Factsheet

Developer:
Sega
Based in Canada

Release date:
November 17 2008

Platforms:
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita

Website:
moddb.com/games/sonic-unleashed

Description

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 (those created by the main enemy in the game, Dark Gaia).[5][6] Each level takes place on a particular continent, each of which is based on a real-world location.[1] In sections of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, the player may choose to advance the time of day in order to play as either Sonic or the Werehog; in the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions, time is advanced automatically.

History

Sonic Unleashed was trademarked by Sega on March 12, 2008. Screenshots of cutscenes and gameplay were posted on March 22, 2008 along with a video shortly after. The same site that first posted the screenshots later indicated that Sega had confirmed them as official material. It was originally intended to be the third installment of the Sonic Adventure series, but the development team began to introduce enough new innovations to separate it from the Sonic Adventure titles, and so the idea was dropped.

Features

• daytime stages
• nighttime stages
• combat

Sonic Unleashed Credits

Yoshihisa Hashimoto
Director/Lead Game Designer

Takashi Iizuka Shun Nakamura
Level Design Special Thanks

Akinori Nishiyama
Producer

Tomoya Ohtani
Programming

Contact

Support
acquisitions@soe.sega.co.uk