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The Power Sneakers (ハイスピード), also called Speed Shoes (スピードシューズ), Speed Up (スピードアップ), Super Shoes, Speed Boots (ハイスピード), Fleet Feet (ハイスピード), High Speed (ハイスピード) and High-Speed Shoes (ハイスピード), are an Item Box power-up that appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. When the player obtains this power-up, their playable character's running speed and jumping height are temporarily increased.

Since their introduction, the Power Sneakers have become one of the most recurring Item Box power-ups in the Sonic series. As such, they have been featured in most platforming installments in the series, while its features have remained untouched. Power Sneakers have also been featured in other modes of the games as well.

Description
Item Boxes containing Power Sneakers typically contain or display an icon depicting a singular shoe, which is identical to Sonic the Hedgehog's iconic footwears. Since this power-up's introduction, when the player obtains the Power Sneakers, the playable character will automatically be able to accelerate and move around (both by walking or running) at a much faster pace and leap higher than normal. Also, whilst the Power Sneakers are in effect, the background music for the level changes to either a more fast-paced version of itself, or in several modern Sonic games, a dedicated jingle. The latter sound effect is generally heard on platforms where increasing the speed of the music is not possible due to technical reasons.

The Power Sneakers usually lasts about 15–20 seconds, though the length of the Power Sneakers can differ between certain games; obtaining another Power Sneakers power-up while already under its effects can prolong the status and sometimes reset the jingle related to this power-up as well. After the time runs out, the Power Sneakers will fade off and the playable character's speed and jumping height will go back to normal.

Controlling the playable character after getting the Power Sneakers can be tricky or even slippery, since the increased speed requires that the player reacts in better time to the obstacles in the environment. As such, there is a higher chance that the player ends up crashing into enemies or obstacles after having obtained the Power Sneakers. Also, while the Power Sneakers are usually obtained from Item Boxes, there have been cases where the Power Sneakers can be obtained through other means, such as opening objects different from Item Boxes or through gameplay features.

Since Sonic Rush, the Power Sneakers have been absent in several Sonic games, particularly in the titles that make heavy use of the Boost technique. In certain games. such as Sonic Generations and Sonic Lost World though, the Power Sneakers have been featured in same ways as they were in previous titles.