 A worthy edition to the sonic franchise |
| Review Date: June 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: nanokoex, georgia |
| This game rocks. The story is good, the controls are good, and the graphics and soundtrack rock. Also when doing the missions the game doesnt have high expectations to get top ranking in a level like most sonic games do. If you like sonic, pic this game up for a treat. |
Fast service and good product for money spent
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| Review Date: January 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Hilda Watts, Southampton, NJ |
Looked all over for this game, most Game Stops had a used version and one didn't work. The price was
very reasonable and shipping was extremely fast. Glad I shopped on Amazon. |
Love this game
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| Review Date: January 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Tammy, |
| Sonic and the black night was so easy to beat.I beat all the levels and i like the story lines. I think its better than sonic and the secret rings.And i love the idea that he plays a knight.Shadow and knuckles was also cool in the game.Amy looks pretty in the dress and i reccomend it.LOVE THE GAME |
Don't listen to the critics on this one
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| Review Date: March 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Lavern Ferguson, |
Don't listen to the critics; they are wrong on this Sonic game. In all honesty, this game is much better than I originally thought. After the failure that was Secret Rings, I honestly thought that Black Knight wasn't going to be much better. After its release, I decided to go and see how bad the game was, and was shocked to see how much better it was than Secret Rings. Better voice acting (Not that I actually care about voice acting), better gameplay, better controls, and just about better in every other area that Secret Rings failed in. Black Knight also has some amazing music; up there with the Sonic Adventure series music. And being one of those people who actually enjoy the storybook like cutscenes, I was impressed with the graphics, and the 3D ones weren't half bad either.
However, despite the game's amazing plot twist that no one was expecting, the game is too short. I got through it in a couple of hours, despite many deaths along the way. I also did not like Caliburn yelling at me through the Wii remote whenever I would accidentally hit a townsperson.
This is a great game, but it's going to be a while before Sonic can get back to where he was before Shadow the Hedgehog and 06 came into our lives. |
An interesting new idea
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| Review Date: March 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Whiplash4878, Houston, TX USA |
I have not had this game for very long, but so far I am enjoying it very much. They have made vast improvements over the Sonic and the Secret Rings game, and the sword is a pretty neat addition. You can actually from side to side in this game, somewhat, unlike the last storybook sonic game.
If I had to complain about anything, I would have to say mainly it seems simple. Sonic does not move as fast as he does in Sonic Unleashed, but I guess that's because this game was more focused on being able to use a sword. If you could blast past and through everything, then the sword would be just about useless. Maybe it just seems simple because I have played just about every sonic game made.
Also some may like to know that it seems Blaze, Shadow, and Knuckles are somehow involved in the story line, or maybe just characters that resemble them. I have not gotten far enough through the game to see what happens with them though. There also is multiplayer battle modes, but I have not tried them yet either.
Anyway I give this a thumbs up over Sonic and the Secret Rings and recommend giving it a shot. |
Awsomness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Review Date: March 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: T. Morris, |
| This game is one of the best Sonic games out there. Where Sonic weilds a sword, it is a nice addition to the Sonic series. Think of it as playing a Sonic game, with the same controls to control your sword as The Legend of Zelda twilight princess for the Wii. It has a great story and great graphics. I would highly recomend this to any Sonic fan out there. |
Awesome, but easy
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| Review Date: March 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: , |
This game is awesome. You use a sword, which is actually fun. The Blacksmith can make new swords, and you can have sword fights in multiplayer. Plus, after you beat the King, you can use Gawain(Knuckles), Lancelot(Shadow), and
Percival(Blaze) on certain levels. There are lots of side missions, and you can get people to follow you(wave at you when you play) by doing well and giving poor people rings. However, the main story is easy(about 5 hours for me) but getting all the bonus and multiplayer characters will take a while. Awesome game! |
hack link
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| Review Date: March 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: N. Alhuda Alkhateeb, makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| They have made vast improvements over the Sonic and the Secret Rings game, and the sword is a pretty neat addition |
Three words: REDUNDANT TEST RUN
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| Review Date: June 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Matt Eye, |
Great game similar to Sonic Unleashed! It has very good replay value, but must give it a break after 20 minutes or so. Unless you do much jumping and doing much trial and error, you won't survive for long. Like Paper Mario games, there is too much dialogue you can't skip for the most part.
You keep doing the same test run through different stages, and to me, it is redundant, and IMO quite a learning curve. What you do is not so much tedious per se but confusing, and what do all those items mean? I don't know how to access the inventory. It is difficult to do better than two of five stars unless you have practiced long enough.
The one nice thing other than great graphics, sound, and retro effects during the cut scenes like watercolor on film and paper is that, unlike most Sonic games (especially during the Genesis days, and man those were some awesome graphics back in its day), you don't lose all your rings in The Black Knight. To survive the (so realistic, wow!) dragon, you must get as many rings as possible, because it is hard to dodge those large bites. Just be sure that you truly know how to swing your sword, or you are a goner!
Minor annoyances, confusing inventory, and detraction from what a sonic game used to be, I give this game a B- or B. I have not played it long enough to state whether it would be recommendable.
I have been to England and France somewhat recently, and truly appreciate how awesome the Sonic Team went with this release. IMO Sonic Unleashed is a better game, though a bit more challenging, but less confusing.
Hope this is helpful. In some ways, video games in this genre remind me of Castlevania, and very much graphically reminiscent. In fact, this newest Sonic game featuring King Arthur sounds very much like a candidate for the Castlevania series. After all, they take place in Europe, so there you go!
Zelda: Twilight Princess has some similarities too, but I do not own it and have not played it. Best of all, the Wii is almost perfect--no technical glitches or bugs, but the Wii remote does go through batteries rather quickly. |
Underrated game
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| Review Date: July 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mark E. Valenti, Pennsylvania |
| I don't care what the critics say, this is a great game. The graphics are good, the level design is unique, and it has great replay value. The worst you could say about the game is that Sonic having a sword is kind of a gimmick, but it's a gimmick that works and is fun. I rate this game 87/100. |
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