Anti Poop-Socking: In the Wii and PS2 versions of the game, every time you finish a few levels, you will be explicitly asked to confirm whether you want to keep playing.Plus, rings are incredibly easy to come by (boosting through them will automatically pull them towards you). Anti-Frustration Features: Because of the faster pace of the game and increased amount of reflex-based hazards, Sonic only loses half of his rings per hit, unless he has less than 40.And Your Reward Is Edible: The Chili Dogs that are obtainable from the Don Fachio Hot Dog Vendors upon successful completion of the missions they offer.Ambiguous Gender: According to the Japanese Sonic Channel, Chip's sex is listed as " ?" (along with species and age).All the Worlds Are a Stage: Eggmanland is a giant gauntlet of some of the most difficult platforming challenges from both the Sonic and Werehog sections, including most of the game's enemies, a bobsled-esque portion like one from earlier in the game, a skydiving section, and generally recalls all your abilities that you've needed to use.The name is never brought up in-game, and later appearances would instead call him Orbot. Eggman's robot assistant is named SA-55, which is leet speak for "sass", which refers to his overall sassy and occasionally cheeky behaviour. This also explains why Dark Gaia absorbed some dark energy from Sonic to gain power, removing the Werehog transformation. Since Dark Gaia is shown to only affect people at night, this is why Sonic only transforms when the sun goes down. Due to Sonic's close proximity to the Emeralds at the time, he absorbed some of Dark Gaia's energy. It turns out, when Eggman used the Chaos Emeralds to unseal Dark Gaia, Dark Gaia and the Emeralds became linked.
All There in the Manual: It's never explained in-game exactly why Sonic transformed into the Werehog, but the instruction manual actually contains some insight into this.Adapted Out: Empire City (and by extension, Skyscraper Scamper) has also been cut out entirely from the Wii/PS2 version.Action Game: The Werehog controls much like Action Games such as God of War.Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: For all the fast paced action throughout Unleashed, there's several engaging character interactions between Sonic and Chip, with the most compelling probably being Chip revealing his true identity as Light Gaia.They're also a fast and efficient way to instantly kill enemies in Werehog stages, as well as racking up points in said stages. The two Tornado Defense missions are meant to get you used to the button inputs, and there are several points in each level where you input several buttons in a row to perform tricks and reach higher ground.
Action Commands: This game marked their introduction to the Sonic series.Helping him is Chip, a small critter with amnesia and a mysterious connection to Dark Gaia. Eggman by recharging the Chaos Emeralds and putting the world back together one continent at a time. However, this plan has an unintended side effect: caught at the source of the blast, Sonic is bathed in negative energy and develops an awkward case of lycanthropy.Ĭursed into the form of a "Werehog" and cast down to the fragmented surface, Sonic must now do what he does best: foil Dr. Eggman has a new plan to Take Over the World: using the Chaos Emeralds to release a titanic abomination called Dark Gaia from its imprisonment, then building his new empire on the ensuing ruins.Įggman is successfully able to capture Sonic, drain the Chaos Emeralds of their energy and use them to power a big honking laser beam that awakens Dark Gaia and shatters Earth into seven pieces. Sonic Unleashed is a console game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PlayStation 2.