Unleashed Mode

The Unleashed Mode (アンリーシュトモード) is a move used by Sonic the Werehog in Sonic Unleashed. When performing this move, Sonic the Werehog enters a empowered state that increases all of his physical attributes, such as strength, speed and durability.

Description
When using Unleashed Mode, Sonic the Werehog taps into the energies of Dark Gaia that he has absorbed over the course of his battles. When activating Unleashed Mode, Sonic the Werehog howls and his entire body becomes surrounded in a light blue energy aura. While Unleashed Mode is active, the majority of Sonic the Werehog's physical attributes becomes heighten, giving him increased physical strength, faster movements and running speed, and increased durability. Once he runs out of his acquired reserves of Dark Gaia's energy, however, the Unleashed Mode will end.

To use Unleashed Mode in gameplay, it is required that the player's Unleashed Gauge have been filled up to a certain point (in the PS2/Wii version it can be activated at any time, while in the PS3/Xbox 360 it must be at a certain point). To activate Unleashed Mode, the player has to press the following buttons:

When Unleashed Mode is active in gameplay, the player can move and attack faster and the damage the player can deal to enemies doubles. In the PS2/Wii version, the Unleashed Mode halves the damage the player receives as well, while in the PS3/Xbox 360 version it makes the player temporarily invincible. While Unleashed Mode is active, the Unleashed Gauge will deplete with time and when it runs out, the player returns to Sonic the Werehog's normal state.