- For the gimmick in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, see Boost Ring (Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric).
The Boost Ring is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a variant of the Dash Ring.
Description[]
The Boost Ring is a rotating ring that allows the player to perform a Speed or Air Boost in the air. When the player jumps into one, the Boost Ring will read out a certain button prompt that usually indicates a recommended route to take: 
, 
or "?" (in this case, the player can choose either). To perform Air Boost, the player must press and to perform Speed Boost, the player must press . If the player does not prompt after a short while, they will simply drop down from it.
Game appearances[]
Sonic Rivals[]
The Boost Ring appeared for the first time in Sonic Rivals. In this game, all of the playable characters can use it.
Sonic Rivals 2[]
The Boost Ring reappeared in Sonic Rivals 2. It functions exactly like it did in Sonic Rivals, except that it will not show a question mark icon; in such cases, the screen will prompt both and . In addition, the player can now change their horizontal direction when performing either Boost manoeuvre off of a Boost Ring by pressing and holding left or right before pressing / (which otherwise defaults to the forward direction the player was facing as they entered the Boost Ring) as opposed to a fixed forward direction that the player was facing in Sonic Rivals.
See also[]
