Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic and the Black Knight, développé par Sonic Team et édité par Sega, est sorti sur Wii le 10 mars 2009. Ce titre mêlant plateforme et hack 'n' slash met en scène Sonic, convoqué par Merlina, petite-fille du célèbre Merlin, afin de libérer le royaume mystique du Roi Arthur, possédé par une force maléfique issue du fourreau d'Excalibur et régnant en tyran sous l'identité du Black Knight. La vitesse de Sonic ne suffisant pas à mettre fin à ce règne, le hérisson doit manier l'épée parlante Caliburn pour briser la malédiction, tout en récupérant les lames des chevaliers de la Table Ronde et Excalibur afin de rendre sa raison au souverain. À son arrivée, Sonic reçoit cette mission périlleuse et se retrouve confronté aux mystères de la Camelot médiévale. Le jeu repose sur le moteur PhysX et affiche une note agrégée de 57,65. La presse a globalement salué la cohérence du projet, comme Nintendo Power qui y a vu une approche engageante et soignée du personnage, ou games(TM) qui a noté l'absence de changements de gameplay mal pensés, tandis que certains joueurs sur Metacritic ont jugé le gameplay médiocre malgré des moments amusants, tout en appréciant la manière dont le jeu captait le comportement de Sonic tel qu'avant la fin de l'ère 2000.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« If you're looking for an engaging, unique, well-polished take on the world's most famous hedgehog, Sonic and the Black Knight delivers. [Mar 2009, p.88] »
« There are no nasty surprises, no ill-considered gameplay changes and no sense that Sonic Team is ever confused about what the game is supposed to be. It’s a game that is totally comfortable with itself. And it has every right to be. [Apr 2009, p.106] »
« Once again Sega comes so close to getting it right - and then ruins it with another gimmick. »
« In spite of its faults, there’s a lot to like about Sonic and the Black Knight, provided you’re not holding a candle for games long since past. Sonic’s trademark speed is still there, and while the level designs are simpler than they were in the past, there’s still enough fun packed in here to be worth at least a weekend of your time. »
« Mindlessly shaking the remote gets old and the easy missions pose little challenge, but the storybook presentation, well-animated cut scenes and wealth of hidden items make Sonic and the Black Knight worth a rental. »
« Kids will eat this up, no question. Older gamers who like either Sonic or good action games owe it to themselves to at least rent this, if only to see whether or not it’ll leave the correct taste in their mouth before committing to a purchase. »
« Sonic visits the Camelot's Kingdom in a game with a strange sense of contrast. The power of a sword and the speed of the blue hedgehog are actually incompatible in a product which, however, shows the secret talent of the Sonic Team. Gorgeous visuals and impressive sound shocks in the player due to a poor gameplay. »
« In his new adventure the blue hedgehog gain the usual speed very slowly, but when he gathered momentum Sonic and the Black Knight provides despite of all its faults a few hours of nice amusement. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Let's get to the obvious part first: the gameplay is mediocre. Not bad, as it has some fun moments and it's very cool to swing around the sword, but the level design isn't anything special, really. The bosses are also quite bad, you usually win out of pure luck or by trying them over and over again. The graphics are nice though, quite impressive for a Wii game. The cutscenes' storybook style also are lovely. Sonic's characterization and philosophy in life really shows in this game, which I really like. The story is also nice, even if simple at first. I like the plot twist halfway into the story. The whole idea of the battle between Merlina and Sonic is very interesting. The music for this game, like always, rocks. It's very good and energetic. It also makes use quite frequently of leitmotifs, which I really like being used. Quite sad they cancelled the third game in this sub-series, because it could have been great if some improvements in gameplay and level design had been made. »
« It was the Game I think Handled Sonic's Behaviour Well and the Game actually is like it Understood Sonic as a Character before the 2000's Era of Sonic Ended but It was a Perfect Story Kinda Like Unleashed but OST wise it's a Rollercoaster for me and then We have the Final Boss which I think is just a Regular old Button Mashing Session. »
« Sonic and the black knight is an excellent game,it has amazing atmosphere,soundtrack,bosses,characters,story and the gameplay and mechanics are really fun. Such a classic. »
« Another storybook game like the secret rings, but this one has a sword. Its pretty bad »
« This is a really underrated sonic game it is not the worst but it is not the best this game is good if you like motion controlles »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« What if they made a platformer where you have to stop to swing your sword, even though Sly Cooper could swing while running? »
« melhor que tudoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo »
