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

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  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. E102Gamma
    Aug 8, 2023
    4
    This is an example of a game that does everything right except for gameplay. Cutscenes, music, visuals and story are mostly better than anything the series has seen before it. Unfortunately, the gameplay has a functionality issue. Sonic may control more comfortably than he did in Secret Rings but the combat completely undermines that improvement. It's exhausting, relentless and a evenThis is an example of a game that does everything right except for gameplay. Cutscenes, music, visuals and story are mostly better than anything the series has seen before it. Unfortunately, the gameplay has a functionality issue. Sonic may control more comfortably than he did in Secret Rings but the combat completely undermines that improvement. It's exhausting, relentless and a even annoying. The quick time events are the worst part of it. You're not only supposed to swing the Wii remote when the game displays the icon but you also need to pay attention to how fast the icon is shaking. The faster it shakes, the sooner you need to swing. Eventually you start having to swing a split second before it even appears. These QTEs ruin most of the bosses this game offers.… Expand
  3. 2ruffles
    May 3, 2023
    7
    I think overall, Sonic and the Black Knight is a pretty good and enjoyable Sonic Game, and the story is alright.
    I believe Sonic and the Black Knight has the best portrayal of Sonic the Hedgehog to date, and Jason Griffith nailed it... it's a shame this was his last game before he was let go.
    The sword gameplay backed by your typical "Run to the Finish" is alright, but it can slow you    I think overall, Sonic and the Black Knight is a pretty good and enjoyable Sonic Game, and the story is alright.
    I believe Sonic and the Black Knight has the best portrayal of Sonic the Hedgehog to date, and Jason Griffith nailed it... it's a shame this was his last game before he was let go.
    The sword gameplay backed by your typical "Run to the Finish" is alright, but it can slow you down at certain times until you get later down the line, especially if you use Soul Surge. It's better reserved for Bigger Enemies or Bosses.
    The side quests are ok but sometimes they can serve as annoyance every once and a while, especially some of the absurdity of the challenge missions.
    Getting to play as the Knights of the Round Table for the 2nd half is a nice touch, but the way they play can be notorious, Blaze / Percival being the WORST of the bunch sadly.
    The items that are collected aren't really any useful until you get to the 2nd half of the game where you can change the Knights of the Round Table's weapons outside of the Sacred Swords.

    The Multiplayer is alright, but it doesn't quite mesh all that well.

    If you want to play Sonic the Hedgehog and play the inspiring Hero? This is a good game for that, and you'll get some enjoyment out of it.    … Expand
  4. SmashDash
    Apr 30, 2023
    7
    No te esperes el Santo Grial de los juegos de Sonic, simplemente funciona y ya. Y es eso lo que busca. La ambientación oscura e incluso tétrica mezclada con la fantasía y el erizo azul. Sin hablar de los personajes, la historia o la excelente banda sonora... Hace que el juego sea divertido (en algunas misiones algo frustrante), pero para hechar una tarde está perfecto. Te recomendaría queNo te esperes el Santo Grial de los juegos de Sonic, simplemente funciona y ya. Y es eso lo que busca. La ambientación oscura e incluso tétrica mezclada con la fantasía y el erizo azul. Sin hablar de los personajes, la historia o la excelente banda sonora... Hace que el juego sea divertido (en algunas misiones algo frustrante), pero para hechar una tarde está perfecto. Te recomendaría que lo jugases si quieres algo distinto de Sonic.… Expand
  5. Jimbok3rr178
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    I think this game is great but it is not perfect like it’s way better than secret rings but that ain’t hard but some times the sword won’t swing but that’s my only problem really
  6. 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
  7. Nightmare666
    Dec 11, 2022
    4
    Sonic and the black knight may have an actually alright story. Alright grafix and very good characters. Great music and next to unleashed the best sonic characterisation. But it has attrocies gameplay with very delayed motion controles. Shadow and Knuckles boss fights where patheticly easy blaze was a bit difficult and then therevis arthur boss fight wich is terableonly because if delayedSonic and the black knight may have an actually alright story. Alright grafix and very good characters. Great music and next to unleashed the best sonic characterisation. But it has attrocies gameplay with very delayed motion controles. Shadow and Knuckles boss fights where patheticly easy blaze was a bit difficult and then therevis arthur boss fight wich is terableonly because if delayed conttols. The final boss is also very easy for some reason… Expand
  8. 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 graças as musicas perfeitaa historia incrivel e graficos bonito para um wii
  9. 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
  10. SonicUndergroun
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    sonic should've shoved that big long sharp sword up my tiny little bootyhole
  11. 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
  12. Geo3891
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Este juego es considerablemente mejor que el storybook anterior, los controles fueron mejorados aunque me hubiera gustado que también dejaran poder jugar con un control de Gamecube, los graficos son demasiado buenos para una consola que no destaca en su potencia gráfica, la historia es increíble, 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 también dejaran poder jugar con un control de Gamecube, los graficos son demasiado buenos para una consola que no destaca en su potencia gráfica, la historia es increíble, 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
  13. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    this game is fun you guys are just mean
    WHO THOUGHT SONIC IN GOLD ARMOR WOULD LOOK SO CLEAN
  14. 1043
    Aug 15, 2022
    0
    this game is bad really bad I hate it you just run and use the sword to break some **** and I don"t even understand what the **** is going on 0/9999999999999999999 yes there was 9999999999999999999 points and it did not get any of them

    in conclusion this game give me stage 4 brain cancer all types of terminal illnesses and it ****ing sucks I hate **** you
  15. Jskage
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    Sonic and the black knight is everything a sonic game should be besides the wii remote and nunchuck it’s an 8/10 game
  16. 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.
  17. 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 “Sonic And The Secret Rings”. 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 game’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 “Sonic And The Secret Rings”. 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 game’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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Uradisur
    May 3, 2021
    10
    Очень крутая, динамичная, и в меру сложная игра с хорошим сюжетом. Одна из лучших игр в серии.
  21. GameDudeGuy
    Feb 4, 2021
    5
    imma be honset with you this game is so werid and random since when did knights scream sonic? anyways this game is a auto runner why? Ios was out so why didnt they put it on there? you can slash with a sword since when does that scream sonic and theres a black knight you can fight i wont spoil that final boss but its a fun-ish game
  22. Morton
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    Ich liebe es,die Story, die Musik, die Zwischensequenzen einfach alles. :D
  23. TheShad
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Не понимаю, чем людям не нравится такой сетинг, вам дадут сыграть за 5 персонажей, с разными классами, способностями и т.д., есть побочные миссии, которые вы можете выполнять, а можете и не выполнять, но я советую их пройти, некоторые из них довольно таки сложные. Так же здесь есть режим на нескольких игроков, где ещё больше персонажей, но к сожалению урезан геймплей.… Expand
  24. CLT523
    Aug 24, 2020
    2
    This game literally has no point in existing.
    It is yet another example of Sega trying to find something new to keep Sonic relevant, which their attempts at this point are basically throwing darts at a board and hoping something sticks. This game has nothing to do with any of the other Sonic games, and the only one who somewhat stays the same is Sonic. All the other characters aren’t even    This game literally has no point in existing.
    It is yet another example of Sega trying to find something new to keep Sonic relevant, which their attempts at this point are basically throwing darts at a board and hoping something sticks. This game has nothing to do with any of the other Sonic games, and the only one who somewhat stays the same is Sonic. All the other characters aren’t even in the game, their character models are just slapped on the screen, given a medieval makeover, and are completely unnecessary to be there. They’re even given new names. This shouldn’t even be a Sonic game, and yet for some reason it is. That’s not even the biggest problem, that’s the gameplay. It’s way too easy, I have it on the Wii and all you literally do its keep the joystick facing forward and then just swing your remote around like an madman. In an hour or two, you’ll have beaten Sonic and the Black Knight. Besides that, most of the enemies can be skipped, and the items make no difference. Speaking of items, the menu is a mess, and you can’t even change items until stage 4 or some **** At least the sound track is kick ass, but that’s the only good thing. There’s also a teenage girl version of Merlin in there, who’s completely forgettable, and Sonic also talks to a sword for what they think is comedy but it really just is pointless bickering. And yes you heard that right, Sonic has a **** sword, which he doesn’t even need. WHY THE **** WOULD YOU GIVE SONIC A SWORD. But besides all that, this game sucks ass.    … Expand
  25. Sonic12403
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    Sonic and the Black Knight is a gargantuan improvement over Secret Rings, but it's still bogged down by a very wonky control scheme.
  26. 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
  27. hamiham2
    May 7, 2020
    10
    There is no other game in series, that depicts Sonic personality so exactly
  28. asdfasdfadsf
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    What a fantastic game. I've never played it, but I cant wait for them to finish the trilogy
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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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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