Sonic and the Black Knight

 Wii
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Mar 3, 2009
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 318 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 185 out of 318
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 318
  3. Negative: 62 out of 318
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  1. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Jimbok3rr178
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    I think this game is great but it is not perfect like itā€™s way better than secret rings but that ainā€™t hard but some times the sword wonā€™t swing but thatā€™s my only problem really
  3. Blaze_Moeru
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    NOTE : This review has been made, by a person who has never beaten black knights before. Also, spoiler free!

    Sonic and the black knights, aka the last sonic game of the dark age might be one of the best sonic games utilizing hardware capabilities to the max. What Is even sonic and the black knights? It's an autorunner (kinda) like secret rings, it's predecessor. This game uses motion    NOTE : This review has been made, by a person who has never beaten black knights before. Also, spoiler free!

    Sonic and the black knights, aka the last sonic game of the dark age might be one of the best sonic games utilizing hardware capabilities to the max. What Is even sonic and the black knights? It's an autorunner (kinda) like secret rings, it's predecessor. This game uses motion controls to swing your blade in the tales of the round table! Sonic and the black knights, like secret rings Is one of the best sonic games that I have personally played. To whoever Is reading this, give black knights a chance!    … Expand
  4. sonicpelucia
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    sonic and the black knight era so pra ser um jogo de balancar o wii mote mais acabou sendo um dos melhores do console graƧas as musicas perfeitaa historia incrivel e graficos bonito para um wii
  5. Kdog152
    Nov 26, 2022
    8
    This game is just, like a lot of sonic games, underrated. It has its flaws, like the controls can be annoying sometimes. However, the controls are mostly fine. The game has a great CGI cutscene at the start and A really good final boss fight where you fight Merlina as Excalibur Sonic (a supersonic kinda knight). The rest of its story is good, and it did everything right that sonic and theThis game is just, like a lot of sonic games, underrated. It has its flaws, like the controls can be annoying sometimes. However, the controls are mostly fine. The game has a great CGI cutscene at the start and A really good final boss fight where you fight Merlina as Excalibur Sonic (a supersonic kinda knight). The rest of its story is good, and it did everything right that sonic and the secret rings did wrong. The gameplay is fun and engaging and it has a flipping amazing soundtrack. I mean, you can't go wrong with the legends that are Crush 40 and the composers for the level music. It has a decent cast of playable characters, though most of them you can't play as until you have completed the main game, which also unlocks different versions of past levels in the game. The game should have been longer, but it's not a big deal. Overall, while it's not the best Wii game, it's a pretty decent one. Honestly, like with every game, you shouldn't judge it on what other ppl think, you should try it for yourself, before judging it. And the only reason why the journalists and some of the public gave this game a bad score is because of the prejudice surrounding Sonic, that the series does not deserve, not because it's bad. "W" for Sega.… Expand
  6. CrossoverMovie2
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    While I may hate using a Nunchuck for this game, I enjoyed it and it's nice to see Sonic a lot more mature than he used to be
  7. Geo3891
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Este juego es considerablemente mejor que el storybook anterior, los controles fueron mejorados aunque me hubiera gustado que tambiĆ©n dejaran poder jugar con un control de Gamecube, los graficos son demasiado buenos para una consola que no destaca en su potencia grĆ”fica, la historia es increĆ­ble, el soundtrack es de los mejores en la franquicia del erizo azul, lo malo de este juego es queEste juego es considerablemente mejor que el storybook anterior, los controles fueron mejorados aunque me hubiera gustado que tambiĆ©n dejaran poder jugar con un control de Gamecube, los graficos son demasiado buenos para una consola que no destaca en su potencia grĆ”fica, la historia es increĆ­ble, el soundtrack es de los mejores en la franquicia del erizo azul, lo malo de este juego es que es demasiado corto e igual de lineales que en Secret Rings y a veces se vuelve repetitivo, es un buen juego pero no es el que mas brilla de la franquicia… Expand
  8. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    this game is fun you guys are just mean
    WHO THOUGHT SONIC IN GOLD ARMOR WOULD LOOK SO CLEAN
  9. Jskage
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    Sonic and the black knight is everything a sonic game should be besides the wii remote and nunchuck itā€™s an 8/10 game
  10. Weerffdd
    Jun 18, 2022
    8
    It is good the game play but the history is linda predictable but is ok, also I like the concepto.
  11. FURI0US
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    While not the most polished game with Wii remote controls, Black Knight is a humongous step up from the previous storybook game ā€œSonic And The Secret Ringsā€. Because the controls are actually responsive, with you using the nunchuk and Wii remote together with only the sword swings being motion controls. The writing is the best of the series, the gameā€™s themes of living life to the fullestWhile not the most polished game with Wii remote controls, Black Knight is a humongous step up from the previous storybook game ā€œSonic And The Secret Ringsā€. Because the controls are actually responsive, with you using the nunchuk and Wii remote together with only the sword swings being motion controls. The writing is the best of the series, the gameā€™s themes of living life to the fullest is great for the crowd it is trying to attract and Jason Griffith delivers a spectacular final performance as Sonic. The presentation and soundtrack are also improved from Secret Rings, making this one of the best Sonic games and one of the best games on the Wii.… Expand
  12. GrandChaos
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    very good
    a new vision of sonic the hedgehog
    this game is fast and hard and it can help you get your eyes used to fast fights
    this game really help me at beating vergil in Devil may cry 3 on very hard mode and beat vergil in DMC no damage
  13. hello3090
    Sep 7, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. great graphics for a 2010 game the storyline is good and the gameplay is average good and great bosses… Expand
  14. Uradisur
    May 3, 2021
    10
    ŠžŃ‡ŠµŠ½ŃŒ ŠŗрутŠ°Ń, Š“ŠøŠ½Š°Š¼ŠøчŠ½Š°Ń, Šø Š² Š¼ŠµŃ€Ńƒ сŠ»Š¾Š¶Š½Š°Ń ŠøŠ³Ń€Š° с хŠ¾Ń€Š¾ŃˆŠøŠ¼ сюŠ¶ŠµŃ‚Š¾Š¼. ŠžŠ“Š½Š° ŠøŠ· Š»ŃƒŃ‡ŃˆŠøх ŠøŠ³Ń€ Š² сŠµŃ€ŠøŠø.
  15. Morton
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    Ich liebe es,die Story, die Musik, die Zwischensequenzen einfach alles. :D
  16. TheShad
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ŠŠµ ŠæŠ¾Š½ŠøŠ¼Š°ŃŽ, чŠµŠ¼ Š»ŃŽŠ“яŠ¼ Š½Šµ Š½Ń€Š°Š²Šøтся тŠ°ŠŗŠ¾Š¹ сŠµŃ‚ŠøŠ½Š³, Š²Š°Š¼ Š“Š°Š“ут сыŠ³Ń€Š°Ń‚ŃŒ Š·Š° 5 ŠæŠµŃ€ŃŠ¾Š½Š°Š¶ŠµŠ¹, с рŠ°Š·Š½Ń‹Š¼Šø ŠŗŠ»Š°ŃŃŠ°Š¼Šø, сŠæŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š±Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚яŠ¼Šø Šø т.Š“., ŠµŃŃ‚ŃŒ ŠæŠ¾Š±Š¾Ń‡Š½Ń‹Šµ Š¼ŠøссŠøŠø, ŠŗŠ¾Ń‚Š¾Ń€Ń‹Šµ Š²Ń‹ Š¼Š¾Š¶ŠµŃ‚Šµ Š²Ń‹ŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŃŃ‚ŃŒ, Š° Š¼Š¾Š¶ŠµŃ‚Šµ Šø Š½Šµ Š²Ń‹ŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŃŃ‚ŃŒ, Š½Š¾ я сŠ¾Š²ŠµŃ‚ŃƒŃŽ Šøх ŠæрŠ¾Š¹Ń‚Šø, Š½ŠµŠŗŠ¾Ń‚Š¾Ń€Ń‹Šµ ŠøŠ· Š½Šøх Š“Š¾Š²Š¾Š»ŃŒŠ½Š¾ тŠ°ŠŗŠø сŠ»Š¾Š¶Š½Ń‹Šµ. Š¢Š°Šŗ Š¶Šµ Š·Š“ŠµŃŃŒ ŠµŃŃ‚ŃŒ рŠµŠ¶ŠøŠ¼ Š½Š° Š½ŠµŃŠŗŠ¾Š»ŃŒŠŗŠøх ŠøŠ³Ń€Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Š², Š³Š“Šµ ŠµŃ‰Ń‘ Š±Š¾Š»ŃŒŃˆŠµ ŠæŠµŃ€ŃŠ¾Š½Š°Š¶ŠµŠ¹, Š½Š¾ Šŗ сŠ¾Š¶Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Šøю урŠµŠ·Š°Š½ Š³ŠµŠ¹Š¼ŠæŠ»ŠµŠ¹.… Expand
  17. LiquidSnekMGS
    May 14, 2020
    8
    I want to tell you a story. A while back, I had trouble beating a few early levels, and was unable to progress in the game. I recently re-visited it, and I am glad I did. It's a fun game, even if it is new and unique to Sonic. I enjoyed slashing through enemies, and the bosses are fun but challenging. They are still beatable, though (except maybe Shadow's second fight). The multiplayerI want to tell you a story. A while back, I had trouble beating a few early levels, and was unable to progress in the game. I recently re-visited it, and I am glad I did. It's a fun game, even if it is new and unique to Sonic. I enjoyed slashing through enemies, and the bosses are fun but challenging. They are still beatable, though (except maybe Shadow's second fight). The multiplayer isn't very good, but oh well. Playing as characters other than Sonic is lots of fun, and it's a feature some Sonic games don't have. The ending is also amazing, with a fun boss fight. A fun game, if you can look past how different it is to the series.… Expand
  18. hamiham2
    May 7, 2020
    10
    There is no other game in series, that depicts Sonic personality so exactly
  19. asdfasdfadsf
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    What a fantastic game. I've never played it, but I cant wait for them to finish the trilogy
  20. Krossbone
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If one of your complaints about this game is "Sonic has a sword," that's probably a sign you should be done reviewing video games.
    There are numerous reasons that this is one of Sonic's greatest outings in 3D.
    From a narrative standpoint, it's easily where the series peaked before the schlock that is Sonic Colors. Sonic took the archetype of the Hero's Journey and turned it on its head, instead of seeking knowledge, going out and teaching Merlina the dangers of immortality and why you should live life to the fullest instead of trying to prolong it.
    Merlina is also one of the series' most 3-dimensional villains in that regard, seeking her goals not out of something predictable like revenge or power, but to save her kingdom. This really does compliment Sonic's line of saying "Sometimes I don't mind being the bad guy!"
    Relating back to my bold opening, Caliburn acts not only as a fun gameplay gimmick, but also as an extremely well-developed mentor figure for Sonic throughout the game, very clearly going through an arc and gaining respect for the Blue Blur King of Camelot. It's a fun friendship to watch grow, and it's one of the last greatly written friendships in the series before Colors absolutely destroyed all writing and story the series had going for it.
    Overall, in writing and story, Black Knight is easily one of Sonic's best ventures. It takes itself seriously and it pays off nicely in the end of it, proving serious Sonic stories can work especially well, with payoffs and deep lessons to learn.

    As for gameplay, it isn't quite on the level of the story, but it can still be especially fun for fans of the hack-and-slash genre. For those who're more into precision based combat, the boss battles are all based on timing and (just what you'd want,) precision.
    As for the average levels, Black Knight plays nicely for those who just like to go crazy with the Wii remote, which I always find myself having fun with, even if there's a relative lack of precision in such combat.
    In the main story, there are 4 playable characters: Sonic of course, Sir Percival (Blaze's doppelganger), Sir Lancelot (Shadow's doppelganger), and Sir Gawain (Knuckles' doppelganger). Each have differing movesets and add some nice variety to the playstyle throughout different levels. My main complaint here is that the other characters besides Sonic aren't playable more often in the story. However, that is but a minor gripe.

    Externally from the story, there's the super fun Battle Mode, which takes the characters from the story, pairs them with their main universe doppelgangers as playable (excluding the Blacksmith) and acts as a sort of mini party game. It's extremely fun to play, and you can even unlock King Arthur from the main story if you play your cards right.

    In conclusion, Sonic and the Black Knight is an extremely well-rounded 3D Sonic game, with a fun story mode, a fun Battle Mode, wide range of playable characters, and an amazing soundtrack. But that's normal for a Sonic game. I'd highly recommend playing this game, as it's one of the greatest 3D Sonic games to date, ambition included.    … Expand
  21. zdemigodx
    Oct 21, 2019
    8
    I really enjoyed this game, They were trying to be experimental with sonics moveset in this and secret rings I think this game did a better job than in secret rings.
  22. SonicSpeedo92
    Oct 16, 2018
    8
    "Sonic and the Black Knight is garbage". Yep, because improved controls from Secret Rings, fun swordplay, engaging story, beautiful aesthetic, and enjoyable missions definitely equals a garbage game, doesn't it?
  23. yantheplayer
    May 10, 2018
    8
    this game is better than i expected, the game has a low amount of bugs, the graphics are great for the wii and the gameplay ainĀ“t broken like sonic 06. in the end this is game way... better than many people say.
  24. MS1337
    May 10, 2017
    10
    Very under rated game. TBH it is fun seeing sonic with a sword. Also the story isn't bad either. I had fun with the game, and it is worth buying, or getting the emulator game like I did.
  25. weskergamer
    Apr 8, 2017
    8
    is a great game. a bit short,but a great history and characters,a grwat jugability and others things.For my is one of the best spin offs of sonic franchise
  26. Luigibros
    Jan 3, 2017
    9
    Sonic now wields a sword... what? Nobody asked for this, look, even though this is weird and seems gimmicky at least sega tries, people are always **** about sonic games having stupid gimmicks, but people are praising the new super Mario bros games and they do nothing new, besides add like, 1 new power up.
  27. sayakasylveon
    Jul 2, 2016
    10
    Pretty good it was enjoyble but it really does not deserve the hate it wasnt really a walk in the park either it was greatly more enjoyble if you gave it a chance
  28. slammincameron
    Jun 30, 2016
    10
    In this game you are the blue man himself, but this time with a sword! A SWORD! SONIC HAS SWORD IN THIS GAME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. YOU CANNOT BEAT THAT. THE SWORD MAKES THE GAME, FOLKS.
    In summary, it's like Sonic 06, but better!
  29. Gygar
    Feb 3, 2016
    9
    JESUS CHRIST!!! The bad reviews are bogging this game's actual credibility. Now i am going to tell all of you haters what this game is actualy like. Yes it plays a lot like SaTSR, but thats because its the sequel of it, they wanted to make a secret rings game, but make it better, thats what they did. Second off the sword was implimented amazingly, yes you swing to kill, but when it comesJESUS CHRIST!!! The bad reviews are bogging this game's actual credibility. Now i am going to tell all of you haters what this game is actualy like. Yes it plays a lot like SaTSR, but thats because its the sequel of it, they wanted to make a secret rings game, but make it better, thats what they did. Second off the sword was implimented amazingly, yes you swing to kill, but when it comes to the soul burst you need to time your hits to keep the soul burst going, also you cant just slash wildly and hope to god you win with the bosses (im guilty of that but i know better now) . And then the story, its really good, even the plot twist suprised me, but because of all the other reviews you possably think its horable… Expand
  30. technocrow
    Jan 21, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is nothing to say...............................................................................................................................… Expand
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#4 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009
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#5 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 51
  3. Negative: 14 out of 51
  1. Nintendo Power
    80
    If you're looking for an engaging, unique, well-polished take on the world's most famous hedgehog, Sonic and the Black Knight delivers. [Mar 2009, p.88]
  2. IGN
    39
    This is a Sonic game that craps all over everything that has ever made the series interesting and then adds pointless waggle.
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  3. GameDaily
    70
    Mindlessly shaking the remote gets old and the easy missions pose little challenge, but the storybook presentation, well-animated cut scenes and wealth of hidden items make Sonic and the Black Knight worth a rental.
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