Sonic Unleashed in… 2001?
Talk about a coinidence! Based on this picture, one might think that Sonic Unleashed has been in development since 2001 (when it was taken at E3 seven years ago).
Is there any chance that this was intentional, or is this simply a really, really lucky fluke? Let’s hope that E3 2008 brings more promising Sonic Unleashed news.
And now I wait for the Shadow fans to get onto me for the tag line of today’s post.
May 9th, 2008 at 8:14 am
This is just a (pretty cool) advertise banner for Sonic Adventure 2. Shadow was ” unleashed” in this game and become Sonics biggest rival.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:10 am
lol wow thats a fluke alright but looks like SA2 though judging the drawing style
May 9th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Oh, I understand that this is for SA2 - I just thought the wording was awfully lucky to be the title for their upcoming release. Makes me wonder if “Sonic Unleashed” may have been a name tossed around before the title as we know it was even a sparkle in SEGA’s eye.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
LOL Coincidence? or something more? I think its a mere coincidence, but who knows, maybe SEGA has been planning this? Im still waiting for SEGA gamers day this March 14th!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
May you mean
May 9th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Wow, that’s a pretty interesting coincidence.Hopefully not that many shadow fans bash us.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Ooo, I saw a picture of that banner on Deviantart a while back. Yep, that IS quite a coincedence, as SA2 was the game that Shadow was “unleashed” in…
…and I’m a Shadow fan and I don’t really see anything to get riled up about.
Just a ridiculously awesome coincidence. XD
May 9th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
from my name you can tell i’m a shadow fan
but if shadow isn’t in unleashed i wouldn’t run to my room cry for 8 hours than go to sega and complain(but i would for metal sonic)
May 9th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I’ve seen this screenshot months ago!
May 9th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
@admin yeah may ^^ ; sorry about that
May 9th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Well it’s good to know that the shadow fans here aren’t like the ones at the sega boards XD
May 9th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Well, there’s nothing wrong with being a fan of Shadow, I just tend to let my dislike for him (and the other new characters) slip into the posts here, which is why I leave disclaimers or other notes at the bottom of these sorts of things
May 9th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Now that I think about it, “unleashed” and “chaos emeralds” are the general plot from the Sonic Adventures and a generalization of what is probably expected.
Sonic Adventure: We learn the positives and negatives of the Chaos Emeralds (Chaos absorbing only the Negative energy and Super Sonic is the positive). The power of chaos was UNLEASHED by a new villian.
Sonic Adventure 2: We learn a lot… All seven can potentially destroy a planet. Chaos Control was introduced, Shadow’s first appearance (like Sonic and no guns anywhere), and the peak before the fall. The power of chaos was UNLEASHED by a double, a character like Sonic, and taught us what the blue blur can do.
Before Sonic Unleashed, noticed the patterns yet? If not, lookie.
1. Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) gets a new ‘badass’ character to help him.
2. Each game teaches us that the power of the chaos emeralds have a different effect on a main character.
3. The Eggman’s ‘ultimate weapons’ are always involving the Chaos Emeralds in an evil way.
4. Each game show character patterns.
Sonic Adventure: 7 playable non-clone characters.
Sonic Adventure 2: 8 playable characters, half are clones (in the standard, and the same power-ups).
5. Negative, Positive, Negative and Positive.
“Sonic Adventure 3″ = Sonic Unleashed: Anyone who reads this, must know the general plot of what is going to happen in the game. *cough* The game starts off, after the ‘death’ of Shadow. Sonic hears about Eggman on the news, something threating (but really a bluff). Sonic dashs for the Chaos Emeralds, he has and needs. Sonic goes to Eggman’s factory and to stop Eggman’s plot. Eggman acts like a douche, and steals Sonic’s positive energy, mutating him… Eggman follows through his plan. Sonic goes werewolf and finds Tails or whoever to shout “save the world from Eggman… again”. Earth is crumbling, so Sonic and his friends go out and restore everything to normal or just Sonic and Werehog. At the end, Sonic finds Eggman, they fight, something bigger that is revealed vaugely in the plot comes, and Super Werehog to the rescue. In the end, Sonic loses his Werewolf form and saves the day.
I guess my storyline is partly wrong at some points but it IS a pattern if this game is the true Sonic Adventure 3 and if it has nothing to do with the three Sonic games.
Edit if you like
May 10th, 2008 at 1:37 am
@ D2B - I won’t edit it… at this point, I don’t think ANYONE besides SEGA has any clue what the whole premise of the game is (besides what they’ve said so far). The only problem with all of what you said is exactly what you mentioned at the end, “if it has nothing to do with the three Sonic games”.
According to SEGA, that’s actually the case here. They’ve claimed to cut off ties from any previous Sonic games, meaning they could really go anywhere with this title.
As for the Chaos Emeralds, those will be in the game, but again, it’s all speculation as to how they will function. We know that Eggman uses them to transform Sonic and break apart the world, and we know that Sonic needs to collect them in order to save the day… but then again, that’s how it’s always been - even from Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (Collecting the Chaos Emeralds that is).
May 10th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Its and advertisement for SA2, no doubt about that. As for Shadow actually being in unleashed, its entirely possible (unless this game actually takes place before heroes). They’ve already annouced that Tails and Amy will pop up, and that Silver will not appear. As well as introducing a new character too. I guess it just depends on whether Sonic is indeed the only playable character (which I doubt). It’ll probably be Sonic and the new character that are playable (like in Sonic Rush), and the rest of the cast are NPC’s.
May 10th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Now that I think about, it would be a pretty good idea if SU took place sometime between SA2 and sonic heroes.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
@admin
I’m just guessing the pattern because of Nintendo magazine stating the facts of not being apart of the last 3 games and intentially being Sonic Adventure 3. Then again, you’re right about that and the fact it can go anywhere with the plot, even something simple and a plot patterns from all Sonic games. When a new bit of information comes, expect me to explain it.
May 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Hey, I’m always interested in intelligent speculation D2B
Never feel shy to post your thoughts here!
May 10th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Boo! shadow should be left out of unleashed. Boo! Kill him off! BOO! If they keep shadow around they can at least make it official that he can travel at the speeds sonic can. I mean, Come on! Hover skates that allow him to skate at the speed of sound? yeah In his dreams! They should make his shoes malfunction, then stick em up his cloned a** and see how fast he is then! gah!
May 10th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
woops ::edit:: i mean “CAN’T” he can’t travel at the speeds sonic can.
May 10th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
“I mean, Come on! Hover skates that allow him to skate at the speed of sound? yeah In his dreams!”
I mean, Come on! Red shoes that allow Sonic to run at the speed of sound? yeah In his dreams!
May 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
@SOS: There’s no other info for other characters in Unleashed except for Robotnic and Sonic. Heck, I bet this picture wasn’t taken recently.
May 10th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
?… sonic’s shoes isnt what makes him run fast …
May 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
@ B gal - There is actually quite a bit more than that which SEGA has confirmed. Amy, Tails, & Knuckles are for sure going to be making appearances. We also know that Silver is not going to be making a return in Sonic Unleashed.
Also, the picture was taken in 2001 for E3 back then, it’s not related to SU in any way, just found it amusing that they chose the word “Unleashed” back then, and again now.
May 11th, 2008 at 4:13 am
admin u must like shadow just think your sonic the warehog shadow finds him and u get to beat the livin daylights out of him
May 11th, 2008 at 4:30 am
I would like if shadow was in the game,but i dont like if he has gun because i think is a little stupid!Hey i dont any people here comment for me and said there are mad at me , i am just saing that doesnt feel right
May 11th, 2008 at 5:20 am
@admin: I thought it was only tails an knuckles confirmed, no mention of amy yet.
@sos: Have you played Sonic labyrinth?
May 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am
LEAVE AMY OUT OF UNLEASHED LIKE SILVER
May 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
@ Dark Shadow - You’re thinking of Play Magazine’s coverage. Sounds like you missed our writeup from Official Nintendo Magazine:
http://www.campsonic.com/2008/04/09/more-details-from-onms-sonic-unleashed-preview
@ chaoscontrol - I think a lot of people are going to agree with you there, but Amy is definitely confirmed for SU.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I’m a Shadow fan, and I don’t care if anyone says ” Please. Don’t let Shadow be a part of Sonic Unleashed. The only thing that’s important is the gameplay and a good story.
But I hope they put Shadow in that onlinemode thing.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:08 am
There has not been a confirmed online mode as of yet. I think it’s just one of the heavily requested features around here.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:36 am
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Lawl. That was actually for SA2.