The game was built from the ground up for Wii MotionPlus. Porting it to standard controllers would require re-engineering the entire combat system. SEGA would essentially have to remake the game, as the "waggle" is not a gimmick but the core mechanic (Soul Surge, parrying, and charged attacks all rely on accelerometer angles).
Here’s the problem: Sonic Team never designed these levels for precision. "Secret Rings" and "Black Knight" were built around the idea that you were fighting the controller as much as the enemies. sonic and the black knight pc port
Composed primarily by Howard Drossin, with contributions from Crush 40, the soundtrack is legendary. Tracks like "Knight of the Wind" and the melancholic "Through the Fire" are concert staples. For many PC gamers, simply hearing these tracks in a lossless format within the game files is a tantalizing prospect. The game was built from the ground up for Wii MotionPlus
Currently, the only way to play Black Knight on PC is via the Dolphin Emulator. And while Dolphin is a marvel, allowing 4K upscaling and anti-aliasing, it is still emulating a 2006-era Wii architecture. A native PC port would be transformative. Here’s the problem: Sonic Team never designed these
The most common way to play the original version is using the Dolphin Emulator HD Visuals
Map the original Wii motion controls to a standard controller (like an Xbox or PlayStation controller).