Sonic and the Black Knight is the latest offering by Sega for the Wii starring the blue hedgehog. Does Sonic regain some of his old lustre in this medieval tale? The answer appears sadly to be no. Apart from some nice visuals and decent voice work the game falls flat on its face, suffering horrible dialogue, bad camera, poor controls and many other mishaps, Gamer Limit Review giving this title just a measly 3 out of 10.

Since the release of Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001, Sonic the Hedgehog has been in a coma. His 3D outings have generated limited success on the consoles while his portable endeavors have garnered rave reviews because they mastered the formula the Sega Genesis made famous. After reading about Sonic and the Black Knight (SBK) in Nintendo Power last year, I eagerly anticipated its release, hoping that it would mark the removal of the anthropomorphic blue blur from life support.

I thoroughly enjoyed the day time levels in Sonic Unleashed, so I speculated that SBK would attempt to match that speed while incorporating swordplay. I was wrong. Thanks to terrible controls, bad gameplay, crappy music, and atrocious multi-player, I pronounce the time of death on March 3, at 12:01am (PST).

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