Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Box artwork for Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
Developer(s)BioWare
Publisher(s)Sega
Release date(s)
Genre(s)RPG
System(s)Nintendo DS
Mode(s)Single player
Rating(s)
ESRB: Everyone
PEGI: Ages 7+
OFLC: General
CERO: All ages
SeriesSonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is a Nintendo DS console role-playing game based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and developed by Canadian RPG developer BioWare as their first handheld video game project. The game was released in September 2008 in Australia, Europe and then North America. It was generally received favorably by critics, who appreciated both the graphics and environments, as well as Sonic's overall transition to the role-playing genre; the story, seen as somewhat "lightweight" for a role-playing game and possibly more suitable for younger gamers, was received with mixed reactions, as were some gameplay elements, such as the combat system. It has been revealed that a Japanese release is in the works, with a special teaser site recently posted on the Japanese Sega website. It's likely the Japanese release will be in 2009.

The game initially focuses on the events surrounding the kidnapping of Knuckles and the disappearance of the Chaos Emeralds after the defeat of Dr. Eggman, before moving on to follow the cast of characters across two dimensions as they encounter a new ally, Shade the Echidna, and seek to stop the invasion of their world by Ix, the leader of Shade's tribe, the Nocturnus.

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