Sonic Unleashed

 PlayStation 3
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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 382 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 284 out of 382
  2. Mixed: 70 out of 382
  3. Negative: 28 out of 382
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  1. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Jamestheunderdo
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    Amazing game amazing story! I don’t trust critics as they give a 93 to tlou2 but a 53 to sonic unleashed?! Absolutely brain dead!
    Unleashed has an amazing story great characters add really fun levels! Truly am so annoyed at critics giving tlou2 such a good rating while giving this such a poor one! Shame on you critics and props to sega for making this masterpiece! ❤️
  3. juniortiger
    May 17, 2023
    10
    I love this game since was little kids see sonic movie and excellent graphic and lot action and good day
  4. grumankind
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    guys, I'LL SAY DON'T PLAY OR LICK THE TERRIBLE SONIC FORCES AND GO COLLECT MEDALS ON ADDITIONAL LEVELS
  5. Yojimbo2015
    Jan 11, 2023
    6
    3D version of the classic Sonic format in which he transforms after dark into a werehog. It looks great but the constantly shifting viewpoint can be disorientating and sudden death syndrome makes it a little too reliant on trial and error.
  6. Marcosbohrerbri
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic unleashed na minha opinião é o melhor jogo do Sonic mas como ainda não joguei o frontiers Eu ainda não sei se o frontiers é melhor que o unleashed… Expand
  7. Soluxity
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    Amazing game,Sonic Unleashed gameplay is amazing the Werehog might frustrate you into wrighting a bad review but you gotta understand how the Werehog works and the game can really be way more fun then what you think
  8. EdgarChikara
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Simply put, the best Sonic game of all time imo. An epic adventure that by the end of it, when the credits roll, you say to yourself: "wow... that was incredible!"
    Also please port this game to PC and modern consoles already SEGA!
  9. Ramdanic
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    Sonic Unleasehd is one of the BEST SONIC Games ever. I hope if they make one day a Sonic Unleashed Remaster it should be the same game but in 4K and 60fps and extra content. This game is just amazing! The Story 10/10 the Gameplay of Sonic great, the Werehog was oke but it was fun too. But at the end amazing game
  10. UnleashedSucks
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Worst **** game i played in my entire life. If someone gave me this when i was a child, i would just **** destroy it. Because the levels are hard as **** terrible **** control, the camera is just completely ****ed up. Worst game i ever played, i will regret the poor money i wasted on this garbage to the rest of my life. If someone would want to buy this piece of **** for the love of god doWorst **** game i played in my entire life. If someone gave me this when i was a child, i would just **** destroy it. Because the levels are hard as **** terrible **** control, the camera is just completely ****ed up. Worst game i ever played, i will regret the poor money i wasted on this garbage to the rest of my life. If someone would want to buy this piece of **** for the love of god do everything but just dont spend money on this mother**** game. I would give everything just to take the hours i spend playing this ****… Expand
  11. Fancy012
    Nov 13, 2022
    9
    It's a great port, almost nothing has changed but some things are better in the Xbox 360 version which is definitely the definitive version, the FPS drops a lot more, cutscenes were cut like the loading screen where the sonic transforming, but it's still a good port
  12. Saturn6425
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    JUEGAZO!!! Recomendadisimo!!!! Yo jugué esta versión y esta perfecta a mi opinion
  13. Kujoestar
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    the best sonic game and also the most underrated

    Good visuals , Good Story , Good Gameplay
    Amazing Sonic
  14. Difriend
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    The game is perfect it is a different gameplay but fun and gives to explore more good enough with a great story of all sonic
  15. Geektamer
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    Éste es sin duda mi Videojuego favorito de Sonic the Hedgehog, la música es espectacular, la historia excelente, el Diseño de Niveles está Súper, las Cinemáticas de Película, los Gráficos están buenos, la jugabilidad de Sonic Diurno está bueno, pero la del Sonic Nocturno para mí son superiores, pero para mí se siente demasiado lentas (le faltaba ritmo) y la variedad de enemigos es escazaÉste es sin duda mi Videojuego favorito de Sonic the Hedgehog, la música es espectacular, la historia excelente, el Diseño de Niveles está Súper, las Cinemáticas de Película, los Gráficos están buenos, la jugabilidad de Sonic Diurno está bueno, pero la del Sonic Nocturno para mí son superiores, pero para mí se siente demasiado lentas (le faltaba ritmo) y la variedad de enemigos es escaza (decepcionante), pero en General es un buen Juego, yo le pondría un 8.5, pero cómo éste juego los supuestos críticos de Videojuegos lo negrear0n bien Feo, yo le pondré 10.… Expand
  16. schimidtwas
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    Ok i don't care... THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SONIC GAMES...if not the best so far!
  17. Resetto
    Sep 8, 2021
    5
    Half of this game is done very well with the daytime stages being challenging with a great use of the boost mechanic, but those nighttime stages are just painfully long. Like why did you need to have levels be 10 to 30 minutes long? The visuals and soundtrack for this game are incredible. It’s honestly kind of hard to tell this game came out in 2008 if you’re looking at the visuals. Sadly,Half of this game is done very well with the daytime stages being challenging with a great use of the boost mechanic, but those nighttime stages are just painfully long. Like why did you need to have levels be 10 to 30 minutes long? The visuals and soundtrack for this game are incredible. It’s honestly kind of hard to tell this game came out in 2008 if you’re looking at the visuals. Sadly, the 2 most egregious errors of Unleashed are the awful frame rate and the sun and moon medals, which ruin the game more than you think. The part where I grind for the sun and moon medals is very tedious even when I had to deal with the frame rate making the game more difficult somehow. For a positive, the in game and CG cutscenes are actually really good. Overall, this is probably the most polarizing game I have ever played in my life. 5/10… Expand
  18. Stealthgear
    Sep 3, 2022
    6
    The high points are graphics, real time animation, and story presentation. The control of Sonic seems better than Generations. The Unleashed combat, button mashing hordes of robots indiscriminately, is average. The Unleashed design is similar to a PS2 era Prince of Persia type game. There are places where the level design or controls make you fail, typical of most 3d Sonic games that areThe high points are graphics, real time animation, and story presentation. The control of Sonic seems better than Generations. The Unleashed combat, button mashing hordes of robots indiscriminately, is average. The Unleashed design is similar to a PS2 era Prince of Persia type game. There are places where the level design or controls make you fail, typical of most 3d Sonic games that are rushed. Quick Time Event stages were not much fun but looked great. This is an almost good game. It’s not a buy.… Expand
  19. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    5
    ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  20. geekchannel1
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is truly underrated, everyone thinks that werehog and medals are actually bad, but:
    1) If you level up enough and learn the combos, you'll see that is actually fun to play as him (even without grind I had loads of fun) 2) If you explore hubs enough you'll notice that there're extra levels that actually short, but there's a tip: you don't have to complete those levels, just collect the medals and exit, medals will save, other aspects of game are perfect, I don't need to explain any further. It's just perfect and fun to play    … Expand
  21. TheDuner13
    Aug 6, 2022
    9
    gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  22. Ben-the-dog
    Jul 27, 2022
    9
    Good sonic game!I think the game is undeservedly hated. Boost gameplay quickly and fun. One minus Eggmanland and the final boss
  23. dl_MARFI_lb
    Jun 28, 2022
    6
    Not the worst Sonic game, that I played, but not the best. There are a lot of bugs, which are thankfully not very fatal; absolutely boring modern Sonic levels, bad story (seriously, it feels like they made this storyline in 1980's).
    This game isn't that one, on which you should pay attention.
  24. Jmoney30
    May 1, 2022
    10
    It was just a great game. It had great graphics, gameplay, music, and a story that is still one of best in the franchise.
  25. SpeedCyber
    Apr 25, 2022
    10
    sonic is amazing to play the boost is very good for its first 3d game and the werehog yes he is not sonic but he is fun to play and hack and slash is a fun game to play so sonic unleashed is an amazing and I love it
  26. DRplayer
    Feb 10, 2022
    9
    CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED GAME IN EXISTENCE. The critics have literally no sense of judgement and because of them this game considered bad for Sega, which it isn't at all. This Sonic is better than all the modern sonic we been getting so far. Heck, the new sonic games borrow elements from this game cause it worked great. The graphics and level design are ABSOLUETELY SPECTACULAR and this cameCRIMINALLY UNDERRATED GAME IN EXISTENCE. The critics have literally no sense of judgement and because of them this game considered bad for Sega, which it isn't at all. This Sonic is better than all the modern sonic we been getting so far. Heck, the new sonic games borrow elements from this game cause it worked great. The graphics and level design are ABSOLUETELY SPECTACULAR and this came in 2008!!! Each level feels intriguing and fun, however they are a bit difficult as the boost feels too fast at times. Overall, a great Sonic game which will remain underrate and I HOPE we get a remaster, because this game deserves one.… Expand
  27. MrCell
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    This game is one of the most well put together sonic games to date. The graphics were ahead of any other game at the time, and the gameplay is some of the most challenging in the entire series. This game has 2 parts, Day & Night stages. The day stages have you running through the world using the new boost feature and the 3d/2d hybrid feature, (2 features still being used today) and theThis game is one of the most well put together sonic games to date. The graphics were ahead of any other game at the time, and the gameplay is some of the most challenging in the entire series. This game has 2 parts, Day & Night stages. The day stages have you running through the world using the new boost feature and the 3d/2d hybrid feature, (2 features still being used today) and the night stages which is more slowed down and more of a focus on combat and platforming/puzzle solving. The Werehog stages are what make hardcore sonic fans hate this game, but they are actually very well made. The combat is smooth and very responsive and gets progressively more challenging and the difficulty throughout the game and is very well paced. There is also a hub world section which isn't really all that bad as people say it is. you can choose to rush through it and spend no more than a couple minutes getting from level to level, or you can choose to explore them and find all the interesting things they have to offer. The day stages are the best modern sonic stages in the series as they provide a great challenge that gets harder as you progress through the game and they were the first to introduce the boost feature and the 2.5D hybrid feature as well. The medal collecting is not as bad as people say it is. in some of the day stages they force you to collect some and in the hub worlds, you can find them very easily, and in the night stages you can find them if you just stop and look around for a second. I am hesitant to give it a ten though as there are a few small issues. To list a few, the air boost is mapped with the same button as the homing attack, which can sometimes cause issues when trying to homing attack enemies and makes the homing attack almost impossible to use when platforming. The werehog doesn't always have a drop shadow, and all of the Shamar stages flat out SUCK! I could go on all day about why I love this game, but this game is really awesome and is only under appreciated because of the critic reviews and the hardcore sonic fans who can't play any form of game that isn't really fast. Overall, it's a great game that I would recommend to anyone, even if you've never played a sonic game.… Expand
  28. TheNiceGuyHere
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    Sonic Unleashed is one of the most underrated games in the franchise.

    The amazing day stages with Regular Sonic are smartly designed and well put together to accommodate to Sonic's moveset and new boost formula (compared to previous Sonic games). The night stages with the Werehog, while being the inferior playstyle, are also great and are a nice change of pace from the day stages.    Sonic Unleashed is one of the most underrated games in the franchise.

    The amazing day stages with Regular Sonic are smartly designed and well put together to accommodate to Sonic's moveset and new boost formula (compared to previous Sonic games).

    The night stages with the Werehog, while being the inferior playstyle, are also great and are a nice change of pace from the day stages. The combat is fun and engaging with many combos to successfully pull off similar to the hack n' slash genre, and the platforming is also fun.

    The presentation is fantastic. The graphics/visuals are some of the best looking/most polished in the entire franchise and the soundtrack is wondrous and fits the game perfectly. However, the performance is a bit lacking on PS3, but it's not a big issue most of the time.    … Expand
  29. JimPickens
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
    Sonic Unleashed is a great Sonic game, and a god awful God of War clone with padding up the *ss, a terrible progression system and bosses that range from sleep inducing to aggravating.

    Let's get the good out of the way first shall we? Sonic Unleashed looks amazing, hell the cgi looks better than Forces, and this game came out in 2008... God I feel old. It also sounds great, overused    Sonic Unleashed is a great Sonic game, and a god awful God of War clone with padding up the *ss, a terrible progression system and bosses that range from sleep inducing to aggravating.

    Let's get the good out of the way first shall we? Sonic Unleashed looks amazing, hell the cgi looks better than Forces, and this game came out in 2008... God I feel old. It also sounds great, overused Werehog battle music aside, the games soundtrack is great. Rooftop Run, Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia, Chun-nan Night and Endless Possibility the credits theme immediately come to mind but pretty much every track is good.

    The Sonic stages in this game are some of the best I've ever played, they can be somewhat disorienting the first go around given just how insanely fast Sonic can go, a consequence of putting so many point into Speed when I'm not even good at these games in the first place I guess. Not accounting for personal skill almost every Sonic stage is great fun, some exceptions do come to mind though, mainly boss stages that I think go on too long and Arid Sands which is just 1 minute of QTE's, but generally they're great. Sonic goes extremely fast here yet never feels hard to control, the game gives you ample time to react to oncoming hazards and rarely, if ever, sikes you out. I also think this is the best Sonic had ever been up to this point, Jason Griffith, the voice actor at the time, is without a doubt far better than he was in Shadow The Hedgehog, 06 or The Secret Rings. It's a real shame Griffith was replaced after The Black Knight I really think he fit Sonic much better than Roger Craig Smith, at least in the mainline games, in Sonic Boom he was amazing. Sonic in general is quite likable here, I understand that's a point of contention for some, many prefer the more rebellious Sonic of old over the more friendly Sonic we've had since Unleashed but I think either is good, especially for Griffith, his voice really suits a more friendly Sonic, Drummond was great for a Sonic with more attitude and Roger is great in Boom where Sonic is more witty. The writing and VA work really do have to work in perfect harmony and I think it does in Unleashed.

    Anyway now that I've been nice, the other 2/3rds of this game f*cking suck. First there's the Werehog stages, Christ almighty the Werehog stages. The Werehog is an ill-conceived ps2-era Action Game where Sonic turns big and fluffy and starts hitting stuff real hard. Think Devil May Cry or God of War. Not only are these stages the very antithesis of Sonic, hell I spent 30 minutes in one stage and got an S-rank... 30 minutes, IN A SONIC GAME, but they also leave me with one major question; Why aren't these made for Knuckles? Ya know, the character who's meant to be "as strong as Sonic is fast"? They gave the edgy character a Third Person Shooter but didn't give the melee fighter character the God of War clone? WHY?! Now I could excuse the slow gameplay and lack of Knuckles here if the gameplay was good... It's not good. The game gives you a whole host of combos and attacks but all the way to Eggmanland, the final stage, you will never have to use anything beyond your basic 3-hit combo, my poor triangle button was jamming after all the mindless button mashing. Not helping the Werehog stages are its attempts at platforming, mainly due to the camera controls, they're downright unbearable. Sometimes it's free to move around, sometimes it's locked in place, during one half of a platforming it'll be in one direction and then it'll pan somewhere and you'll miss a jump because Right is Up now and sometimes the camera will lock itself in such an awkward position that you'll have to make leaps of faith. It all makes the stages just awful, but to make it EVEN worse, are the medals.

    Sun and Moon medals are required collectables and found scattered throughout the stages in the Ps3 and Xbox versions, in the older gen versions they're rewards for finishing stages and I think this method is far superior and really ought to have been what we got in this version too. What makes them so bad is that they're required to finish the story, as if 20-30 minute Werehog stages weren't bad enough, now you have to stop playing and go farm for medals, it's such bad design in for a series made to be fast and exhilarating.

    My final complaint is, Eggmanland. F*ck Eggmanland, all my homies hate Eggmanland. It's long, stressful, cheap and comes out of absolutely nowhere, the boss against Eggman ain't so bad, but then you have to fight Dark Gaia for like 30 minutes and if you fail you have to fight Eggman again. Just farm 99 lives in Spagonia, it makes it way more bearable.

    Sonic Unleashed is 1/3rd a great game and 2/3rds unbearable, I hate to say it but I don't intend to ever go back to this game and I can't recommend it to anybody, unless you played God of War and said "That was great I just wish it sucked".    … Expand
  30. Glazy
    Nov 10, 2021
    9
    I played this game when I was about 6 years old, when I came back to play it, this game was much harder than when I was a kid but the soundtrack and day levels brought so many memories, if I had one thing to complain about, it would he the medals, having to find and get these is hassle since you NEED them to lock levels,, as far as that the Night levels aren't bad, sure they get boringI played this game when I was about 6 years old, when I came back to play it, this game was much harder than when I was a kid but the soundtrack and day levels brought so many memories, if I had one thing to complain about, it would he the medals, having to find and get these is hassle since you NEED them to lock levels,, as far as that the Night levels aren't bad, sure they get boring but they they're hassle easy to get by… Expand
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#10 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#19 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 8 out of 24
  1. Cheat Code Central
    72
    Despite the game’s clumsy story progression and repetitive werehog combat, it manages to be the best Sonic game released in recent memory. This is thanks mostly to the excellent hedgehog levels that evoke memories of classic Sonic titles while still managing to feel fresh and new.
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  2. IGN AU
    60
    Even with no expectations going in, we can't imagine many in our ADHD generation holding patience enough to wade through 20-to-30 minute intervals of repetitive room clearing again and again just to find enough Sun tokens to unlock the next decent racing portion. It just isn't enough fun to warrant the effort.
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  3. Gamer 2.0
    77
    To be quite frank, Sonic Unleashed is half great game, and half unnecessarily unleashed. The Sonic levels are extremely fun and bring back the memories of yesteryear, and the night-time levels will leave players wondering why Sonic Team continues to torture their fans by continuing to add pointless things to prolong good gameplay.
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