SummaryHaving been broken apart by the evil Dr. Eggman, it's up to Sonic to put the pieces of the world back together again by retrieving the power of the chaos emeralds! In doing so, Sonic finds himself in a race against time and faced with an unusual situation that challenge hims in ways never before seen. Both day and night play different, yet import... Read More
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
Developer:Sonic Team
Sonic Unleashed
Released On:
Nov 20, 2008
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
User score
Generally Favorable
8.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
14% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
66% Mixed
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
20% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
90
Sonic Unleashed is a glorious return to true console form for Sonic.
73
A slightly smaller game would have been preferable to one padded out with Werehog.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.6
81% Positive
1026 Ratings
1026 Ratings
14% Mixed
179 Ratings
179 Ratings
5% Negative
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
Jul 17, 2026
10
Best game of the franchise, period. I wish we have more Sonic games like this one, and even more, I wish someday this game come to the current consoles, it's a shame Sega hasn't done this yet, considering the game's popularity among fans, it's truly a shame..
70
Sonic Unleashed takes two steps forward with some of the best speed levels in recent memory, and one step back by tacking on yet another failed experiment with the Werehog.
60
Sonic Unleashed isn’t quite the spectacular return to form promised, but it’s a hell of a lot closer than Sega’s other recent efforts. [Jan 2009, p.89]
59
You can't help but love the daytime levels, but as soon as night hits the game, you will be desperate to turn off your console.
45
Sonic Unleashed had promise, and actually part of the game is pretty decent, but its too bad the entire game wasn't completed with the mindset of "Day" Sonic. Sorry Sonic, gamers pass on this one.
35
Terrible level design, unresponsive controls, and a poor camera are just the beginning of the problems in this awful adventure.
Jul 3, 2026
10
Sonic unleashed is a Masterpiece beginning the level and the story I have a fun time
Apr 29, 2026
7
Got done with Sonic Unleashed had a fun time but there was alot of annoying parts. The boost stages were fun and the graphics looked good, but the werehog stages were boring and the hubs were annoying, especially when getting to a level only to know you don't have enough medals to play it.
Jan 16, 2026
7
Collecting medals is a burden for this game. Werehog stages are waste of time and daytime stages are good but not super good.
May 28, 2026
4
More so of a hot take nowadays compared to the general consensus regarding Unleashed, but I did not like this game. The boost levels are fine enough, but the Werehog levels are an absolute mess and not fitting for a Sonic game at all.
Oct 12, 2023
4
This game would of been so much better with the werehog parts. The day stages were you play as Sonic are really fun, makes me wish the whole game was like that. Instead we need sonic to turn into a werehog and play a bad brawler that runs like a N64 game.
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
- Wii
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date:Nov 20, 2008
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