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Swords and Spikes (On Hedgehogs)
posted by lemonball (CHARLESTON, SC) Mar 13, 2009
Member since Dec 2007
10 out of 17 gamers (59%) found this review helpful
This is probably my second favorite Sonic game. I wrote my Sonic Unleashed review too early, because I realized, that while the daytime stages were fun, the nighttime stages were not. So, I looked for a replacement, and The Black Knight fills that hole quite nicely. But it's pretty short. Plus, the 3 extra characters you unlock are not as easy to use as Sonic. You might think the guys at Sega has lost their minds, but they pulled this game off in fine fashion. Give it a shot. You might like what you get.
"Sonic"'s back, but not as good as he used to be
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Mar 24, 2009
Member since Jan 2008
4 out of 7 gamers (57%) found this review helpful
Two things that I would not thing of putting together - the legend of King Arthur and Sonic the Hedgehog.
But it's an interesting backdrop to Sonic and the Black Knight. King Arthur's powers has gone to his head and he's turned evil. His magican, a girl named Merlina, takes Sonic out of his dimension and into hers.
She asks him to put an end to Arthur's rule, but first the hedgehog has to learn how to use a living sword she gives him.
That's right, the sword Sonic uses in this game is alive, and it has a snobbish attitude about it. (By the way, is there a way you can tell boy swords from girl swords?)
The game mostly plays like the other games in the franchise - you speed your way through levels from start to finish and pick up rings.
But this time, you have to slash the bad guys with your smart sword. To do this you shake the Wiimote.
It works - but you have to use steady, firm swings of the Wiimote and not frenzied arm waves.
There are boss battles that are sword fights, but I found those to be bland. To beat the bad guy (or gal) I had to wait for them to strike a few times, then I can counter attack.
This waiting to strike takes a lot of the fun out of the game. The last battle with King Arthur is really infuriating.
And giving rings to the citizens of the kingdom is a chore. Why do I have to play a timed button pushing mini game when I could just give them the rings?
The multi player doesn't measure up, either. It's your basic beat up the other players or team up to beat up a bunch of knights.
Still, there's still a lot of levels where Sonic does what he does best - go fast and get rings.
If only they could complement it with another feature that's just as fun. RENT IT.
But it's an interesting backdrop to Sonic and the Black Knight. King Arthur's powers has gone to his head and he's turned evil. His magican, a girl named Merlina, takes Sonic out of his dimension and into hers.
She asks him to put an end to Arthur's rule, but first the hedgehog has to learn how to use a living sword she gives him.
That's right, the sword Sonic uses in this game is alive, and it has a snobbish attitude about it. (By the way, is there a way you can tell boy swords from girl swords?)
The game mostly plays like the other games in the franchise - you speed your way through levels from start to finish and pick up rings.
But this time, you have to slash the bad guys with your smart sword. To do this you shake the Wiimote.
It works - but you have to use steady, firm swings of the Wiimote and not frenzied arm waves.
There are boss battles that are sword fights, but I found those to be bland. To beat the bad guy (or gal) I had to wait for them to strike a few times, then I can counter attack.
This waiting to strike takes a lot of the fun out of the game. The last battle with King Arthur is really infuriating.
And giving rings to the citizens of the kingdom is a chore. Why do I have to play a timed button pushing mini game when I could just give them the rings?
The multi player doesn't measure up, either. It's your basic beat up the other players or team up to beat up a bunch of knights.
Still, there's still a lot of levels where Sonic does what he does best - go fast and get rings.
If only they could complement it with another feature that's just as fun. RENT IT.
Another Mediocre Sonic Title
posted by ThaSquare (ROSEVILLE, CA) Mar 28, 2009
Member since May 2007
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Sonic is about speed. Take that out of the picture and all you have left is a hedgehog. Though this game doesn’t take it completely out of the picture, the breakneck twists and turns you’d find in most games of the series is severely toned down here. As he’s lugging around a bluntt sword, both physically and verbally, it’s not exactly a shocker to hear but the loss of velocity is coupled with another problem; Sonic’s patented acrobatics don’t come into play half as much as they should.
A massive loop in the middle of the stage doesn’t do much to advance the story or gameplay but it gives the player something to be excited about. Here you might run into one of these obstacles once or twice the entire route of stage. In previous outings, you’d be likely to see more action in the first fourth of the map as you do in all of Black Knight.
One of the biggest upsets is they failed to include a move list anywhere. So the entire time I was playing, I was frantically swinging around without knowing if I was about to pull off a sweet move or screw up. Missing from most of the game is the ability to forge new items as well. Ingredients are found at the end of each level. However, there isn’t a use for most of them up to the point where Sonic takes down King Arthur, which is basically the entire game minus a few stages and the final battle.
All in all, Sonic and the Black Knight is about as mediocre as you can get. What usually defines a Sonic game is all but represented here. The slower pace and absence of unique obstacles that usually go hand in hand with the series brings the fun to a halt in more ways than one and the extremely short play time is definitely a drawback. However, the game still retains some amount of fun with the quirky dialect, multiplayer modes, and mildly entertaining gameplay. I believe it'd have been a much better experience if the controls were properly explained. It just fails to thrill and becomes yet another notch in SEGA’s Failed Sonic Ideas belt.
A massive loop in the middle of the stage doesn’t do much to advance the story or gameplay but it gives the player something to be excited about. Here you might run into one of these obstacles once or twice the entire route of stage. In previous outings, you’d be likely to see more action in the first fourth of the map as you do in all of Black Knight.
One of the biggest upsets is they failed to include a move list anywhere. So the entire time I was playing, I was frantically swinging around without knowing if I was about to pull off a sweet move or screw up. Missing from most of the game is the ability to forge new items as well. Ingredients are found at the end of each level. However, there isn’t a use for most of them up to the point where Sonic takes down King Arthur, which is basically the entire game minus a few stages and the final battle.
All in all, Sonic and the Black Knight is about as mediocre as you can get. What usually defines a Sonic game is all but represented here. The slower pace and absence of unique obstacles that usually go hand in hand with the series brings the fun to a halt in more ways than one and the extremely short play time is definitely a drawback. However, the game still retains some amount of fun with the quirky dialect, multiplayer modes, and mildly entertaining gameplay. I believe it'd have been a much better experience if the controls were properly explained. It just fails to thrill and becomes yet another notch in SEGA’s Failed Sonic Ideas belt.
One of the Best Sonic Games Ever!!
posted by hobieone (SAN ANTONIO, TX) Mar 10, 2009
Member since Oct 2008
2 out of 6 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
This Sonic Game I better than i expected it has a great storyline complete with voice acting that made you just want to play more to get to the next part. I agree along with what others said about the game has that essence of fast speed. Which is what sonic is all about! and like tenchu, & call of duty world at war has some of the best graphics seen on the wii to date. Also for the added touch that put this game over the top for a 10 was easy to get into controls & the online competition has a nice touch.
now i thought sonic unleashed was going to be hard to top but this one is a lot better in all fields. so much so that i bought the game
now i thought sonic unleashed was going to be hard to top but this one is a lot better in all fields. so much so that i bought the game
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