Game Art #52: Sonic Unleashed Concept Art Gallery

I was looking through wallpapers over at SEGA-Club.com when I stumbled upon some gorgeous concept art for 2008's Sonic Unleashed. Sonic's quest to restore the world whole takes him all over the planet to locations like Holoska, Chun-Nan, Mazuri, and Spagonia. Sonic Unleashed is called Sonic World Adventure in Japan and each local Sonic visits is based off of a real world location. The areas in Sonic Unleashed are among my favorites in a Sonic game and they were a great change of pace after so many underwater labyrinths, factories and so on. Sure, Sonic Unleashed may not be the greatest Sonic game, but I honestly don't think it's bad either. Again, I loved the look of the levels in Sonic Unleashed and I was amazed  at how detailed the concept art for this game was. The game is more than four years old and I can't believe I'm just now seeing this art. This art focuses heavily on the environments and backgrounds but they look so breath-taking. Each piece is also big enough to make a nice sized desktop wallpaper. Enjoy.

Game Art #45: Metal Gear Gallery

I've always loved Metal Gear's official hand drawn art work. In honor of the series 25th anniversary, here's a healthy does of art featuring Snake and company. Enjoy.

Game Art #42: Skullgirls Gallery

Another round of Game Art and it's some official art from the great-looking, awesome-sounding Skullgirls. This game has some incredible character designs. The bulk of the game's artwork was done by oh8, AKA Alex Ahad. I've also included some nice concept art. If you haven't played Skullgirls yet, hop on PSN or XBLA and download that sucker. And if you haven't purchased the excellent soundtrack, get your anus over to iTunes, Amazon or wherever and do it now! Enjoy the lovely art.