Legit, this game was my 'teenagehood', even after 2 years of not playing, it barely took me any time to S, I played it way too much ahah Here are the timings for each stage: Apotos (Windmill Isle): 0:00 Mazuri (Savannah Citadel): 2:34 Holoska (Cool Edge): 5:18 Spagonia (Rooftop Run): 8:52 Chun-nan (Dragon Road): 13:36 Shamar (Arid Sands): 17:41 Empire City (Skyscraper Scamper): 20:40 Adabat (Jungle Joyride): 24:31
@@HelloThere-dd5kx Wii has more varied environments. HD, the levels just feel like more of the hub world while in Wii you go all over the place. Cool Edge for example, you go inside the temple and see the light shining through the glaciers. You don't do that in HD. In dragon road you go through the forest, buildings and mountains. You just stay by the water in HD. Rooftop Run has more distinct sections at night and greater visual variety I feel. So yeah there's plenty of reason to prefer the Wii version's art direction. And insulting people for having a different opinion like that is exactly why the fan base is a joke. It's unhealthy and alienating.
Yup. Last game to do so. Colours wasn't easy either but at least you can spam wisps and quick steps until you have enough score for an S Rank. Gens and Forces are way too easy to S Rank.
@Ouigee Yeah, I'm assuming Sonic Team doesn't want to hurt feelings of children. But instead of dumbing down the Ranks (and the gameplay) Sonic Team could've just made a hard mode. I like my Sonic games challenging. While Colours, Generations and Forces are *vastly* much better games than 06, they're too easy for me.
@@HelloThere-dd5kx 06 is literally an unfinished game. Forces is a finished game. If Sega could have finished 06 (and removed the Elise relationship thingy) it would probably have been one of the best Sonic games.
Kirb Master Visuals and music have regressed, too. Forces’ OST is mediocre and it’s art direction is terrible. It looks like minecraft why is it so blocky
@@kirbmaster575 tbh the visuals really havent been on Unleashed's level since that game came out. Next gen titles from last decade like Generations and parts of Forces may have rivaled in the graphics department but Unleashed takes the cake. Same goes for how I feel about the music as while the music from the last few mainline games has been bretty gud, nothing matches the originality and variety of the tracks from Unleashed. Skyscraper Scamper - Day and Rooftop Run - Night are just 🔥🔥🔥
Green De La Welchert The visuals and music thing is my opinion. You can think unleashed is better, but that doesn’t make it factually better. It has a better art direction, but smudgy textures, ugly boost effect that blurs the screen, and a horrid frame rate. Forces doesn’t have the better art direction, but it looks cleaner and has a consistent frame rate. The music is entirely opinion based. I think forces is the best, but it isn’t, and neither is unleashed. Also, by blocky, do you mean the blocky trees? Cause I barely noticed them.
Agreed, the branching paths make this game enjoyable to replay when trying to find the fastest way to reach the end of the level. It's similar to Sonic Generations but I prefer Unleashed since the ranking system makes it harder to get a good ranking making it all the more satisfying once you get that sweet S rank.
In my opinion, Best story, I would've given that to Sonic Adventure 2 Best music would've gone to Sonic 06 And best stages would go to Sonic Adventure 1 Compared to the previous games, the voice actors in this one were pretty good and I love their decision to not give Chip an a squeaky or high pitch voice , the graphics are still considered one of the best in the sonic franchise, and this game has one of if not the best opening cutscenes in all of the sonic games.
@@astromaniac7459 ehh not really the game has trial and error stifd controls and sometimes I have no idea what's going on in the day stages cause of how fast you go but I will say this game is a good time and a game I hold real close to my heart considering it was my first ever sonic game before I got the classics on ds
@@hamburgerlover9825 the lighting I agree actually. Shadows were all pixelated though.They shouldn't have done it though considering how poorly it runs. That killed the reviews on ps3 definitely. After 06 it wouldn't have killed them to nail the technical musts.
I always loved how the stages were based off of real life places. Apotos (Windmill Isle) - Greece 🇬🇷 Mazuri (Savannah Citadel) - Mali 🇲🇱 Holoska (Cool Edge) - Alaska 🇺🇸 Spagonia (Rooftop Run) - San Marino 🇸🇲 Chun-nan (Dragon Road) - China 🇨🇳 Shamar (Arid Sands) - Jordan 🇯🇴 Empire City (Skyscraper Scamper) - New York City, United States 🇺🇸 Adabat (Jungle Joyride) - Thailand 🇹🇭 Eggmanland - Disneyland in California, United States 🇺🇸
Can we just appreciate the fact taht these levels are sped through with ridiculous speeds hut are still longer than sonic forces levels played casually.
Plus, this game has more obstacles you need to react at high speeds making it all the more challenging. In Forces, you can beat most of the stages in literally 45 seconds just by holding down x.
Yeah. Another reason why forces levels sucked was because they only had 3 level designers. THREE. 2 who never worked on a sonic game before and one who ONLY worked on lost world. The level designers who worked on unleashed didn't come back for forces so they essentially didn't have the manpower and experience and time to make good levels for forces.
It’s sad that people hated on this game solely because of the night stages. That and the 240p version was dookie, but still… This was a fun game all around. Werehog was a fun gimmick at the very least, the music was good and the stages were GORGEOUS. Def flawed, but the day stages? Second to none. Best feeling of speed the Sonic franchise has ever produced. My friends ragged on me so much for swearing by this game, but now I get to see people love it the way it always deserved and it feels SO GOOD,
It is insane how this game came out all the way in 2008. It looked incredible for its time. It certainly looks far better than Forces did and that came out like 10 years later.
I think gaming specs have peaked. You'll have the occasional game that will at least try to use the amount of power that modern tech is capable of, but that's very few and far between. I miss being wowed by games for two years whenever a new console generation starts, but now I'm lucky to feel that way with even one game now.
I feel like Forces is as if the producers just started using the Boost for the first time. If it were released in 2008, I would by hyped if Unleashed was released in 2017. However, it’s not and it’s a total letdown
Still fascinating, that was the first 3d speed formula Sonic game and the levels are perfect. The combination of skill speed and platforming combined in one package is well balanced. Also, the levels are very memorable. Even when you not played the game for years you can almost immediately run them at full speed again. Very underrated game
My top 5 favorite levels: 5: Rooftop Run 4: Dragon Road 3: Cool Edge 2: Windmill Isle 1: Jungle Joyride I must say all levels are awesome in this game!
I was in love with this game when it came out. I had the PS2 version then I saw the “HD” version, so to speak, and I was just mind blown. Bought the game and I didn’t even own the system, but played it at any place that DID have the system lol
@Promise Ntsizi can everybody stop hating on forces please this is why sonicteam is afraid to make a good game with your impossible standards either get a grip and focus on something else or just get out
one thing unleashed’s day stages do so well is giving the player a very clear feeling of speed. the sprawling level design, the grand backgrounds that disappear and blur as you dash by and away from them, the way the visuals and audio distorts when boosting; all of those elements really SHOWED the player how fast they were going, rather than just telling them “go fast by pressing x”
there's something so incredibly satisfying of hearing a lot of rings being grabbed in succession. i love this game so much, the day stages are for me the best imaging of sonic's speed and how his stages should be done. pure adrenaline and quick moves needed.
Day stages sure make you feel "unleashed." Some stages makes Sonic the God for running above the water. Funny how in Wii Sonic was grinding on water. That's BS if you ask me :P.
@Comic well, that was the good old days, but now we have, The PlaystationNow feature on ps4, wich makes me very happy cuz i can finally play unleashed at my moms house since my dad took away my ps3😀👌
@Just Squid The hub world is awesome in the HD version, cant agree with you with that "much more 3d based" though. And just because its shorter doesn't mean its worse. Quality over uhh... Lack of quantity?
Roger really pulled it off in the Sonic Boom Tv a lot more than the games. I feel like Jason does better in games and Roger does better in the tv show.
Werehog aside, I still think this is the best 3D boost game for its worldly level concepts, gameplay length, and perfectly-toned story. Perhaps if the Werehog was replaced with Knuckles to fit the slower but combat heavy aspect for the night time stages as well as a good way to work him in with the plot, this game would’ve been a 100% for me.
I don't think knuckles fits the night stages at all be because of his brain being stupid and there are 99% combos that are impossible for knuckles to preformed and knuckles is terrible character it would ruined the story with him well I wouldn't mind knuckles if there's his voice is japanese.
i still cant believe they even made this type of gameplay work in a way thats rlly fucking fun and memorable. idc what ppl say this is peak modern sonic
11 years passed, I finished this game on Wii 2 times and 3 on PS3. But now I need a port of this game on PC so bad. Still my favorite Sonic game, everything is perfect for me (yes, even the werehog)
In just hoping im not the only one that never found the werehog battle music annoying in any stage lol, I never even noticed the battle music anyway until I was 10 years old
If there's one thing I really love about sonic unleashed, it's the way his legs move when he boosts. Its almost like there's no end to how fast they actually get in game
Loving the fact that when you’re using boost when the camera is right behind Sonic, there’s a distortion effect that makes close buildings look relatively far away. It makes you feel like you’re going fast, but you still have to put in some effort to get to where you’re going, and the blur makes it truly feel like you’re just blasting through these levels at Mach 1.
Sonic unleashed to this day is still one of the best if not the best looking sonic games, so pretty.also the game is pretty fun I even liked the werehog stages not all of them of course one of them I couldn’t beat so I just used the walk through wall glitch and skipped half the stage and the sonic stages were amazing
I am in love with this game, I am super addicted, I also only have the commiment to S rank the main day stages (not the optional ones) Thanks for giving this great guide!
xxxgaetanoxxx the. Sonic unleashed would be a different game. I didn’t mind the werehog, it did have its own nice gameplay, in my opinion, but I honestly don’t miss it too much.
The only thing I hated about this game was the medal hunting, I need 24 more sun medals to get to adabat and that’s the only thing keeping me from beating the game
Not even NASA could run Adabat at a smooth 60 frames per second. This game had GREAT art design. I can remember when I got my Xbox 360 in 2009 and getting so excited for Sonic Unleashed after playing the PS2 port for almost a year before. I ended up trading the game in for some GameStop store credit a while back and ended up regretting it, much like my PS2 collection that I ditched when I got the 360. To the person up in Vermont that has a copy of Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal with a huge soup stain on the instruction manual, I kind of want that one back.
I hope this play style isn’t completely forgotten after forces failure... You know what? Forces gameplay was COMPLETELY different this. Yeah it had the boost but levels were short and you barely need to avoid anything. You just run in a straight line... Unleashed / Generations has the best gameplay in the entire series
I never understood all the hate Unleashed got. Sure the Werehog levels felt tedious and the controls were wack, but imo, it was an interesting change of pace. Seriously, until Generations came out, I haven't had so much fun playing a Sonic game since Heroes.
I like Unleashed more than Generations because completing a level in the former feels more earned. It's a lot easier to screw up here. Unleashed has a lot more alternative paths than people realize. Obviously not as much or as open as Generations (Seaside Hill Modern needs a video essay) , but the short cuts are hidden well enough to make their discovery more satisfying imo. I will confidently say though that 2D sections in Unleashed are better than 2D modern sections in Generations. I'm sure every day stage in Unleashed gives you more opportunity to maintain your speed throughout the 2d sections.
I would also like to well done you because you always reply to all your viewers. This is a great way to achieve a greater popularity on your channel as this way you engage more with community and give them positive feedback as well in return of them doing so :)
Great job bro! I'm planning to do a Sonic Unleashed Walk-through on my other channel. I'll try to achieve the best stats in games as I possibly can, and thank you for this video because now I can do all stages in S rank, including Night Stages, apart from Shamar day :( That one is really difficult and that is because there are too many thing in the way, but again practice makes perfect. Thanks for uploaing this and have a great day sir!
From watching this video, they look the same on Xbox 360 and Xbox one. Maybe the Xbox one gives a certain amount of cpu usage and stuff like that to match the 360’s specs
For all of the complaints people might have leveraged against Sega around the '06' era, no one could ever genuinely say that Sega and Sonic team were lazy when it came to sonic. All of their games, even the story-book games, were filled with this genuine charm and love for the series. The visuals were consistently breathtaking, the core mechanics were constantly getting interesting spins to put on them (see: heroes, the werehog, and, again, the storybook games), and Sonic was genuinely cool. He was this fun-loving guy who got shit done, but never let the seriousness of the situation threaten the freedom in his heart. Looking at this game, I'm reminded of just how utterly COOL Sonic was. His speed is insane; he's all over the place too, and most of all, he looks and sounds like he's having the time of his life. Even the werehog stages, as clunky and slow as they can feel, were absolutely not lazy. The level designs were packed with genuine challenges, between the platforming and beat em up sections, and the combo system was surprisingly diverse. It's a mechanic I'd be happy to see back for someone like knuckles, with a great deal more polish. Rambling aside, my point is that early 2000's sega was anything but lazy or without ambition. They tried new things constantly, and even if they failed, they didn't let that discourage them from trying to really experiment with Sonic and his mechanics. You don't see that much, today. Even Generations didn't really feel quite the same. It was too safe, and Sonic is all about taking risks and seeing where the chips may fall. I'm seriously hoping that with the success of the new movie, Sega might be emboldened to start trying new things again.
What I love about this game is the day stages, they are, in my opinion, exactly how sonic is supposed to be, if all sonic games were the same format as the day stages, the series wouldn't have suffered as much. Even if the levels are sort of easyz it's about going fast and feeling like a super fast badass, that's sonics whole thing, not standing on platforms and shi
I bought this game in 2011 and I still have it to this day. Amazing soundtrack, graphics and gameplay. If Sega re-released Colors, they should’ve done the same with Unleashed.
@@vitorhenriquefarias8916 but he ain't lieing though I mean come on if the levels weren't flat generic and boring it could have saved its self from all the hate
Giving sonic a sense of speed and alternate paths while maintaining a good camera angle and great level design with fitting music for each level (take rooftop run for an example. It knows you like the level and gives you a warm welcome back to the level with great music to compliment it's speed and design) is such a step up from other games (Looking at you forces)
@@rick-sd2hz I doubt the "boost levels" will be enough to save Frontier. Boost game play has been trash with Colors and Forces, and it wouldn't surprise me if Sonic team fails again. Generations came close to Unleashed day stages, too bad half of Generations stages are way too 2D heavy. Unleashed had the perfect mix of 2D/3D, and unlike in the other games, the 2D sections here don't slow the pacing at all when played perfectly.
Legit, this game was my 'teenagehood', even after 2 years of not playing, it barely took me any time to S, I played it way too much ahah
Here are the timings for each stage:
Apotos (Windmill Isle): 0:00
Mazuri (Savannah Citadel): 2:34
Holoska (Cool Edge): 5:18
Spagonia (Rooftop Run): 8:52
Chun-nan (Dragon Road): 13:36
Shamar (Arid Sands): 17:41
Empire City (Skyscraper Scamper): 20:40
Adabat (Jungle Joyride): 24:31
I’m 11 and I’m addicted to this game
@@Regw2520 dont worry i was addicted to it just like you on my ps2 and xbox 360 when i was ur age even younger. Now im 17 and i still love this game.
I was addicted when I was 8 in 2008 and I am still addicted now as a 19-year-old lol
I'm 13 so I'm addicted to this
@@hiryucypherbois427 Nice, excellent taste in games haha
Man, Unleashed is one of those games from last gen that just aged extremely well. It's still really pretty.
You're right, Sonic Unleashed is so much better than this "shit" of Sonic forces
Say what you will about its gameplay, but the graphic and music in Unleashed are *_GORGEOUS_*
i feel like wii had a better aesthetic direction tho
@@ilyich7567 it doesn't you dumbass!
@@HelloThere-dd5kx Wii has more varied environments. HD, the levels just feel like more of the hub world while in Wii you go all over the place. Cool Edge for example, you go inside the temple and see the light shining through the glaciers. You don't do that in HD. In dragon road you go through the forest, buildings and mountains. You just stay by the water in HD. Rooftop Run has more distinct sections at night and greater visual variety I feel.
So yeah there's plenty of reason to prefer the Wii version's art direction.
And insulting people for having a different opinion like that is exactly why the fan base is a joke. It's unhealthy and alienating.
It’s funny how this game came out 12 years ago and is still graphically the best looking sonic game to ever come out.
Not just sonic,it's model is almost 20,000 bits.
Kouyen'dou N'Da honestly i wish it could be remastered or remade with slightly more responsive controls and even higher graphics
@@stevensanchez8061 especially the framerate, I'd love to play this at constant 60 fps
_I still don't understand the Downgrade on Forces_
Different team, and that they spent more dev time on the Hedgehog Engine 2.
back when getting an s rank felt like an accomplishment
Yup. Last game to do so. Colours wasn't easy either but at least you can spam wisps and quick steps until you have enough score for an S Rank. Gens and Forces are way too easy to S Rank.
@Ouigee Yeah, I'm assuming Sonic Team doesn't want to hurt feelings of children. But instead of dumbing down the Ranks (and the gameplay) Sonic Team could've just made a hard mode. I like my Sonic games challenging. While Colours, Generations and Forces are *vastly* much better games than 06, they're too easy for me.
@@awesomeguy2009 I don't think forces is better than 06 is because of gameplay and music
@@HelloThere-dd5kx
06 is literally an unfinished game. Forces is a finished game. If Sega could have finished 06 (and removed the Elise relationship thingy) it would probably have been one of the best Sonic games.
Phantom Drags At least Generations isn’t as linear.
Looking at this, then looking at the Modern Stages in Forces makes me want to cry.
Ten year later and the gameplay has only regressed
Rev311 Mycrown Gameplay, yes. Visuals and music, no.
Kirb Master Visuals and music have regressed, too. Forces’ OST is mediocre and it’s art direction is terrible. It looks like minecraft why is it so blocky
@@kirbmaster575 tbh the visuals really havent been on Unleashed's level since that game came out. Next gen titles from last decade like Generations and parts of Forces may have rivaled in the graphics department but Unleashed takes the cake. Same goes for how I feel about the music as while the music from the last few mainline games has been bretty gud, nothing matches the originality and variety of the tracks from Unleashed. Skyscraper Scamper - Day and Rooftop Run - Night are just 🔥🔥🔥
Green De La Welchert The visuals and music thing is my opinion. You can think unleashed is better, but that doesn’t make it factually better. It has a better art direction, but smudgy textures, ugly boost effect that blurs the screen, and a horrid frame rate. Forces doesn’t have the better art direction, but it looks cleaner and has a consistent frame rate. The music is entirely opinion based. I think forces is the best, but it isn’t, and neither is unleashed. Also, by blocky, do you mean the blocky trees? Cause I barely noticed them.
The best 3d stages from any Sonic game. Fast paced, challenging, fantastic music, & the stages don’t end in 45 second. This game is an underrated gem!
Agreed, the branching paths make this game enjoyable to replay when trying to find the fastest way to reach the end of the level.
It's similar to Sonic Generations but I prefer Unleashed since the ranking system makes it harder to get a good ranking making it all the more satisfying once you get that sweet S rank.
yeah i wish they would do a game where its only unleashed day stages
Best gameplay
Best story
Best stages
Best voice actor
Best music
Unleashed , in my opinion, was his crowning moment
Sure, best gameplay for a little
Its much better sonic forces
In my opinion,
Best story, I would've given that to Sonic Adventure 2
Best music would've gone to Sonic 06
And best stages would go to Sonic Adventure 1
Compared to the previous games, the voice actors in this one were pretty good and I love their decision to not give Chip an a squeaky or high pitch voice , the graphics are still considered one of the best in the sonic franchise, and this game has one of if not the best opening cutscenes in all of the sonic games.
Best voice actor is arguable I'd say
@@zetasansan Yeah, I think Forces had one of the best voice acting
This is what I liked about Unleashed, you actually go really fast in the Daytime stages and you have to react as fast as you can.
exactly and I love the Night stages too
@@donathan2933 same
@@TC7-Thecomplex7 facts
the game runs like a bag of dogshit
@@astromaniac7459 ehh not really the game has trial and error stifd controls and sometimes I have no idea what's going on in the day stages cause of how fast you go but I will say this game is a good time and a game I hold real close to my heart considering it was my first ever sonic game before I got the classics on ds
this is still the best looking sonic game. it's aged really well visually
You sure about that? Generations doesn't have the smeary textures and has much more colour variety.
@@Scroteydada the colour grade in generations is oversaturated imo, unleashed looks way cleaner. the lighting in unleashed is its best aspect i think
the colours in generations just look a bit off to me. sonic's blue looks much better in unleashed
@@hamburgerlover9825 the lighting I agree actually. Shadows were all pixelated though.They shouldn't have done it though considering how poorly it runs. That killed the reviews on ps3 definitely. After 06 it wouldn't have killed them to nail the technical musts.
@@Scroteydada true, i think that the levels also just look nicer aesthetically, and that also adds on
I always loved how the stages were based off of real life places.
Apotos (Windmill Isle) - Greece 🇬🇷
Mazuri (Savannah Citadel) - Mali 🇲🇱
Holoska (Cool Edge) - Alaska 🇺🇸
Spagonia (Rooftop Run) - San Marino 🇸🇲
Chun-nan (Dragon Road) - China 🇨🇳
Shamar (Arid Sands) - Jordan 🇯🇴
Empire City (Skyscraper Scamper) - New York City, United States 🇺🇸
Adabat (Jungle Joyride) - Thailand 🇹🇭
Eggmanland - Disneyland in California, United States 🇺🇸
I thought Spagonia is based in Andorra due to the lobby theme and some names of the nfps
Now I wished this game had a stage based on Mexico
Eggman Land evil just like Disney 😂😂
I thought spagonia was Italy, bearing similarity between it's music and vibe
@@Srikar-xi7mb I always thought Spagonia was a mix of a ton of European cities and areas
this is honestly peak modern sonic
And generations, colors was pretty good too but forces is ass.
SA2?
I don’t think he considers the adventure games as modern
@@jack6478 I think they are.
@@mason2978 i'd consider the adventure games a bridge between classic and modern
15:46 I love when the dragon road song reaches that part makes me feel...safe
what i feel: you are now in the safe zone
you are now in the red zone
Don't care what the whiney fanbase says, I love Unleashed. It is so fast and satisfying, and the graphics are awesome for 2008 standards.
but in the last 10 years no one ever said unleashed is bad
unleashed is the fucking GOAT of boost sonics .
had sonic adventure 2 not existed , unleashed wouldve been the best 3D sonic
@@keon200 i think unleashed is better
@@Gerbert67 you cant go wrong with either . i love em both so i cant choose
@@keon200 yep I agree, this is one of the best sonic games ever created. I’ve had more of a blast playing this game than Sonic Forces.
Can we just appreciate the fact taht these levels are sped through with ridiculous speeds hut are still longer than sonic forces levels played casually.
Plus, this game has more obstacles you need to react at high speeds making it all the more challenging. In Forces, you can beat most of the stages in literally 45 seconds just by holding down x.
Yeah. Another reason why forces levels sucked was because they only had 3 level designers. THREE. 2 who never worked on a sonic game before and one who ONLY worked on lost world. The level designers who worked on unleashed didn't come back for forces so they essentially didn't have the manpower and experience and time to make good levels for forces.
What a horribly underrated game. This is the first and only Sonic game that made me feel as if I was travelling at the speed of sound.
Not to mention this game is absolutely gorgeous
@@keon200 agreed
This game is great. Is it underrated? Hell to the no
It was underrated
@@wilfry9594 true
It’s sad that people hated on this game solely because of the night stages. That and the 240p version was dookie, but still… This was a fun game all around. Werehog was a fun gimmick at the very least, the music was good and the stages were GORGEOUS. Def flawed, but the day stages? Second to none. Best feeling of speed the Sonic franchise has ever produced. My friends ragged on me so much for swearing by this game, but now I get to see people love it the way it always deserved and it feels SO GOOD,
It is insane how this game came out all the way in 2008. It looked incredible for its time. It certainly looks far better than Forces did and that came out like 10 years later.
I think gaming specs have peaked. You'll have the occasional game that will at least try to use the amount of power that modern tech is capable of, but that's very few and far between. I miss being wowed by games for two years whenever a new console generation starts, but now I'm lucky to feel that way with even one game now.
I feel like Forces is as if the producers just started using the Boost for the first time. If it were released in 2008, I would by hyped if Unleashed was released in 2017. However, it’s not and it’s a total letdown
24:31 this level is my favorite and the music is top tier in this level
*YES FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO ACUALLY FAVORS THIS LEVEL AND ITS MUSIC!!!!!*
@@yrrr4871 you are not the only one ;)
Still fascinating, that was the first 3d speed formula Sonic game and the levels are perfect. The combination of skill speed and platforming combined in one package is well balanced. Also, the levels are very memorable. Even when you not played the game for years you can almost immediately run them at full speed again. Very underrated game
My top 5 favorite levels:
5: Rooftop Run
4: Dragon Road
3: Cool Edge
2: Windmill Isle
1: Jungle Joyride
I must say all levels are awesome in this game!
This was one of the most hated games when released. Now it’s loved by the gaming community.
I've never hated it, I just wish the Werehog wasn't in it, it would've paved te way for so many incredible future games.
@@InsipidCjs technically it did. Sonic Generations, Colors is ok, Forces is dogshit.
@@promisentsizi1032 I would only say it did if the games were equal to or better
I was in love with this game when it came out. I had the PS2 version then I saw the “HD” version, so to speak, and I was just mind blown. Bought the game and I didn’t even own the system, but played it at any place that DID have the system lol
@Promise Ntsizi can everybody stop hating on forces please this is why sonicteam is afraid to make a good game with your impossible standards either get a grip and focus on something else or just get out
one thing unleashed’s day stages do so well is giving the player a very clear feeling of speed. the sprawling level design, the grand backgrounds that disappear and blur as you dash by and away from them, the way the visuals and audio distorts when boosting; all of those elements really SHOWED the player how fast they were going, rather than just telling them “go fast by pressing x”
I don’t know why, but there’s something about sonic’s running animation that pleases my eyes.
there's something so incredibly satisfying of hearing a lot of rings being grabbed in succession. i love this game so much, the day stages are for me the best imaging of sonic's speed and how his stages should be done. pure adrenaline and quick moves needed.
Day stages sure make you feel "unleashed." Some stages makes Sonic the God for running above the water. Funny how in Wii Sonic was grinding on water. That's BS if you ask me :P.
Agreed
the fuck is a Wii
The Wii and Ps2 versions sucked LMAO
@Comic well, that was the good old days, but now we have, The PlaystationNow feature on ps4, wich makes me very happy cuz i can finally play unleashed at my moms house since my dad took away my ps3😀👌
@Just Squid The hub world is awesome in the HD version, cant agree with you with that "much more 3d based" though. And just because its shorter doesn't mean its worse. Quality over uhh... Lack of quantity?
God, I love Jason Griffith as Sonic.
Best Sonic, Periodt
Roger really pulled it off in the Sonic Boom Tv a lot more than the games. I feel like Jason does better in games and Roger does better in the tv show.
@@kabeezy232jr agreed Roger just fits more as Boom Sonic rather than modern to me
Yes! Best Sonic fr!
Werehog aside, I still think this is the best 3D boost game for its worldly level concepts, gameplay length, and perfectly-toned story. Perhaps if the Werehog was replaced with Knuckles to fit the slower but combat heavy aspect for the night time stages as well as a good way to work him in with the plot, this game would’ve been a 100% for me.
I don't think knuckles fits the night stages at all be because of his brain being stupid and there are 99% combos that are impossible for knuckles to preformed and knuckles is terrible character it would ruined the story with him well I wouldn't mind knuckles if there's his voice is japanese.
@@HelloThere-dd5kx Knuckles shouldnt be the "stupid charachter" but I think he could work in combat Drill diving punching idk but speed him up though
This is a game that truly has life to it. I always find myself coming back to this video and I never fail to be enamored by all the beauty.
This game age so well the places are still so beautiful
trueee
i still cant believe they even made this type of gameplay work in a way thats rlly fucking fun and memorable. idc what ppl say this is peak modern sonic
It tooked four titles for people learn to appreciate Unleashed nowdays.
11 years passed, I finished this game on Wii 2 times and 3 on PS3. But now I need a port of this game on PC so bad. Still my favorite Sonic game, everything is perfect for me (yes, even the werehog)
I love u man for thinking this way
No homo
I liked the werehog too.It was combat based and fun,like sonic battle.
In just hoping im not the only one that never found the werehog battle music annoying in any stage lol, I never even noticed the battle music anyway until I was 10 years old
If there's one thing I really love about sonic unleashed, it's the way his legs move when he boosts.
Its almost like there's no end to how fast they actually get in game
Loving the fact that when you’re using boost when the camera is right behind Sonic,
there’s a distortion effect that makes close buildings look relatively far away.
It makes you feel like you’re going fast, but you still have to put in some effort to get to where you’re going, and the blur makes it truly feel like you’re just blasting through these levels at Mach 1.
THATS SO COOL OH MY GOOOOSH I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCHHHHHH
When Sonic says WOO! I feel that
Sonic unleashed to this day is still one of the best if not the best looking sonic games, so pretty.also the game is pretty fun I even liked the werehog stages not all of them of course one of them I couldn’t beat so I just used the walk through wall glitch and skipped half the stage and the sonic stages were amazing
I love empire city the music really makes you feel fast
Arid sands
Rooftop Run.
Jungle Joyride
Sonic unleashed has by the the best looking and most fun levels that a Sonic game has ever offered
I am in love with this game, I am super addicted, I also only have the commiment to S rank the main day stages (not the optional ones) Thanks for giving this great guide!
No problem! the optional ones are torture and not fun tbh
IGN 9/10
Too much WOOOOOOO
At least it ain't cringy diolauge like we got in forces
GO!!!
FEELIN GOOD!
4/10 Not enough running
4/10 Not call of duty
@@MrOscar999 bruh
Anyone else feel bad that these stages are actually really damn long and so beautiful but we literally speed through them fast asf?
Man, if the werehog stages weren’t so long and repetitive, this game would be at least in the top 2 of best 3d sonic games
Or "if the werehog stages it never existed, this game would have been one of the best in the series!
They intentionally did that because they were worried the game would be too short and wanted to extend playthrough time
xxxgaetanoxxx the. Sonic unleashed would be a different game. I didn’t mind the werehog, it did have its own nice gameplay, in my opinion, but I honestly don’t miss it too much.
Even though the Werehog stages are fucking terrible, boring and a chore to play sometimes, I still love the Werehog part of the story
That's why you max the Werehog stats
The graphics of this game are so damn good even compared to today’s games
It's kinda disappointing tbh
@@InsipidCjs for a game made in 2008, (correct me if I'm wrong) it's actually really good. Just look at adabat day stage.
@K Benjie oh right, my bad
Colors and Generations also had pretty good graphics and environments, although I admit not as good as unleashed
@@pyroferno4644 yup it was made in 2008 lul
The only thing I hated about this game was the medal hunting, I need 24 more sun medals to get to adabat and that’s the only thing keeping me from beating the game
Chris Jean-Felix Yo SAME LMAO
Just be prepared for eggmanland (if you did'nt completed it yet) :v
24 isn't even that bad i had 34 to do and i just looked it up on yt
I needed 6 medals
The game encouraged you to explored which is a good thing so deal with it!
When speedrunning Unleashed: Generations levels
When speedrunning Generations: Forces levels
@360Ragequit he's trying to say, if you speed run in sonic unleashed it will feel like you're playing the stage in sonic generation
@@aceissleeping3298 No? Unleashed's stages are way better for speedrunning than Generations. Generations 2D sections are mostly slow.
Mar1o 640 nigga what???
Phantom Drags he means when you speedrun a unleashed level it feels as short as a generations level
@@aceissleeping3298 the first one is inaccurate
Not even NASA could run Adabat at a smooth 60 frames per second.
This game had GREAT art design. I can remember when I got my Xbox 360 in 2009 and getting so excited for Sonic Unleashed after playing the PS2 port for almost a year before. I ended up trading the game in for some GameStop store credit a while back and ended up regretting it, much like my PS2 collection that I ditched when I got the 360. To the person up in Vermont that has a copy of Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal with a huge soup stain on the instruction manual, I kind of want that one back.
I love this game
And i mean alot, even the werehog stages
Unleashed is one of the greatest sonic games of all time hands down
I love this game too.
I beat the hole game in 100 seconds
@@sonictheblockhog5780 my ass
@@sonictheblockhog5780 World record is 2 hours 10 minutes sorry dude
This game beats many actual games when we're talking about graphics. This Sonic is so damn awesome!!
11:16 YOU CAN JUMP OVER THEM???? Oh wow... you know how many restarts I could've saved by doing that? xD Great runs!
Thanks :)
Now that’s momen………
I hope this play style isn’t completely forgotten after forces failure...
You know what?
Forces gameplay was COMPLETELY different this. Yeah it had the boost but levels were short and you barely need to avoid anything. You just run in a straight line...
Unleashed / Generations has the best gameplay in the entire series
8:37
Sled : I have decided that I want to die
Greatest Sonic Game of all time
Legit, this and sonic 2 i loved the most! Clean gameplay. Great job!
is this supposed to be "old" ? cause graphics are still better than me irl
Yeah, this is almost 12 years old
Hedgehog Engine 😳
@@Sholver hedgehog engine truly was ahead of its time, literaly
I never understood all the hate Unleashed got. Sure the Werehog levels felt tedious and the controls were wack, but imo, it was an interesting change of pace. Seriously, until Generations came out, I haven't had so much fun playing a Sonic game since Heroes.
This game was ahead of its time
Funny how I never got annoyed with the "WOO!"
The visuals & art direction in this game have yet to be topped!
they should make an entire game that's just this
I remember when they released the trailer for this and all I could feel was excitement! Man so much nostalgia watching this😁
Always loved it when he says “feeling good!“
If sonic unleashed released today, I think it would’ve gotten the love it deserved and possibly even GOTY nods (yes even with the werehog sections)
Was I the only one that wanted to escape all the rings when boosting?
Also, great Video!
Loved it
I like Unleashed more than Generations because completing a level in the former feels more earned. It's a lot easier to screw up here.
Unleashed has a lot more alternative paths than people realize. Obviously not as much or as open as Generations (Seaside Hill Modern needs a video essay) , but the short cuts are hidden well enough to make their discovery more satisfying imo. I will confidently say though that 2D sections in Unleashed are better than 2D modern sections in Generations. I'm sure every day stage in Unleashed gives you more opportunity to maintain your speed throughout the 2d sections.
I would also like to well done you because you always reply to all your viewers. This is a great way to achieve a greater popularity on your channel as this way you engage more with community and give them positive feedback as well in return of them doing so :)
Glad you enjoy them!!
No problem :)
The game Looks Great even to this day like it you're still watching this in 2019
Great job bro! I'm planning to do a Sonic Unleashed Walk-through on my other channel. I'll try to achieve the best stats in games as I possibly can, and thank you for this video because now I can do all stages in S rank, including Night Stages, apart from Shamar day :( That one is really difficult and that is because there are too many thing in the way, but again practice makes perfect. Thanks for uploaing this and have a great day sir!
This is one of those feel good games to watch, and even more better to play
How we went from *this* to Sonic Forces is beyond me. I guess that’s what happens when you milk a series too hard...
Thumbnail: Sonic Unleased
Me: I don’t know how apartments work
I doubt Sonic does either.
Been meaning the fix that for a while, thumbnails take ages to make :(
InsipidCjs noooo keep it it’s the best meme
They need to remaster this for 4K gaming!
I think the game is avalaible to play in Xbox One,that makes the game better to play because it doesn't have framedrop and is in a better quality.
Kogarashi Fuyuzora
I’ve been playing Sonic Unleashed on my brother’s Xbox one and I still got frame drops
@@unknownradio_1240 Well,at least it looks better?
(I haven't played it in Xbox One,but I have heard about somethings,maybe are not true)
From watching this video, they look the same on Xbox 360 and Xbox one. Maybe the Xbox one gives a certain amount of cpu usage and stuff like that to match the 360’s specs
This needs to be ported over to switch (yes the switch can run it, dont be dumb and say it cant cause thats just bullcrap)
For all of the complaints people might have leveraged against Sega around the '06' era, no one could ever genuinely say that Sega and Sonic team were lazy when it came to sonic. All of their games, even the story-book games, were filled with this genuine charm and love for the series. The visuals were consistently breathtaking, the core mechanics were constantly getting interesting spins to put on them (see: heroes, the werehog, and, again, the storybook games), and Sonic was genuinely cool. He was this fun-loving guy who got shit done, but never let the seriousness of the situation threaten the freedom in his heart. Looking at this game, I'm reminded of just how utterly COOL Sonic was. His speed is insane; he's all over the place too, and most of all, he looks and sounds like he's having the time of his life. Even the werehog stages, as clunky and slow as they can feel, were absolutely not lazy. The level designs were packed with genuine challenges, between the platforming and beat em up sections, and the combo system was surprisingly diverse. It's a mechanic I'd be happy to see back for someone like knuckles, with a great deal more polish.
Rambling aside, my point is that early 2000's sega was anything but lazy or without ambition. They tried new things constantly, and even if they failed, they didn't let that discourage them from trying to really experiment with Sonic and his mechanics. You don't see that much, today. Even Generations didn't really feel quite the same. It was too safe, and Sonic is all about taking risks and seeing where the chips may fall. I'm seriously hoping that with the success of the new movie, Sega might be emboldened to start trying new things again.
this just brings memories coming home from pre school and hopping on the wii
19:26 fastest sonic in any game
its been 9 years since i bought this game and till this day i still love unleshed the most on 360
It must have been hard for chip to keep up
No he’s in Sonics pocket
*don’t ask*
@@mr.martian3578 but but but
Sonic doesnt have a po.ow ok u said dont ask
Pocket... Hahaha...
@@D00DM00D I like to image Sonic holding chip piggyback style so that he wouldn't have to worry about being left behind due to Sonics speed
@@xavierrivera3407 True but Sonic has quills
What I love about this game is the day stages, they are, in my opinion, exactly how sonic is supposed to be, if all sonic games were the same format as the day stages, the series wouldn't have suffered as much.
Even if the levels are sort of easyz it's about going fast and feeling like a super fast badass, that's sonics whole thing, not standing on platforms and shi
Looking at these stages, it makes me want to play the games.
Excuse me, game
My favorite is Arid Sands because of the insane speeds you can reach
2021 and NO SONIC GAME looks THIS good. Sad to see how boomer criticism can affect the look of a game saga
I bought this game in 2011 and I still have it to this day. Amazing soundtrack, graphics and gameplay. If Sega re-released Colors, they should’ve done the same with Unleashed.
too much effort so they went for the low hanging fruit (colors) . sega doesn’t have the energy to remaster such a grand game like unleashed
This game came out in 2008 yet it looks and plays better than Sonic Forces
This is ten times better than forces.
haha forces bad look how original i am now laugh
@@vitorhenriquefarias8916 but he ain't lieing though I mean come on if the levels weren't flat generic and boring it could have saved its self from all the hate
@@novicenoobtube450 lieing lmao
@@vitorhenriquefarias8916 yes lieing I didn't feel like changing anything cause grammar means so little in the internet if you get your point across
Thank you for sometimes timing your boost the beat. That really made me enjoy this video more ngl
wait, when does he do that? that's actually very cool
@@miwiki6 I can't be very sure, but I did notice that he indeed did so when it was possible. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with his video.
Wish we could get another Unleashed/Generations style sonic game, no classic or werehog levels just day time speed missions
If that existed, it would top sonic colors as my favorite sonic game
@@animatedabe6819 AMEN
Why lump generations in with unleashed when unleashed is far superior in every way. I dont get it.
@@keon200 well gameplay wise they're very similar, I just think Unleashed has better graphics, drifting, and boost color.
these are the most purest sonic stages ever made!
Jungle Joyride is hard, but Arid Sands always gave me the most trouble.
i like to think this is canonically how sonic runs around
I genually loved the soundtrack for this game
Even the 2D sections don't feel that 2D! This game really needs an upgrade to modern consoles or a proper spiritual sequel
They need to remaster/remake this game with more dlc stages for PS5/Series X
Giving sonic a sense of speed and alternate paths while maintaining a good camera angle and great level design with fitting music for each level (take rooftop run for an example. It knows you like the level and gives you a warm welcome back to the level with great music to compliment it's speed and design) is such a step up from other games
(Looking at you forces)
Sega in their prime
This is probably one of the loudest games I’ve ever played
*"WOOOOOO!!!" intensifies*
The leaks of frontiers indiicate boost type levels also I hope that they are like these (on gameplay) and even have that sense of nature
Yes it needs to be more like this game and less like Forces and Lost World.
Unleashed is hands down one of the best sonic games ever!!
We can't deny that Sonic Unleashed graphics are still worth it in 2021
3:40 if u go forward again and hit the right buttons it throws u instantly to the part in 3:58 saves around 5-8 seconds
29:17 oh boi 1000+ rings
Boiii
*STONKS*
This is how I like Sonic on console. This feeling of speed is unrivaled in no other way
imagine if this was the whole game, this would and should be the bar for all sonic games
Absolutely, nothing has ever come close since and frontiers is so disappointing. This gameplay is what sonic should be, minimum baseline
@@InsipidCjs frontier has not came out and plus there’s a leak for cyberspace levels which will have boost levels
The footage now is awful and games are always close to identical to this stage. The boost is terrible
@@rick-sd2hz I doubt the "boost levels" will be enough to save Frontier. Boost game play has been trash with Colors and Forces, and it wouldn't surprise me if Sonic team fails again. Generations came close to Unleashed day stages, too bad half of Generations stages are way too 2D heavy. Unleashed had the perfect mix of 2D/3D, and unlike in the other games, the 2D sections here don't slow the pacing at all when played perfectly.
@@InsipidCjs sonic team isn’t the same as it was 14 years ago. they all left to work for nintendo