively on [[Nintendo Wii]] as the second entry in the Storybook series, following ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Sonic to Ankoku no Kishi''''' (ソニックと暗黒の騎士) in Japan, is an action game developed by [[Sonic Team]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Wii]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''.
  
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Set in the world of King Arthur, the game combines Sonic's trademark speed with a new swordfighting system, making use of the Wii Remote's motion-sensing functionality.
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Set in the [[Grand Kingdom|world of King Arthur]], the game combines Sonic's trademark speed with a new swordfighting system, making use of the Wii Remote's motion-sensing functionality.
  
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
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The game begins in the story "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" when the granddaughter of the legendary [[Merlin]], [[Merlina]], is trying to escape pursuit from a mysterious evil band of knights. Seeing no escape, she summons out a Chosen Hero to save her. This ends up being [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], and, after a sloppy entering, easily dispatches most of the evil creatures. When preparing to face off the Big One, he is pulled back by Merlina and warped to another location. When Sonic asks why she stopped him and who that guy was, Merlina explains that it was [[King Arthur]] who, after being corrupted by the power of the [[Scabbard of Excalibur ]], transformed into The Black Knight, turning his own blade into Deathcalibur and nefariously rules the world. Sonic's speed alone will not put an end to The Black Knight's reign, so he must take on a talking, "ancient" sword known as [[Caliburn]]. After facing King Arthur another time and fails to defeat him, Sonic must prove himself as a knight and in order to do that, he must get help from the Local [[Blacksmith]] (portrayed by [[Tails]]), complete tasks from [[Nimue, Lady of the Lake]]  (portrayed by [[Amy]]), and defeat King Arthur's [[Knights Of The Round Table]]: [[Sir Lancelot]] (portrayed by [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]), [[Sir Gawain]] portrayed by ([[Knuckles the Echidna]]), and [[Sir Percival]] (portrayed by [[Blaze the Cat]]).
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The game begins in the story "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" when the granddaughter of the legendary [[Merlin]], [[Merlina]], is trying to escape pursuit from a mysterious evil band of knights. Seeing no escape, she summons out a Chosen Hero to save her. This ends up being [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], and, after a sloppy entering, easily dispatches most of the evil creatures. When preparing to face off the Big One, he is pulled back by Merlina and warped to another location.
  
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After overthrowing all of the Knights Of The Round Table and obtaining their Sacred Swords, Sonic confronts King Arthur in [[Avalon]] for a final confrontation. With the power of the Sacred Swords, Sonic overcomes Arthur's immortality and finally defeats him. Once defeated, the King disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving behind his scabbard. He then meets up with Merlina and the [[Knights Of The Round Table]], where Merlina reveals that King Arthur was an illusion conjured by her grandfather Merlin. Merlina then takes King Arthur's scabbard and reveals her true intentions: to make the Kingdom eternal. After escaping the Kingdom, Sonic and the Knights Of The Round Table set off to find the Barrier Stones in order to create a barrier that is supposed to stop Merlina. Before the barrier is created, Sonic confronts Merlina about why she is doing this but. Sonic still refuses to give up and challenges her, only to be beaten mercilessly with Caliburn being severed in the process. Despite the barrier being released, it isn't powerful enough to stop Merlina. All hope seems lost, but the Sacred Swords, along with Sonic's courage, revives and transforms Caliburn into Excalibur, turning Sonic into a Golden Knight. [[Excalibur Sonic]]  battles the [[Dark Queen]] in the final showdown and Sonic is victorious with the power of the Excalibur Blade. After the battle, Sonic confronts and comforts Merlina, telling her to live life to the fullest. The Knights Of The Round Table arrive and with King Arthur no more, they prepare to disband. Caliburn, however, decides otherwise and reveals that the true King Arthur is in fact Sonic.
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When Sonic asks why she stopped him and who that guy was, Merlina explains that it was [[King Arthur]] who, after being corrupted by the power of the [[Scabbard of Excalibur ]], transformed into The Black Knight, turning his own blade into Deathcalibur and nefariously rules the world. Sonic's speed alone will not put an end to The Black Knight's reign, so he must take on a talking, "ancient" sword known as [[Caliburn]]. After facing King Arthur another time and fails to defeat him, Sonic must prove himself as a knight and in order to do that, he must get help from the Local [[Blacksmith]] (portrayed by [[Tails]]), complete tasks from [[Nimue, Lady of the Lake]]  (portrayed by [[Amy]]), and defeat King Arthur's [[Knights Of The Round Table]]: [[Sir Lancelot]] (portrayed by [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]), [[Sir Gawain]] portrayed by ([[Knuckles the Echidna]]), and [[Sir Percival]] (portrayed by [[Blaze the Cat]]).
  
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After the credits roll, it seems that Sonic told this tale to Amy as an excuse for leaving her behind. Amy, though, doesn't believe it and it is implied that she went chasing Sonic with her Piko-Piko Hammer. As this happens, the book "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" turns into "Sonic and the Black Knight".
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After overthrowing all of the Knights Of The Round Table and obtaining their Sacred Swords, Sonic confronts King Arthur in [[Avalon]] for a final confrontation. With the power of the Sacred Swords, Sonic overcomes Arthur's immortality and finally defeats him. Once defeated, the King disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving behind his scabbard. He then meets up with Merlina and the [[Knights Of The Round Table]], where Merlina reveals that King Arthur was an illusion conjured by her grandfather Merlin. Merlina then takes King Arthur's scabbard and reveals her true intentions: to make the Kingdom eternal.
  
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==Gameplay==
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After escaping the Kingdom, Sonic and the Knights Of The Round Table set off to find the Barrier Stones in order to create a barrier that is supposed to stop Merlina. Before the barrier is created, Sonic confronts Merlina about why she is doing this but. Sonic still refuses to give up and challenges her, only to be beaten mercilessly with Caliburn being severed in the process. Despite the barrier being released, it isn't powerful enough to stop Merlina. All hope seems lost, but the Sacred Swords, along with Sonic's courage, revives and transforms Caliburn into Excalibur, turning Sonic into a Golden Knight. [[Excalibur Sonic]] battles the [[Dark Queen]] in the final showdown and Sonic is victorious with the power of the Excalibur Blade.
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Gameplay for ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' differs from traditional games in the Sonic series by mixing in the new element of swordplay, along with the traditional Sonic platforming and speed. Swordplay is implemented through the Wii Remote. Gameplay will be more similar to ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' than ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''; Sonic's movement will be controlled with the analog stick, and gameplay will mainly be 3D, but occasionally the camera will shift to a side-scrolling perspective for traditional 2D gameplay.
 
  
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Swordplay will be implemented so that players can slice through enemies without slowing down, but when faced with more formidable enemies, players will engage in advanced swordplay, able to thrust, parry, and perform other maneuvers. The sword will not be used just for combat; players may thrust it through a wall while falling to slow their descent.
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After the battle, Sonic confronts and comforts Merlina, telling her to live life to the fullest. The Knights Of The Round Table arrive and with King Arthur no more, they prepare to disband. Caliburn, however, decides otherwise and reveals that the true King Arthur is in fact Sonic.
  
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The stages will feature civilians that the player can choose to help or smite; these actions and the player's deeds will be judged at the end of each stage, updating the player's "knight ranking" accordingly. By helping out citizens, players will be able to purchase new items from them, such as gauntlets, magical tomes, and new swords. There will be about 200 items in the game, some of which can be gained by opening treasure chests in the stages. An online mode will allow treasures to be traded.
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After the credits roll, it seems that Sonic told this tale to Amy as an excuse for leaving her behind. Amy, though, doesn't believe it and it is implied that she went chasing Sonic with her Piko-Piko Hammer. As this happens, the book "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" turns into "Sonic and the Black Knight".
  
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The game changes the traditional level items, such as springs and speed pads, into "elements". These elements come in varying colors; blue elements will be used as springs, blue elements will be used as speed boosts, and red elements will be used to fill up the "[[Soul Gauge]]". This gauge is filled by defeating enemies and collecting red fairies, and is used to unleash a speed boost that, when reaching enemies, will inflict a powerful ombination attack, [[Soul Surge]]. Additionally, instead of rails from previous games, players will fire a ballista and then grind across its rope.
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==Gameplay==
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Gameplay for ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' differs from traditional games in the Sonic series by mixing in the new element of swordplay, along with the traditional Sonic platforming and speed. Swordplay is implemented through the Wii Remote. Gameplay is more similar to ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' than ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''; Sonic's movement is controlled with the analog stick, and gameplay is mainly 3D, but occasionally the camera will shift to a side-scrolling perspective for traditional 2D gameplay.
  
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The mission-based system from ''Sonic and the Secret Rings'' will also return, but the missions will be easier to complete. Each stage will consist of multiple missions which feature different stipulations. The skill system from the aforementioned game also returns, but will be reviewed to adjust any problems that were present in that game; the skill system is also being designed so as not to interfere with the game's tempo.
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Swordplay is implemented so that players can slice through enemies without slowing down, but when faced with more formidable enemies, players will engage in advanced swordplay, able to thrust, parry, and perform other maneuvers. The sword is not used just for combat; players may thrust it through a wall while falling to slow their descent.
  
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==Music==
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The stages feature civilians that the player can choose to help or smite; these actions and the player's deeds will be judged at the end of each stage, updating the player's "knight ranking" accordingly. It gives players different "titles" that function as an invisible score multiplier. By helping out citizens, players are able to purchase new items from them, such as gauntlets, magical tomes, and new swords. There are about 200 items in the game, some of which can be gained by opening treasure chests in the stages. An online mode allowed treasures to be traded.
  
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Veteran composer [[Jun Senoue]] returned to compose music for this installment, mixing familiar Sonic themes with a Celtic style.[5] In addition, his band, [[Crush 40]], has returned to perform the main theme of the game, "Knight of the Wind" (As heard in the [[Tokyo Game Show]] trailer.), as well as three additional songs. [[Tommy Tallarico]] had the game listed on his website as one of the games he has worked on. Finally, [[Richard Jacques]] made the music for the cutscenes, as previously confirmed by Official Nintendo Magazine.
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The game changes the traditional level items, such as springs and speed pads, into "elements". These elements come in varying colors; blue elements are used as springs, blue elements are used as speed boosts, and red elements are used to fill up the "[[Soul Gauge]]". This gauge is filled by defeating enemies and collecting red fairies, and is used to unleash a speed boost that, when reaching enemies, will inflict a powerful ombination attack, [[Soul Surge]]. Additionally, instead of rails from previous games, players will fire a ballista and then grind across its rope.
  
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===Production Credits===
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The mission-based system from ''Sonic and the Secret Rings'' also return, but the missions are easier to complete. Each stage consists of multiple missions which feature different stipulations. The skill system from the aforementioned game also returns, but will be reviewed to adjust any problems that were present in that game; the skill system is also being designed so as not to interfere with the game's tempo.
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Executive Supervisors: [[Takayuki Kawagoe]], Naoya Tsurumi, [[Masanao Maeda]]<br>
 
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Executive Producer: [[Okitane Usui]]<br>
 
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Chief Producers: [[Akinori Nishiyama]], [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]]<br>
 
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Producer/Director: [[Tetsu Katano]]<br>
 
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Lead Game Designer: Morio Kishimoto<br>
 
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Art Director: [[Yoshitaka Miura]]<br>
 
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Lead Programmer: [[Makiko Nishimura]]<br>
 
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Sound Director: [[Jun Senoue]]<br>
 
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Game Designers: Harumasa Nakajima, Shintaro Kai, Takahiro Ono, Midori Iwabuchi, Kanano Yamaguchi<br>
 
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Character Artists: [[Yoshinari Amaike]], Masao Tsunoda, Masashi Ichino<br>
 
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Motion Artist: Tohru Honda<br>
 
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Level Artists: Yuki Takahashi, [[Michio Abe]], Hisae Jibiki, Sho Kunieda, Masako Hamada, Keiji Takada, Miho Furuse<br>
 
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Art Support: Kenichi Minamizawa, Chiaki Omote, Akane Hayashi, Kazuhiro Saito, Hideaki Hakozaki<br>
 
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Effect CG Artists: Haruka Yoshida<br>
 
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Interface CG Artists: Rieko Muramatsu<br>
 
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Visual Art Support: [[Taro Hino]]<br>
 
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Cut Scene Artists: [[Yoshitaka Miura]], [[Yuji Uekawa]]<br>
 
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Technical Programmers: [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]], Takahiro Sekiguchi, Dennis Sachio Imabeppu<br>
 
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Character Programmers: [[Makiko Nishimura]], [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]], Yuji Nakayama, Taichi Machino<br>
 
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Level Programmers: Naoko Shimura, Shuhei Ono, Hideyuki Atarashi<br>
 
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Interface Programmers: Yoshihiko Toyoshima, Mikio Kume<br>
 
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Development Support: [[Yojiro Ogawa]], [[Sachiko Kawamura]], Masatoshi Nakamura<br>
 
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Promotional Visuals: [[Yuji Uekawa]], [[Yoshitaka Miura]]<br>
 
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Web Designers: Mayumi Moro, Yuichi Kikuchi<br>
 
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Concept Art Support: [[Akira Mikame]], [[Wataru Watanabe]]<br>
 
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Technical Support: Hiroto Hayashi, Satoshi Tsuda, Akira Kanasugi, Yoichi Uchida, Yuki Yamanaka, Takashi Ando, Takashi Shoji<br>
 
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Game Sound Department: [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]], Tadashi Kinukawa<br>
 
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Music Composers & Arrangers: [[Richard Jacques]], Tommy Tallarico, [[Howard Drossin]], [[Yutaka Minobe]] (Delfi Sound Inc.), Lennie Moore, Hikaru Tanimoto<br>
 
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Musicians: [[Crush 40]] ([[Johnny Gioeli]] & [[Jun Senoue]]), Emma & Tinna From All Ends, Marty Frideman, Bobby Jarzombek, Takeshi Taneda, Toru Kawamura, Katsuji, Kazuto Baba, [[Yutaka Minobe]] (Delfi Sound Inc.), Hikaru Tanimoto, Yosihiro Tsukahara, Yusaku Tsuchiya, Lisa Lisa<br>
 
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Strings: Kimiko Nakagawa, Akihiro Iwamura, Osamu Iyoku, Jyo Osawa, Takashi Fukumori, Hiromichi Hara, Aya Yokomizo, Makiko Tomokiyo, Aiko Hosokawa, Kaoru Hagiwara, Nakito Nishiya, Youko Ara<br>
 
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Recording Coordinators: Kiyoshi Yoshida (Attic Arcde Inc.), [[Yukifumi Makino]] (Delfi Sound Inc.), [[Stan Katayama]]<br>
 
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Recording Engineers: Masahiro Fukuhara, Yu Yamamoto (Attic Arcde Inc.), Nobushige Masahiko (Delfi Sound Inc.)<br>
 
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Recording Studio: Towerside Studio, ABS Studio, Sound Crew Studio, Attic Arcade Studio, Sound City Studio, Omnibus Japan<br>
 
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Mastering Engineer: Isao Kikuchi (Mixer's Lab)<br>
 
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Mastering Engineer: Warner Music Mastering<br>
 
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Movie Sound Department: Delfi Sound Inc.<br>
 
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Sound Editor: Shinpei Yamashita<br>
 
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Mixing Engineer: Toshihiro Hayano<br>
 
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Game Tuning Support: Naoya Kojima, Masayuki Uesugi, Atsushi Ota, Hiroki Kumehara<br>
 
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CG Movie Production: Anima Inc.<br>
 
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CG Movie Producer: Haruyasu Akagi<br>
 
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CG Movie Production Manager: Kenji Nishino<br>
 
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CG Movie Director: Yuki Nakamura<br>
 
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Composite/Effect Chief: Kazuo Mitsuyama<br>
 
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Composite/Effect: Katsuyoshi Yoshizawa, Akihito Ohta, Masaki Suyama<br>
 
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Animation Chief: Kentarou Narimatsu<br>
 
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Animation: Naoki Terada, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Kazuki Eigen, Misaki Higuchi, Masashi Matsumoto<br>
 
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Character Modeling Chief: Masakazu Taira<br>
 
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Character Modeling: Daisuke Suzuki, Nozomi Ishii, Tomohiro Kagawa, Akira Nakamura, Toru Okishima, Takanori Urakawa<br>
 
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Background Modeling Chief: Naoki Kumazawa<br>
 
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Background Modeling: Akiro Ono, Asuka Ogiwara, Nobunao Ono<br>
 
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Real Time Background Modeling Chief: Jun Arai<br>
 
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Real Time Background Modeling: Takayuki Nakashima, Yuichirou Otsuka, Shinbu Ueki, Kioka Nimi, Yoshimi HiroTA, Shinji Tamano<br>
 
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Cut Scenes Production: Media Vision Entertainment Inc.<br>
 
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Cut Scenes General Manager: Tetsuya Okubo<br>
 
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Cut Scenes Product Managers: Ai Yoshida, Akira Ono<br>
 
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Cut Scenes Artists: Hiromi Furuhara, Daiju Honma, Michihiro Satou, Singo Nozawa, Koujirou Matuyama, Megumi Shirai, Eriko Fujiwara, Hiusashi Wada, Yuta Juncho, Satoshi Oikawa, Naoko Awaya<br>
 
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Level Art Support: Bauhaus Entertainment Co. Ltd.<br>
 
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Level Art Producer: Kazuhisa Nishimura<br>
 
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Level Art Director: Takumi Mizuno<br>
 
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Level Artists: Hideki Nagai, Kaori Kiano, Ryo Inomata, Minoru Koga<br>
 
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Voice Recording Director: [[Eriko Kimura]]<br>
 
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Voice Recording Producer: Takuya Ohno<br>
 
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Recording Engineer: Kazunari Tanaka<br>
 
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Recording Studio: 4kids Studio<br>
 
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Producer: Salvatore Oppedisano<br>
 
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Voice Directors: Chirs Collet, Julie Rath<br>
 
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Audio Engineers: Brice Pullam, Ron London<br>
 
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English Character Voices: [[Jason Griffith]], [[Dan Green]], [[Bella Hudson]], [[Amy Palant]], [[Lisa Ortiz]]<br>
 
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Recording Studio: Webtone Inc.<br>
 
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Producer & Voice Director: Greg Weber<br>
 
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Audio Engineer: Ben Trapp<br>
 
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Character Voices: Casey Robertson, Gavin Hammon, Melissa Hutchison<br>
 
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Translation: Keith Dwyer, Osamu Shibamiya (Inbound Games Inc.), Jason Franzman (Inbound Games Inc.)<br>
 
  
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Veteran composer [[Jun Senoue]] returned to compose music for this installment, mixing familiar Sonic themes with a Celtic style. In addition, his band, [[Crush 40]], has returned to perform the main theme of the game, "Knight of the Wind" (As heard in the [[Tokyo Game Show]] trailer.), as well as three additional songs. [[Tommy Tallarico]] had the game listed on his website as one of the games he has worked on. Finally, [[Richard Jacques]] made the music for the cutscenes, as previously confirmed by [[sega:The Official Nintendo Magazine|Official Nintendo Magazine]].
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President & COO: Mike Hayes<br>
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Resource Manager: Dominic Berzins<br>
 
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Special Thanks: Yoshiharu Honda, Kazunori Yagi, Nobuyki Inoue, Yukihiro Taguchi, Junichiro Takahashi, Eishin Miura, Masakazu Kobayashi, [[Satoshi Sakai]], [[Shinobu Yokota]], Tomoyo Mogi, Yoko Arai, Ai Miura, Yuichiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kumagai, David Allen, [[Keith Palmer]], Kip Bunyea, Rick Ramey, Teressa Guest, Marcella Churchill, Tomas Jenberg (Seratone Management AB. Sweden), Kinya Takano (Howmic), Mirei Teramura (BMG Japan), Hiroki Hayashi (ESP Guitars), Toshiro Nakayama, Akiko Kuroda, [[Hisao Oguchi]], [[Takashi Iizuka]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], Atsutoshi Takahashi And All Of The Fans.<br>
 
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Game Engine: Phys X<br>
 
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Created by: [[Sonic Team]]<br>
 
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Presented by: [[Sega]]<br>
 
  
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*Besides [[Tails]]' [[Tails Skypatrol|solo]] [[Tails Adventures|outings]], this is the only non-pirated Sonic game where [[Dr. Robotnik]] made no appearance whatsoever, aside from pieces of fan art that were featured in the game.
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.sega.com/sonicblackknight/us/index.html Official website on Sega.com]
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* [http://sonic.sega.jp/ankokunokishi/ Official website on Sega.jp]
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* [http://sega.jp/wii/sonicak/ Sega of Japan catalogue page]
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* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/software/renj/index.html JP], [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/3TMIfSS1LV1qvEXAdon4gvTZRmLI4lgD US], [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Sonic-and-the-Black-Knight-283124.html UK]
  
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* [http://www.sega.com/sonicblackknight/us/index.html Official US Site]
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==References==
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* [http://sonic.sega.jp/ankokunokishi/ Official Jap Site]
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/wii/game/951327.html SatBK at GameFAQs] - Including detailed walkthroughs and a comprehensive guide to items.
 
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System(s): Wii
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Nintendo Wii
US 		2009-03-10[1] $? RVL-P-RENE
RVL-RENE-USA
ESRB: Everyone 10+
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JP 		2009-03-12[2] ¥6,800 (7,140)[2] RVL-P-RENJ
RVL-RENJ-JPN
CERO: A
Nintendo Wii
AU 		2009-03-12[3] $79.95 RVL-P-RENP
RVL-RENP-AUS
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
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UK 		2009-03-13[4] £? RVL-P-RENP
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PEGI: 12+
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FR 		2009-03-13[5] €? RVL-P-RENP
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PEGI: 12+
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USK: 12
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PEGI: 12+
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PEGI: 12+
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CA 		2009 $? RVL-P-RENE
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Nintendo Wii
TW 		2009 NT$? ?
GSRR: 6+

Sonic and the Black Knight, known as Sonic to Ankoku no Kishi (ソニックと暗黒の騎士) in Japan, is an action game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Wii. It is the sequel to Sonic and the Secret Rings.

Set in the world of King Arthur, the game combines Sonic's trademark speed with a new swordfighting system, making use of the Wii Remote's motion-sensing functionality.

Plot

The game begins in the story "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" when the granddaughter of the legendary Merlin, Merlina, is trying to escape pursuit from a mysterious evil band of knights. Seeing no escape, she summons out a Chosen Hero to save her. This ends up being Sonic the Hedgehog, and, after a sloppy entering, easily dispatches most of the evil creatures. When preparing to face off the Big One, he is pulled back by Merlina and warped to another location.

When Sonic asks why she stopped him and who that guy was, Merlina explains that it was King Arthur who, after being corrupted by the power of the Scabbard of Excalibur , transformed into The Black Knight, turning his own blade into Deathcalibur and nefariously rules the world. Sonic's speed alone will not put an end to The Black Knight's reign, so he must take on a talking, "ancient" sword known as Caliburn. After facing King Arthur another time and fails to defeat him, Sonic must prove himself as a knight and in order to do that, he must get help from the Local Blacksmith (portrayed by Tails), complete tasks from Nimue, Lady of the Lake (portrayed by Amy), and defeat King Arthur's Knights Of The Round Table: Sir Lancelot (portrayed by Shadow the Hedgehog), Sir Gawain portrayed by (Knuckles the Echidna), and Sir Percival (portrayed by Blaze the Cat).

After overthrowing all of the Knights Of The Round Table and obtaining their Sacred Swords, Sonic confronts King Arthur in Avalon for a final confrontation. With the power of the Sacred Swords, Sonic overcomes Arthur's immortality and finally defeats him. Once defeated, the King disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving behind his scabbard. He then meets up with Merlina and the Knights Of The Round Table, where Merlina reveals that King Arthur was an illusion conjured by her grandfather Merlin. Merlina then takes King Arthur's scabbard and reveals her true intentions: to make the Kingdom eternal.

After escaping the Kingdom, Sonic and the Knights Of The Round Table set off to find the Barrier Stones in order to create a barrier that is supposed to stop Merlina. Before the barrier is created, Sonic confronts Merlina about why she is doing this but. Sonic still refuses to give up and challenges her, only to be beaten mercilessly with Caliburn being severed in the process. Despite the barrier being released, it isn't powerful enough to stop Merlina. All hope seems lost, but the Sacred Swords, along with Sonic's courage, revives and transforms Caliburn into Excalibur, turning Sonic into a Golden Knight. Excalibur Sonic battles the Dark Queen in the final showdown and Sonic is victorious with the power of the Excalibur Blade.

After the battle, Sonic confronts and comforts Merlina, telling her to live life to the fullest. The Knights Of The Round Table arrive and with King Arthur no more, they prepare to disband. Caliburn, however, decides otherwise and reveals that the true King Arthur is in fact Sonic.

After the credits roll, it seems that Sonic told this tale to Amy as an excuse for leaving her behind. Amy, though, doesn't believe it and it is implied that she went chasing Sonic with her Piko-Piko Hammer. As this happens, the book "King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table" turns into "Sonic and the Black Knight".

Gameplay

Gameplay for Sonic and the Black Knight differs from traditional games in the Sonic series by mixing in the new element of swordplay, along with the traditional Sonic platforming and speed. Swordplay is implemented through the Wii Remote. Gameplay is more similar to Sonic Unleashed than Sonic and the Secret Rings; Sonic's movement is controlled with the analog stick, and gameplay is mainly 3D, but occasionally the camera will shift to a side-scrolling perspective for traditional 2D gameplay.

Swordplay is implemented so that players can slice through enemies without slowing down, but when faced with more formidable enemies, players will engage in advanced swordplay, able to thrust, parry, and perform other maneuvers. The sword is not used just for combat; players may thrust it through a wall while falling to slow their descent.

The stages feature civilians that the player can choose to help or smite; these actions and the player's deeds will be judged at the end of each stage, updating the player's "knight ranking" accordingly. It gives players different "titles" that function as an invisible score multiplier. By helping out citizens, players are able to purchase new items from them, such as gauntlets, magical tomes, and new swords. There are about 200 items in the game, some of which can be gained by opening treasure chests in the stages. An online mode allowed treasures to be traded.

The game changes the traditional level items, such as springs and speed pads, into "elements". These elements come in varying colors; blue elements are used as springs, blue elements are used as speed boosts, and red elements are used to fill up the "Soul Gauge". This gauge is filled by defeating enemies and collecting red fairies, and is used to unleash a speed boost that, when reaching enemies, will inflict a powerful ombination attack, Soul Surge. Additionally, instead of rails from previous games, players will fire a ballista and then grind across its rope.

The mission-based system from Sonic and the Secret Rings also return, but the missions are easier to complete. Each stage consists of multiple missions which feature different stipulations. The skill system from the aforementioned game also returns, but will be reviewed to adjust any problems that were present in that game; the skill system is also being designed so as not to interfere with the game's tempo.

Item types

Weapon
Armour
Medicine
Necklace
Book
Flower
Game Piece
Precious Stone
Sack Item
Rings
Present Box Item

Music

Veteran composer Jun Senoue returned to compose music for this installment, mixing familiar Sonic themes with a Celtic style. In addition, his band, Crush 40, has returned to perform the main theme of the game, "Knight of the Wind" (As heard in the Tokyo Game Show trailer.), as well as three additional songs. Tommy Tallarico had the game listed on his website as one of the games he has worked on. Finally, Richard Jacques made the music for the cutscenes, as previously confirmed by Official Nintendo Magazine.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Sonic and the Black Knight Sonic and the Black Knight
Japanese ソニックと暗黒の騎士 Sonic to Ankoku no Kishi
French Sonic et le Chevalier Noir Sonic and the Black Knight
German Sonic und der Schwarze Ritter Sonic and the Black Knight
Spanish Sonic y el Caballero Negro Sonic and the Black Knight
Italian Sonic e il Cavaliere Nero Sonic and the Black Knight

Production credits

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic and the Black Knight/Production credits

Promotional Material

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Artwork

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Box art

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Physical scans

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CRC32 d6ba9efa
MD5 1661b4b992f3d7b37edb571f74f9a3fb
SHA-1 a7525f759e79374a48108096d2245fce9fc2e47d
4,699,979,776 Disc (JP)

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/3TMIfSS1LV1qvEXAdon4gvTZRmLI4lgD (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-26 18:35)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/wii/sonicak (Wayback Machine: 2009-03-26 07:35)
  3. ↑ http://palgn.com.au/nintendo-wii/13011/sonic-and-the-black-knight-screens/ (Wayback Machine: 2011-10-28 07:54)
  4. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Sonic-and-the-Black-Knight-283124.html (archive.today)
  5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Wii/Sonic-et-le-Chevalier-Noir-283124.html (archive.today)
  6. ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Wii/Sonic-und-der-Schwarze-Ritter-283124.html (archive.today)
  7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.es/Juegos/Wii/Sonic-y-el-caballero-negro-283124.html (archive.today)
  8. ↑ https://www.nintendo.it/Giochi/Wii/Sonic-e-il-Cavaliere-Nero-283124.html (archive.today)


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  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    
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