Sonic Unleashed Deserves the World

Sonic Unleashed is one of the most controversial games in the entire Sonic series, with some saying it's the best Sonic game, while others say it's the worst. But what do I think about this game? Let's discuss this in today's video!
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Music Used:
"The World Adventure - Piano Version" from Sonic Unleashed
"A New Journey" from Sonic Unleashed
"Windmill Isle (Day)" from Sonic Unleashed
"Dragon Road (Day)" from Sonic Unleashed
"Jungle Joyride (Night)" from Sonic Unleashed
"Shamar (Night)" from Sonic Unleashed
"Rooftop Run (Day)" from Sonic Unleashed
"Egg Dragoon" from Sonic Unleashed
"Perfect Dark Gaia" from Sonic Unleashed
"Always" from Sonic Unleashed
"Endless Possibility" from Sonic Unleashed
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[@ALegendaryBlueHedge]

Sonic Unleashed is one of the only Sonic Games that actually feel complete in every aspect

[@chillybradley3095]

It had its issue but I totally agree

[@ALegendaryBlueHedge]

@@chillybradley3095 Yeah I agree it's not a perfect game. But out of any Sonic Game, I think Sonic Unleashed is the one had all it's ideas perfectly visualised

[@lilsoonerfaninmo]

​@@ALegendaryBlueHedgeToo bad some of those ideas are kinda ass

[@Mohamed58290]

@@lilsoonerfaninmo exactly 👍

[@Victini7472]

EXACTLY

[@BankotsuSeven]

When I first played this game, I hated the Werehog Stages but as I leveled up Werehog Sonic, I came to fall in love with those stages. Now I have no complaints about this game and it still hails as one of the best Sonic games I have ever played. This needs to be remastered for sure.

[@Viloxion]

cant be remastered cause of the main theme Endless Possibilities. Endless Possibilities was co written by Jaret Reddick and Tomoya Ohtani. This can be found on Reddicks ASCAP page where he is credited as a writer. (unless your talking about the Xbox series X version)

[@putalilswagonit]

@@Viloxionwhy does it matter who made the song 😭😭

[@tumamaceanix]

@@ViloxionIt was rereleased in their anniversary album with Nate as the singer so I’m pretty sure they can use his version of it if there is ever going to be a remake

[@viridescentfen]

sonic unleashed has always been really special to me- as a broke ass kid with less than attentive parents, i didn't get have any access to video games or a console until i was 10, and on my birthday i finally got the gift i had been BEGGING for. a ps3, minecraft, and sonic unleashed. i didn't even play minecraft that night lol, i was over the moon that i actually could play a sonic game after growing up with playthroughs and second hand experience of the games. it's the only sonic game ive ever been able to play, i lost that ps3 and my dvds a long time ago due to continuing to be broke and continuing to have bad parents, but my memories with sonic unleashed, that first night i played it, flaws and all, stay golden. ill never forget playing the werehog levels for my first time and absolutely losing my shit over them. they were frustrating, they were broken, but god did they make me laugh so damn hard and were a blast when i didn't get stuck on them for too long. ill never get over the feeling of my cheeks hurting playing the daytime levels, because the insane speed, boost mechanics and adrenaline of the gameplay just gave me so much joy. and the story of the game is just so lovely, it's really uplifting and the way they characterize sonic and his progress in the game hits just right. it's really important to know that no matter what ways you're changed, there's still those core parts of you that'll power through, never go away if you don't let them. i still haven't gotten to play any other sonic games, but im happy with that. im more of a comics fan at this point anyways (plus those are a lot more accessible to a mf who's couch surfing), and i love following along with people's playthroughs. but even with that, sonic unleashed really does deserve the world, it was pretty ballsy to change the gameplay so much with both the daytime and the werehog levels- ESPECIALLY the werehog levels, since you're still sonic, meaning your expectations are the usual high speed chaos. and, again, i just love this game's story. they made some big changes while also nailing their characters and what makes the sonic franchise so infectiously charming. ill always love my memories with this game, messy parts and all, because it's sonic. if i were to ever get a game on console again, it'd definitely be unleashed. thank you for this video man, it was great :]

[@pizzatime3752]

Sonic Unleashed was my first proper Sonic game and despite having played other games too, it’s still my top favorite! It was such an enjoyable experience and was easy enough for me to play despite growing up very sick. It helped me out a ton throughout my childhood! Honestly, I think Generations is the only game I’ve also played that gets remotely close to the brilliance of Unleashed. If the graphics of Generations was better, and had Jason Griffith voicing Sonic, I think it would be just as good!! I hope you’re doing well! Have an awesome week, fam!

[@triledink]

I could never see sonic unleashed as a bad game. I've read alot alot of people's reaction to both the boost stages and the warehog stages and they're were overall impressed even if they were not a big fan of the warehog stages. The warehog stages is overall easy in my opinion, but longer to newer players (though if you were to 100% the game you're forced to rush the stages). Like I've played many sonic games and I could easily say that some of the levels in unleashed is the best team sonic have ever have done, but holy... some of the stages require some extreme precision to gain S rank compared to some of the older and newer games.

[@Icepiq72]

A youtuber mentioned how she loved that Sonic sounds like he's genuinely having so much fun when he's running that he can't contain himself and is cheering through the level. This is perfect Sonic writing and I miss that as future games really make him sound like he is having zero fun, which by extension makes the person playing have less fun

[@agentomecha634]

Sonic Unleashed definitely has highs and lows, but the highs greatly outweigh the lows in my opinion. Everything from the world and level design to the music is phenomenal. It was clear Sonic Team had put a lot of care into Unleashed. Too bad all that hard work would go unappreciated until several years later. Sonic Unleashed has earned the right of being called my favorite Sonic game of all time. Heck, I even like the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. While it’s definitely nowhere near as good as the normal game, it’s still a solid experience in my opinion.

[@ross3695_basedhax]

Hell yeah Wii dev team also made sure not to let us down

[@TheRealBobbleHat]

The wii version was better imo, it fixed all the problems the original had

[@TheAlphazoneYT]

Unleashed is the one Sonic game that truly feels like a Triple A experience. It’s always been my favorite. Sonic’s character was perfect. The soundtrack was perfect, arguably the best OST in the series. The boss battles were amazing. The opening cinematic is the best one in the entire franchise. They put so much effort into this game that even the npc’s have character development. The passion that was put into this game has yet to be matched. Unleashed will always be the best Sonic game in my eyes. I hope we get another Sonic game with this much love poured into every detail. The Werehog was never inherently bad either. People originally hated it because people wrote off the idea of moving slower in a Sonic game, but if you level up & use him correctly you can actually get through the levels pretty quickly. Werehog had some of the best bosses in the series & does a good job emulating the God of War gameplay it was inspired by.

[@TheAlphazoneYT]

@@SleepyJohannes Sure. I respect your opinion. But there’s no way you can tell me with a straight face that Egg Dragoon was lame. I refuse to believe it. Shi was hype even for those who hated the Werehog.

[@traviscunningham7062]

I thought people hated the Werehog because it has like Wolf Link.

[@denyzguy1199]

15 years later, and yet the 3D cutscenes themeselves still hits hard up until this day. I'm like, how did a Sonic game in the early 2000s manage to create an amazing sequel like this? Sonic Unleahed is definitely a game and a movie at the same time.

[@noahfoley5576]

Genuinely a trip, I just replayed it and everything hits so hard and I’m unbelievably great full frontiers is recapturing what made Sonic so magical to me

[@Sadiki77]

I genuinely love Sonic Unleashed. It's my number 1ne favourite game of all time. I will admit that it's not perfect. The Sun/Moon medal, some Werehog/day-time stages go on for a little too long, but the gameplay is amazing (even the werehog is kinda fun). The music is beautifully orchestrated & I love world-traveling design. I think "its the diamond in the rough" in the Sonic series. I would love a remastered of it.

[@Jaysproduction2024]

I agree with everything here. Unleashed is probably my favorite game PERIOD. That being said empire city night can get bent over a bathtub and completely fucked. I took longer on that stage than eggmanland my first time playing the game

[@ssg-eggunner]

To be honest I wish they made a game like unleashed but without werehog and medals

[@MrNeedleM0use]

This is definitely one of the greatest Sonic games of all time! in fact this is my second favorite or tied for first place Sonic game of all time.

[@itzkhalizisreal]

meanlemouse

[@MrNeedleM0use]

@@itzkhalizisreal what

[@Icepiq72]

I actually had fun with the Werehog levels. There were a couple times that the length of them made me have to take a break after, but I really think the hate against Unleashed because of this play style is overblown. I do understand that there's an unbalanced amount of these levels (and again, they're long) but think about how much level goes into the daytime stages and how short they were. This was the game's way of making itself a bit longer because the daytime levels could not last long enough.

[@byonty886]

sonic unleashed was one of my very first sonic game, and I loved it so much, the art direction is the one i want for sonic, not too cartonish and not too realistic, even if the night levels were not appreciated, I quite liked them. And the days levels are stillf my favorites of any sonic games

[@galothymos6628]

Sonic Unleashed made the craziest 180 ever.

[@adamokon358]

When I heared back then, that the werewolf mythology will be used in a Sonnic game, it blew me away. in the same way goes the legendary promo movie Night of the Werehog. I just love unleashed (PS 2 and PS3) even if Eggmanlad is probably THE HARDEST LEVEL in Sonics history. I wish for that the vampire mythology could be used for a new Shadow OR Silvers own solo game.

[@ComaAlpha]

This was my reentry into the world of Sonic. I haven't even played a Sonic game since 3&K and haven't heard of one since 3&K and just kinda figured in my head that a Sonic game or two existed for the Dreamcast, but I never owned a Dreamcast and never really cared to research farther. Never heard of of 06 or anything else before I just happened to be at a buddy's house and Sonic Unleashed was sitting on top of something. I picked it up, asked him if it was any good and asked him if I could borrow it. I loved it. The day levels wear full of the memorization that the genesis games tried to promote. The night levels wear great for someone like me that never owned a God of War game. I just thought it was a great blend of two games in one package. Story kinda lacks, but meh. I'm the same guy that can care less about Bi Han and Hanzo Hasashi. I just wanted wanted to see Sub-Zero and Scorpion beat the hell out of each other with some bloody fatalities. So the story of Professor Pickle and Chip being kinda weak never really bothered me. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that I'm sure a lot of players hit the same road block at the same point in the game. Adabat island getting into the last day level. I'm pretty sure most players got stuck at that same spot and needed to back track through levels and maybe even use guides to find the sun medals needed to simply get into the level. Once I owned it myself I also noticed that it becomes kinda grindy if you're looking to 100% it and go for good times on speedruns. Which in turn turns the God of War levels to get repetitive and feel boring. All in all since it was MY first experience with The Blue Blur on the plain of the third dimension I was instantly impressed and in love until familiarity began to breed contempt. Knee jerk reaction: 10/10. Now that time has passed and I've beaten it about 4-5 times throughout the years: 6.5/10.

[@lasercraft32]

Honestly though... The werehog _could_ have been GREAT if the levels were speed based like Sonic is supposed to be. Just IMAGINE Werehog Sonic using his stretchy limbs to parkour through levels like freaking Spiderman!

[@boygamer1771]

In my opinion this is the best sonic game, it's always been my favourite. And it has the best soundtrack; every time there is the scene in Adabat where Chip tell Sonic about his true identity with "No reason" as background music, it gets me emotional every time 😍

[@traviscunningham7062]

I love that cutscene. It reminds me of Link and Midna.

[@Lushen_Lu]

My guy called the Chinese Phoenix a dragon

[@SFproductions1]

My fault gang

[@TheRealBobbleHat]

Its a great game for sure, the only issues in the game are the required medal collecting and the INSANE difficulty spikes in the night levels after the first few stages. And also eggmanland + the final boss (excluding egg dragoon and the super sonic phase), those ones are self explanatory

[@SShadowBito]

Yes to everything you said, this game is one of my top 5 Sonic games of all time, after Sonic 2, 3&K, Adventure 1 and 2. Getting Platinum was a huge challenge, especially at the hot dog trailer in EggmanLand, there were some frustrating moments but overall I had a lot of fun with the game.

[@Tails_The_Fox92]

This is my eighth favorite game of all time. I 100% it, played it countless times, etc. Its sad to me that people dont play this game JUST because of the negative parts. I wish it was more respected...

[@VampireA1056]

It's my second favorite game of all time right behind Resident Evil 4

[@joaolucasnascimentoleite2831]

I have a lot o fun with this game back in the day, mostly the night stages in the ps2 version along with the soundtracks and boy i would just stop and vibe to then , this game has a special place in my heart it has its flaws but it was quite enjoyable.

[@Shadowsal97]

I think you did a great job in summarising and reviewing unleashed. I think that this game got a notorious bad reputation from ign which it never recovered from even today sega wont reboot/remaster it because they think that people hate it and it won't sell. While in truth this is the sonic game with the best day time stages, music, story ,hub , atmosphere/scenery,... Even if you hate the werehog, which imo can be a lot of fun aswell the replay ability after completing everything is amazing and so easy. A very underrated game which I wish they would remaster or port to ps5( or pc )

[@TheFuzzyOcelot]

My personal issue with the werehog isn't that it plays slower than daytime stages but rather that it plays for 15 minutes while also being slower. I can play discount DMC with bonus block sliding, but would rather have it be for a few minutes at a time than upwards of 10 minutes. That being said, I agree with you that the daytime stages are pretty much the best of Sonic, with the only thing coming close being Generations modern Sonic stages. Those games understand that the boost works best as a bonus speed reward for players who know stages well enough to not instantly fly off the edge when boosting, rather than the button you hold to win in something like Forces or the "actually move at regular Sonic speed" button it is in Frontiers. It's like how in the Genesis games your reward for knowing the levels is being able to move fast, but instead of starting at a regular pace, you're already running fast, and you're rewarded by going even faster. The only other hiccup for me is the medals, but if you're using TOTALLY LEGITIMATE means to play your TOTALLY NORMAL copy of Unleashed you can maybe take a trip over to GameBanana to find a workaround or two.

[@eliezersarcos7813]

Sonic unleashed deserves all the love it gets right now By far my fav Sonic game of all time even loved it the first time I played it Honestly I would say that the were hog sometimes is just as fun as modern Sonic. Most of the time modern Sonic is more fun but I really like the werehog (WITH A LOT OF COMBOS) NOT LEVEL 1 LOL

[@knowingjordankid]

Sonic Unleashed is definitely a great game and Sonic Unleashed has such a good story. The trailers for the game was epic and the one problem that I don’t like about the game is the Werehog. The boost in Sonic Unleashed is epic. The opening Cutscene is the best opening cutscene we have ever seen and I love the Opening Cutscene. Sonic Unleashed is a good game but it’s not my favorite Game of all time. While always great video SF Productions)

[@SFproductions1]

Thank you!

[@knowingjordankid]

@@SFproductions1 No problem

[@DarkRei7]

The night stages are a couple of fixes away from being a solid action game: - reduce the amout of locked arenas and instead make the incentive to kill smaller enemies a higher score - make the small qtes against eggman bots quicker or remove them altogether - increase werehog sonic's running speed - make attacking from a running position do extra damage - implement a mechanic where the more varied your combos are the higher your damage is do to make clearing stages faster for skilled players - better tutorials for special moves because they can save you a lot of time if employed right - all of this means the times for S and A ranks should be reduced to match the quicker pace - and save the fighting music for the couple of big encounters that aren't bosses in the levels (the ones where you should keep the barriers), it's actually not a bad theme if you listen to its own - finally make stuff like mixing up your combos and achieving S Ranks give you more EXP because the Werehog is a slog to max out All of this can be achieved through small mods if Sega ever decides to release the game on PC as for the day the only thing I'd tweak is making the drift work like in Sonic Generations. Unleashed would legitimately overtake Generations as the best boost game with a couple of small tweaks, the music is better, the stages don't rely on nostalgia and you'd elevate the werehog stages from a ok kids' brawler to a pretty decent action game with a high-ish skill ceiling .

[@headlessrival7218]

That is NOT a couple

[@DarkRei7]

@@headlessrival7218 it's mostly small changes and HHM scripts though

[@chloeafton2414]

To be honest the story is what really gets me about sonic unleashed and the concept of the werehog is just soo cool to me! The story was really what engraved the game into my memory and I played (watched my brother play it) when I was like 5! And now like 7 years later I so badly wanna play it again

[@theanonymousgamer4638]

Unleashed is truly the magnum opus of the 2000s Sonic era.

[@stevenshockley4237]

Sega is literally incapable of remastering a game that polished. That's why they outsource even remasters, and their own games are janky and unpolished still. (Don't even try saying Frontiers is polished)

[@Slimeonian]

Hot take: Eggmanland is one of the best stages in the series. Especially when you learn to speed through it. I remember trying to speedrun the level (without glitches) sometime last year and the fastest time I got was 10 minutes and 55 seconds

[@Strashky]

eggmanland is what i wish every sonic stage ever to be. give me a game with 10 of those stages and my god i wont be able to choose a favourite

[@TheRealBobbleHat]

That is one hell of a SPICY take

[@Strashky]

man i loved the night stages a ton + my collector brain always wanted all medals anyway so i didnt even know this was a thing people could complain about until i saw reviews of the game. OMG THOUGH when i did the tails tornado missions on xbox i almost quit completely since i was a PS and Nintendo player so those XYAB quicktime events were total hell on xbox

[@ross3695_basedhax]

Great video! Sonic Unleashed is what a AAA game should be. This was when AAA games were actually AAA

[@sonicfan701]

Honestly I really loved Unleashed. The fun boosting gameplay of the daytime stages and the beat em up gameplay of the nighttime stages. The only thing I didn’t like was the sun and moon medal progression lock. That was my only issue with the game. Considering how Unleashed could be the next remaster SEGA does if Sonic X Shadow Generations ends up being well received, I hope that’s the biggest change.

[@VampireA1056]

This is not only my favorite Sonic game but my second favorite game of all time, I know this game has it's issues ( like any other game ) but what this game does right is incredible, and say what you want I actually really like the werehog.

[@ollyhasit]

for me its a 10/10. had no issues with the werehog at all even when being low leveled

[@TylerBR97]

I love Unleashed so much. Definitely top 3 favorite games ever. It seems like the only Sonic game that maxed out the potential of the mechanics introduced (which is sad since it’s the first boost game). The DLC levels, extra acts, and main acts seriously touch everything they could do. I love how creative they got with many levels especially the night time levels I love everything about it because I’ve gotten so good at it lol a remaster with a couple tweaks to Werehog and progression could make a lot of haters reconsider. Hope we can get an amazing remaster one day.

[@richardabrantes5907]

In My Opinion I Like The Werehog Stages Than The Sonic Stages. Being My First Sonic Game May Make Me A Bit Biased But I Would Give It 10/10 Even Though The Medals Were Annoying. The Werehog Concept Is An Awesome One At That And I Wish They Can Make A Game Or Comic About When Dark Gaia And Chip Wake Up With Sonic Reuniting With Chip.

[@Fabricio37500]

As someone who never played this game before (actually, i did play the Wii/PS2 version but i wanted to experience this one too), all i want is for this to be ported to modern hardware. This one or Generations, i haven't played both and I don't have a PC.

[@snakey888]

It and Generations are both available on xbox series with a fairly solid 60 fps.

[@Belouknow25]

Y…You can play it right now on xbox series. In fact it boosts the frame rate from the old 30fps cap to 60fps.

[@spritvio639]

Your views on Unleashed pretty much depend on, do you like the Werehog? The day stages are fun, but the night stages are half of the game. Probably more than that on a first playthrough, but even still night stages are usually longer than day ones. If you don't and can't tolerate it, you probably don't like Unleashed. If you don't and can tolerate it, then its probably just ok. If you do like it or even love it then you'll probably view the game a lot more highly than the other 2 people.

[@user-zs5ys6mg2x]

did you know werehog stages are good

[@snakey888]

Never heard anyone amongst critics claim s3k, Mania, or Sonic 2 was mediocre... As for Unleashed, it suffers the Sonic adventure syndrome, good parts sharing the spotlight with bad, or at least unwanted parts. Sure, it's not as bad as the likes of sa2, but falls short compared to the likes of Generations, and even Colours. The criticism towards the werehog is a bit strange, and is just as valid to other beat em up games the werehog gameplay was inspired by like God of war or devil may cry, bayonetta, etc, all of them start you off weak and limited having you unlock more moves as the game progresses. Also, not having to do specific combos or attacks in order to defeat enemies is honestly a good thing. Gives the players more options, and doesn't needlessly gatekeep progression.

[@DaL1tleGr4vy-prod]

If this game released today, we wouldn't take it for granted

[@Hiro_Redraw]

Sonic Unleashed was one of the first 3d games I've ever played, yet I lived so much considering myself lucky to play it, until I stumbled upon another ver of the game...the "HD" or the Next Gen game, and that was the moment I begged my father to buy me a PS3 along with Sonic Unleashed yet my dad bought Sonic Generations think buying Unleashed is another waste since he already bought for me on PS2, and I explained how it was different from the PS2, so my little brother came in, on my birthday he bought me Unleashed so I had Sonic Unleashed and Generations and it was the best!!! Unleashed was fun to play, rich story (yeah ik it isn't but I'm taking about when I was kid) and great character development for chip how he was after losing his memory and after he restored it, and it was nice gameplay, and the werhog was, yes, slow but it was fun...and the EXP upgrades took me alot of time woow, to me, Sonic Unleashed is a game that pushed me to be a Sonic Fun for today and that's why I love it!!!

[@bargtv9066]

Funnily enough i have an odd history with this one I got the ps2 version for my birthday when i was like 4 And i loved it and i do to this very day tbh And for the longest time i thought the ps2/wii version was the same as ps3/360 version So it kinda sucked seeing people hate it when i was younger.. I was like "but... Why don't people like the werehog?" Until people were praising it and despite being a teenager i still thought they were the same game until i learnt they weren't And the positivity of this game started to get on my nerves So i started hating despite not playing it Until like a month ago where i played it and OH BOY ITS GREAT I still think the positivity is a LITTLE too much tho And before i get into my thoughts Is the footage used emulated? Like the visuals look ungodly different Anyways A mini review The story is peak sonic.. Might be biased tho.. Because it was my first sonic game (the ps2 one which has the same story) The music is some of the best in the series.. Probably my second favorite ost tbh NO SONIC OST TOUCHING COLORS THO. COLORS OST IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥 the visuals are They are good for the 360...but man gens AND forces look better especially if you look very closely at the textures the environments are nice tho shamar reminds me of my country which idk because i never feel it I'II give a positive note despite housing my 2 least favorite stages.... the boss and act 2 (arid sand day act 2) were great tho! and lastly the 2 play styles the boost is my favorite gameplay style HOWEVER unlike the video i ain't gonna say this is the boost at its peak first the controls here are ASS bro fucking ASS.. Holy fuck colors and gens solo this game's control man and the level design can feel overly linear at times unlike gens and SOME colors stages and even SOME forces stages which feel more open ended Tho the boost is still my favorite gameplay style (not including the 4 rush games FUCK THOSE GAMES MAN) so i still enjoy many things here such as the length...while colors stages were usually over a minute and gens were usually over 2 minutes.... fuck forces... unleashed stages are massive in length with Eggmanland reaching 10-15 MINUTES! or welp the best i can do... sure someone can beat it faster and plus the speed here is SO FAST this is the fastest boost which I'II praise it for that Tho the ranking system is as always... really easy just don't die and get the goodies... like all the other boost games unfortunately The werehog.... i like it yeah the stages can feel lame at times but i enjoy the combat and platforming and music AND THE CONTROLS DUDE THE WEREHOG CONTROLS LIKE BUTTER MAN HOLY SHIT HE FEELS SO GOOD MAN Tho it is my least favorite gameplay style i enjoy Plenty of his stages tho like for example Jungle joyride night act 1 dragon road night act 2 Windmill isle night act 2 cool edge night act 1 Eggmanland (perfer the night section TO the day ones tbh) one thing to say tho is the 100% completion which dear God it's NOT PLEASANT AT ALL... when I'm done 100% thing game I need to be put in a hospital tbh i wouldn't say it's a masterpiece but a low S tier is fitting for this game while it's not reaching my top 3 (sa2 and gens and colors) it provides me with some of the most fun with the entire series Colors still solos it tho COLORS IS PEAK!

[@kahboom76]

Sonic Unleashed is my 4th favorite 3D title and 6th favorite in terms of mainline Sonic. Although I prefer Generations boost levels over the daytime stages, I'll admit that I do like the difficulty in Unleashed compared to Generations.

[@lacyvernon]

i’m five months late but fuck it, this game holds so much weight for me cause it genuinely feels like the last sonic game where Sonic Team was putting the last 15 years they had with the character into a bottle with new ideas, and let their passion flourish, it’s a beautifully flawed game, top 1 for me personally. Nice video btw man this is exactly how i felt lol 🙏🏾

[@Kookie_13_]

I think the only reason people don’t like the werehog is just because of the upgrading, when playing with the (werehog fury?, su deleveled?) mod (I can’t remember which one does what) and then the werehog and daytime stages felt evenly balanced, it fixed every single problem

[@carolineneh2791]

Sf what's your favourite Sonic game besides Sonic Unleashed and if Unleashed didn't exist what would be your Sonic game if this Unleashed didn't exist

[@SFproductions1]

Frontiers

[@carolineneh2791]

@@SFproductions1 Really I thought that would be Generations not the 3ds version

[@gigaswardblade7261]

the biggest crime against this game is them using the generations version of rooftop run over the actual original version of the song in super smash bros. the only sonic unleashed song in ssb isnt even credited as being from sonic unleashed.

[@Theneptuno]

I recently replayed this and I agree and also recommend the dlc stages they are such a challenge which I love

[@millabasset1710]

I can repeat the endless praise for the graphics being ahead of their time and the tight gameplay, but people truly forget how special this game was back then. Sega financially was at their lowest and this game made a difference for them despite the bad reviews. I remember being 15 years old back then getting angry at game reviewers because it wasn't a broken game and controlled fine. This was when people were still memeing Sonic 2006 and Shadow the Hedgehog ( a game I like) and hating on Sonic was the politically correct thing to do. Even a boring game like Sonic Forces doesn't have the notoriety Sonic games from the late 2000s had.

[@calibvr]

honestly i wished either that 1. the werehog had all combos and more from the start. as a ninja gaiden fan im accustomed to fast and fluid action with endless possibilities (heh), but the werehog feels like the complete opposite. it feels slippery and off, which is a bit annoying. 2. the werehog parts of the game were separated and 2 more daytime areas were added with a slight story change to make it a short but fun and replayable game. THEN, with the werehog levels, make a knuckes game with all the improvements i stated above. idk, if i could have a pure unleashed mmmm

[@carolineneh2791]

Hey Sf remember that Sonic Unleashed video review by IGN oh boy did that video aged horribly

[@KennyMcCormick6666]

Sonic unleashed came out a month after I was born

[@SFproductions1]

That's cool

[@jakeproven256]

0:22 to 0:27 To be fair, when was the last time critics had an opinion that wasn't biased, unprofessional, and based on dumb reasons. If there's one thing critics have never been, it's smart.

[@paolocammarella874]

I think that day and night stages just don't work together, that's the main problem of the game cause the werehog itself it actually pretty good and interesting I think, just not for a sonic game

[@trapmatrix5942]

I had a real “Get good” experience with Unleashed. I loved it as a kid but hated getting those medals and wearhog. But on the revisit years later, I come back to it only to find out Unleashed had momentum tricks and guard cancels 🔥. Best Sonic game imo. Eggman Land is the best final level in the series.

[@coltonk.3086]

I remember the first time I saw Sonic Unleashed at a friend's house back in 2010-ish, saw the opening cutscene and saw the first Daytime level and thought "They finally perfected Sonic!"

[@Philosgamestation]

I genuinely love that Xenia isn't hidden in the slightest and I don't know why

[@staticharmony1130]

I really like the werehog stages maybe that’s because I’m a big fan of devil may cry and god of war. I love this game ❤ it’s fantastic

[@AdrianMilesPrower]

the fact i can play sonic unleashed only 12 days a year and most of them im busy is so sad man

[@marquesgorham4226]

Words can't explain how special this game is to me seriously they can't it has a astronomically huge impact on my life with it being the first sonic game I played throughout by my self. It's a super important game to me and my childhood and helped mold the person I am today much love to sonic unleashed. One if my most beloved games I've ever played and experienced

[@infinite_azure_]

That opening cgi cutscene is THE perfect modern characterisation of sonic imo- hasn't been topped to this day

[@millabasset1710]

Obviously CGI is better now, but for 2008 that was top of the line CGI and I bet Sega spent 10% of the game's budget on that intro.

[@chad.....654]

Please guys dont say first

[@spritvio639]

First

[@El_Krani]

Werehog combat on the Wii was satisfying as fuck

[@lpfan4491]

Unwiished is my golden boi as a...well, ex-fan still(I don't think I will recover from the Final Horizon-situration any time soon) and it wouldn't exist without its bigger sibling, so I more or less owe this game some support by default. I genuinely hope it gets a proper rerelease at some point(Hopefully including the DLCs, even if they aren't all that stellar according to people who played them) instead of only being held above water by backwards compatibility, but the situration of Sega not wanting to put the money and work into making it happen makes it unlikely. 5:01 Which is not even Unleashed's doing, Secret Rings introduced it to mainline(I specify mainline because someone's going to be "this obscure spinoff had it first, fake sonic player"). And man, Secret Rings deserved better than to be tarnished by unfinished controls, it has a lot of good about it, including the actual gameplay challenges(minus that one cannot get the best ranking without speed boost-skills, that will always be dumb). 6:24 "Most". Pretty much just Generations. Colors was a weird hybrid of Unwiished, Unleashed's continuous boost and a lot of awkward plattforming. Lost World is a good game, but it has 0 things to do with the boost and Forces took more details from Colors than the other Boost games. 6:40 See, this is the reason why I am on the "Colors ruined it and wasted the chance"-train. Had they just given us exclusively Unwiished-style levels, then the game would actually be legendary because it is a winning formula. I like the many, many werehog stages because they are responsible for it being a world adventure(Going from greek ruins to an ice temple and then to the long struggle below Eggmanland just hits diffrent), but it is not exactly the most aligned with what people want from a Sonic boost game, especially because the Unwiished combat is...samey. But in the end, the only actually thrilling level to play that we got was Terminal Velocity Act 1...which is just a straight line comprised of two quickstep-sections. (And before anyone says anything of the sort, I have nothing against plattforming-focussed Sonic games. Give me Advance 1 or Sonic 3 any time of the day. But the controls of a Boost game are inheritly more slippery and imprecise to work with the higher speed expected, which makes this a really bad mismatch. The game and the game's framework work against each other.)

[@snakey888]

The DLC is the best part of Sonic Unleashed.

[@rantzntirades1104]

I wouldn't say give the warehog all the abilities from the start but instead give him more.

[@TheMysticObservatory]

Well I'm surprised no one talks about the SD Version of Sonic Unleashed. Which is fair because it was released on the Wii and PS2. Tbh, Sonic Unleashed can be amazing if you take the mechanics of both the SD and HD Versions and combine them into one big Sonic Unleashed Game. I'm definitely making sure to make a video on it

[@lpfan4491]

Unwiished is great and a fanremake is my dream.

[@obamafrombts95]

As a kid I never felt like this was a bad game. Since playing this with my dad on xbox 360 and not getting past eggman land to last year when I finished the game for the first time it's still an incredible game. I enjoyed the werehog stages a lot

[@MateoMata-64]

I just got an Xbox Series X and Sonic Unleashed for it! 😁

[@mart5610]

Try not to use the boost button so much. Use it when its necessary. Makes playing the game more fun in my opinion. You also get more of a feel of Sonic's running movement not boosting and surprisingly it feels better than in Colors and Generations. Sonic felt kinda heavy to control in Generations

[@Viloxion]

also something stupid is that we could've gotten a port of the game for steam but idk why it didnt

[@CyberPea08]

I’m praying this game gets a decent remaster so i can experience this, Endless Possibilities is freaking awesome

[@ostaxxxx2154]

The only thing I have to say is cut the werehog game play time in half or make the stages shorter

[@blackheartaesthetic4432]

Me who owned Sonic Unleashed on the Wii so I didn’t get the “World Adventure” or hub world parts of the game, just a bunch of menu screens 😞

[@DisasterManiac]

Sonic rush and unleashed were the two sonic games i played.

[@angelaguilar3340]

I might be the only person who likes the warehog stages more then the day time stages💀

[@Poker_Face123]

Not true cuz I'm here I prefer the night stages

[@altuber99_athlete]

I loved the Werehog stages. It added a new style to the game. My brother used to play the Hedgehog stages and I the Werehog stages.

[@jajathenewking6131]

When I played this game I actually didn't mind the werehog, I actually like both gameplay style the only reason I hate this game is the dumb Tornado stages, I can never get passed them. So I've only played act 1 and 2. Maybe now I can beat it but I kinda don't want to plug the Xbox 360 again.

[@Nyaalexi]

This is my favorite game of all time. I 100% agree with this. I will agree that Werehog isn't as fun or robust as the day stages, but it's still a very great game. The medals are just a tad annoting, but that's not a big deal. Lots of great places to see. Werehog is lots of fun to master just right. The music, though this really goes for almost all Sonic games, absolutely slaps. And the story of this game is banger. And the final level is very hard yet very fun. Please SEGA, gimme this game on PC! PLEASE! (And Sonic definitely should've kept that wristband for future games.)

[@RockHoward256]

the world owes this game an apology tbh

[@Belouknow25]

Unleashed is my favorite Sonic game and I started playing the franchise as 6 year old kid back in the 90’s with Sonic 1. I have felt that Sonic Team should remake Sonic 3 & Knuckles into a “ 3D “ game with this level of production. I mean reeeeaaally give it the “Unleashed“ treatment and flesh out the story .

[@DarkAronest]

Personally I think the Werehog is Hella overhated, the Platforming is actualy very fun and spamming QTE's is just satisfying but I still hate Arid Sands Night tho

[@user-kr7sh1up1y]

Need a pc or switch port of unleashed ASAP

[@CompBookC]

Sonic unleashed is the “808s and heartbreak” in the franchise.

[@SFproductions1]

couldn't have said it any better

[@espio329]

Unleash would honestly benefit from a remaster that fixes the issues of both day time and night time stages and incorperate elements from the wii/ps2 version like gaia temple stages. It feels like a damn waste that this game is relegated to being only on 6th and 7th gen consoles

[@new-bp6ix]

the Werehog Actually it is adventurer mode like Sonic Adventures 2

[@waff64]

also in sa2 you are mindlessly running but nobody complains about that

[@SFproductions1]

I complain about that. That's why SA2 is a 6/10

[@snakey888]

Sa2 gets criticised for it, and other flaws it shares with Unleashed. The difference is that sa2 has very zealous defenders.

[@spritvio639]

What do you mean you are mindlessly running in SA2?

[@SFproductions1]

@@spritvio639 well mindlessly gliding in the treasure hunting stages until an emerald pops up

[@spritvio639]

​@@SFproductions1Ah, fair.

[@kolkagaming1234]

Sonic unleashed was a masterpiece, I loved the gameplay mechanics, the werehog gameplay is not perfect but is fun slashing enemies, the boost feature is op because you can travel at fast speed and you cam feel it, the Level design is creative (my favourite levels are Windmill Isle & Jungle Joyride) & the soundtrack is lovely it often fits the atmosphere. Overall sonic unleashed is a good game and I hope it gets a HD remaster someday.

[@steveevegaming8395]

I cant wrap my head around how theres people who think this is one of the worst sonic games ever made

[@ROXA5]

Ever since i was a kid i loved this game and still really fucking do, the replay ability in this game is so good, the graphics havent aged a damn day, if it were to release today it would not look bad in any way shape or form. I still call this my number one game even 16 years later. I know people didnt love the werehog but whats not to like? Youre literally sonic THROWING fucking hands dawg, when do you ever see that in a sonic game? Yea he kicks and bashes badniks with his speed and spindash but in this game he just grabs robots or gaias and ground slams repeatedly! Its insane. I wish we had more of it but for now all i can do it go back on my xbox and play it when i feel like it. Thankfully i atleast still have that option

[@ROXA5]

Also forgot to mention do people forget this game literally introduced M speed and D speed? The speed at which sonic can go is just flabbergasting like dear God

[@legendzero9000]

I honestly don't know how Wearhog Sonic is bad thing to me that's one of my favorite things about the game. His design is badass and legit. I understand that Sonic is based on constant running, but at least they didn't went to the point of transforming this game into a complete Action game. I like Sonic Unleashed as much as I like Sonic Adventures 2, Colours and Frontiers, I do consider Unleashed to be the weakest of the four, but people saying that it's the WORSE Sonic game is a little bit too much to me.

[@Axolotdudeontheinternent]

Sonic unleashed is one of the games that got me into the sonic franchise (besides that sonic generations mod that turns sonic into Mario) as one time I stumbled across this video called “Sonic unleashed the movie” the whole video is all the cutscene together and I loved that video and then I got into the sonic franchise far toward to 2024 I will be waiting for the sonic unleashed remake

[@Axolotdudeontheinternent]

And damn I feel old

[@AcatBehindaScreen]

I always felt like Unleashed as a whole was shitted on for no reason just because of the werehog. We never got a AAA mainline Sonic game like it after, no cool cgi cutscenes, even with a story that may feel a little dated it still feels BIG and ambitious and like an adventure. And even the werehog is fun in my opinion, so many combo’s for it to unlock! And the game even has great DLC for very cheap! People are hoping for a PC port or a rerelease on current platforms but to my knowledge SEGA has delisted this game alongside other games that didn’t have a great reception.

[@TheBaranauticle]

i dont care what anyone says but the werehog was one of the best additions to unleashed. i had so much more fun playing the werehog. mainly because i could actually go 5 minutes without getting hit with a spikewall. I only had fun in 5 day stages. i had fun in ALL werehog stages. Yeah the platforming was kinda mid but the combat made you feel POWERFULL. *Edit also whoever added the stupid sled to the game is dead to me. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THAT SHI WITH A JOYSTICK?????

[@drrockstar4040]

The werehog is really fun if you unlock the combos

[@Nister.N]

I just played this game 4 days ago for the first time in 6 years since i was a little kid and i must say its WAAAAY better than i remembered

[@noemisango8478]

If it weren't for the Werehog, i wouldv'e say that this game is top tier, and honestly i think that the Wii/PS2 version is superiour despite looking the less polish, this one offers a decent challenge for the Werehog (they also made it less longer), and in that version, your not force to collect the sun and moon medals to progress in the story. Overall, i think Sonic Unleashed is 7/10, the Wii&PS2 version is 8.5/10

[@snakey888]

On the other hand, the sd version has more night stages, the controls and physics are significantly worse for both Sonic's, and it lacks Empire city.

[@noemisango8478]

@@snakey888 It still doesn't stop me from liking this version more, but it's kinda true that it sucks that they don't have the best level of Unleashed after Rooftop Run, and Sonic voice clips when he boost are kinda annoying..