Sonic Chronicles is a series of role-playing games in the Sonic franchise. Though published by Sega, it was actually developed by BioWare.
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The Dark Brotherhood[]
Development of the original Sonic Chronicles, subtitled The Dark Brotherhood, began in 2006, before the release of the Sega Pluto. It was BioWare's first Sega console exclusive, as well as one of the company's rare console games.
Sonic Chronicles is in many ways a traditional RPG, with separate overworld and battle sections, points for health, special attacks, and stats, turn-based combat, and world exploration. However, the game contains several elements unusual for a role-playing game. Certain characters may be necessary for exploring the world, puzzles require splitting the party, attacks require contextual button-pressing similar to the Mario Role-Playing Games, and players could exchange items via online trade.
The game was designed to incorporate the diverse cast of the Sonic universe. The player's party would consist of four characters at a time, with nine characters unlocked through the course of the story and another two being unlockable through side quests.
The Dark Brotherhood was released in September 2009, to a generally positive reception. Typical reviews for the game ranged from 7.5 to 8.5 out of 10, and initial sales were, if not amazing, at least solid. The game ultimately sold about 1.7 million copies worldwide.
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