Sonic Unleashed Coming to Wii

[KoopaDasher]

....and Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2, scheduled to release this Winter. According to IGN, Sonic Unleashed is running on Sega's new "Hedgehog Engine", which has been in development for the last three years. Sega hopes to bring Sonic back to the glory of his older days and restore the gameplay to the series that made Sonic a legend in his own time.

Read the full article here: http://wii.ign.com/articles/864/864221p1.html

Watch the press release video footage (don't blink, you might miss it. It's THAT fast) here: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14242720/vids_1.html

[PunisherAB]

Nice...so they are finally are making a 2.5D Sonic game for major consoles...about F@çkin' time. :rolleyes:

I going to wait for this, but which version should I get? Wii or PS3?

[E-FlowGFX]

Nice...so they are finally are making a 2.5D Sonic game for major consoles...about F@çkin' time. :rolleyes:

I going to wait for this, but which version should I get? Wii or PS3?

depends, do you like graphics(PS3) or gameplay(Wii)

[KoopaDasher]

depends, do you like graphics(PS3) or gameplay(Wii)

It's the same game....my guess is that the only difference will be a slight downgrade in graphics on the Wii, and different (hopefully not motion) controls.

I would probably get the PS3 version, since it would probably look nicer and have more traditional controls. However, the Wii version will probably support control using the Wii-remote turned sideways....just like the old days.

[Vengeance]

PS2? Come on... I know it was arguably the best console ever released (game library-wise) but seriously Sega, give us a true current-gen Sonic game already. Just let the PS2 die... it's had it's time, just focus on making a great PS3/360/Wii game...

[StinkyNelkin]

Yay. I am happy.

[LoveKuja]

Once again, coming to every console. As expected from Sega, milking everything they can from Sonic once again. Unfortunately Sega has never succeeded with that tactic. The game is going to be very generic.

[Veronica]

I was never really a fan of Sonic, but this one seems it might be decent, when it comes out, I'll give it a try, and hope it doesn't suck.

[Vengeance]

Please, just PLEASE Sega, make it for PS3 and 360. Most of your games for Wii have been average to crap. If they were to put it on PS3 and 360 only, it would be the first TRUE next-gen (or current-gen, in this case. I just say next-gen because Sonic's last 360/PS3 game sucked) Sonic game.

[Ninty]

*braces self to be laughed at and taunted with ''Hahaha u waz wrong n00b''by Cerium*

[Cerium]

Once again, coming to every console. As expected from Sega, milking everything they can from Sonic once again. Unfortunately Sega has never succeeded with that tactic. The game is going to be very generic.

Sonic Heroes was multiformat and that sold quite well for Sega. And I dont get how you can call this game generic just because its on different consoles?
I mean can you blame Sega for releasing this game on more than one or two consoles? If this is going to be the game that re-invents Sonic and make him good again, they would want as many people to play it as possible. And if that means catering for the people that only have a PS2 and can not afford to go next gen yet, so be it. Good luck sega:p





*braces self to be laughed at and taunted with ''Hahaha u waz wrong n00b''by Cerium*

Hahaha u waz wrong n00b

[LoveKuja]

Sonic Heroes was multiformat and that sold quite well for Sega. And I dont get how you can call this game generic just because its on different consoles?
I mean can you blame Sega for releasing this game on more than one or two consoles? If this is going to be the game that re-invents Sonic and make him good again, they would want as many people to play it as possible. And if that means catering for the people that only have a PS2 and can not afford to go next gen yet, so be it. Good luck sega:p

I didn't present myself very good. Yes, the crappy 3d Sonics have sold quite well, but what I was going after that they are all crappy. And the deal with multiplatformers, the more platforms they are going to make the game for, the more they have divide their manpower, which results as less actual content. Of course the other method is concentrating on the content on one platform, and just make crappy ports for other consoles. The first method is of course commonly used by EA and the second one by Ubisoft. And I am quite confused how people can still trust Team Sonic. I mean, some ten years of crappy Sonic games straight (OK, excluding Sonic Advance 2, it was good) and people still are believing that this is a Sonic game that doesn't feel like sticking a hair brush up one's ass.

[Vengeance]

I mean can you blame Sega for releasing this game on more than one or two consoles? If this is going to be the game that re-invents Sonic and make him good again, they would want as many people to play it as possible.

you should say that about Sonic on the 360 and PS3. Wasnt THAT supposed to reinvent the series? It was SUPPOSED to, but it sure as hell didn't.


And I am quite confused how people can still trust Team Sonic. I mean, some ten years of crappy Sonic games straight (OK, excluding Sonic Advance 2, it was good).

You are right for the most part about that, but Sonic hasn't always been bad in 3D. Some of his earlier 3D outings (adventure 1 and 2) were excellent. Sonic 3D, on the other hand, was not. Despite being the Hedgehog's first 3D game, it failed. The other Advance games and the two Rush games were also great. Sonic Heroes and Shadow were OK (6.0-7.5/10 like) but after that it really started to go downhill.

[Ninty]

Sonic Heroes was multiformat and that sold quite well for Sega. And I dont get how you can call this game generic just because its on different consoles?
I mean can you blame Sega for releasing this game on more than one or two consoles? If this is going to be the game that re-invents Sonic and make him good again, they would want as many people to play it as possible. And if that means catering for the people that only have a PS2 and can not afford to go next gen yet, so be it. Good luck sega:p






Hahaha u waz wrong n00b
Dammit -.-

[KoopaDasher]

Umm....you guys DO understand how ports work, right? The whole idea of the port is to just make one game, and then bring that same game to another console, just with controls for that console. It's not like they're dividing their manpower by making it on every console. And even if they were, Sega has never made a game this big in their entire existence. They have ever section of their company, in Japan, the US, and Eurupe, all working on this game. The engine for it has been in the works for the last three years. This is not just another game they through out there. And it's 2.5D. You can't even compare it to Sonic 06. That's like comparing the original Super Mario Bros to Mario Galaxy, or Super Metroid to Metroid Prime. Sure they're the same game character, but the game ideas are so different that there are no comparisons to draw. And stop talking about Sonic 06 already! Sega themselves admit that it was a crappy game. It was only meant to come out on the 360, and be a really cool game, but they admit that they finished it in a hurry and rushed it out before it was the game they really wanted, in order to meet the PS3 launch. Seriously...am I the only one here that reads news articles.

Basically what it comes down to is that this is a side-scrolling 2D Sonic game, and while Sonic Team has a bad record, they have never screwed up when making a 2D Sonic game.

[Vengeance]

oh yeah, i forgot that. excuse my blatant stupidity in the last few posts. With the entirety of Sega working on the game, it's hard to see how it could fail. The last few games have been made just by a third/quarter/fifth whatever of Sega's studio(s). While it's not completely guaranteed yet, this game is more than likely going to be awesome. I want great gameplay before anything else, but I do hope they put more effort into the story and voice acting too. A cool multiplayer mode would be nice (like SA2B) but it's not completely necessary.

[MugglesMan111]

Dr. Eggman returns as the primary antagonist for Sonic Unleashed. In this installment, he has managed to shatter the planet into pieces, and it is up to Sonic to return the broken continents back to normal by retrieving the Chaos Emeralds and activating their power.[1] Sonic's progress is made even more difficult by his (as-yet unexplained) contraction of lycanthropy, turning him into a werewolf at night. It is also said he will team up with a mercenary girl named Alexa Woods.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_unleashed

that quote is from wikipedia. i'm taking that Alexa Woods is another human. *sigh*

[Vengeance]

OH NO! :( Not another human character! Please, Sega! Don't do this again! Almost every human character except Eggman have been lame and easy-to-hate, and let's not even THINK about that kid from the anime. Having Princess Elise in Sonic 06 was as big a mistake as the entire game on its own. Sonic should never have human characters.

[Cerium]

Sonic should never have human characters.

Sonic should never have any other characters that dont already exist PERIOD!!!

Im hoping Sega wont create some new hedgehog or cat or racoon type thing to fit in with the story.
Just keep it as Sonic, Tails, Eggman, Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge and possibly Amy (not because I like her, but because I cant imagine Sega leaving her out.)

[crazyjp]

ill be getting the wii version:D

[Ninty]

You cant forget Charmy the Bee... he was awsome ¬.¬

[Shadow the Hedgehog]

Looks awesome. The changing camera angles look like it'll make a fun game.

I just wanna say this; I'm sick of people saying they won't buy a game because of graphics. I know nobody said this exactly, but E-FlowGFX's post pissed me off. Why would you ever sacrifice gameplay for graphics? It's just not sane. Graphics don't matter that much in the long run. Didn't you guys have fun playing old NES games just the same as a current game? Probably. Those graphics sucked compared to new games, but you still had a blast playing them. I hate how the gaming industry is turning to making games more realistic, when fun should be the only thing that matters. I don't care if a game got a bad review. I don't care if it takes full potential of a consoles strengths. I don't even care if its not innovative or original. I just want to have fun playing a game.

[Cerium]

Looks awesome. The changing camera angles look like it'll make a fun game.

I just wanna say this; I'm sick of people saying they won't buy a game because of graphics. I know nobody said this exactly, but E-FlowGFX's post pissed me off. Why would you ever sacrifice gameplay for graphics? It's just not sane. Graphics don't matter that much in the long run. Didn't you guys have fun playing old NES games just the same as a current game? Probably. Those graphics sucked compared to new games, but you still had a blast playing them. I hate how the gaming industry is turning to making games more realistic, when fun should be the only thing that matters. I don't care if a game got a bad review. I don't care if it takes full potential of a consoles strengths. I don't even care if its not innovative or original. I just want to have fun playing a game.


Good say! I totally agree.
Although games like Bioshock and Devil May Cry 4 prove that a game can have great graphics AND be fun!

[Vengeance]

games have been doing that for a LONG time now... hell, practically every "great game" has had good-to-amazing graphics... with the exception of some (GUN, for example, had disgusting graphics, but it was such a good game)

[E-FlowGFX]

Looks awesome. The changing camera angles look like it'll make a fun game.

I just wanna say this; I'm sick of people saying they won't buy a game because of graphics. I know nobody said this exactly, but E-FlowGFX's post pissed me off. Why would you ever sacrifice gameplay for graphics? It's just not sane. Graphics don't matter that much in the long run. Didn't you guys have fun playing old NES games just the same as a current game? Probably. Those graphics sucked compared to new games, but you still had a blast playing them. I hate how the gaming industry is turning to making games more realistic, when fun should be the only thing that matters. I don't care if a game got a bad review. I don't care if it takes full potential of a consoles strengths. I don't even care if its not innovative or original. I just want to have fun playing a game.

not flaming or nothing but i didnt mean that, first of all its the same game none the less, but for the wii maybe the will incorperate the motion sensor thing and its cool to play, and for the ps3 it will be the SAME game but with stunning graphics, most of my friends bought the ps3 because of graphics, now there stuck playing CoD4 with the same traditional controls, i myself bought a wii where i could play CoD3 or resident evil 4 with some crazy gameplay. im not a fanboy for either console, ima get myself a 360 in a couple months because i like some good graphics here and there but what can i say.

i agree with you on the gaming having to be fun, i give a rats ass about graphics, i recently dusted off my 64 to play mario 64, the choppiest mario made in history (sarcasm) but i like it because its fun, so yea thats what i have to say


WOW THATS ALOT OF TEXT

*blows fingers*

[EggBoy13]

You cant forget Charmy the Bee... he was awsome ¬.¬

no. he was just a fagget

[oxol]

Does anyone have a picvof the thing sonic is at the night? A better pic than just his hand?

[solardestruction]

....and Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2, scheduled to release this Winter. According to IGN, Sonic Unleashed is running on Sega's new "Hedgehog Engine", which has been in development for the last three years. Sega hopes to bring Sonic back to the glory of his older days and restore the gameplay to the series that made Sonic a legend in his own time.

Read the full article here: http://wii.ign.com/articles/864/864221p1.html

Watch the press release video footage (don't blink, you might miss it. It's THAT fast) here: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14242720/vids_1.html

Looks like a mix between Sonic Rivals and Sonic and the Secret Rings. Either way, it looks great!

[solardestruction]

Not sure if this is new news to anyone else, but I just found all these pics from the game, including a couple of Super Sonic!

http://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/imagenes/3633/0/sonic-unleashed/

[TheSlyder]

Sega hopes to bring Sonic back to the glory of his older days and restore the gameplay to the series that made Sonic a legend in his own time.

That's something they've said with every single game they've created since Sonic Heroes. I'm getting tired of hearing it.

[espio.vx]

That's something they've said with every single game they've created since Sonic Heroes. I'm getting tired of hearing it.

Have you seen any of it? If not come here...
http://base-chaotix.piczo.com/sonicunleashed?cr=2&linkvar=000044

I'm sure you'll agree it looks like an amazing game. Plus Offcial Nintendo Magazine have play tested it and they love it! You have to get a copy of issue 29 and see what it says.;)

[espio.vx]

Does anyone have a picvof the thing sonic is at the night? A better pic than just his hand?

Yes!

here it is.

[solardestruction]

New gameplay footage. Looks really good. I am definitely impressed by what I've seen so far.

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/142/14242719/vids_1.html

[VGMaster]

Footage looks great!

[BuddyBoy]

Footage looks great!

and s does the logo =D

[solardestruction]

The new trailer was pretty cool.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36549.html

[Vengeance]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36993.html

interview with Patrick Riley, the producer of the game.

[BuddyBoy]

o... m... g...
just wathed the new trailer.....
3 words...

BEST SONIC EVER!!!! :D

[Jbone]

This game will probably be the best Sonic ever, but I'm not saying much there. It depends on how good the game is, just from watching the trailers it can be safely assumed that the game is already the best sonic ever.

On a side note, I would have liked Silver in the game, IF HE HADN'T BEEN VOICED BY A FUC***G FAG**T!!! :mad::mad::mad:

Me and my tantrums again... :rolleyes:

[Vengeance]

I am literally cheering with joy that Silver isn't in the game. He was possibly the one of the most annoying and generic character in video game history. I absolutely hated playing as him in Sonic 2006 because he was WAY too slow (i know they wanted to make him different from sonic, but he was so slow it got boring) his psychokinesis make the game lag like a Halo 3 server on launch day, and he had the most god damn annoying voice ever. I always hated how he was so immature and thought he could save the universe etc, and by god, having Amy mistake him, a WHITE HEDGEHOG WITH FIVE SPIKES STICKING UPWARD, for Sonic, was ridiculous.

[Jbone]

I am literally cheering with joy that Silver isn't in the game. He was possibly the one of the most annoying and generic character in video game history. I absolutely hated playing as him in Sonic 2006 because he was WAY too slow (i know they wanted to make him different from sonic, but he was so slow it got boring) his psychokinesis make the game lag like a Halo 3 server on launch day, and he had the most god damn annoying voice ever. I always hated how he was so immature and thought he could save the universe etc, and by god, having Amy mistake him, a WHITE HEDGEHOG WITH FIVE SPIKES STICKING UPWARD, for Sonic, was ridiculous.

Sure but I'm sure he would be a much better character without the voice, or at least with a deeper one.

[Cerium]

Sure but I'm sure he would be a much better character without the voice, or at least with a deeper one.

It wasn't just the voice though! It was everything! His movement, his looks, his attitude!

His voice was barely acceptable, although EVERY voice in Sonic '06 was horrible.... Rouge *shudders*

[Jbone]

It wasn't just the voice though! It was everything! His movement, his looks, his attitude!

His voice was barely acceptable, although EVERY voice in Sonic '06 was horrible.... Rouge *shudders*

You have to admit, the psychokenisis thing was cool, not how it was executed in he game, just the idea was cool. His looks were meh, but his attitude could've easily been changed by the voice.

The E3 thing looks great, but the Were hog section should feel more intense. The only truly horrible thing I see right from the beginning is that it is easy to miss a ledge during the day levels. I love how they put the warning thing when an obstacle is coming up at high speed.

[Ratchetcomand]

After seeing the new gameplay videos, it does not look too bad but i'm giving my hopes up.

[Cerium]

You have to admit, the psychokenisis thing was cool, not how it was executed in he game, just the idea was cool. His looks were meh, but his attitude could've easily been changed by the voice.

The E3 thing looks great, but the Were hog section should feel more intense. The only truly horrible thing I see right from the beginning is that it is easy to miss a ledge during the day levels. I love how they put the warning thing when an obstacle is coming up at high speed.

The only thing that sorta concerns me so far is the difficulity level. From what i've seen so far, the gameplay looks pretty straightforward and hard to die (apart from the obvious, falling off the stage into nowhere). Im just sorta worried this will be the type of game that I can complete in a few days. I want there to be more replay value (and by that, I dont just mean taking a different route in the same level which doesnt really add anything new to the experience.) Sonic '06 was a bad game but at least it was sorta challenging (mainly because of the shitty camera and controls) and it also had some replay value like the side missions....etc

[Ratchetcomand]

I miss the old voice acting.

[Cerium]

I miss the old voice acting.

Dont we all..... dont we all :(

[Vengeance]

To be fair, I think Shadow and Eggman's new voice actors are better. Obviously Eggman CAN'T have his old voice actor back (he's dead =/) but Jason Griffith did a great job on Shadow in Sonic 06, IMO. Sonic's is ok, but everyone else's sucks total ass. Do NOT, i repeat, NOT, get me started on Omega. Just please... don't.

[Cerium]

Jason Griffith did a great job on Shadow in Sonic 06, IMO.

Do you honestly think Shadow sounded better in Sonic '06 than in Sonic Adventure 2 or Sonic Heroes? O.o

[Vengeance]

yes, actually. Shadow sounded really generic in SA2 and Heroes. His voice had no depth, he always spoke in the same tone. He didn't sound like a "evil clone of the main character" he sounded more like a minion or something. In '06 he was more gruff, gritty and the kinda guy you could see kicking a lot of ass, instead of being an emo all the while.

[Lestat_the_vampire]

To be fair, I think Shadow and Eggman's new voice actors are better. Obviously Eggman CAN'T have his old voice actor back (he's dead =/) but Jason Griffith did a great job on Shadow in Sonic 06, IMO. Sonic's is ok, but everyone else's sucks total ass. Do NOT, i repeat, NOT, get me started on Omega. Just please... don't.

Omega was just.....ugh.

[Cerium]

yes, actually. Shadow sounded really generic in SA2 and Heroes. His voice had no depth, he always spoke in the same tone. He didn't sound like a "evil clone of the main character" he sounded more like a minion or something. In '06 he was more gruff, gritty and the kinda guy you could see kicking a lot of ass, instead of being an emo all the while.

Hmm yeah I guess you are sorta right. If Sega could get Jason doing Shadow and bring back Ryan Drummond for Sonic then OMG perfect partnership of voice overs:D

[Vengeance]

Honestly I don't care who voices Sonic or Shadow, I just want them to get the fuck rid of those other crappy voice actors. Knuckles sounds absolutely pathetic, and Tails sounds like a 7 year old girl. Amy sounds like she's being sucking on some helium for a year and Rouge is trying too hard to have a "sexy" tone. And oh my god, Omega's voice is BEYOND cliche.

[Cerium]

Honestly I don't care who voices Sonic or Shadow, I just want them to get the fuck rid of those other crappy voice actors. Knuckles sounds absolutely pathetic, and Tails sounds like a 7 year old girl. Amy sounds like she's being sucking on some helium for a year and Rouge is trying too hard to have a "sexy" tone. And oh my god, Omega's voice is BEYOND cliche.

The chances are, Omega wont be in Sonic Unleashed (or Sonic Chronicles for that matter) so maybe Sega have finally seen sense and ditched him! Rouge also hasnt been confirmed for Sonic Unleashed but im fairly certain she will make an appereance somewhere. She sounded PERFECT in Sonic Heroes!! Why the hell did they have to go change her:(

[Vengeance]

Don't be so sure they won't be in Chronicles. They've put BIG in that game.

BIG.

that pretty much assures us anyone will be in the game.

[Cerium]

Don't be so sure they won't be in Chronicles. They've put BIG in that game.

BIG.

that pretty much assures us anyone will be in the game.

Cream The Rabbit will also be a playable character in the game....

So yeah, sounds like Omega will be a dead cert:mad: