Fire Mode

Fire Mode is one of the main gameplay mechanics in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. It is a technique that lets the user harness Fire for exploration.

Description
When utilizing Fire Mode, the users seemingly envelop themselves in a superheated red and orange aura. Anything they come into contact with are then instantly heated to above sub-zero temperatures.

Fire Mode is one of the core gimmicks in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. While Fire Mode is active, the player can instantly turn solid ice blocks with fire icons that they or their attacks touch into blocks of intangible water, enabling the player to pass through ice block barricades and take shortcuts. To freeze and counteract the Fire, the player has Ice Mode.

To use Fire Mode in gameplay, the player can simple toggle between it and Ice Mode using the L or R button. When Fire Mode is active, the Nintendo 3DS's lower screen will show burning flames around the lead character's icon.