Sonic Unleashed (2008)
Sonic Unleashed is two different Sonic titles released in 2008 across four consoles. Both titles feature high-speed Sonic stages, slower-paced "Werehog" levels, and town hubs where players must progress through the story.
First released
Nov 14, 2008
Aliases
Sonic World Adventure
Franchises
Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by
Dimps Corporation, Sonic Team, Digital Hearts Co., Ltd. , O-TWO
Published by
Sega
Platforms
PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation Network (PS3)
Genres
Brawler, Platformer, Action-Adventure
Themes
Horror, Fantasy
Rating
ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 7+, CERO: A, OFLC: G
Releases
- PS2 - Sonic Unleashed United States
- PS2 - Sonic Unleashed United Kingdom
- PS2 - Sonic Unleashed Australia
- PS3 - Sonic Unleashed United States
- PS3 - Sonic Unleashed United Kingdom
- PS3 - Sonic World Adventure Japan
- PS3 - Sonic Unleashed Australia
- PS3N - Sonic Unleashed United States
- Wii - Sonic Unleashed United States
- Wii - Sonic Unleashed United Kingdom
- Wii - Sonic World Adventure Japan
- Wii - Sonic Unleashed Australia
- X360 - Sonic Unleashed United States
- X360 - Sonic Unleashed United Kingdom
- X360 - Sonic World Adventure Japan
- X360 - Sonic Unleashed Australia
Community reviews
Sonic Unleashed is better than Sonic 06 but still a far cry from Adventure 2
Game: Sonic Unleashed
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
System: Xbox 360 (X360)
Year of Release: 2008
Length of Playthrough: 20 Hours
Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 8/10
• GamePlay: 5/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 8/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 5/10
• Player Value: 4/10
Pros
+60 FPS Boost and 1080p output on Series X
+Big focus on Story and cutscenes
+Good variety character designs for NPCs and variety in level design
+Sound and music well made
+DLCs and requirement of medals increases length of game
+Non-Linear progression
Cons
-Certain sections of game feel unforgiveable in difficulty like the last level and Tornado zones
-Too many QTE prompts in day time stages
-Need to be exact when it comes to night time stage moments with little to no room for error
-Medal requirement makes it a chore to unlock levels
-DLC levels are another level of hard
-Loading screens can be annoying especially on weaker hardware (X360)
-Unable to skip cutscenes
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Score wise comparison sake.....
Sonic the Hedgehog (SGEN): 77
Sonic the Hedgehog (PC): 80
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SGEN): 81
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PC): 82
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (SGEN): 78
Sonic & Knuckles (SGEN): 78
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (PC): 86
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 (PC): 83
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 (PC): 90
Sonic 3D Blast (SGEN): 56
Sonic 3D Blast (PC): 57
Sonic Spinball (SGEN): 49
Sonic Spinball (PC): 50
Sonic CD (PC): 83
Sonic Adventure DX (PC): 84
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GCN): 94
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (PC): 93
Sonic Unleashed (X360): 70
Sonic Generations (PC): 96
Sonic Generations (3DS): 53
Sonic Lost World (PC): 81
Sonic Lost World (3DS): 52
Sonic Mania (PC): 94
Sonic Forces (PC): 87
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
System: Xbox 360 (X360)
Year of Release: 2008
Length of Playthrough: 20 Hours
Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 8/10
• GamePlay: 5/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 8/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 5/10
• Player Value: 4/10
Pros
+60 FPS Boost and 1080p output on Series X
+Big focus on Story and cutscenes
+Good variety character designs for NPCs and variety in level design
+Sound and music well made
+DLCs and requirement of medals increases length of game
+Non-Linear progression
Cons
-Certain sections of game feel unforgiveable in difficulty like the last level and Tornado zones
-Too many QTE prompts in day time stages
-Need to be exact when it comes to night time stage moments with little to no room for error
-Medal requirement makes it a chore to unlock levels
-DLC levels are another level of hard
-Loading screens can be annoying especially on weaker hardware (X360)
-Unable to skip cutscenes
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Score wise comparison sake.....
Sonic the Hedgehog (SGEN): 77
Sonic the Hedgehog (PC): 80
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SGEN): 81
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PC): 82
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (SGEN): 78
Sonic & Knuckles (SGEN): 78
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (PC): 86
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 (PC): 83
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 (PC): 90
Sonic 3D Blast (SGEN): 56
Sonic 3D Blast (PC): 57
Sonic Spinball (SGEN): 49
Sonic Spinball (PC): 50
Sonic CD (PC): 83
Sonic Adventure DX (PC): 84
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GCN): 94
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (PC): 93
Sonic Unleashed (X360): 70
Sonic Generations (PC): 96
Sonic Generations (3DS): 53
Sonic Lost World (PC): 81
Sonic Lost World (3DS): 52
Sonic Mania (PC): 94
Sonic Forces (PC): 87