I'm going to say this right here, right now: Sonic and the black knight is 1 of my favorite sonic games, as well as 1 of my favorite games, of all time. If you are 1 of those people who hates this game with a passion, click of this review, if not then let us begin the review

Graphics: 9 This game looks really good. It has some pretty cool looking enemies during game play, and the landscape is very well detailed. I also really like the CGI cut scenes, I know there are only 3 or 4 of them, but they look just so good, especially the crow in the beginning it's seriously the most realistic looking crow I've ever seen in a video game. You may say that the storybook cut scenes are kind of lazy, but I say it still is an improvement over the last game in the storybook series (secret rings).

Sound: 10 The sound in this game is really good. The sound effects of things like sword clashes and even running sound like Sega put a lot of effort in these little things. And even if you hate the game, (similar to other newer sonic games) there is 1 quality even the haters like about this game: the music is just amazing. Tracks like ' Knight of the wind ' and ' fight the knight ' are ones i will never get out of my head. It also has a few remixes of older Sonic tracks, the most notable 1 being ' It doesn't matter ' from Sonic Adventure which appears in the fan art sections and in 1 of the cut scenes. And then there is the soundtrack playing in the levels themselves: while I'll say that I honestly prefer the level soundtrack of secret rings (maybe that's just because i like rock), I still like the soundtrack in the levels here.

Addictiveness: 10+ Remember the fact that I called this 1 of my favorite games ever, well the game play is the main reason why. This game is really fun to play trough. Sure some of the missions are a little annoying, but you don't have to play these unless you want to. People complain about the mufti player as well. I don't like the mufti player that much either, but I play it for the single player. I've also heard people complaining that this game is easy, well it kind of is, but it is really satisfying to just slice everything apart that comes in your way. Kind of like why people play games like Dynasty Warriors, I play this game because it's so fun to destroy everything in your path. You can also unlock the 3 knights of the round table as playable characters. These being Lancelot (Shadow), Gawain (Knuckles) and Percival (Blaze, which is weird since the real Percival was actually a man). Each of them have minor differences from Sonic and can be upgraded with help of the black smith (Tails) by giving them different blades and you can even give them items that have specific effects (kind of like in a Pokémon game ). Also the boss fights, while being really easy with 1 exception(if you played the game, then you know who I'm talking about), are still pretty fun. I overall just loved playing trough this game, and you really should give it a chance.

Story: 6 Like with most Sonic games, this game doesn't really have the best story. The story basically goes like this: king Arthur has been corrupted and a young wizard named Melina (obvious reference to Merlin in the stories, who ironically enough happens to be her grandfather) is fleeing from him. When the black knight / king finally captures her, Melina summons Sonic who was eating chilly dogs in the meantime, which actually makes that part of the cut scene really funny. Sonic defeats the enemies who surrounded him and Melina without breaking a sweat and then Marline escapes with Sonic and tells him he needs the help of a sacred sword in order to defeat the fallen king. He also has to defeat the 3 knights of the round table before he can defeat the king. There is also a plot twist after the king is defeated which i won't spoil, but since I've already told that the knights of the round table are unlock able characters, you can probably already guess that they have to team up with Sonic. That was a quick summary of the story and while it's not the  strongest point of the game, it's not necessarily bad either. Like with Final Fantasy 7 (look that review up if you haven't already), I consider the story to be just ok.

Depth: 8 If you played out the main game, there is still plenty of stuff you can do if you want to. I have already mentioned the missions and the extra weapons and equipment you can unlock, but there's more to talk about. The game has an item system that allows you to pick from a set of unknown items. How many items you can pick depends on how many points you've obtained. You can collect a lot of items to fill an entire gallery. Not all these items have a true purpose besides that, but there are some funny ones such as a chilly dog and a mask that referenced Big the cat. You can also just try to unlock flags, voice tracks, music and trivia about the Sonic characters, their knight counterparts and even about the real legend of Arthur. Trust me when I say that doing all of that can take quite a long time.

Difficulty: 5 Keep in mind that I am only counting completing the main story here, since 100% completing the game takes forever. I've already said that the game is not very hard. This is mainly because the levels themselves don't have a lot of obstacles (aside from enemies). The bosses, with the exception of the second Lancelot battle, are pretty easy too.But honestly, I don't really care. I love playing through it so much that I barely notice how easy the game actually is.

Sonic and the black knight is my favorite sonic game on the WII (yes fan boys, more so than Sonic colours), as well as 1 of my favorite Sonic games ever (right up there with Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes and Sonic Generations), as well as 1 of my favorite games in general. This game is overall a great experience with a few flaws, but these are just minor things. Black Knight is a very underrated game which in my opinion definitely deserves a 9.6 out of 10. Sega, keep up the good work.

This is a really good review for a really good game you had a good Mount of detail to each section and you gave the game a great review nice job and keep it up

Nice job. This is a pretty solid review. You did a good job describing each of the categories, and provided a pretty good amount of information. Good job and keep up the good work.

I don't know how many reviews you've written since I haven't ready any in a long time, but I have to say you're writing skills are very solid.  If this is your first review, I'd never guess it.  There are some grammar issues and misspellings, but you did a nice job of hitting the little details that tell us why you rated the way you did.  Thank you for doing a wonderful job and putting some effort into this.

Why do people not like to play in multiplayer mode, by the way?

Singelli : the main reason for that is because how slow it is, thought I like the single player too much to care. Also, I'm dutch so that may be the reason why I have some misspells

I have to say that your English is amazing! I never would have guessed English was not your primary language!

Your review right here, is incredibly detailed, and no real signs of slip-ups in grammar or anything like that. I must say, you did a pretty dang good job review Sonic and the Black Knight, for the good game that it is. Good job, man.