More details from ONM’s Sonic Unleashed Preview
Here’s a little bit more of what to expect from the take on Sonic Unleashed in this month’s issue of Official Nintendo Magazine. Within the feature, you’ll get a nice interview with the game’s lead designer, and quite a bit of juicy information regarding gameplay and plot.
What we found to be especially enthralling about the storyline is that Sonic Unleashed is in NO WAY connected to it’s two most recent installments. Talk about relief (let’s face it, those games were crap)! We’ve been longing for a return to the retro style of Sonic for years, and it looks like SEGA is finally taking heed to our cries.
According to ONM, Eggman builds a new and powerful machine which utilizes the power of the 7 Chaos Emeralds, in an attempt to take on Sonic. However, the machine misuses the power of the emeralds, and changes something inside of Sonic while in his Super Sonic form that changes him into a Werehog during the night hours.
Speaking of this Were-Sonic, an entirely new set of gameplay mechanics are introduced into the Sonic series, where we will basically play a Hulk-ified version of Sonic who is bigger, stronger, and “can toss enemies around like nobodies business”. Instead of spinning, this beast form will move more like an ape, using his long arms to propel himself at a slower speed.
The more familiar form of the blue hedgehog will have his own unique set of abilities, including classical moves such as his Spin and Homing Attacks. Some new abilities include Sonic Drifting, a quick step which allows Sonic to move around objects as he quickly approaches them, and Sonic Boost which will give our protagonist a sudden burst of speed from power rings collected throughout the level.
More familiar faces include both Tails and Amy, but we may perhaps learn of other appearances in Sonic Unleashed down the road.
Remember, April 11th is the day to grab a copy of this ONM! We’ll keep you updated as more information is revealed to us!
April 13th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I got my copy anyway, I can’t believe gaming magazines are usually £4 now!
April 13th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Yeah, it’s pretty aggravating when folks are really only interested in a grand total of 8 pages in a magazine. To me, it makes much more sense to throw all of the information online for free, but what do I know about such publications
It’s kind of unfortunate for ONM I suppose, because MOST of the information they revealed has already been leaked elsewhere (*cough* here *cough*… ahem… Hope we hear more soon.
April 16th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I’m not sure which store sells ONM. Could it be “almost” any book store? Or any magazine store? Please reply, and tell me where you got it (the name of the place) .
April 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I’d think any mainstream book or magazine store would sell it. Otherwise, we’ve covered nearly everything Official Nintendo Mag talked about in their latest Sonic Unleashed Feature. Hope you’re able to find a place that sell it mate!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
“What we found to be especially enthralling about the storyline is that Sonic Unleashed is in NO WAY connected to it’s two most recent installments. Talk about relief (let’s face it, those games were crap)!”
Sorry, but I disagree with you. It’s safe to say that Sonic the Hedgehog for the 360/PS3 is crap but Secret Rings is actually enjoyable. Yes, the game has it’s flaws and it’s not the perfect game fans has been waiting for but it’s not crappy.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
You’re welcome to your opinion, and I certainly agree with you that the 360/PS3 game was much worse. I am definitely generalizing here, but overall, I feel that most of the recent Sonic games simply have not lived up to their classic counterparts.
April 28th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
i bet if sonic truns to wolf sonic how dose he look like?
April 28th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
The only shot we have of the Werehog so far is in a picture used in some magazines, shown here:
http://www.campsonic.com/2008/04/09/werehog-in-sonic-unleashed
We also have a short teaser trailer of Were Sonic, but it only shows the arm from a CG clip:
http://www.campsonic.com/2008/04/07/breaking-new-sonic-unleashed-wolf-teaser-trailer
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May 5th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
have u guys found out any wi fi in this game of some short
May 5th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
iec, We’ve answered your question several times now. SEGA has not announced anything regarding WiFi yet, or any online capabilities on any of the consoles.
May 6th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
oh never seen them srry
May 6th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
and do u guys have any idea how the gamplay of the werehog will be
May 7th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Direct quote from this post:
“Speaking of this Were-Sonic, an entirely new set of gameplay mechanics are introduced into the Sonic series, where we will basically play a Hulk-ified version of Sonic who is bigger, stronger, and “can toss enemies around like nobodies business”. Instead of spinning, this beast form will move more like an ape, using his long arms to propel himself at a slower speed.”
Other than that, we haven’t heard much, but you can be sure that we’ll post about it as soon as we learn anything new.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:42 am
when is the exact release date?
May 9th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
ive heard from other online sources that both tails and sonic are playable, i really hope this is true because i would bet bored playing as sonic all the time (not counting waresonic), so have any characters other than sonic been confirmed? or hinted?
tails and amy ‘pop up’ but we need more info sega!
and also whats a hub town? is it a place you walk about like a town area? such as was present in sonic adventure?
sorry for the looooong comment