There is simply nothing redeeming about this shoddy God of War rip-off. The platforming aspect is a little better, but it is way too linear and restricting to be fun. Whenever I was faced with the abundant hordes of enemies, I merely shook my Remote and Nunchuk while occasionally repositioning Sonic and his stretchy arms. The combat is dreadful, as it boils down to a waggle-fest or button mashing. The Werehog stages are clumsy, slow-paced, combat-heavy levels with terrible controls. He is supposed to be seen as a violent creature, but considering that he learns about his stretchy arms from a falling ice cream cone, he is never seen as any kind of dangerous animal. Under the veil of night, Sonic transforms into a stretchy-armed Werehog. However, these stages are not the majority of the gameplay the Werehog levels are. These stages feel more like the best parts of the Sonic Adventure games. The Hedgehog stages are the best aspect of the game, as they play more like races with branching paths and secrets, and they have solid controls that work well with the various control methods, ranging from Wii Remote and Nunchuk to Classic Controller. I'd rather breeze through these static towns than deal with an unnecessary 3D hub world like the Sonic Adventure games.Īs far as the actual gameplay is considered, it is segmented into two different styles: Hedgehog and Werehog. Consisting of about five different people that you talk to, the hub towns add nothing to the game. Even more bothersome are the towns that you encounter. From here on out, the story pops up after every couple levels and does nothing more but get in the way of the gameplay.
Eggman presses a button, somehow turning Sonic into a Werehog and making the Earth's seven continents break apart to unleash Dark Gaia. Eventually, Sonic turns into Super Sonic and takes down the rotund villain, or so he thinks. It is in this opening cut scene that the great graphics are revealed, as Sonic tears down Eggman's robotic army. The game begins with an impressive cinematic opening where Sonic runs in and takes out Eggman's floating space fortress.
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Sadly, developer Sonic Team added in an extraneous, slow gameplay mechanic (the Werehog) and ruined Sonic Unleashed's lofty ideal and, for me, the series as a whole. Sega's latest Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Unleashed, was supposed to be a return to the basics after some critically slammed prior games.
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