Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood — made in isometric graphics. There are two types of gameplay: exploration and combat. The first mode is a large level with an open game world, and it is divided into 13 zones (“Green Hill”, “Central City”, “Mystic Ruins”, “Blue Ridge”, “Metropolis”, “Angel Island”, “Ground Zero” , "Kron Colony", "N'rrgal Colony", "Zoah Colony", "Voxai Beta", "Voxai Alpha" and "Nocturne"). Here you can explore the surroundings, talk with non-player characters, collect bonuses for additional abilities and rings, which serve as an alternative to hit points.