Spare a thought for poor old Sonic. While Mario's been going from strength to strength in mind-blowing adventure games like Mario 64 and Mario Galaxy, the blue spiky one has been stuck in an inescapable rut since making the switch to three dimensions back in the bygone Dreamcast days.

First Impressions My reaction is I remember playing Sonic on my Sega Genesis years ago. The game was so fast and entertaining that you rarely had the chance to stop and think about your next step. And that is exactly what made Sonic such a huge hit.

I have one question to ask Sonic Team. Is it that hard to make a good Sonic game anymore? I just don't get it. Sonic was amazing when on the Genesis (with the obvious exception of 3D Blast and to a lesser extent Sonic Spinball,) and the CD version (with either the Japanese or American soundtracks)...

Name: Sonic Unleashed Genre: Action Platform: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (Reviewed on PlayStation 3) It's been a rough couple of years for the blue speedster. Ever since Sonic's transition from 2-D to 3-D, the franchise has been less than spectacular.

Sonic Unleashed Review Script Version Tested: Wii Sonic has fallen on hard times. There have been some dutiful 2D ventures on the handhelds, but the 3D forays have gotten away from what makes Sonic so great.

Unleashed on 360 and PS3 is probably the hardest Sonic yet (by design). It's definitely the deepest yet-I've been finding all sorts of little side quests, hidden places, homages and innuendo -it's the most repayable, the best written and acted, and by far the best looking.

You know, I'm going to start this review off a bit unconventionally. Last night, on the 19th, I was sitting and playing Sonic Unleashed and taking notes every so often. Some of these notes are critiques related to the game, others were just random thoughts about Sonic and Sega, in general.

Sonic Unleashed aims to address all the concerns of gamers and fans alike by taking the venerable series back to the drawing board. Thanks to the realisation by SEGA that, in recent years, Sonic the Hedgehog has only ever really worked in a 2D space, there's a heavy emphasis on dynamic 2D to 3D...

Sonic Unleashed was…unleashed upon the world back in November of 2008.

Sonic the Hedgehog has had a rough time of it lately. For the last ten years, Sega slowly changed their speedy little mascot into a shadow of its former self. It's not about exploring large green landscapes, collecting coins and saving little animals anymore - it's about biological monsters,...