Speaking to Videogamer.com, Tetsu Katano, the director for Sonic and the Black Knight, fielded a few questions about Sonic the Werehog, and the alter-ego's appearance in Sonic Unleashed. The concept and mechanics of the Werehog were widely panned by the gaming press, and only received slightly better by Sonic fans.

Videogamer.com leads into the Werehog with the question of whether creating him was a mistake. Mr. Katano notes the Sonic Team was pressed for time when making the game:

In principle, I think that the users are always right. They're the ones paying the money and playing the games. If they don't enjoy it, they're not going to buy it. I don't think that producing the Werehog was a mistake per se, but there were a lot of things we could have done better if we had more time and resources.

But it's the next question from Videogamer.com that has so many Werehog haters scared. When asked about improvements to the Werehog and, point blank, whether he will return, Mr. Katano confirmed he'll be back, only to dance around the issue as he continued to speak:

For the improvements, I can't think of anything right now off the top of my head. If I think of any ideas then Sonic Unleashed 2 will be the time for that, so I don't really have an answer for that. But you will see the Werehog again. I like Secret Rings very much, but when it came to making (Sonic and the Black Knight) we chose to do something different. All the good things about Secret Rings belong to that specific game. So in the same way, unless we're going to make Sonic Unleashed 2 you might not see him again. But if we are going to make it, you might see him again. It's a possibility.

The mere fact that Mr. Katano is speaking about the Werehog may indicate something is up. But keep in mind that the Werehog's next appearance could be in something as minor as the upcoming Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, wheremuch of the current Sonic cast of characters will be used. Murmurs of the next Sonic Unleashed-esque title have been thrown about for a while now, but with assurances that the Werehog would be absent.


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Some of you might know this, for me I knew this about 3 weeks ago.


More evidence!

My father takes surveys on his computer for money. Sometimes about Video Games. And one was about Unleashed! So he asked me to take it. And I did. Some might know that if there is a survey about a game, they are planning to make sequel, according to the survey's feedback. (In other words, if people like unleashed and they say so in the survey, they might just make a sequel)


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Awesome research, Fu!

A Sonic Unleashed 2 sounds like a great idea. I think they should keep the Werehog, but only if they can improve the gameplay and make it a bit more enjoyable - And do anything else to it that may make it go over better.

On the subject, if they do make a sequel, I'd say that they should make Sonic faster. I mean, maximum speed in this game is unbeleivable, but if they inserted something more than a Sonic Boost... Maybe they should put in a special Sonic Boom? I dunno...

dont know where you got the info but im not suprised that sega is trayint to put old charecters in new games. Once i herd that sega tried to hide silver in sonic unleashd.
i mean why nobody likes him but the wearehog now THAT IS a GOOD ide becose if you ask mee the warehog was awsome

A Sonic Unleashed 2 would be great...The one thing I think they need to ditch is that annoying music that plays EVERY time you fight enemies with the Werehog..and maybe give him some new abilities. And crank down the difficulty just a smidge..Kids like Sonic too, and I'm sure they don't like the frustrating as hell levels..and NO MEDAL COLLECTING. Make it be like in the PS2/Wii Versions where you get a certain amount of medals based on the grade in a level. Or like..Make there be these enemies called "Medal Keepers" that you defeat in the Day or Night stages and they give you like..a Medal for defeating them. That'd atleast make it less tedious.

I loved Unleashed a whole lot, everything was good. A couple of things that could change, Less Werehog fights and a fight is started the intro can just be played and even when in battle the original theme of the stage goes back on.
More daytime levels for the Wii please. Every version should have free-roam villages. I have to say but this game would be awesome!!!