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Description	A GIF of gameplay in Sonic Unleashed, demonstrating the Sonic series' recurring "boosting" mechanic.
Author or copyright owner	Sonic Team / Sega
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Tenor
Date of publication	November 18, 2008
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Sonic the Hedgehog
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	This image serves to illustrate the gameplay of the 3D Sonic games, as well as the "boosting" mechanic that has recurred throughout the series over the past 20 years.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	No need for this file elsewhere, as it will only be used to compliment the discussion of the gameplay in the Sonic article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_Unleashed_Boosting_Example.giftrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	12:51, 2 October 2023		421 × 235 (4.56 MB)	TheJoebro64 (talk \| contribs)	Bot upload removed the frames for whatever reason
	00:04, 2 October 2023	No thumbnail	423 × 236 (59 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	16:48, 1 October 2023	No thumbnail	498 × 278 (6.7 MB)	TheJoebro64 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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