Given the combination of 2D and 3D movement felt a bit weird, it is fair to say that Sonic Unleashed managed to put a lot of people off the series. Given the game is the best part of 15 years old, though, how well does it hang up if you were to play this PS2 and Xbox era title today? A unique take on the Sonic series It was not well very received by critics, though some did enjoy the daylight stages and the pace of play. The 2008 release of Sonic Unleashed was one that was supposed to help add something new and fresh to the series a platformer that combined 2D platforming with behind-the-back platforming.įor many, the development of this title was one that did not really pay off. Out of all of the flagship video game series that really kicked off the medium in the 1980s and 90s, few have been challenged quite like Sonic the Hedgehog.
