At first glance, Sonic and the Black Knight looks like a success, seeming poised to deliver the sorts of speedy thrills that make the heroic hedgehog's greatest adventures so exhilarating. But ...

Sonic and the Black Knight, however, has a real sense of attempted reanimation to it: whatever its faults, however it irritates, this is not a lazy or cynical game - it's a frantic attempt to get ...

Sonic the Hedgehog games may be most well-known for their high-speed gameplay and groovy soundtracks, but they have also featured some admittedly bizarre stories over the years.

Sonic & the Black Knight Guide. Sonic has done a lot of things throughout his hedgehog career, and now he's ready to get medieval. Ahead of him lies the Black Knight, a fearsome foe if ever there ...

Sega's formally announced the Wii-exclusive Sonic and the Black Knight, although a rep confirmed the project was the real deal over the weekend. Apparently, "Part of the storybook series of games ...

News Sonic and the Black Knight is SEGA's new Wii exclusive. SEGA all set to release a follow-up to Sonic and the Secret Rings with Sonic and the Black Knight set for release in early 2009. SEGA ...

Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic gets an official lore timeline that goes "tens of thousands of years" into the past and 200 years into the future, and somehow canonizes a party game spin-off ...

Sonic and the Black Knight is playable in Sega's booth at New York Comic-con. The game is the second in Sega's storybook series starring the speedy hedgehog. This time out ...

Verdict. Sonic & the Black Knight is a disappointing mess of presentational highs and design lows. The game will wow with its crisp cinemas, slick interface, online functionality and pretty in ...

But Sonic games are getting better slowly like Sonic RPG and the Sonic Rush series. Maybe Sonic will return on WiiWare in Sonic the Hedgehog 4! We can at least hope.

Examples like these litter Sonic and the Black Knight, a game that seems hell-bent on stifling the one thing you want to be doing – platforming at speed. And it’s no accidental by-product of a ...