Critical Attack
Utilization
Defeating enemies Earning points
Description
A variety of combo attacks.
The Critical Attack or Chance Attack is a move used by Sonic the Werehog in the Xbox 360 /PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed . It is a fast combo attack that is used to finish enemies completely.
Description
The Critical Attack is a special type of Real-Time Interaction that can be initiated on the enemies in nighttime Action Stages after their health has been reduced to below half. Once a downward arrow appear over the enemy, the player can begin the Critical Attack by pressing / . During this procedure, Sonic the Werehog strikes the foe with a series of advanced combo attacks, while the player has to press the correct buttons that appear on the screen before time runs out. If done correctly, the enemy will be defeated instantly, but if done incorrectly, the enemy will attack Sonic, thereby halting the Critical Attack, causing Sonic damage, and replenishing the enemy's own health.
The Real-Time Interaction for a Critical Attack is different for each enemy, and the buttons the player has to press are entirely randomized among the following: , , or / , , or . The time the player has to press these button is proportional to the enemy's amount of remaining health: the less health the enemy has, the longer the player has to pull off the Critical Attack. While doing a Critical Attack, Sonic will be unaffected by outside attacks. Also, using a Critical Attack will force armed Egg Fighters to drop their swords and shields.
Sonic defeating a Titan in a single attack.
This move is highly useful for a couple of reasons: it finishes the enemy off immediately, the enemies release more Chaos Orbs upon defeat, and the player earns a huge amount of bonus points . The performance of Sonic's combos also varies between enemies. For the Egg Fighter , Sonic jumps onto its head and twists it around before kicking it away from in midair, while for the Titan , Sonic launches some aerial attacks before flipping it over. The player also has to be careful when doing this move near bottomless pits , as both the player and the rewards the defeated enemy gives are at risk of falling into it when the Critical Attack is finished.
List of Critical Attacks
Enemy
Number of buttons
Bonus Points
Description
2
6,500
Sonic grabs the enemy by the shoulders
Sonic twists the enemy around in midair
Sonic kicks the enemy away
2
7,500
Sonic grabs the enemy by the shoulders
Sonic twists the enemy around in midair
Sonic kicks the enemy away
2
10,000
Sonic grabs the enemy by the shoulders
Sonic twists the enemy around in midair
Sonic kicks the enemy away
2
8,000
Sonic grabs the enemy by the shoulders
Sonic twists the enemy around in midair
Sonic kicks the enemy away
2
6,000
Sonic grabs the enemy's head with his feet
Sonic flips the enemy into the ground
Sonic rapidly punches the enemy from midair
2
8,500
Sonic grabs the enemy's head with his feet
Sonic flips the enemy into the ground
Sonic rapidly punches the enemy from midair
1
6,500
Sonic grabs the enemy by the stringer
Sonic throws the enemy into the ground
1
8,500
Sonic grabs the enemy by the stringer
Sonic throws the enemy into the ground
1
7,000
Sonic uppercuts the enemy
Sonic grabs the enemy by the tail and throws it into the ground
1
7,500
Sonic uppercuts the enemy
Sonic grabs the enemy by the tail and throws it into the ground
1
8,000
Sonic uppercuts the enemy
Sonic grabs the enemy by the tail and throws it into the ground
1
8,500
Sonic uppercuts the enemy
Sonic grabs the enemy by the tail and throws it into the ground
1
9,000
Sonic uppercuts the enemy
Sonic grabs the enemy by the tail and throws it into the ground
3
20,000
Sonic grabs the enemy by the horn
Sonic flings himself into the air
Sonic slams the enemy's face
Sonic jumps into the enemy's mouth and ravages its inside
3
40,000
Sonic jumps up in front of the enemy
Sonic punches the enemy's face
Sonic flips over the enemy's head
Sonic grabs the enemy's waist and flips it into the ground
Trivia
In the DLC Act Windmill Isle Act 1-3, all enemies the player can perform Critical Attacks on have drastically short timers, making it much harder for Sonic to defeat them with Critical Attacks.
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Sonic (Super Sonic , Sonic the Werehog ) | Chip (Gaia Colossus ) | Tails | Amy | Dr. Eggman | SA-55 | Professor Pickle | Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia )
Town Stages /Villages
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Residents
Apotos
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Chun-nan
Chun | Hot Dog Vendor * | Hualin | Jinlin * | Lin | Shuifon | Wang * | Yilin | Zonshen
Holoska
Hot Dog Vendor * | Jari-Pekka | Jari-Thure | Marketa | Sarianna | Ursule
Shamar
Ara | Dimah | Ehsan | Erhan | Hizir | Hot Dog Vendor * | Iman | Labib | Latif | Layla | Mufid | Musaid | Raniya | Sa'id | Sadiq | Safi | Samia | Sammar | Shadi | Utba | Yasmine
Empire City
Boss * | Brenda * | Charles * | Def Big * | Elizabeth * | Hot Dog Vendor * | Li'l Kate * | Louie Montaine * | Robert *
Adabat
Hot Dog Vendor * | Jamal | Kaeo | Nagi | Rudi | Teanchai
Eggmanland
EF-DC1998 * | EF-MD1991 * | EF-XB2006 * | Hot Dog Vendor *
Misc.
Baker | Lah | Su * | Uh * | Wentos *
Enemies
Eggman's Machinery
Aero-Cannon | Aero-Chaser | Egg Blizzard | Egg Burst | Egg Fighter | Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield , Spring shield ) | Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield , Spring shield ) | Egg Fighter: Sword * | Egg Flame | Egg Launcher (H) | Egg Launcher (H+V) | Egg Launcher (V) | Egg Shackle | Egg Shooter | Egg Typhoon | Gold Aero-Cannon | Interceptor | Little Fighter * | Mole Cannon | Spinner | Thunder Ball | Thunder Spinner
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Big Mother | Cure Master * | Dark Bat | Dark Bat Sniper | Dark Eel * | Dark Fright | Dark Master ** | Deep Nightmare | Evil Flower * | Fire Master | Fright Master | Killer Bee | Lightning Master | Little Rex | Nightmare | Power Master * | Red Fright | Red Killer Bee | Red Nightmare ** | Red Deep Nightmare ** | Red Rex | Red Titan ** | Spike ** | Thunder Bat | Titan
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Egg Beetle | Egg Cauldron * | Egg Devil Ray | Egg Dragoon | Egg Lancer | Dark Gaia | Dark Gaia Phoenix | Dark Guardian | Dark Moray | Perfect Dark Gaia
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Sonic
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Werehog
Dash | Double Jump | Grab | Guard | Unleashed Mode | Wall Shuffle
Misc.
Boost | Drill Attack | Super Sonic Boost | Turbo Boost
Skills
Straight attacks
Donkey Kick Combo * | Double Axle Combo * | Double Kick Combo * | Feral Were-Hammer * | Knuckle Sandwich Combo * | Sho-Hog-Ken * | Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich * | Vertical Were-Hammer * | Were-Hammer * | Werewheel Rush *
Hook attacks
Earthshaker * | Egg Scrambler * | Feral Wild Whirl * | Rolling Kick Combo * | Sho-Claw-Ken * | Ultimate Wild Combo * | Unleashed Wild Combo * | Wereclap * | Wild Whirl * | Wild Whirl Were-Hammer *
Aerial attacks
Aerial Claw Slash * | Aerial Claw Slash and Spin * | Aerial Piledriver * | Crescent Moon Strike * | Diving Bodypress * | Flying Double-Punch * | Flying Double-Punch Crush * | Hurricane Combo * | Shooting Star Combo * | Typhoon Combo *
Special attacks
Comet Punch * | Missile Punch * | Spinning Needle Attack * | Tricky Tornado Uppercut * | Triple Wild Claw * | Were-Claw Charge * | Were-Cyclone * | Were-Rush * | Were-Tornado * | Wild Werewhip *
Wii/PS2
Beatdown ** | Claw Charge | Crescent Moon Strike ** | Earthshaker ** | Wereclap ** | Were-Hammer ** | Were-Claw ** | Were-Wallop ** | Wild Claw ** | Wild Whirl **
Level up items
Air Boost Shoes * | Light Speed Dash Shoes * | Stomping Shoes * | Wall Jump Shoes *
Objects
1UP | 5 Ring Bonus | 20 Rings ** | Art Book * | Audio System | Balloon | Big 50 Ring ** | Blue Tea * | Blue spring | Bobsled | Bookshelf * | Bomb | Buggy ** | Buoy | Check Point | Chaos Emerald | Chaos Orb * | Container (Explosive crate , Steel Container , Wooden Container ) | Conveyor Belt | Crane Lift | Crank | Crystal Ball * | Dark Energy Key ** | Dark Gaia Force | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Door | Edible item (Apple , Banana , Canned Juice , Chai , Chili Dog , Donut , Sundae Supreme ) | Fountain | Gaia Key * | Giant spear ** | Goal Ring | Gift * | Gramophone * | Green Tea * | Grind Rail | Hanging vine | Horizontal Bar | Hourglass * | Icicle | Iron ball | Item Capsule ** | Jump Selector | Key Stone * | Laser field | Lever | Lovely Ring * | Maiden Statue * | Miles Electric | Moon Tablet ** | Movable box | Moving Crate | Old Necklace * | Planet Tablet ** | Pick-Me-Up * | Pretty Bouquet * | Power Shield * | Rainbow Ring | Ramp | Record * | Red Tea * | Ring | Shield Charge * | Snowblower | Souvenir * | Spike Trap | Spikes | Springboard/Spring | Springpole | Sun and Moon Medals | Sun Tablet ** | Super Claw * | Super Ring | Switch | Thorn Spring | Tornado-1 | Trap Spring | Trick Jump Panel | Turquoise Tea * | TV * | Videotape * | Violet Tea * | White Tea * | Wide spring | Yellow Tea * | Zip Line
English voice actors
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Sonic the Werehog , Prof. Pickle's Assistant ) | Amy Palant (Tails ) | Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) | Anthony Salerno (Chip ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman , Zonshen ) | Christopher Collet (SA-55 ) | Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor , Prof. Pickle )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Chikao Otsuka (Eggman ) | Chō (Prof. Pickle ) | Ryo Hirohashi (Tails ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Tomokazu Seki (Sonic the Werehog ) | Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip )
Planetary Pieces
Endless Possibility | Dear My Friend
Other
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