Attacks in the Sonic Riders series

In the Sonic Riders series, the rider can use various attacks. This system enables him/her to attack opponents using a character's special move by boosting or finding an attack Item Box. During the attack mode the rider uses an attacking tool or runs on his/her feet. In both cases, when he/she reaches other characters, they get hit, causing them to lose rings and suffer from other effects.

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, a character can attack others for a few seconds when he/she uses Air Boost. While the character is in attack mode, the player simply has to approach the side of an opponent to initiate an attack on the opponent in question. The effect of the attack depends on the level of character, which can be raised by collecting Rings; collecting a total of thirty Rings will raise the character's level to Level 2 and collecting a total of sixty Rings will raise the character's level to Level 3. Attacks cause the opponent to become slow and lose Air and Rings. Higher level attacks will paralyze the opponent for a short time.

Character	Level 1 Attack	Level 2 Attack	Level 3 Attack
Sonic	Shocks the opponent by shouting	Hits the opponent with a Spin Dash	Hits the opponent with a stronger Spin Dash
Tails	Hits the opponent with an electric plug	Swings an electric plug around to hit opponents	Hits the opponent with a stronger electric plug
Knuckles	Shocks the opponent with a loud roar	Hits the opponent with a punch	Hits the opponent with a punch that twists them around
Amy Rose	Shocks the opponent by shouting	Hits the opponent with the Piko Piko Hammer	Flattens the opponent with the Piko Piko Hammer
Jet	Shocks the opponent by sneezing	His the opponent with the Bashōsen	Twists the opponent with two Bashōsens
Wave	Shocks the opponent by scolding	Hits the opponent with a wrench	Blows up the opponent's Gear with a bomb
Storm	Hits the opponent with a shock wave made by clapping	Hits the opponent with a tornado made by clapping	Hits the opponent with a double fist hammer punch
Dr. Eggman	Shocks the opponent with a party popper	Hits the opponent with a mechanical boxing glove	Hits the opponent with a cloud of flatulence
Cream	Shocks the opponent with a sad face	Hits the opponent with a Chao Attack	Hits the opponent with a stronger Chao Attack
Rouge	Shocks the opponent by blowing a kiss	Hits the opponent with a kick	Hits the opponent with a Bat Cracker
Shadow	Hits the opponent with an orb of chaos energy	Hits the opponent with an inverted roundhouse kick	Hits the opponent with a large ball of chaos energy
Ulala	Shocks the opponent by pretending to shoot them	Hits the opponent with the hip	Shoots the opponent with the gun
Nights	Shocks the opponent with an angry face	Hits the opponent with a kick that glitters	Hits the opponent with a Drill Dash
AiAi	Shocks the opponent with a yell from inside the Monkey Ball	Hits the opponent with the Monkey Ball	Bowls over the opponent with the Monkey Ball
E-10000G	Blinds the opponent with a giant light bulb	Hits the opponent with a spinning kick	Hits the opponent with their fist by spinning their body
E-10000R	Shocks the opponent by splitting their head from their body	Hits the opponent with their fist by spinning their body	Hits the opponent by taking their head off and throwing it at them

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Item Boxes with Attack grant the racers the ability to attack opponents for a short time. During this "attack mode", characters can use Springs, smash through barricaded routes (though the character cannot earn Gravity Points by doing this) and access other special shortcuts. Each character has only one special attack which is different from other characters and can have varying effects. While in effect, the character's icon on the mini-map will flash red pulses. Should an opponent be in Attack Mode and is behind the player's position, the player will hear a siren emitting as a warning.

The Mag's Gear Part "Attack Time UP" extends the duration of Attack, while the Big Bang automatically grants its rider an Attack power-up once enough Gravity Points (GP) has been accumulated.

Character	Attack	Quote
Sonic	Hits the opponent with a Spin Dash	"Here we go!"
Tails	Hits the opponent by swinging an electric plug around him	"Yeah!"
Knuckles	Hits the opponent with a punch	"Hehe..."
Amy Rose	Hits the opponent with the Piko Piko Hammer	"Ha!"
Jet	Hits the opponent with the Bashōsen	"I'll show you!"
Storm	Hits the opponent with a slap	"See ya!"
Wave	Hits the opponent with a wrench	"Sorry, losers!"
Dr. Eggman	Shocks the with a party popper	"Out of my way!"
Cream	Calls on Cheese to hit any opponent that gets too close	"Cheese!"
Rouge	Hits the opponent with a Bat Cracker	"Here I come!"
Shadow	Hits the opponent with an orb of chaos energy	"Hmph..."
Silver	Hits the opponent with Psychokinesis	"Let's go!"
Blaze	Hits the opponent with flames	"Power of flames!"
NiGHTS	Hints the opponent with a Drill Dash	N/A
Amigo	Hits the opponent with maracas	N/A
Billy Hatcher	Rolls over the opponent with a giant egg	N/A
SCR-HD	Rams into the opponent while making an electric field	N/A
SCR-GP	Rams into the opponent while making an electric field	N/A

Sonic Free Riders

In Sonic Free Riders, characters can attack opponents by picking up several special weapons. These weapons are found on the track. Using a throwing, shaking, or swinging motion causes the character to launch the special attack that corresponds to the special weapon that has been picked up. Like in the previous two installments, each character has his own, special attack, which, however, can only be activated by picking up the Special item. There are different attacks available:

Attack	Effect of attack	Image
Octo-Ink	Distorts an opponent's vision when struck.
Soda Rocket	Provides a burst of speed.
Bowling Strike	Strikes anyone in its way.
Target Torpedo	Locks onto and strikes an opponent.
Tee Shot	Stuns racer in 1st place temporarily.
Free Throw	Stuns racer in 1st Place temporarily. Takes the place of Tee Shot when using a Bike.
Special Item	Character uses his or her special attack when using the Kick Dash.

External links

• IGN Sonic Riders Character FAQ