![]() Sonic is tasked with locating the mythical Gaia Temples around the world which can revitalise the emeralds and also restore the world to its normal position (the plot is not one for geology lovers, folks). ![]() Herein lies the rub with Sonic Unleashed players take the traditional Sonic route by day, but by night they assume the mantle of the lumbering Werehog to smash, bash and crash through the story.Īs well as turning Sonic all gruff and fuzzy, Eggman's laser beam strike has also dulled the famed Chaos Emeralds and unleashed a force held deep within the planet called Dark Gaia. This not only fractures the globe into molten sections but also turns Sonic into something quite bizarre: the Werehog (terrible name, eh?). ![]() Sonic seemingly has Eggman on the ropes, until the fat man traps him in one of his dastardly devices while he fires a laser beam directly into the planet below. The excellent graphical presentation clearly shows that the Sonic Team has certainly put genuine heart and devotion into Sonic Unleashed. Robotnik, as he was formerly known) on a space station. ![]() The game's lush opening cinematic features Sonic battling the ludicrously mustachioed Dr. Despite bringing some bold new gameplay initiatives to the table, Sonic Unleashed unfortunately does little to arrest this trend. While Mario has gone from strength to strength (not least with the recent Super Mario Galaxy), the Sonic franchise has recently suffered from a crisis of identity. A lot of water has gone under the digital bridge since then, which is perhaps most acutely demonstrated by the fact that Sega is now a third-party developer for its former rival. Fighting gets a little annoying once you reach the final continent.There was a time when Sonic the Hedgehog stood toe to toe with Mario on the gaming battlefield, just as respective developers Sega and Nintendo did in the console arms race. I don't really enjoy the day levels as much as night, but that's typical of me, not other players. Controls for the werehog are consistent, few glitches, fun fighting and seeing as the werehog and traditional speed as Sonic. The Wii version, at least, is a rather easy game, I barely therw myself at it and am already ranked in the top 20 of the site at which I compete in it. If your younger teen has one and you have any say in it, make them get all the medals and beat the final boss before they waste money on the other version or the DLC. The actual level content is different, but the story is the same, and it's something of a cheap ploy to get more money. there are two versions of the game, the normal version (Wii/PS2) and the HD version (360/PS3). You do not want your little ones mimicking this! By 13 your kid should know how serious violence can be in the real world, though. There is a lot of fighting and the final boss fight involves eye-poking. My only concerns for younger kids are the violence, and for older ones, the consumerism. Sonic's friendship with Chip, responsible fighting, and determination in the face of apparent ill health are great role modeling for kids, teens, and even adults like me. Sonic is both a normal heroic being and something new, different, and tinged with Dark Gaia, and yet he resists all temptations to do evil, just as a moral teen can resist the urge to do all those usual risk-taking things they do. I personally read the game as symbolic for the process of growing up and putting your life together as a teenager, lain against a backdrop of saving the world from itself. Over time we see other characters possessed and even transformed by Dark Gaia's fragments, but why aren't Sonic and Chip effected (well, at least not emotionally for Sonic?) Sonic is moodier and more aggressive as the werehog, and at night he must fight evil spirits spawned from Dark Gaia and take their power into himself. He sets out to right the world, and along the way he meets amnesiac Chip and helps him find his identity. He has to use Sonic to do this, which turns Sonic into a monsterous creature with a warm heart at night. The plot is simple: Eggman cracks open the world to unleash Dark Gaia, an ancient evil, and use it to build and power his world empire. I'm something of an expert on the series and its themes and this is my second-favorite installment. I'm also a lifelong Sonic fan I wrote the expert mode walkthrough for the foul-mouthed Shadow the Hedgehog on Gamefaqs. My little icon says parent reviewer, but I'm actually an educator, fresh out of student teaching. First off, I should give you some perspective on my review. ![]()
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