SONIC CHRONICLES: THE DARK BROTHERHOOD

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EU Release: September 26, 2008
NA Release: September 30, 2008

STORY

To begin, the Chaos Emeralds are being taken by a mysterious group called the Marauders. Knuckles and Tails' plan to catch the Marauders fails and Knuckles ends up being kidnapped. Tails manages to call on Sonic and Amy for help rescuing Knuckles while Big joins in due to wanting to help his friend Amy. Meanwhile, the activities of the Marauders cause (1) GUN to get involved using their agent, Rouge; (2) Shadow to get involved due to his inability to find Omega, who Shadow believes is in trouble; (3) Cream to get involved due to losing Cheese; and (4) Eggman to get involved due to the usage of his technology without permission. With the exception of certain areas, you get to choose at most three of the characters in your team (either Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles must be present in every team) in the quest to stop the Marauders' scheme, which other than collecting the Chaos Emeralds is unclear at the beginning.

KNUCKLES

Class: Power
Movement Abilities: Climb, Smash II, Fly
POW Moves: The amount of damage done by each of these moves depends on the level of the attack. Every time Knuckles increases a level, you earn 5 points that can go towards increasing the level of a POW move. Level I moves require 5 points. Level II moves require 10 points. Level III moves require 15 points. You cannot purchase a Level II move without first getting the Level I version. You cannot purchase a Levell III move without first getting the Level II version. Knuckles POW moves are described below.

(1) Uppercut [4 PP, Armor Piercing, Damage: 135% at Level I, 150% at Level II, 175% at Level III]

(2) Quake Punch [6 PP, attacks all enemies, Can't Miss, Stun (30% at Level I, 40% at Level II, 50% at Level III), Element: Earth, Damage: 65% at Level I, 80% at Level II, 100% at Level III]

(3) Revolver Slam [4 PP, with Sonic, Armor Piercing, Vulnerable (30% at Level I, 50% at Level II, 80% at Level III), Damage: 200% at Level I, 225% at Level II, 250% at Level III]

(4) Knuckles Express [5 PP, with Shadow, attacks all enemies, Distracted (20% at Level I, 30% at Level II, 40% at Level III), Damage: 150% at Level I, 225% at Level II, 250% at Level III]

(5) Knuckles Sandwich [5 PP, with Sonic/Amy, Stun (30% at Level I, 50% at Level II, 80% at Level III), Damage: 2x125% at Level I, 2x150% at Level II, 2x175% at Level III]

(6) Hard Line [5 PP, with Shadow/Shade, Distracted (50% at Level I, 60% at Level II, 70% at Level III), Damage: 300% at Level I, 325% at Level II, 350% at Level III]

Shade's POW move that requires Knuckles:
Echidna Rush [5 PP, with Knuckles, Armor Piercing, Distract (1, 2, or 3 based on Level), Damage: 3x200% at Level I, 3x225% at Level II, 3x250% at Level III]

Rouge's POW move that requires Knuckles:
Rising Knuckle [5 PP, with Knuckles, Stun (20% at Level I, 30% at Level II, 50% at Level III), Damage: 2x175% at Level I, 2x200% at Level II, 2x225% at Level III]

Sonic's POW moves that require Knuckles:
(1) Triple Tornado [5 PP, with Knuckles/Tails, attacks all enemies, Can't Miss, Sluggish (30% at Level I, 50% at Level II, 80% at Level III), Element: Wind, Damage: 3x150% at Level I, 3x175% at Level II, 3x225% at Level III]

(2) Hail Storm [6 PP, with Knuckles/Tails/Amy, Stun (20% at Level I, 30% at Level II, 40% at Level III), Damage: 7x175% at Level I, 7x200% at Level II, 7x225% at Level III]

OTHER CHARACTERS

There are eleven playable characters in this game: Knuckles, Sonic, Amy, Tails, Rouge, Big, Cream, Shadow, Omega, Eggman, and Shade. In addition to the playable characters, there are a few characters that play an important role in the game, such as Ix. Brief information on the characters other than Knuckles in the game can be found here.

LOCATIONS

There are six different areas in Knuckles' world and six different areas in the Twilight Cage to explore.

Knuckles' World	Twilight Cage
Green Hill Zone Central City Mystic Ruins Blue Ridge Zone Metropolis Angel Island Metropolis Ground Zero	Kron Colony N'rrgal Colony Zoah Colony Voxai Colony Beta Voxai Colony Alpha Nocturne

More information about these locations can be found here.

MISSIONS

Each chapter is considered a mission as well as several important (and not so important) side quests. Missions that refer to the 10 chapters of the story are:

Hostile Reception
The Search for Knuckles
Egghunt
A Wolf in the Shadows
Battle for Angel Island
Black Hole Sun
Journey into the Unknown
Sector Scylla
Sector Charyb
Citadel Showdown

More information about the missions in the game can be found here.

ITEMS

There are many items that can be used in this game to help Knuckles (or other characters) either by giving him something to wear or eat/drink. Items that can assist Knuckles are listed here.

CHAO

Just as there are items that Knuckles can wear to help him, there are different types of chao that he (or any other character) can be given to aid Knuckles in his quest. Chao can be common, rare, or unique. A list of the chao in the game can be found here.