15 Facts About Sonic Unleashed

Sonic Unleashed is a 2008 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Public anticipation for Sonic Unleashed was high, as video game journalists saw it as a possible return to Sonic's platforming roots.

Sonic Unleashed was delisted from retailers in 2010, following Sega's decision to remove all Sonic games with below-average Metacritic scores from sale.

Sonic Unleashed is a platform game in which the player controls the titular Sonic the Hedgehog in two modes: fast-paced levels that take place during daytime, showcasing and using Sonic's trademark speed as seen in previous games in the series, and slower, night-time levels, during which Sonic transforms into the Werehog, and gameplay switches to an action-based, brawler style of play, in which Sonic battles Gaia enemies .

Sonic Unleashed then uses the Emeralds' energy to fire an enormous laser and unleash a powerful beast, Dark Gaia, from the center of the planet, which has devastating consequences, shattering the planet into seven pieces.

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Sonic Unleashed's quest begins, and with the help of some old friends, such as Amy and Tails, he attempts to solve the crisis by traveling the world's continents, finding Gaia Temples that will restore the Emeralds' power, in order to return the world, and himself, to normal.

Chip saves Sonic Unleashed by throwing him to the surface, before returning himself to the inside of the planet; he leaves behind his necklace and some parting words.

Sonic Unleashed Team began development of the game in 2006, after having begun work on the core technology, the Hedgehog Engine, in 2005.

Sonic Unleashed Team decided early on in the development process to reduce the number of characters present in the game, as well as to make Sonic Unleashed the only playable character; this decision was taken to get more quality out of fewer characters.

Developer Dimps, who had past involvement in the Sonic Unleashed franchise, was involved in the design of the daytime areas for these versions.

The mobile version of Sonic Unleashed is strictly a side-scroller reminiscent of the original Genesis games, featuring new level designs and character abilities.

Critical reception to Sonic Unleashed was mixed, with Metacritic aggregate scores of 60 and 54 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions respectively, and 66 out of 100 for the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions.

Archie Comics has made an adaptation of Sonic Unleashed featuring the opening cutscene and Sonic's transformation into the Werehog.

The daytime gameplay style of Sonic Unleashed was re-used and expanded upon to become the defining gameplay of the franchise.

The 2017 entry Sonic Unleashed Forces contains a re-imagined version of the Egg Dragoon boss.