Ener-Rail

The Ener-Rail, also referred to as Zip-lines, is a gimmick that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. By using the EnerBeam on these rails, the player can ride them to different locations.

Description
Ener-Rails are depicted as extensively long and glowing blue rails that float in midair, with a metal cap at the beginning of it. Using the EnerBeam on it will cause the player to latch onto the Ener-Rail and automatically ride down it at high speed until they reach the end, where the user dangles from the EnerBeam which stays connected to the Ener-Rail. They primarily serve as alternate ways to move through the levels instead of running. To latch onto a Ener-Rail, the player has to press when near one. While riding an Ener-Rail, the player can briefly swing left or right by using the left analog stick.

Ener-Rails can be found in all types of levels in the game. While riding down an Ener-Rail, the player can encounter hazardous obstacles, such as pendulums with Spiked Balls (which sometimes swings) attached to the Ener-Rail, or damaging environmental objects, like falling buildings and boulders. There are also a case where Lyric appears and will fire energy blasts at the player.

There are times where the Ener-Rail prematurely ends and leaves it for the player to fall into a bottomless pit. In such cases though, there will be nearby Ener-Rails that they player can latch onto by pressing and still keep momentum.