Shield Gauge
Description
An energy gauge.
The Shield Gauge [1] is a game mechanic that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is an energy bar that shows how much energy Sonic the Werehog has left to use Guard .
Description [ ]
The Shield Charge can be seen on the game's HUD in the lower left corner of the screen, right above the Unleashed Gauge . It presented as a horizontal row of a number of cyan ovals (named Shield points).
Overview [ ]
In the Xbox 360 /PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed , the Shield Gauge determines when the player is able to use Guard effectively. As long as the Shield Gauge has some energy, the player can successfully use Guard to put up a shield. Every time Sonic is hit by an enemy's attack that the player successfully blocks with Guard, the Shield Gauge is consumed, which is signified by one or more of the Shield points losing color, with the amount of energy consumed being proportional to the blocked damage; in other words, the stronger the blocked attack is, the more energy in the Shield Gauge is consumed. If the Shield Gauge completely runs out, Guard is no longer effective and cannot block an attack.
The Shield Gauge automatically replenishes itself over time, albeit at a slow rate, but it can also be fully restored immediately by collecting a Shield Charge . At the beginning of the game, the Shield Gauge has five Shield points, but the player can increase the Shield Gauge's size by leveling up Sonic the Werehog's Shield parameter. For each level increased, the Shield Gauge increases by one Shield point until it reaches the upper limit of fifteen Shield points.
Trivia [ ]
The original design for the Shield Gauge.
In the early development of Sonic Unleashed , the Shield Gauge was designed as a completely blue bar, rather than being composed of several ovals and had the word "SHIELD" written in yellow at the left end of the gauge.
Sonic the Fighters also had a Shield Gauge for combatants which granted a limited number of shields they can use when blocking attacks.
References [ ]
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic , Werehog ) · Gaia Colossus
Non-playable characters
Apotos
Alexis · Anastasia · Eric · Gregorios · Hot Dog Vendor · Ice Cream Vendor · Lambros · Lucas · Milos · Sandra
Spagonia
Aida · Barbara · Ciccio · David · Denise · Dora · Elio · Federica · Franco · Gigi · Hot Dog Vendor · Ippolita · Irma · Josef · Lilli · Lucia · Marcantonio · Mauro · Natalia · Otto · Professor Pickle · Professor Pickle's Assistant · Raimondo
Mazuri
Ana · Essie · Gwek · Hog Dog Vendor · Kofi · Kwami · Kwod · Yawa · Yaya
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.
Amy · Chip · Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia ) · Dr. Eggman · Tails · SA-55 · Su · Uh · Wentos
Town Stages
Apotos · Mazuri · Spagonia · Chun-nan · Holoska · Shamar · Empire City · Adabat · Eggmanland
Action Stages
Windmill Isle · Savannah Citadel · Rooftop Run · Dragon Road · Cool Edge · Arid Sands · Skyscraper Scamper · Jungle Joyride · Eggmanland · Tornado Defense
Enemies
Badniks
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
Dark Gaia's Minions
Big Mother · Cure Master · Dark Bat · Dark Bat Sniper · Dark Eel · Dark Fright · Deep Nightmare · Evil Flower · Fire Master · Fright Master · Killer Bee · Lightning Master · Little Rex · Nightmare · Power Master · Red Fright · Red Killer Bee · Red Rex · Thunder Bat · Titan
Bosses
Egg Beetle · Egg Cauldron · Egg Devil Ray · Egg Dragoon · Egg Lancer · Dark Gaia · Dark Gaia Phoenix · Dark Guardian · Dark Moray · Perfect Dark Gaia
Moves/ techniques
Sonic
Air Boost · Cartwheel · Crouch · Foot Sweep · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Lightspeed Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Sonic Boost · Sonic Drift · Spin Jump · Stomp · Quick Step · Wall Jump
Werehog
Attack · 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
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Blue spring · Bobsled · Bomb · Buoy · Check Point · Conveyor Belt · Crane Lift · Crank · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Door · Egg Spring · Fountain · Grind Rail · Hanging vine · Hint Ring · Horizontal Bar · Hourglass · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Selector · Laser field · Lever · Movable box · Moving Crate · Rainbow Ring · Ramp · Snowblower · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spring · Spring Pole · Switch · Thorn Spring · Trick Jump Panel · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
General
1-Up · Art Book · Audio System · Blue Tea · Bookshelf · Boss Gate · Chaos Orb · Container (Explosive crate , Steel Container , Wooden Container ) · Crystal Ball · Dark Gaia Force · Edible item (Apple , Banana , Canned Juice , Chai , Chili dog , Donut , Sundae Supreme ) · Gaia Gate · Gaia Key · Goal Ring · Gift · Gramophone · Green Tea · Key Stone · Lovely Ring · Maiden Statue · Old Necklace · Pick-Me-Up · Pretty Bouquet · Power Shield · Record · Red Tea · Ring · Shield Charge · Souvenir · Super Ring · Sun/Moon Medal · Super Claw · Super Ring · Turquoise Tea · TV · Videotape · Violet Tea · White Tea · Yellow Tea
Level Up Items
Air Boost Shoes · Light Speed Dash Shoes · Stomping Shoes · Wall Jump Shoes
Voice actors
English
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Werehog , Pickle's Assistant ) · Amy Palant (Tails ) · Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) · Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor , Pickle ) · Anthony Salerno (Chip ) · Mike Pollock (Eggman , Zonshen ) · Christopher Collet (SA-55 )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Tomokazu Seki (Werehog ) · Chikao Otsuka (Eggman ) · Chō (Pickle ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip )
Music
Songs
"Endless Possibility " · "Dear My Friend "
Albums
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · Boost Gauge · Chao · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Energy Cannon · Chun-nan's Treasure · Collection Room · Combo · Critical Attack · Don Fachio · Dr. Eggman's chair · Earth · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Entrance Stage · Exorcisms · Experience Point · Freeze · Gaia Manuscripts · Gaia Temple · Gaia Temple guardian · Hallowmoon · Health Gauge · Ibanga · Lah · Miles Electric · Mission · Real-Time Interaction · Ring Energy Gauge · Shield Gauge · Shop (Counter of Dreams 2 , Eggshop , Flying Fish Beach Shop , Golden Trading Company , Josef's , Surfside Seagull Sundries , Traveling Salesman Wentos , Treeshade , Ursule's Trading Post , Wang's Emporium ) · Shuttle loop · Sonic: Night of the Werehog · Sonic World Adventure (manga) · Spagonia University · SPD · Tornado-1 · Rank · Time of awakening · Unleashed Gauge