Sonic Unleashed was eventually delisted from retailers in 2010, following Sega’s decision to remove all Sonic games with below-average Metacritic scores from sale. The soundtrack to the game was also praised as being an improvement on more recent installments in the series use of an orchestral score, rather than rock as in more recent games, was appreciated.

Although the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions do not use the Hedgehog Engine, graphics for these platforms were still praised for their high quality, with the game being nominated for Best Graphics Technology for the Wii by IGN in its 2008 video game awards. Praise was given to the technical competence of Sega’s new Hedgehog Engine as a whole on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, with “bright cartoonish graphics that fly by without a stutter” however, some complaints were raised about frame rate reduction when large numbers of enemies appeared during the Werehog sections. Positive elements of Sonic Unleashed remarked upon by reviews include the environments, such as the “postcard-perfect architecture”, and the graphics, with stages looking “absolutely gorgeous” and being “very pretty and lovingly animated”, with one reviewer comparing them to a playable Pixar film. Nevertheless, the game was a commercial success and sold 2.45 million units combined making it Sega’s third bestselling game during their last fiscal year period of 2008. Critical reception to Unleashed was mixed, with Metacritic aggregate scores of 60 and 54 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions respectively, and 66 out of 100 for the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions. Sonic Unleashed was released for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii on November 18, 2008. Initial anticipation when the first media for Unleashed was revealed was high, as the demonstration videos hinted at a possible return of Sonic to his traditional platforming roots, especially because of the series’ declining quality in recent years, and a number of poorly received games in the franchise that preceded it, such as the 2006 game, Sonic the Hedgehog. With the world divided and Sonic altered with new abilities and powers, the stage is set for a climactic battle… for when the sun sets, a whole new adventure awakens!

The event causes a devastating tremor that splinters the world into seven continents and triggers a hair-raising transformation in Sonic. Eggman unleashes a slumbering beast from the center of the world. No Commentary Livestream of Sonic Unleashed from Apotos to Holoska. SONIC UNLEASHED – Gameplay Walkthrough – PART 1 (XBOX SERIES X)

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