A rather good review of character look

Saw this on good game and thought it would be good for the Animation and Games students
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3784334.htm

Unity Links I just found that are of use

2D games in Unity
http://www.rocket5studios.com/tutorials/make-a-2d-game-in-unity3d-using-only-free-tools-part-1/

300+ tutorials on making a Hack'n Slash in Unity
http://www.burgzergarcade.com/hack-slash-rpg-unity3d-game-engine-tutorial

Using Texture Packer with Unity + misc. tutorials
http://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/start-download?os=win32#unity

Flat out on 2D
	If you’re making or considering 2D games in Unity take a look at Unity Evangelist Brett Bibby’s handy workflow tutorials.They take you through the process of authoring 2D content in Photoshop, exporting it and importing that content into Unity. All the files you need to complete the tutorials are available here.