10 Video Games That Let You Become A Literal Monster

10. Sonic Unleashed

So, first things first: the 'were' in werewolf is Latin for 'man'. Ergo, werewolf means 'man-wolf', so by extension, we're just calling Sonic a manhog, not werehog. It's annoying, but here we are.

Right, pedantry aside, Sonic Unleashed sees the blue blur accidentally transform into an... ugh, "werehog" by coming into contact with the energy known as Dark Gaia. The game never explains how it affects him this way, but whatever, we'll roll with it.

What this means is that Sonic ditches the "gotta go fast" gameplay in favour of a more brutal action variety. Well, as brutal as can be for a Sonic game. Don't expect God of War-style executions or anything.

It's not the most refined of experiences, given this was the era of Sonic trying to make something stick, but it has its moments. The grappling and climbing was fun, but the real joy comes with his weird stretchy arms tearing Robotnik's minions apart.

As I say, it's the tamest one on this list, in terms of the killings and such. But watching Sonic go full-on furry Hulk is pretty impressive nonetheless.