Sonic Unleashed (mobile)

Reception
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Pocket Gamer

Sonic Unleashed is a mobile phone game based on the console video game of the same name that was developed by Gameloft and released in June 2009.

Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot, ending details or any kind of information follow.

The story begins with Sonic the Hedgehog attacking Doctor Eggman's spaceship. He falls from the ship and becomes Sonic the Werehog when Eggman steals the Chaos Emeralds from him. Sonic eventually lands in Chun-nan, where he meets a mysterious creature who he gives the name Chip, and the two travel to a town in search of someone who might know Chip's identity.

After fighting Sonic in Chun-Nan and dropping the blue Emerald, Eggman flees to Athens, Greece, and Sonic travels through Apotos to reach him. After another fight in Apotos, Sonic acquires the red Chaos Emerald. He later catches Eggman in the plaza of the city and defeats the Egg Fish, which drops the green Chaos Emerald.

Having been defeated in Greece, Eggman flees to "other parts of Europe." Sonic subsequently chases Eggman to Spagonia, whose boss drops the white Chaos Emerald.

Eggman's Badniks soon after take over the city of Mazuri, in the "Middle East", where Sonic acquires the purple Chaos Emerald. However, using the "power of Gaia", Eggman unleashes his "most powerful robot" on Mazuri. Regardless, Sonic defeats this robot and gains the yellow and orange Chaos Emeralds, thus foiling Eggman's plans for good.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Unlike its 3D counterpart, the mobile version of Sonic Unleashed is a side-scrolling platformer, with elements like loops and underwater sections that the player can enter (without falling into a bottomless pit) and traverse, although the playable characters will eventually drown if they stay underwater for too long. Abilities like the Boost and the grinding maneuver return from the console version of the game.

The game is split into daytime levels played as Sonic the Hedgehog, and nighttime levels played as Sonic the Werehog. Save for Apotos, whose first level changes from day to night half way through, each region's first and third levels are daytime levels while the second level is a nighttime level.

Badniks serves the enemies in both the daytime and nighttime levels. Each nighttime level ends with a boss battle with Eggman in the Egg Mobile, while Apotos and Mazuri's third levels are daytime fights with mech bosses.

In addition to the game's story mode, there is also a Time Attack mode where the goal is to try and break the best record.

Controls

Button formation	Movement
Button formation	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Werehog
[4]/[←]	Move left
[6]/[→]	Move right
[2]/[↑]	Jump
[8]/[↓]	Sonic Ball	N/A
[OK]/[5]	Sonic Boost	Combo attacks

Objects

Items

Item Box
- 1-Up
- 5 Ring Bonus
- Invincible
- Shield

Gimmicks and obstacles

Characters

Playable characters

Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Werehog

Non-playable characters

Enemies

Unnamed Bat Badnik
Unnamed Triceratops Badnik
Unnamed Piranha Badnik
Unnamed red and yellow enemy

Bosses

Egg Mobile with feet and tail
Egg Mobile with saw arms
Egg Fish
Egg Launcher (V)-like Egg Mobile with feet
Golden Launcher-like Egg Mobile with feet
Final boss

Levels

The mobile version of Sonic Unleashed only features four of the console game's areas, with each divided into three levels (including Apotos and Mazuri's bosses), save for Spagonia, which has only two.

Zone 1:
- LV 1 - Chun-nan
- LV 2 - Chun-nan Night
- LV 3 - Chun-nan
Zone 2:
- LV 4 - Apotos
- LV 5 - Apotos
- LV 6 - Boss (Egg Fish)
Zone 3:
- LV 7 - Spagonia
- LV 8 - Spagonia Night
Zone 4:
- LV 9 - Mazuri
- LV 10 - Mazuri Night
- LV 11 - Boss (Final boss)

Development

Promotional

The game was announced at E3 2009 and was later released on June of the same year in Europe, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.^[2]

Reception

The mobile version of Sonic Unleashed received few reviews, but those who did play it enjoyed the unique style of gameplay that it brought to the Sonic series.

Unfortunately, the game suffered the same fate as its console counterpart as the nighttime levels were heavily criticized, with Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer stating that "when you spend a good chunk of the game wishing you were playing a different section, you know something isn’t working."^[3] Overall, Mundy gave the game 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[3]

Trivia

This is the first handheld adaptation of a main series game since Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Unlike other 2D Sonic games, Sonic instantly dies when colliding with a bed of spikes.

Gallery

Sprites

Gallery

Screenshots

Gallery
The final boss

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Unleashed. BlackBerry App World. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved on 27 December 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Gameloft signs multi-property agreement with SEGA® Europe Ltd.. MCV (6 May 2009). Archived from the original on 11 May 2009.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mundy, Jon (15 June 2009). Sonic Unleashed. Pocket Gamer.

Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic, Sonic the 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	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
Enemies	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	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 \| 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 \| Springboard/Spring \| Springpole \| Switch \| Thorn Spring \| Trap Spring \| Trick Jump Panel \| Wide spring \| Zip Line
Items	General	1UP \| 5 Ring Bonus \| 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 \| Moon Medal \| Old Necklace \| Pick-Me-Up \| Pretty Bouquet \| Power Shield \| Record \| Red Tea \| Ring \| Shield Charge \| Souvenir \| Sun Medal \| Super Claw \| Super Ring \| Turquoise Tea \| TV \| Videotape \| Violet Tea \| White Tea \| Yellow Tea
Items	Level Up Items	Air Boost Shoes \| Light Speed Dash Shoes \| Stomping Shoes \| Wall Jump Shoes
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, 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) \| Tomokazu Seki (Werehog) \| Chikao Otsuka (Eggman) \| Chō (Prof. Pickle) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip)
Music	Songs	"Endless Possibility" \| "Dear My Friend"
Music	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 \| Eggman Fleet \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Mobile \| Entrance Stage \| Exorcisms \| Experience Point \| Freeze \| Gaia Manuscripts \| Gaia Temple \| Gaia Temple guardian \| Hallowmoon \| Havok \| Health Gauge \| 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

Sonic the Hedgehog mobile games

Sonic Team/ SEGA HARDlight	Sonic Jump (2012) · Sonic Dash (2013) · Sonic Dash S (2014) · Sonic Jump Fever (2014) · Sonic Runners (2015) · Sonic Dash Club (2015) · Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom (2015) · Sonic Forces: Speed Battle (2017) · Sonic Racing (2019) · Sonic Dash+ (2022)
Ports and remakes	SonicN (2003) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2005, Sonic Cafe) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2006, Sonic Cafe) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2007, iPod) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2009) · Sonic Unleashed (2009) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2010) · Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (2010) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2011) · Sonic Advance (2011) · Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) · Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (2012) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2013, remaster) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013, remaster) · Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2014)
Sonic Cafe	Sonic the Hedgehog (2001) · Sonic Tennis (2001) · Sonic Golf (2002) · Speed (2002) · Sonic Fishing (2002) · Sonic Billiards (2002) · Nakayoshi Chao! (2002) · Sonic Bowling (2002) · Sonic Racing Kart (2002) · Sonic Golf C-Mode Cup (2002) · Eggman no Kazuate Panic! (2002) · Sonic no Jirai Sagashi Game (2002) · Sonic Racing Shift Up (2002) · Sonic Putter (2003) · Sonic Darts (2003) · Flicky (2003) · Sonic Reversi (2003) · Tails no Flying Get (2003) · Speed DX (2003) · Sonic Hopping (2004) · Sonic Hopping 2 (2004) · Sonic Hearts (2004) · Sonic Panel Puzzle (2004) · Sonic Gammon (2004) · Sonic no Daifuugou (2005) · Sonic Jump (2005) · Sonic Reversi Hyper (2005) · Amy no Page One (2005) · Sonic Kart 3DX (2005) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2005) · Shadow Shoot (2006) · Sonic Speed DX (2006) · Sonic Golf 3D (2006) · Sonic no 7 Narabe (2006) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2006) · Sonic's Napoleon (2006) · Sonic no Jigen Ressha (2007) · Sonic's Casino Poker (2007)
Sega Mobile	Sonic Fishing (200X) · Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile (2005) · Sonic Hearts (2005) · Sonic Darts (2005) · Sonic Backgammon (2005) · Sonic Jump 2 (2008) · Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (2009)
Puyo Puyo! Sega	Sonic Dash Quiz (2009) · Sonic Bowling (2009) · Sonic Golf DX (2010) · Sonic Freehand (2010) · Sonic Tennis DX (2010) · Sonic Advance (2011) · Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (2012) · Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (2012) · Happy Sonic! Live Wallpaper (2013)
Applications	Sonic Comics (2010) · Sonic Tweet (2011) · Sonic 20th Anniversary (2011) · Sonic the Hedgehog Skins (2012) · Happy Sonic! Live Wallpaper (2013)
Miscellaneous	Sonic Demo (2000) · Sonic Head On (2001) · Sonic J (2001) · Sonic Logic (2001) · Sonic's Bomb Squad (2001) · Sonic the Hedgehog Golf (2007) · Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) · Sonic Putter (2009) · Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2010) · Sonic Cricket (2011) · Sonic Runners Adventure (2017) · SEGA Heroes (2018) · Sonic at the Olympic Games (2020) · Sonic Speed Simulator (2022)

[blackberry-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Unleashed. BlackBerry App World. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved on 27 December 2021.

[gloft-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Gameloft signs multi-property agreement with SEGA® Europe Ltd.. MCV (6 May 2009). Archived from the original on 11 May 2009.

[pocket-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mundy, Jon (15 June 2009). Sonic Unleashed. Pocket Gamer.

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