The sense of speed they were able to squeeze out of the Wii is really impressive. Really clever use of camera zoom-outs and blurring to convey sonic’s speed. Usually Wii/PS2 ports were low-effort compared to the 360 versions but it feels like a lot of effort went into this version of the game
The reason for that is because the game was developed by Dimps, the same dev team that made the Advanced and Rush games, as well as the 3/DS ports for Colors, Generations and Lost World, but also responsible for making Sonic 4 Parts 1 and 2. Dimps was also essentially the creators of the boost mechanics. In my opinion, their ability to adapt games is actually quite astonishing and underappreciated by Sega. Also, somehow I'm not surprised by you being here. Are you making a video on Sonic, just in case?
The momentum this game challenges you to preserve is one of the most fun experiences I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. Definitely hope more people revisit this hidden gem.
I love how people say that Sonic Adventure 2 is more linear than SA1. Were they even playing the optional missions where you search every nook and cranny for hidden Chao?
This is my 1st and favorite sonic game. I love it to pieces. Solid level design, tight gameplay, and a lot of "uuuuuaaaaaahhhh!" Considering that sonic team made all of the locations, story, and music, all dumps had to do was make solid gameplay and level design, and I feel like they succeeded. Also eggman land is actually fun.
Same I have a PS3 version which is SUCKED for me 🙁 because I always loosing lives for me now I want to try the PS2 version again through my PS3 using a backwards compatibility I have a JBPS3 but im on PS3hen and PS2 isos is not playable for hen 😔
There's a reason why I love Sonic Unwiished, it's the model of Sonic. He is perfect! He is expressive, with good color, good-sized quills, he is just cute!
@@smrpg_game_of_all_time I wouldn't say it's odd, it's definitely one of this game's strongest graphical features over the HD version. Chun nan without water reflections... Imagine how much better the HD version would look if they had done the same trick unwiished did.
Holoska also has the same problem, water is very prevalent yet it looks very lame in the HD consoles. Adabat is the exception to this, the water there looks good.
I always wanted to play the PS3 ver but never had the chance to do it. When the first time i saw the trailer in some TV shop, i was blown away by how the game plays. But i only get to enjoy the PS2 ver but its also a great experience in PS2
colors was optimized for wii, while unwiished had to compromise graphics since it was ported to ps2. tho imo i still think daytime unwiished is more fun than colors
@@ctpp64 nah it was not controllable in unwiished, which, frankly, the only 3d Sonic games that are even remotely controllable for a noob are SA2, gens, and forces
Just got this game and I have to say, I love the way boost is implemented in it moreso than the 360 version! Earning boost based on how many rings you have as well as drifts is amazing, and the boost itself just being a singular boost instead of holding down a button makes this game way more fun. Hopefully sega uses this for sonic frontiers. I feel holding down the boost button kindq ruins the game for some. This version is also mostly 3d unlike 360 which has way too many 2d sections imo. Buy this game if you havent played
IonicSplash365 graphics matter..and no in this case controls wouldn’t be “better” because its 2 completely different consoles. You could compare xbox to ps but neither to wii control wise
I love how much Sonic hoots n hollers, he's having a blast. I love these day stages. Even if they are somewhat of a straight line, there are paths for you to take, and require effort, UNLIKE FORCES.
@Withered Soul 04 seriously, can't we have one Sonic video where someone doesn't go out if their way to complain about some else's comment I for one liked this question a lot, it got me thinking about how Nintendo usually pushes their systems to the limit with some games Unleashed on the XBOX 360/PS3 would have most likely crashed from having that much detail, with the stages being so large already, some creative liberties/features were taken out The Wii version has a LOT pf graphic potential, with its "low poly" graphic design, the developed were able to add in pretty looking water to give some kind of visual standout, something you can appreciate in terms of looks
@Withered Soul 04 but you can't even appreciate the effort put into what you got on the Wii version They TRIED, but we have ungrateful little shits who won't even give it a chance I'm supporting it because I owned the PS2 version, the worse looking one by far, when I saw the Wii and its capabilities, I respected the hard work that went into the others to make them playable Just be happy with what you got
I actually prefer act 1 of windmill isle in here than the 360 version. I love how it starts as act one for 360 but you actually end up speeding through the town.
@@raiden_is_dj Nah, I think it's a lazy slapdash half-game. The only thing that makes UnleasHeD bearable is the breakneck speed. UnWiished ends up being a weird semitone between the Storybook games and the emptier 3D sections of Colors.
Something i used to ask myself is: why was Sega ok with Sonic screaming like a maniac every time he boosted. Then i found out why. Simply put, it's an oversight. The original japanese version has Sonic shouting "AH!" every time he boosts, but in the english/international version that specific voiceclip was re-recorded by Jason Griffith where he instead shouts "RAH!".
This is the sonic unleashed i grew up with as a young kid, i didn’t play the HD version until my mid to late teens. While the HD version is obviously the superior game, this one has a soft spot for me.
The only thing that bothered me from the Day Stages, was Sonic going URRRRRAAAAHHH!! everysingle time you boosted. The Night stages were better than in the HD version, combat was more fun and simple.
While I am glad we can finally play Unleashed on Series X in 4k 60fps (let alone in HD at all) I wish the Wii version got the same treatment. What they could do is port the game to Switch and call it Sonic Unleashed Lite. (Even though it's still the best version)
this is so weird to look at, when i’ve been playing the actual version on my xbox one s, but this is something i could see myself probably playing back in the day
Woaw c'est totalement différent de PS3 ça doit être vachement cool a joué Très open zone, rooftop run, tout ça Ils ont tous refait et c'est totalement...ben différents alternatif c'est plus du tout le même jeu .chun han. Ouai vraiment cool
When people say that the Werehog stages were what made this game suck, they're not wrong if they're talking about the 360/PS3 version, but the Wii/PS2's Werehog stages I liked better than the Day stages in that game (it's the other way around in 360/PS3). I first played the Wii/PS2 version when I was 8, but didn't play the 360/PS3 version until I was 18!
Honestly I prefer the ps3 version of unleashed but I do really like the wii version and the wii version also handle the sun and moon medals better in my opinion and drifting seems to be easier to control on the wii but if I try to drift in the ps3 version I end up falling off a cliff
i remember really liking the PS2 version of this game back in the day. The werehog stages were kinda boring though, i would only play it to listen to the kickass sountrack and to unlock more day stages
Idk about you but, I played this game with the wiimote and nunchuk and, with how Sonic controlled with those, I'm glad they didnt add more to the levels lmao
@@fennemon Oh wow I definitely wouldn't of though of that myself thank you *so* much I did actually go and buy a classic controller a few months ago and guess what, Sonic is still odd to control though, the night stages are wayy better now
Master Creepy i think we were too noob to play it properly because of unleashed cuz we got used to runin straight and homing attack few enemies but i respect your opinion
Best game of sonic in the PS2 IMO, best port of Sonic too, a improved way to play unleashed if you don`t like the HD version, good old days when i play this in my PS2, this is my childhood :`)
The sense of speed they were able to squeeze out of the Wii is really impressive.
Really clever use of camera zoom-outs and blurring to convey sonic’s speed. Usually Wii/PS2 ports were low-effort compared to the 360 versions but it feels like a lot of effort went into this version of the game
The reason for that is because the game was developed by Dimps, the same dev team that made the Advanced and Rush games, as well as the 3/DS ports for Colors, Generations and Lost World, but also responsible for making Sonic 4 Parts 1 and 2.
Dimps was also essentially the creators of the boost mechanics. In my opinion, their ability to adapt games is actually quite astonishing and underappreciated by Sega.
Also, somehow I'm not surprised by you being here. Are you making a video on Sonic, just in case?
@@LuceoX30 aired
@@LuceoX30 They also always have better level design
@@mihavoistudio913 Bottomless pits isnt really good level design
@@kaobunn at least in this port it's fun
The momentum this game challenges you to preserve is one of the most fun experiences I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. Definitely hope more people revisit this hidden gem.
Call it a guilty pleasure but I still like these stages more than Forces.
It's not a guilty pleasure. These levels are way better in the ones in sonic forces.
Don't blame you
Dont blame YA
Everyone likes any stage other than forces and green Hill
@@joelgamersonic6450
And splash hill
The Wii version for this game is totally underrated.
This dude is right!
Ya it's amazing.
At some point the Wii version had better reviews the the Xbox and the PS3
Agreed
In my opinion the wii version feels kinda empty with its stages and gameplay. I like the 360 and PS3 version more
love the slight pause when you ram into an enemy
Same
Adds impact to the hit, which is a nice touch to the homing attack
I love the part when sonic said HURRRRRAAAAHHH!!!!!
Feeling good>>>>
@@Fredoncio_Haruno he doesn’t say “Wooh, Feeling Good!” in the Wii/PS2 version
To people who said that the day stages were " too linear", where y'all even looking for alternate paths?
@Ivan Dani75 I played it before the HD version and yeah it is pretty damn linear at points
@@CrashFan03
The HD versión ist all Boost and lineal.
Seriously these are some of the most branched Boost stages in the series
I love how people say that Sonic Adventure 2 is more linear than SA1. Were they even playing the optional missions where you search every nook and cranny for hidden Chao?
@@eddieolivas4804 The stages in SA2 *are* more linear than in SA1, just because it has extra missions doesn't mean they are more open
This is my 1st and favorite sonic game. I love it to pieces. Solid level design, tight gameplay, and a lot of "uuuuuaaaaaahhhh!" Considering that sonic team made all of the locations, story, and music, all dumps had to do was make solid gameplay and level design, and I feel like they succeeded.
Also eggman land is actually fun.
Me too bruh! I had the ps2 version tho.
Dumps 😂
3:24 this is a invisible bot! Cool creation, Dr.Eggman.
This game was awesome for me back then
Y
still is
@@S-RM11 Exactly
Same I have a PS3 version which is SUCKED for me 🙁 because I always loosing lives for me now I want to try the PS2 version again through my PS3 using a backwards compatibility I have a JBPS3 but im on PS3hen and PS2 isos is not playable for hen 😔
@@diethersantos6404 Since when PS3 is capable of playing backwards compatibility?
For being from Wii and released in 2008, I must admit this looked pretty good
There's a reason why I love Sonic Unwiished, it's the model of Sonic. He is perfect! He is expressive, with good color, good-sized quills, he is just cute!
Wow almost forgot how good the water looks in this game, pretty nice reflections.
Oddly specific thing to focus on, but you're not wrong.
@@smrpg_game_of_all_time I wouldn't say it's odd, it's definitely one of this game's strongest graphical features over the HD version. Chun nan without water reflections... Imagine how much better the HD version would look if they had done the same trick unwiished did.
Holoska also has the same problem, water is very prevalent yet it looks very lame in the HD consoles. Adabat is the exception to this, the water there looks good.
That boost spin dash was so satisfying because it reminded me of Adventure
I remember this game being my proper introduction to the franchise. I like the HD version a bit better, but this has a soft spot in my heart.
I always wanted to play the PS3 ver but never had the chance to do it. When the first time i saw the trailer in some TV shop, i was blown away by how the game plays. But i only get to enjoy the PS2 ver but its also a great experience in PS2
This game actually looks fun. I know people gush about the 360/PS3 version, but this looks just a good.
Its weird how much of a quantum leap the graphics are in colours after seeing this.
Yup
colors was optimized for wii, while unwiished had to compromise graphics since it was ported to ps2.
tho imo i still think daytime unwiished is more fun than colors
@@ctpp64 nah it was not controllable in unwiished, which, frankly, the only 3d Sonic games that are even remotely controllable for a noob are SA2, gens, and forces
@@thelookingcat unwiished controls just fine, you just have to know when to use boost and drift
@@thelookingcat even for an experienced player forces does not control good at all
Just got this game and I have to say, I love the way boost is implemented in it moreso than the 360 version! Earning boost based on how many rings you have as well as drifts is amazing, and the boost itself just being a singular boost instead of holding down a button makes this game way more fun. Hopefully sega uses this for sonic frontiers. I feel holding down the boost button kindq ruins the game for some. This version is also mostly 3d unlike 360 which has way too many 2d sections imo. Buy this game if you havent played
Everyone be playing the wii version and here’s me playing the ps2 version, I forgot how fun these levels looked tho
Durim Gjinaj saaaame, I was like “Wii version? They meant ps2, right” then I realized it came out on Wii too.
Same as me man I grew up the ps2 version back when they had 3 night stages instead of 1 long one
*Everyone be playing the PS3 and XBOX versions
Same
@@GottaBGlitches nah
The PS2 version is the one people never talk about, even though it's the same as the wii version
The graphics are garbage is the PS2 version, too much dithering.
@@scroogemcfyuck8110 better controls than the wii version and it's the same game so what does that have to do with anything
@@IonicSplash365 you can play the wii version with other controllers.
@@scroogemcfyuck8110 hi Exo
IonicSplash365 graphics matter..and no in this case controls wouldn’t be “better” because its 2 completely different consoles. You could compare xbox to ps but neither to wii control wise
Sonic UnWiished is a beautiful name
Lol
today we awe pwaying sonic unwiished
Oh gosh no
Whoa!! Awesome video
Blue Vivacity!!
I just came from outdoors taking a walk and imagining that I was in a platform game of my own.-🚶
Go Sonic Go!-🏁
I love how much Sonic hoots n hollers, he's having a blast.
I love these day stages. Even if they are somewhat of a straight line, there are paths for you to take, and require effort, UNLIKE FORCES.
Thanks for this vid, I've been seriously craving for some unwiished nostalgia
I love that you can just scrape Sonic's face off on the wall at thousands of mph. He didn't need that face anyway.
When sonic says "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" it sounds like he's drunk....
Jason was sick when this game was made, so that’s probably why.
So like...
Why does Unwiished's stages have reflective water while the HD version doesn't?
@Withered Soul 04 seriously, can't we have one Sonic video where someone doesn't go out if their way to complain about some else's comment
I for one liked this question a lot, it got me thinking about how Nintendo usually pushes their systems to the limit with some games
Unleashed on the XBOX 360/PS3 would have most likely crashed from having that much detail, with the stages being so large already, some creative liberties/features were taken out
The Wii version has a LOT pf graphic potential, with its "low poly" graphic design, the developed were able to add in pretty looking water to give some kind of visual standout, something you can appreciate in terms of looks
@Withered Soul 04 but you can't even appreciate the effort put into what you got on the Wii version
They TRIED, but we have ungrateful little shits who won't even give it a chance
I'm supporting it because I owned the PS2 version, the worse looking one by far, when I saw the Wii and its capabilities, I respected the hard work that went into the others to make them playable
Just be happy with what you got
Cuz hd sucked
@@bulanforever1139 aka they tried much more in this game than the others
@@thelookingcat nah
This was the best and only sonic game with the boost feature in my opinion. But the best overall will be Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.
I actually prefer act 1 of windmill isle in here than the 360 version. I love how it starts as act one for 360 but you actually end up speeding through the town.
Ps3/Xbox: better day stages
Wii/ps2: better night stages
finally we can experience these huge empty hallways in HD
Even so, the day stages have a good amount of other paths to go in the stages.
Cant fit so many enemies on screen at once. Mainly cause then backrounds, they lookin *f i n e*
You really don't like it, do you?
@@raiden_is_dj Nah, I think it's a lazy slapdash half-game. The only thing that makes UnleasHeD bearable is the breakneck speed. UnWiished ends up being a weird semitone between the Storybook games and the emptier 3D sections of Colors.
@@VerendumGames no
is it just me or does the water in dragon road look really nice compared to everything else
People saying this version is bad probably never played it, or if they did, they didn't really put that much time into it.
I never liked it because sonic didn’t control well and it just wasn’t as good as the 360 version but it’s still good fun
Unwiished was my favorite unleashed hack.
wh-
*this is a joke.*
Mr. Nooby he got r/SonicUnWooshed
Whattt???? !!!! its a mod
@@David-Pro-2010 wait is this a joke?
Something i used to ask myself is: why was Sega ok with Sonic screaming like a maniac every time he boosted. Then i found out why. Simply put, it's an oversight. The original japanese version has Sonic shouting "AH!" every time he boosts, but in the english/international version that specific voiceclip was re-recorded by Jason Griffith where he instead shouts "RAH!".
LoL agreed, I'm so glad they removed that in Generations and forces and hope that they continue to meet Sonic more realistic in the 2021 games.
15:55 OOHHHH!
Just barely made it
This is the sonic unleashed i grew up with as a young kid, i didn’t play the HD version until my mid to late teens. While the HD version is obviously the superior game, this one has a soft spot for me.
There's gotta be a mod that combines the day stages of the 360 and Wii versions.
Why would you do such a terrible thing to HD stages? Ugh
Yeah, the day stages of the 360 version would be amazing with the night of the Wii version.
@@blueplumber6970 more stages in general.
@@blueplumber6970 Looks like we found the Wii hater in this comment section.
The only thing that bothered me from the Day Stages, was Sonic going URRRRRAAAAHHH!! everysingle time you boosted.
The Night stages were better than in the HD version, combat was more fun and simple.
I think if the stages weren't so empty, it wouldn't be that bad
Literally what everyone says about Forces.
Xbox 360 and PS3 have them
They don’t have different routes like the Wii version though
While I am glad we can finally play Unleashed on Series X in 4k 60fps (let alone in HD at all) I wish the Wii version got the same treatment.
What they could do is port the game to Switch and call it Sonic Unleashed Lite. (Even though it's still the best version)
I like this version more than HD, this version feels more open and has better controls but thats just me
Oooooh unwiished I thought that was a spelling error thats really clever ngl
this is so weird to look at, when i’ve been playing the actual version on my xbox one s, but this is something i could see myself probably playing back in the day
12:20 me walking through a mirror maze
better than colors.
Sonic UnWiished in a nutshell
Sonic: HURRRRRRRAAAAAAAA!
When a ps2/wii game downgrade port has better stage desing than Forces...
Sega what happend?
When u understand
Skyscraper Day isn't on this version
Oof Savannah Cittadel too
This shit looks so peak then I remember you have to go through weird menus and play warehog too
Woaw c'est totalement différent de PS3 ça doit être vachement cool a joué
Très open zone, rooftop run, tout ça
Ils ont tous refait et c'est totalement...ben différents alternatif c'est plus du tout le même jeu .chun han.
Ouai vraiment cool
Sonic UnWIIshed
Sonic UnXBOX360shed
unPS3shed
Sonic UnPS2shed
SonicUnPCshed (please,SEGA)
Jamir Akmal SonicunNintendoSwitchshed please
Sonic unDSed
Sega why didnt that happen?
My whole childhood right here
God I loved this game. I played on the WII with the GameCube controller. I want that game back. x3
Most of my muscles came from this game using the wii remote and nunchuck back then.
And I wonder, why did they putted rail physics when Sonic running on the water
I don't know. I got confused when he did that.
When people say that the Werehog stages were what made this game suck, they're not wrong if they're talking about the 360/PS3 version, but the Wii/PS2's Werehog stages I liked better than the Day stages in that game (it's the other way around in 360/PS3). I first played the Wii/PS2 version when I was 8, but didn't play the 360/PS3 version until I was 18!
Honestly I prefer the ps3 version of unleashed but I do really like the wii version and the wii version also handle the sun and moon medals better in my opinion and drifting seems to be easier to control on the wii but if I try to drift in the ps3 version I end up falling off a cliff
I may not like this version of the game, but the day stages here have more effort put into them than Forces' stages.
8:52 sync with the utilities with the music which was nice asf
This is actually what a wish.....
I can feel my wrist aching from the boost mechanic, wish I had the other controller for this
sonic unleashed in wii WERE YOU CAN NORMALY MOVE?! god that is incredible
I dont know why but i like sonic wii games more than actual games.
WOOOOOOOO
I personally think the Wii version is better than the others
Yeah
Look at this, two members of the unwiished cult at the same place
@Sonic Z ok
i remember really liking the PS2 version of this game back in the day. The werehog stages were kinda boring though, i would only play it to listen to the kickass sountrack and to unlock more day stages
This version of the game actually isn't bad, its main problem is that the (day) stages are too empty.
The night levels is better.
Fractionated for comodity.
Idk about you but, I played this game with the wiimote and nunchuk and, with how Sonic controlled with those, I'm glad they didnt add more to the levels lmao
@@majic144p Just play with classic controller or gamecube controller
@@fennemon Oh wow I definitely wouldn't of though of that myself thank you *so* much
I did actually go and buy a classic controller a few months ago and guess what,
Sonic is still odd to control
though, the night stages are wayy better now
Y'all. UnWiished Sonic doesn't even RUN on the water, he just slides on it. HOW!?
It is physically possible to slide and run on water
@@aahiljcat I know. But sliding is not as cool as the usual running on water.
As much as I loved Unleashed...I never picked up the WII/PS2 version. Hmmm one day its on me F-IT bucket list lol
Trust me when I say that the Wii version is a good as the HD version.
Tony T! I miss my wii now😭 at least I can still play the ps3 ver on ps now
Game may be on the wii but this is this better than sonic forces.
the current best sonic game of all the sonic games
Is there a 60 fps dolphin patch and an HD texture patch for this game like there is for Sonic Colors on Dolphin
NeoAxelandZane2010 yea another question is How to Configure Colors’ controlls to normal gamepad
Onur Tintaş bind your controller to the GameCube controls.
They actually should make a hd unwiished
"OOOOOOOO WAAAAAAHHHH"
I swear I had fun in this
Never managed to get all the medals tho
Damn if it weren't for the nighttime stages this game would be less than an hour long
He’s going waaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy faster then to u actually do in the game I’m pretty sure
A good less then an hour long
@@thund3r94 not really, this is the actual speed
Same with the HD version
i liked the wii version alot! but they could've made sonic actually running instead of rail grinding on water
1 YEAR LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???
Ah yes, the game where modern sonic can spin
I honestly think this version is better than the Xbox and ps versions
I think i like the PS2 ver. Better. This was my favourite game back when i was a junior high
They are the same game. The Wii version has widescreen and better shading
Literally the same game but PS2 was visually inferior.
ah i see... welp.. the Wii was not popular back then in Indonesia.. so i didnt know there are two version
Why does the giant robot in windmill isle clip through the camera? It's so GRATING to see...!
Tbh this unleashed is much better for me
The og is great, but the unwiieshed is better for me
I would play the Wii version more often (I enjoy it quite well) if only Sonic didn’t make the same sound every time he uses the boost
I still got my Wii and this game.
I like Colors better Unleashd is like obstacle course and runnin straight but good
Colors was even more linear and had terrible platforming .-.
Like forces
Master Creepy i think we were too noob to play it properly because of unleashed cuz we got used to runin straight and homing attack few enemies but i respect your opinion
Yeah, but colors is basically a 2D game.
Stoopio's Productions not that much but we can say%65 2D %35 3D but anyways its a great game
Best game of sonic in the PS2 IMO, best port of Sonic too, a improved way to play unleashed if you don`t like the HD version, good old days when i play this in my PS2, this is my childhood :`)
Sad, Sonic Unleashed Wii got the sonic part better than forces did, and it came out a 9 whole years ago
Tbh any modern sonic game would be better than forces at this point
@@NoNamex1412 Lost world is better then forces honestly
@@Helicopter7 that's not entirely true imo but lost world was pretty good
@@thelookingcat Eh I think it’s true tbh
anything’s better than fucking forces lmao
Again, why didn't they use this Sonic for the movie !?!?
Movie Sonic creeps the shit out of me.
Sega confirmed the one who show on internet is fake
@@stealth2811 They didn't.. We only know that they aren't the final version.
@@NMarkk welp idc the movie will be shit
@@stealth2811 We still need to see at least a trailer, but you shouldn't be spreading false information to others.
If that bums out at least we got the 1999 version
To be a Wii game it's tooo cool, more better than Sonic And The Black Knight in my opinion
Unleashed + wii = unwiished
Did anyone else think this was a fan game after looking at the title?
I don’t care what anyone says, the Mainline Unleashed from PS3 and Xbox 360 is a MILLION time better than the spin-off unwiished for Wii and PS2.
They're both mainline games just different versions. Spinoffs are different genres.
arguably the best boosting has ever been blow me
UnWIIshed was also on the PS2, you know?
Now, I enjoy the XBOX 360 version very much but if I hadn't to be honest... THE WII IS THE BEST
Yes a another member of the unwiished cult
Would you believe that this game is better than Sonic Forces?
Sonic Team’s bar of quality has dropped significantly.
At least it still has better graphics then ps2
I hope someone recreates all of these in sonic world DX