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Sonic and the Black Knight (2009)

Sonic Team

Wii

2.60 from 319 ratings

714 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 128 backlogged · 129 wish listed

How long? Main story 15h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

A wizard named Merlina, granddaughter of the original Merlin, summons Sonic to help free the mystical realm of King Arthur, who has been possessed by an unknown evil that comes from Excalibur's scabbard, and is now ruling the realm as the tyrannical Black Knight. Sonic's speed alone will not end The Black Knight's reign, so he must take up the … Read more
A wizard named Merlina, granddaughter of the original Merlin, summons Sonic to help free the mystical realm of King Arthur, who has been possessed by an unknown evil that comes from Excalibur's scabbard, and is now ruling the realm as the tyrannical Black Knight. Sonic's speed alone will not end The Black Knight's reign, so he must take up the talking sword, Caliburn, in order to break Arthur's curse and save the kingdom. Sonic must also collect the blades of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table and Excalibur itself if he is to restore King Arthur's sanity and return him to a benevolent ruler. Read less

Details

Developers
Sonic Team
Publishers
Sega
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Franchises
Sonic The Hedgehog
Series
Sonic Storybook

Release dates

  • Mar 10, 2009 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Mar 12, 2009 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Mar 12, 2009 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Mar 13, 2009 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii

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Rating distribution

5 stars
18
4 stars
45
3 stars
105
2 stars
94
1 star
57

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georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Dec 24, 2022

I've never been a big sonic fan, but the Geek Critique has nice long form reviews/relivings that I enjoy of like every entry in the series. It's been especially fun seeing him cover these games I was aware of and interested in when I was in high school but never played.

He's also like unabashedly nerdy and I find that …

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I've never been a big sonic fan, but the Geek Critique has nice long form reviews/relivings that I enjoy of like every entry in the series. It's been especially fun seeing him cover these games I was aware of and interested in when I was in high school but never played.

He's also like unabashedly nerdy and I find that very endearing.

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Jusfei

Status Jusfei Nov 19, 2020

Fully finished the story

  • Beat the true final boss and reached the final Credits.

Final thoughts: Mechanically, this game felt uninspiring to me. The levels looked bland and forgettable compared to the unique aesthetics of Secret Rings, and the sword mechanic felt pointless as you could just outright jump above 90% of the enemies. If you did take your …

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Fully finished the story

  • Beat the true final boss and reached the final Credits.

Final thoughts: Mechanically, this game felt uninspiring to me. The levels looked bland and forgettable compared to the unique aesthetics of Secret Rings, and the sword mechanic felt pointless as you could just outright jump above 90% of the enemies. If you did take your time to use the sword it just slows the gameplay down.

There are a few merits to this title though. This game is definitely Jason Griffith Sonic's best performance and the "comic" styled cutscenes are a step up from Secret Rings. Also, having Crush 40 performing many of the songs is always plus. Sonic's personality with the chili dog spinning in the intro is funny too.

In the end, the game felt like a meh 2/5 stars for me, and unfortunately the positives not are enough for me to bring up my score.

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