Posted in Sonic Unleashed Screenshots by David Leggett on June 29th, 2008
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It’s really late. I’m a bit under the weather. I keep getting emails filled with scans from the latest Nintendo Power. This won’t be a lengthy update, and I’ll leave you to do the reading for now (in case you’ve missed them elsewhere). Otherwise, you can expect a more full take on everything tomorrow or Monday.
Sonic Unleashed for the Wii in Nintendo Power Scans
G’night folks.
Yoyogames- Home to many Sonic fan games, as well as other games! Here is an example of a Sonic fangame which can be found on yoyogames.
Sonic will run in Brasil!! =P
Sorry, but you guys have to translate =P
TSSZNEWS.com has just reported that SEGA will attend the Leipzig Convention this August with playable demos of “Samba De Amigo”, “Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood”, and “Sonic Unleashed”!! Here’s hoping they allow camera phones at the convention!
A compilation of the greatest Sonic moments from every Sonic Game (From Sonic Game Gear to SatSR!)
10 minutes werehog footage
While this may not be the largest collection of fun Sonic games/activities out there, this website does have quite a few. Play a variety of Sonic mini-games as well as print out Sonic Mad Libs and create your very own Sonic character! Check it out!
Scans of Sonic Unleashed in the PS2 UK magazine. Mostly old news, but still pretty interesting.
A new Sonic Chronicles interview, answering some of fan’s most pressing questions.
Sonic Cent is a new fan-site dedicated to Sonic the Hedgehog.
Here’s a user submission box art of Sonic Unleashed made exclusively by KC Cross! It took a while, but it looks pretty good! Create your own and post it on CampSonic.com!
nice
The Wii one really looks good!
So… It’s on rails then… Ehhh….
i voted for sonic in the golden joystick awards thingy
WHOO! The Wii version DOES look promising. Haha! As long as they iron/weed out 99.95% of the glitches/bugs, I’m in!
This game actually looks quite well.
Good article! =)
I´m intrigued how the thing of werewolf will work… …
@Raizor:
No…. It is NOT on rails. It’s been stated several times hasn’t it?
@Torbjörn Karlsson:
No, the only thing they said about it before is that you have more free movement than Secret Rings, but less than the Adventure games.
They said it’s on-rails in the gray overview bit before the interview. It’s supposed to be the first thing you see, why does everyone keep missing it?
I’m confused. @_@ Some interviews says it’s onrails while others say it’s not. What’s the nunchucks for then?
No interviews have said it’s not on-rails, they’ve just said “more freedom than Secret Rings”.
And you can be on-rails without motion sensing. Ever play Star Fox? It just means there will be less of a chance for the controls to be sloppy.
well the graphics of the wii version are quite well….
all we got to know its the ps2 version…
will it ne well too?
one thing….. i heard in some place that it is not on rails
On rails? Eh, I liked Secret Rings so I’m okay with it. The screens are pretty nice lookin’.
Well, there wasn’t any revolutionary news, but I did read that there will be no online features and that there won’t be a real-time day/night cycle in the action stages. Man, I gotta get me this nintendo power!
Oh, and get well soon, admin!
On rails doesn’t mean Secret Rings gameplay…it just means you have a straightforward path that you are forced to take in 3D segments. Which they pretty much said before. Keep in mind that the developers have never used the term “on-rails”, so any contradiction is likely journalistic interpretation being different from one news source to another.
im just happy this game is for the wii 2 i have a PS3 and a wii so im good
No Hedgehog Engine? That’s disheartening… =/
@ChaoticFox:
Well, They’re trying to mimic the Engine as closely a possible for the Wii and PS2. The Engine is only 360 and PS3. It’ll still have 2.5D stages though.
It has to have an engine..
Perhaps it will come close to the real one.
I am still worried about the ps2 version,but to be honest,it would’t make a diffirence of it is is good or not.
The main game is the xbox/ps3 one,with the wii one right behind it.
ps2 is becoming the second game boy at the rate they are going.
I dunno…
I’m sure some hi-res screenshots will help, but these don’t really do much for me. I’m leaning towards the 360 version right now…
me too im leaning towards the PS3 and 360 version but im not making a final choice until i see the game in action on the wii
Won’t this game end up in japan first?
If so I’ll just wait until I hear reviews and see game play before I decide between Wii or PS3.
Mmmh, Sega hasn´t told us the exact release dates (for Europe, USA and Japan) yet!
But I think they will tell us soon enough! 
I am still contimplating on wether to get Sonic Unleashed for the Xbox 360, or the wii. Now i know that there are going to be significant differences on both of the systems, and now i think i might have to buy both. Im also looking foward to seeing if they put a Chao Garden in one of the new versions. That kept me going for years.
Well the real fun and best experience of sonic unleashed will be found on both the XBOX360 and the PS3 entertainment gaming systems because it is made for them in the 1st place. Then comes the Wii on 2nd place with the DIMPS and the PS2 on last place with it’s horrible graphics ( even the XBOX1 owns it with a huge difference. i had them both and tried games like Shadow the hedgehog and just cause on both of the systems and i can really tell you that the PS2 suuuuuucks ) which is why i am getting it for the XBOX360
100% different eh? It seems it may be really worth our while to get both versions of the game. Though, the level designs will probably hve similarities, so we’ll see.
Good to see the Wii version. Looking like Secret Tings so far, which is plenty good enough for me.
I’ll definetely be getting the 360 version
Good choice Tails
in fact it is the best 
@Sonic The Hedgehog: I dunno what Shadow the Hedgehog was like on the PS2 or the Xbox… never played the game. BUT! I must protest! The PS2’s graphics aren’t that horrible! Ever played Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final Fantasy X? Or Burnout 3? Even Gran Turismo’s a very nice looking game!
But in comparison with the current-gen consoles, I do have to say that there’s no competition.
Well i had these games man and they were awesome
but burnout 3 on the xbox did a better job 
and if these games were on the xbox they would have got 12 out of 10 LOL. By the way the PS2 games are made to fit the PS2 just like sonic unleashed version for the PS2 will be ( they said that on the interview posted a few days ago )
It looks better than I thought it would. I’ve got faith in the Wii version now.
And that replacement for the Hedgehog Engine for the Wii version is probably the Rush Engine, which is not a shame AT ALL.
I mean, Mario Kart Wii is probably partially based on the DS version, but does that make it a worse game? Don’t think so!
DS version not ds graphics
the point is that we are talking about graphics not the gameplay right now from these pictures :and ofcourse the Wii isn’t using the hedgehog engine which makes it a little worse than the XBOX360 and the PS3.
And by way it’s the DIMPS not the rush engine
@Sonic The Hedgehog: Where did I say something about graphics?
I’m not taking part in any discussion that’s taking place here about graphics, I’m just stating something I thought of.
So I just commented to that part of the interview where they say the Wii version uses a brushed up engine from another game.
Therefore I believe that engine is the Rush engine (or DIMPS engine if you must) that provides the camera transitions and things like that.
You mean those 3D to 2D transitions? LOL as you know SEGA is a mystery so we should wait for the E3 or another cool post by the admin
and by the way i am sorry if i upset you by talking like that bro 
@Sonic The Hedgehog: Indeed, I meant those transitions.
If you upset me, I could’ve chosen to ignore you, but I didn’t. Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough myself. 
And Sega is a less of a mystery than Nintendo is, who are keeping their mouths shut about what they’re going to show on E3.
You didn’t upset me, by the way.
I just had a great idea for the Chao Gardens which are mentioned somewhere else!
Why not make a separate Wii Channel for that? Like the Mii Channel and things like that. That way, it isn’t tied to the game and you could possibly use your Chao in sequels, too, without much effort from both the player’s side and the developers’.
The chao gardens are one of the best things in sonic games. i hope you can buy things for your chao from the over world instead of a nearby kindergarten
I agree to that idea 2! If a chao channel is added then you can propably save your chao in the Wii remote, i think you can also download some stuff for them from the Wii shop channel like updates and patches
I don’t think the Wii Remote saving would work, seeing as there’s only enough space for 8 or so Miis.
If you’d suggest SD card saving, I’d totally agree with you. And the updates and patches would also be nice.
What matters most right now is that if they will add a chao garden or not( i hope they really do like the sonic adventure games
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By the way if they did i think that there should be 7 gardens
each region ( or adventure field ) has it’s own like in sonic adventure 1 
@Sonic The Hedgehog:
Of course that is the big question right now. But I think if they want to keep the spirit of the Adventure games in Unleashed, this should be at the top of the list of must-be-in features.
Hopefully I’ll be able to keep my patience long enough to raise a Chao, though. I tried to in Adventure 2: Battle, but it takes a long time. :S
LOL i remember those days collecting the chaos drives for my chao ( never used an animal ) the chao fruits really helped and i got all the abilities to level 99( max XD ). I also got all the emblems on rank A and i played the green hill zone ( it’s cool in 3D ) but my bro deleted the save files ;..(
chao return in sonic cronicles,so this one could also have a garden.
I hope so, it would be great to have a new Chao Garden.
For me will be a very good welcome! =)
Everyone is talking about how Sonic should be “classic” like the original Sonic games right?
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Why not remove the save files all together! It’ll be just like playing Sonic 1 or Sonic 2! As soon as you get GAME OVER… you start over from level 1. It’ll be just like playing Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 again!
It’ll be so awesome! Get 7 chaos emeralds… game over at level 2… and have to start from the very beginning! Everyone will feel like they are playing the original genesis games again!
hey i have a great idea chao garden in unleashed can be transferred into the ds with sonic chronicles and take care of your chao handheld just like in SA2:B
@okay: it’s a nice idea but the games are alot longer now gamers nowadays would complain because the old sonic games were simple enough to beat within 1-2 hours
@Kev:
I was thinking of that to.
Some slight problems would be that the devenloper is totally diffirent.
but on the other hand,you don’t need a cable this time…
@dragonite:
Wasn’t Pokemon Battle Revolution made by another developer than GameFreak?
If communication is possible between that and Pokemon DS, I don’t think it should be hard to set up between BioWare and Sega’s development teams.
@jorenmartijn:
true,but the internal mechananics of pokemon are the same.
I mean that it simply works the same as the handheld battle system,but 3-d.
But sonic cronicles is a total different game.
It depends on the question of sega contacted them eary about connection.
SEGA can produce the best games ever but they just seem to get lazy at the last minutes and mess up everything ( i think they were drinking redbull at the sonic adventure days XD )
The problem is that if they added a cool thing or a feature and planned to add another in the next game they just remove the old one instead of keeping it.
Chao Garden would be awesome! but it would probably only be on the wii version if it was going to connect to chronicles or a Chao channel. which is fine with me.
Careful about getting to excited for something that hasn’t even been confirmed
@Tobibrocki:
I don’t think so… didn’t they announce it was coming out on November 11? I’m not sure, but some stores said it was going to be out on the 4th…
They weren’t that far off.
but wait on http://www.gamespot.com i saw an interview with patrick riley in person and the host asked : so what about chao’s and chao garden? and riley replied with we’ll talk about that at a later date (the host ONLY said chao and chao garden nothing else) check it out at gamespot.com and search sonic unleashed youll find the interview in videos
I’ve seen that video interview, but I’ll give it another look. I had thought they had mentioned some other things (such as night gameplay) when he responded like that, but maybe I’m mistaken.
I agree with the admin people and i think you should too
I bought Sonic 1 on Xbox live arcade… and that was the worst game ever. There were no treasure hunting levels, but Sonic 1 is just awful… terrible.
I hope Sonic Unleashed is better than Sonic 1. I am only upset because it costed me MONEY! Classic or not..; Sonic 1 is classicly horrible.
I know this game is supposed to return to “roots” but I find most genesis/snes games unplayable at this point.
@Sonic the Hedgehog: I agree with you Admin knows their stuff but i checked that interview and the guy only said chao plus Admin said their checking the video again
You bought a port. Most ports of the griginal game (take Sonic the Hedgehog:Genesis on the GBA for instance) are bug-ridden horrible pieces of ****.
You need a better version than that to truly enjoy it. If you have a GC, buy Sonic Mega Collection.
Just try other versions of the same game before saying it’s absolute ****, thats all I’m saying.
Also, there were no treasure hunting levels because it was a 2D Platformer. All you do is try to get to the end of the levels and beat the bosses at the end. There isn’t much more depth than that.
The point of all Sonic games is to be FAST. Blazing fast. If you don’t like fast platformers, steer clear of the Sonic series altogether.
I’m done with my rant now. Continue with discussion please.
WAIT. c r a p is censored? I don’t consider that a curse word. There are much worse words out there you know. Just saying…
it is? lemme write it ****
what the ****?
really ? i dont swere but its funny that c-r-a-p is censored
@RGamer:
I do not find Sonic 1 fast at all. I just thought I’d let you know that.
@RGamer:
I do not find Sonic 1 fast at all. I just thought I’d let you know that.
“If you don’t like fast platformers, stay away from Sonic all together.”
Rgamer, when in my post did I say I have a problem with Sonic being fast? Please, enlighten me. Also, when did I indicated that I “want” treasure hunting levels? Last time I checked, they disgusted me.
why’d you say theyre were no treasure hunting levels
No treasure hunting levels is what would’ve theoretically raised Sonic Adventure 2’s scores (in terms of reviews.)
In some cases… it would seem that a Sonic game in which Sonic simply runs without distraction would be perfect. But Sonic 1…
It doesn’t matter anyway… when Sega says Sonic is coming home, I think they mean in terms of “positive reviews” and “2d parts.” The game itself looks like Sonic Rush 3.
This game looks nothing like Sonic 1 anyway… but the werewolf parts may feel like that game. (In terms of the difference in speed.)
The genesis Sonic games are a bit simple, and seem a bit incomplete unless you combine Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles. This is coming from a non-Sega fan.
In the 3d games, Sega used treasure hunting and adventure fields to make the game long. Think of how short Sonic Adventure if you “knew” where to find the levels at first. 1 hour?
In this game, there is no treasure hunting, and no mandatory adventure fields. The genesis games were “fun,” but there is no way I am paying full price for a game of that length. If this game is to be long, it’d need huge levels… like Sonic Heroes. If the levels are short… will Sega charge full price? Sonic games are generally straight-foward, and reviewers may be very critical of this.
Its good that there is no mandatory hunting… but how will Sega expand this game, if charging full price? Long levels?
The game actually HAs long levels, they mentined in an interview that ONLY the SHORTEST was 6 Miles long! O.o
@admin: Was it even mentioned? I was a fan, and it would keep me going fo hours.
@blahblahblahdont: If you didnt realize this . . . that is where everything sprouted, and if you’d play through the other games, you’d also realize they get progressively better.
@blahblahblahdont
what R U TALKING ABOUT!
That is what started it all and it was a really great game.
if you want clasic feces then play super mario bros. cause that game is HORRIBLE. Nothing clataclismic and boring throughout cause u couldnt even fight the big stupid turtle dragon thing. After that i never looked at another mario game again. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) being the first game i had ever played was great more action, longer levels and you acctually had to fight at the end.
LOL! The shortest is 6 miles? ofcourse it is XD . The sonic boost will allow you to run at 300mph hahaha
( ok a little math folks. 300mph in 60 minutes which means you can clear that level at exactly 5 minutes zero seconds XD )
@…:
I think that is a bit short-sighted.
Some people like mario more,some like sonic more.
So what?
I am more of a sonic guy,but all mario games I played are very good in design,which sonic lacks last years.(save from handheld).
But this game may break the trend.
sweet 6 miles at least five minutes thats alot of content and guys we also got platforming action packed night levels combined with were sonic. that’s a good puzzle solving tarzan esque gameplay
@…: i played mario galaxy. that was fun in its own way. I liked the original sonic games because of the adrenalin rush it gave. the closest game that’s provided a similar adrenalin rush is the burnout 3, and even then it was different. It feels infinitely better to see a hedgehog run around loops than seeing a car drift.
@…:
I agree with you, for the fact that I do not believe something is best just because it is “classic.” That includes people saying the original Super Mario Bros is better than Super Mario Galaxy.
Even if a game came out in 1991… I’m not into the sentimental rubbish and I can read enough problems with it so I do not consider it superior. Somethings, I can understood are “good for their time.”
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With that being said, a CAR TRAVELLING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR can clear 6 miles in 6 MINUTES! That means, if Sonic travels at 300 miles per hour, he can clear 6 miles in…. 6 divided by 5 minutes. 300 MPH is 5 times greater than 60 MPH. Can someone calculate how long that level is?
At 300 miles per hour, 6 miles is under 5 minutes. Remember, a car at 60 miles per hour can clear 6 miles in 6 minutes! 300 miles per hour is 5 times longer than that.
isnt it 300 mph÷60 mins equals 5 minutes? cause 5×60=300 so wouldnt sonic clear 6 miles in 5 mins?
and there where screenshot with the time being 12 mins,but that could be a slow test run.
It would be nearly impossible to estimate level times without seeing the level designs. Remember, in order to achieve 5 minutes, you would need to be going 300 MPH from start to finish (that is, right off the bat, 300 MPH… no acceleration).
It may take time to achieve a top speed. It may also be that the designs are not perfectly linear (actually, we know they aren’t based on footage we’ve seen). It may also be that we encounter enemies such as bosses in the stages which we’ll have to deal with as well.
As the admin said, there will be more than just a huge plain for Sonic to run. It will take probably about 10 minutes for a level, I think.
yeah your right