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Sonic Dash
Development staff
Developer(s)	SEGA HARDlight
Publisher(s)	Sega
Video game overview
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog series
Latest version (update history)	Version 5.5.0 (21 June 2022)
Release date(s)	Apple App Store: INT 7 March 2013 Google Play: INT 26 November 2013 Amazon App Store: INT 11 March 2014 Windows Store: INT 3 December 2014
Genre(s)	Endless runner Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player
Platform(s)	iOS Android Windows 8.1 Windows Phone 8
Media	Digital download
Game order
Followed by	Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom

How far can the world's fastest hedgehog run?

— Description

Sonic Dash is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is an endless runner mobile game developed by SEGA HARDlight and released by Sega in 2013. As with most games of the genre, Sonic Dash has gameplay based off of that of Temple Run, in which the player controls various Sonic the Hedgehog characters while racing across various locations of the series and fighting bosses.

Sonic Dash received mixed-to-positive reviews, praising the gameplay mechanics and beautiful graphics, but criticizing on the game's repetitiveness and frequent crashes. With over 400 million downloads worldwide, Sonic Dash has become the most downloaded Sonic game ever.

A sequel, entitled Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, based on the Sonic Boom franchise, was released on Android on 1 July 2015.

Gameplay

Sonic in Seaside Hill Zone, as of version 4.19.1.

Sonic Dash is an endless runner; it is very similar to the gameplay of the Temple Run and Subway Surfers video games. The player directs their selected character through never-ending 3D Zones with three different spaces, moving forward at all times. The goal is simply to run as far as possible.

The tracks in Sonic Dash are full of obstacles the player has to avoid. To avoid obstacles in the character's path, they can Jump, Roll, and use the Quick Step. Some obstacles that can be found include bottomless pits and Badniks, the latter of which can be destroyed with a Roll. Some bottomless pits can be very large and extend towards the three spaces. In these sections, the camera will move much more slowly and the character will have to Homing Attack their way through some Choppers that will appear.

Rings play a critical role in the game. Like most other Sonic games, they can be collected across the tracks and can be used as currency in the main menu or as a method of protection in the Zones themselves. When Rings are collected, the Dash Meter at the bottom of the screen fills, and when it is full, the player can perform the Dash Boost, in which the character automatically blasts through obstacles. When the character hits a Badnik without Rolling, a Bomb or a set of spikes, while carrying at least one single Ring; the player will lose all of their Rings, making them vulnerable to obstacles of the same kind. Touching those same obstacles without having a single Ring will end the game. However, Rings cannot protect the player from most obstacles such as pits. In addition to the normal Rings, the player can encounter Red Star Rings, albeit very rarely. These are purely for currency, and do not play the same role Rings go within the game.

At certain points, the player will encounter three different Springs with screens above them. Once they touch a Spring, the character will have all of their Rings banked automatically, and they will have to perform a certain combination of four tricks by sliding their finger towards a requested direction, akin to Trick Actions. Doing so successfully will award the player ten, twenty, thirty, fifty, or even one-hundred Rings, though ten and twenty Rings are by far the most common. Failing to perform the tricks, however, will not award the player any Rings and leave them vulnerable to certain obstacles until they find Rings. In addition, touching the Springs will affect the game depending on the screen they have, and thus can send the player to another Zone, add loops and corkscrews to the Zone they are in, or fight a boss.

As the player progresses, they will be able to collect Animals, which are obtained by destroying Badniks. Once the game ends, the player will be able to claim the collected Animals and use them to unlock new buildings to construct throughout the Zones. These buildings, however, can only be completed by collecting Gems through a variety of means. As the player completes the Zone, a gauge will be steadily filled and grant them different awards and a character when filled. In addition, certain characters are able to double the amount of certain Animals they have collected to make it easier for the player to unlock new buildings.

In addition to the standard game, the player can equip their character with different Boosters and power-ups to collect points more easily. These Boosters are obtained through certain means, and can be equipped on the title screen. In addition, when the game starts, the player can use a Headstart or a Super Headstart to boost through the Zone for a short period of time, akin to the normal Dash Boost.

High Scores

Sonic Dash features a high score listing in which the players can get themselves on. This list includes default high scores for the characters that appear in this game, with Sonic acting as the player. As the player closes in on one of the default high scores during a run, a countdown appears on the side of the screen that shows how many points are left before the player beats the character's high score.

Default rank	Icon	Name	Score
1		Classic Sonic	1,200,000
2		Shadow	1,045,000
3		Eggman	900,000
4		Amy	750,000
5		Zazz	650,000
6		Knuckles	530,000
7		Blaze	430,000
8		Tails	340,000
9		Rouge	260,000
10		Cream	190,000
11		Espio	130,000
12		Silver	85,000
13		Chopper	50,000
14		Spikes	20,000
15		Crabmeat	1,500

Upgrades

Each character has an unique upgrade profile, allowing the player to improve their performance during a run. There are five different upgrades per character, and each upgrade rewards XP for the player's Score Multiplier.

Level	Rings required	Player XP
1	100	4
2	200	6
3	400	8
4	800	10
5	1,600	15
6	2,500	20
7	4,000	30
8	6,000	45
9	8,400	55
10	11,600	70
11	15,400	85
12	20,000	100

Objects

Items

• Enemy Combo (first appearance)
• Final Score Bonus (first appearance)
• Gem (first appearance)
• Golden Badnik (first appearance)
• Headstart (first appearance)
• Item Box
  • Magnet
  • Random Ring Bonus
  • Shield
  • x2 Multiplier
• Red Star Ring
• Ring
• Ring Streak (first appearance)
• Spring Bonus (first appearance)
• Super Headstart (first appearance)

Gimmicks and obstacles

• Bomb
• Dash Panel
• Spring
• Spikes
• Totem Pole

Characters

Playable characters

Base characters

Character	Unlock Requirement	Affinity Bonus	Upgrade Profile
			Power-Up	Highest Level
Sonic	Default		Dash Boost	12
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	10
			Shield	7
			Headstart	11
Knuckles	Restore Seaside Hill Zone		Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	9
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Amy	Restore Beach Zone		Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	10
			Shield	8
			Headstart	10
Charmy	Restore Snow Mountain Zone		Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	7
			Headstart	11
Tails	Restore Green Hill Zone		Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	9
			Headstart	9
Vector	Restore Temple Zone		Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	8
Shadow	Restore Sky Sanctuary Zone		Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	9
			Shield	9
			Headstart	8
Jet	Restore Mushroom Hill Zone	N/A	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	7
			Shield	9
			Headstart	10
Cream	40 Red Star Rings Login Bonuses (Day 7 reward) Events		Dash Boost	8
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	8
			Shield	7
			Headstart	11
Blaze	60 Red Star Rings Prize Wheel Events		Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	9
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Silver	60 Red Star Rings Prize Wheel Events		Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	7
			Magnet	11
			Shield	10
			Headstart	11
Espio	$3.99 USD Events		Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	11
			Shield	8
			Headstart	12
Big	$3.99 USD Events		Dash Boost	8
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	11
			Shield	12
			Headstart	11
Classic Sonic	$3.99 USD Events		Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	12
			Magnet	9
			Shield	9
			Headstart	9
Rouge	60 Red Star Rings Events		Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	11
			Shield	7
			Headstart	8
Metal Sonic	$3.99 USD Events		Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	12
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Andronic	60 Red Star Rings (Google Play)	N/A	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	10
			Shield	8
			Headstart	8

Event-exclusive characters

Character	Event	Unlock Requirement	Upgrade Profile
			Power-Up	Highest Level
Red	Angry Birds Epic promotion	Collect 100 Angry Birds Epic tokens (11 June 2015 - 17 June 2015)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	8
			Shield	10
			Headstart	9
Chuck	Angry Birds Epic promotion	Collect 100 Angry Birds Epic tokens (18 June 2015 - 24 June 2015)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	8
			Shield	8
			Headstart	10
Bomb	Angry Birds Epic promotion	Collect 100 Angry Birds Epic tokens (25 June 2015 - 1 July 2015)	Dash Boost	8
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	9
			Shield	10
			Headstart	9
My Melody	Sanrio Event	Collect 300 flowers (1 December 2016 - 7 December 2016)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	8
			Shield	9
			Headstart	10
Chococat	Sanrio Event	Collect 300 fish (8 December 2016 - 14 December 2016)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	8
			Shield	9
			Headstart	9
Badtz-Maru	Sanrio Event	Collect 300 XO's (15 December 2016 - 21 December 2016)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	9
			Shield	8
			Headstart	10
Hello Kitty	Sanrio Event	Collect 600 bows (22 December 2016 - 31 December 2016)	Dash Boost	8
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	10
			Shield	8
			Headstart	9
PAC-MAN	PAC-MAN Event	Collect 600 PAC-MAN items (20 February 2018 - 26 February 2018)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	10
			Shield	10
			Headstart	8
Ms. PAC-MAN	PAC-MAN Event	Collect 600 PAC-MAN items (26 February 2018 - 4 March 2018)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	10
			Shield	9
			Headstart	8
Witch Rouge	Witch Rouge Event	Collect 500 Witch Rouge tokens (18 October 2019 - 24 October 2019) Collect 250 Witch Rouge tokens (30 October 2020 - 2 November 2020) (22 October 2021 - 25 October 2021) $3.99 USD (22 June 2022 - 30 June 2022)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	11
			Shield	8
			Headstart	9
Vampire Shadow	Vampire Shadow Event	Collect 500 Vampire Shadow tokens (26 October 2019 - 31 October 2019) Collect 250 Vampire Shadow tokens (23 October 2020 - 26 October 2020) (29 October 2021 - 1 November 2021) $3.99 USD (22 June 2022 - 30 June 2022)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	10
			Shield	11
			Headstart	7
Elf Classic Sonic	Elf Classic Sonic Event	Collect 500 Elf Classic Sonic tokens (13 December 2019 - 20 December 2019) (11 December 2020 - 17 December 2020) $3.99 USD (16 December 2020 - 31 December 2020) (13 December 2021 - 6 January 2022) Collect 250 Elf Classic Sonic tokens (17 December 2021 - 20 December 2021)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	10
			Shield	8
			Headstart	10
Santa Big	Santa Big Event	Collect 500 Santa Big tokens (20 December 2019 - 27 December 2019) (18 December 2020 - 24 December 2020) $3.99 USD (16 December 2020 - 31 December 2020) (13 December 2021 - 6 January 2022) Collect 250 Santa Big tokens (24 December 2021 - 27 December 2021)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	11
Movie Sonic	Movie Sonic Event	Collect 500 Movie Sonic tokens (31 January 2020 - 6 February 2020) (22 May 2020 - 28 May 2020) Collect 250 Movie Sonic tokens (31 March 2022 - 7 April 2022) (28 April 2022 - 9 May 2022) (31 May 2022 - 7 June 2022)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	10
			Shield	9
			Headstart	11
Baby Sonic	Baby Sonic Event	Collect 500 Baby Sonic tokens (7 February 2020 - 13 February 2020) (29 May 2020 - 4 June 2020)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	8
			Headstart	11
Slugger Sonic	Slugger Sonic Event "Step Up to the Plate!" Event	Collect 500 Slugger Sonic tokens (24 April 2020 - 30 April 2020) Collect 4 baseball items (16 July 2021 - 2 August 2021) (17 March 2022 - 23 March 2022) (Day 1 reward)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	10
			Shield	10
			Headstart	11
All-Star Amy	All-Star Amy Event "Step Up to the Plate!" Event	Collect 500 All-Star Amy tokens (1 May 2020 - 7 May 2020) Collect 4 baseball items (16 July 2021 - 2 August 2021) (17 March 2022 - 23 March 2022) (Day 5 reward)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	10
			Shield	11
			Headstart	10
Longclaw	Longclaw Event	Collect 500 Longclaw tokens (15 May 2020 - 21 May 2020) Collect 250 Longclaw tokens (21 April 2022 - 28 April 2022) (24 May 2022 - 31 May 2022)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	9
			Shield	11
			Headstart	10
Tangle	Tangle Event	Collect 500 Tangle tokens (3 July 2020 - 10 July 2020) $3.99 USD (24 November 2021 - 1 December 2021)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	10
			Shield	11
			Headstart	10
Whisper	Whisper Event	Collect 500 Whisper tokens (10 July 2020 - 17 July 2020) $3.99 USD (24 November 2021 - 1 December 2021)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	8
			Shield	11
			Headstart	11
Treasure Hunter Knuckles	Treasure Hunter Knuckles Event	Collect 500 Treasure Hunter Knuckles tokens (14 August 2020 - 21 August 2020)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Elite Agent Rouge	Elite Agent Rouge Event	Collect 500 Elite Agent Rouge tokens (21 August 2020 - 28 August 2020)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	11
			Shield	9
			Headstart	8
Excalibur Sonic	Excalibur Sonic Event "Storybook Sprints!" Event	Collect 500 Excalibur Sonic tokens (23 November 2020 - 30 November 2020) Collect 250 Excalibur Sonic tokens (12 November 2021 - 15 November 2021) Collect 4 legendary items (24 November 2021 - 8 December 2021) (Day 1 reward)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	8
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Jingle Belle Amy	Jingle Belle Amy Event "Festive Fun" Event	Collect 500 Jingle Belle Amy tokens (25 December 2020 - 31 December 2020) $3.99 USD (16 December 2020 - 31 December 2020) (13 December 2021 - 6 January 2022) Collect 4 festive items (9 December 2021 - 6 January 2022) (Day 2 reward)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	10
			Shield	10
			Headstart	10
Bongo	Danimals promotion (US)	N/A (12 May 2021 - 23 June 2021)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	11
			Shield	9
			Headstart	9
Pirate Sonic	Thirtieth anniversary celebration	Collect 4 pirate items (12 May 2021 - 23 June 2021) (Day 3 reward) (17 September 2021 - 23 September 2021) (Day 1 reward) $3.99 USD	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	10
			Shield	11
			Headstart	8
Captain Shadow	Thirtieth anniversary celebration	Collect 4 pirate items (12 May 2021 - 23 June 2021) (Day 6 reward) (17 September 2021 - 23 September 2021) (Day 5 reward) $3.99 USD	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	10
			Shield	10
			Headstart	8
Sir Lancelot	Sir Lancelot Event "Storybook Sprints!" Event	Collect 250 Sir Lancelot tokens (13 August 2021 - 20 August 2021) (19 November 2021 - 22 November 2021) Collect 4 legendary items (24 November 2021 - 8 December 2021) (Day 3 reward)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	8
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Reaper Metal Sonic	"Fright Night" Event	Collect 4 Halloween items (18 October 2021 - 2 November 2021) (Day 1 reward) $3.99 USD (22 June 2022 - 30 June 2022)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Werehog	"Fright Night" Event	Collect 4 Halloween items (18 October 2021 - 2 November 2021) (Day 3 reward) $3.99 USD (22 June 2022 - 30 June 2022)	Dash Boost	9
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	8
Nutcracker Silver	"Festive Fun" Event	Collect 4 festive items (9 December 2021 - 6 January 2022) (Day 7 reward) $3.99 USD (13 December 2021 - 6 January 2022)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	7
			Magnet	11
			Shield	11
			Headstart	11
Lunar Blaze	Lunar Blaze Event	Collect 4 Lunar items (20 January 2022 - 3 February 2022) (Day 3 reward)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	9
			Shield	11
			Headstart	10
Linebacker Omega	"Football-Throwdown" Event	Collect 4 football items (3 February 2022 - 15 February 2022) (Day 3 reward)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	10
			Magnet	10
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Movie Tails	Movie Tails Event	Collect 250 Movie Tails tokens (7 April 2022 - 14 April 2022) (14 June 2022 - 21 June 2022)	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	10
			Headstart	9
Movie Knuckles	Movie Knuckles Event	Collect 250 Movie Knuckles tokens (14 April 2022 - 21 April 2022) (7 June 2022 - 14 June 2022)	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	11
			Magnet	9
			Shield	11
			Headstart	9
Movie Super Sonic	Movie Super Sonic Event	Collect 250 Movie Super Sonic tokens (23 June 2022 - 30 June 2022)	Dash Boost	12
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	9
			Shield	12
			Headstart	10

Upcoming characters

• Sir Percival

Non-playable characters

• Animals
  • Flicky
  • Pocky
  • Pecky
  • Cucky
  • Ricky
  • Picky
  • Rocky
• Dr. Eggman
• Dr. Robotnik (Paramount)
• Mushmeanie (cameo)
• Orca (cameo)
• Wisps
  • Blue Wisp
  • Jade Wisp
  • White Wisp
  • Yellow Wisp
• Zazz

Enemies

• Badnik (Paramount)
• Chopper
• Crabmeat
• Ghosts
  • Blinky
  • Clyde
  • Inky
  • Pinky
• Spikes

Bosses

• Bash
• Dr. Eggman
• Dr. Robotnik (Paramount)
• Zazz

Zones

Sonic Dash currently has seven different Zones. Each Zone will appear in a ruined state when first unlocked, and can be restored by collecting Animals and using Gems. Rebuilding a Zone will reward the player at set milestones various items, including the Zone's respective character. The final upgrades have three options, the last being more expensive and usually more unique. The player will begin a run in the selected Zone.

Zone	Icon	Unlock Requirement	Necessary Resources
			Number	Animal	Gems
Seaside Hill Zone		Default Zone	1		5
			5		0
			10		5
			20		5
			30		10
			40		10
			50		0
			60		15
			70		15/20
			80		20/25
Beach Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x3	20		5
			40		0
			60		5
			80		0
			100		10
			120		0
			140		15/20
			160		25
			180		40/55
			95		5
			110		5
			125		10
			140		15
			155		15
			170		25/35
Snow Mountain Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x7	30		15
			60		15
			90		15
			120		15
			150		25
			180		0
			210		40/55
			240		70
			270		115/150
			215		0
			250		0
			285		40
			320		70/95
			240		25
			310		40/50
Green Hill Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x11	40
			100		40
			150		40
			200		40
			250		60
			300		100/135
			350		100
			400		300/400
			320		0
			370		0
			420		0
			470		180/240
			420		60
			520		100/135
			510		180/240
Temple Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x16	80		75
			160		75
			240		75
			320		75
			400		115
			480		190
			560		190
			640		340/450
			480		75
			560		115
			640		115
			720		565/750
			630		115
			790		340/450
			840		190/250
Sky Sanctuary Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x22	125		150
			250		150
			375		150
			500		150
			625		225/300
			750		375
			875		375
			1000		1125
			765		150
			890		225
			1015		225
			1140		375/500
			970		225
			1220		675
			1290		675/900
Mushroom Hill Zone		Reach Score Multiplier x28	100		150
			200		150/200
			300		150
			400		150
			500		225
			600		375
			700		375/500
			800		1125/1500
			1240		150
			1340		225
			1440		225
			1540		675/900
			1340		225
			?		675/900
			?		375
Golden Bay Zone		Default Zone (31 January 2020 - 13 February 2020) (15 May 2020 - 21 May 2020)	N/A
Emerald City		Default Zone (31 March 2022 - 9 May 2022) (24 May 2022 - present)	N/A

Achievements

Name	Description	Rewards
Helping Hand	Use over 20 Boosters	500 pts
Running Miles	Run 10000 meters as Tails	500 pts
Ring of Fire	Collect 1000 Rings as Blaze	500 pts
It Ain't Over	Score 1000000 using Final Score Bonus	500 pts
Warm-Up	Reach 3000 meters in one run	500 pts
Silver Streak	Reach 15000 meter in one run as Silver	1000 pts
Alchemy	Destroy 200 Golden Badniks as Silver	1000 pts
Beach Bum	Visit Beach Zone 50 times	1000 pts
Fully Loaded	Use over 100 Boosters	1000 pts
Adventurer	Visit Temple Zone 50 times	1000 pts
Kill the Light	Run 25000 meters as Shadow	1000 pts
That Was Cool!	Score 5000000 using Enemy Combo	1000 pts
Streaker	Score 5000000 using Ring Streak	1000 pts
Springtime	Hit a boosted Bonus Spring 100 times	1000 pts
Goldfish	Destroy 10 Golden Choppers	1000 pts
Friends Master	Log in to Facebook	1000 pts
Easy Target	Collect 100 Rings in one run	1000 pts
Espio is Cleary[sic] Ready to Go	Run 20000 meters in one run as Espio	1500 pts
Kombo Chameleon	Score 3000000 points using the Enemy Combo Booster with Espio	1500 pts
Booster Bunny	Use over 30 Boosters with Cream	1500 pts
Cream of the Chop	Destroy 5 Golden Choppers as Cream	1500 pts
Bling Spring	Hit a boosted Bonus Spring 30 times with Rouge	1500 pts
Batting Streak	Collect 100 boosted Ring Streaks with Rouge	1500 pts
Miles Per Hour	Reach 25000 meters in one run as Tails	1500 pts
It's No Sprint	Run 500000 meters	1500 pts
Hot Heels	Reach 5000 meters in one run	1500 pts
Marathon Man	Run 3000000 meters	2000 pts
Trailblazer	Score 1500000 points in one run as Blaze	2000 pts
Chasing Shadows	Score 3000000 points in one run as Shadow	2000 pts
Action Packed	Complete 10 Missions	2000 pts
Only for the Brave	Score 6000000 points in one run	3000 pts
On A Roll	Complete 40 Missions	3000 pts
Sonic Boom	Reach 10000 meters in one run	4000 pts
Ring Hoarder	Collect 100000 Rings	4000 pts
Sonic Rampage	Run 1000000 meters	5000 pts
Mission Master	Complete 100 Missions	6000 pts
Cha-Ching	Collect 12000 Rings as Amy	6000 pts
Sky's the Limit	Score 500000 points in one run	6000 pts
Knuckles on the Move	Run 50000 meters as Knuckles	6000 pts
Power Overload	Fully upgrade all power-ups	6000 pts
Ringmaster	Collect 1000 Rings in one run	8000 pts

Development

In a November 2012 interview with the UK toy trade magazine, Toys 'n' Playthings, Sega Europe employee Sissel Henno confirmed that Sega would have "several new digital titles" in 2013. On 28 February 2013, the title Sonic Dash was spotted on a listing from a LinkedIn profile. On 1 March 2013, Sega confirmed the game, with an official press release going out on 4 March. The game was announced to be on iOS, while the Android version would exist only in rumors that it would be ported since SEGA HARDlight's Chris Southall said it would remain a possibily. It would be difficult to port the flexible iOS Unity 3D engine into Android, similarly to the experienced problem of porting Temple Run and its sequel. In addition, Android development also took a long time because of newer devices requiring testing and development before getting it released.

On 19 September 2013, the official Sonic the Hedgehog Facebook page announced that Sonic Dash might come out on the Android "soon," with a tentative date of fall 2013. However, SEGA HARDlight's Facebook warned players that there was a fake version that was not developed by themselves.

Cast

Character	English voice actor	Japanese voice actor	French voice actor	Italian voice actor	German voice actor	Spanish voice actor
Dr. Eggman	Mike Pollock	Chikao Ōtsuka	Marc Bretonnière	Aldo Stella	Hartmut Neugebauer	Francesc Belda
Dr. Robotnik (Paramount)
Zazz	Liam O'Brien	Yutaka Aoyama	Gilbert Levy	Diego Sabre	Gerold Ströher	Rafael Parra

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Sonic Dash consists of remixes and reused tracks from past games for the most part. The theme that plays in the main menu, for example, is a remix of the track that plays in Blue Sky Zone in Sonic Jump and Sonic Jump 2; while the track that plays in Seaside Hill Zone, Beach Zone, Green Hill Zone, and Temple Zone is a remix of "STAGE 1 : SEASIDE HILL", the theme of Seaside Hill from Sonic Heroes. The tracks that have been reused from past games are:

• "Egg Mobile ...Boss: Egg Hornet", which played during the Egg Hornet boss fight in Sonic Adventure, was reused for the boss fights against Dr. Eggman and Dr. Robotnik.
• "The Deadly Six Theme", which played during the boss fights against the members of the Deadly Six in Sonic Lost World, now appears during the battles against Zazz.
• The track for Diamond Dust Zone Act 1 in the Sega Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast reappears in this game as the theme of Snow Mountain Zone. It uses the remix featured in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
• Before it was removed, "StH1 Green Hill Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜", which played in Green Hill Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), was used for Green Hill Zone.
  • However, the song did not do its original loop when implemented in the game.
• The track for Sky Sanctuary Zone is "Sky Sanctuary: Act 2 - Fast", which played in Sky Sanctuary Act 2 in the console/PC version of Sonic Generations whenever the player was boosting.
• The music for Mushroom Hill Zone is "Mushroom Hill: Act 2" is the track that originally played in Mushroom Hill in the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations.
• Temporarily, instrumentals of "Escape from the City" from Sonic Adventure 2 and "Living in the City" from Sonic R were used as the tracks for Golden Bay Zone and Emerald City respectively.

Release

Sonic Dash was first released on 7 March 2013 for iOS phones with costing $1.99 in the United States and £1.49 in the United Kingdom. Since 29 March 2013, it can be downloaded for free. It was later released on 26 November 2013 for the Android on Google Play. At its release, the Android version was caught up with the then-current iOS version, having all of the features the iOS version currently has except for the iOS-exclusive Game Center. On 11 March 2014, the game was released for Android devices on the Amazon App Store.

On 3 December 2014, Sonic Dash was released for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1. It has every feature of the Android and iOS versions except for recording gameplays and Google Play Games/Game Center.

Re-releases

Image	Game	Platform	Description
	Sonic Dash Extreme	Arcade	An arcade cabinet version of the game developed by Sega Amusements that was first available in select places in the United Kingdom in May 2015.
	Sonic Dash S	iOS, Android	A Japanese-exclusive re-release of the game that was released for iOS and Android devices in February 2014. It adds some minor tweaks to the gameplay and a storyline.
	Sonic Dash+	iOS	Re-released in April 2022 as part of the Apple Arcade service. It features some changes from the main game.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	69%
Review scores
Publication	Score
Destructoid	7/10
Edge	5/10
Eurogamer	6/10
GamesMaster	80%
Hyper	6/10
IGN	6.1/10
Gamezebo
Metro	6/10

Sonic Dash has received mixed to positive reception, holding a score of 69% on review aggregator Metacritic based on 26 reviews. In the Apple App Store, the game holds a score of 4.6 out of 5 based on ~20000 ratings. Much of the game has been praised for its graphics and other controls. But its in-app purchases, according to Destructoid, range from "not needed" to "pretty damn annoying."

IGN gave it a 6.1 out of 10, praising its gameplay and controls but criticizing its "pay-to-win elements" and the amount of "unavoidable deaths." According to Eurogamer, "The randomly-generated zones are filled with classic obstacles and enemies zooming towards you at an ever faster rate, and are showed off by some fantastic camerawork as Sonic zooms through long, twisting paths and loops. Rings are everywhere, which protect Sonic from a single enemy hit but not a collision, and can be 'banked' between zones to gradually level up the hog," although it finds "the entire game is framed and ultimately spoiled by in-app purchases," referring to the aggressive use of in-app purchases in the game.

Sonic Dash has reached over 100 million downloads since August 2015, making the Sonic series continue to break records for the Sega Networks division. All together, the Sonic franchise alone has reached over 143.5 million total downloads on mobile devices. On 16 September 2021, the game passed the 500 million downloads milestone.

Update history

• Version 4.0.0 (2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Animals have been introduced to be saved from Badniks.
  • Sky Sanctuary Zone and Snow Mountain Zone have been added to the game.
  • Vector and Charmy now appear as playable characters in the game.
  • Zones can be restored to unlock new characters, Zones, and bonuses.
• Version 4.0.1 (2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.0.2 (2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Mushroom Hill Zone has been added to the game.
  • Mushroom Hill Zone can be unlocked and restored.
  • Jet has been added to the game as a playable character.
  • Picky has been added to the game as a rescuable Animal.
• Version 4.1.0 (2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.2.0 (2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New artwork for Seaside Hill Zone and Beach Zone.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.2.1 (2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.3.0 (2019) - Metal Sonic has been added to the game as a playable character.
• Version 4.3.1 (2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.4.0 (September 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.5.0 (October 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.5.1 (November 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.6.0 (November 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.6.1 (November 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.7.0 (December 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Elf Classic Sonic and Santa Big have been added to the game as limited time playable characters.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.8.0 (February 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Teen Sonic and Baby Sonic have been added to the game as limited time playable characters.
  • Golden Bay Zone has been added to the game as a limited time Zone.
  • Dr. Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog film has been added to the game as a limited time boss fight.
• Version 4.8.1 (February 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.8.2 (March 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.9.0 (May 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.10.0 (May 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Longclaw has been added to the game as a limited time playable character.
  • Golden Bay Zone has been added to the game as a limited time Zone.
  • Dr. Robotnik has been added to the game as a limited time boss fight.
• Version 4.10.1 (June 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.10.2 (June 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.10.3 (June 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.10.4 (July 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.11.0 (July 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.12.0 (10 August 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Updated missions list.
  • Improved rewards.
  • Mission cards.
  • New models and sprites, especially for Badniks.
• Version 4.13.0 (3 December 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.13.1 (September 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.14 (November 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Task Cards to keep track of a player's progress while running.
  • An updated HUD for Rings and Event Tokens.
  • The addition of Excalibur Sonic.
• Version 4.15 (1 December 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.15.1 (3 December 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.15.2 (16 December 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
  • Christmas characters can now be unlocked by purchasing them for $3.99 USD for a limited time.
  • The addition of Jingle Belle Amy as a playable character.
• Version 4.20.0 (10 May 2021) - Ahoy! We have a double surprise lined up for a very special birthday this year! Keep a look out for our upcoming swashbuckling event!
  • Pirate Sonic and Captain Shadow have been added as playable characters.
  • Bongo, the mascot of Danimals, has been added as a playable character exclusive to the United States.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.20.1 (13 May 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.21.0 (June 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.22.0 (June 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.23.0 (2 August 2021) - A brave new character is about to arise! Look out for their event coming soon!
  • The addition of Sir Lancelot as a playable character.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.24.0 (24 August 2021) - Lots of great daily prizes in the daily collectible events in September, celebrate the release of Sonic Colors: Ultimate and a major milestone in Sonic Dash, with another chance to unlock Pirate Sonic & Captain Shadow!
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.25.0 (28 September 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.26.0 (26 October 2021) - We've upgraded the store! Why not have a browse and see what's for sale? You might even find a few Gems in there...
• Version 4.27.0 (15 November 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.28.0 (18 November 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 5.0.0 (17 January 2022) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 5.1.0 (20 February 2022) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 5.2.0 (3 March 2022) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 5.3.0 (30 March 2022) - We're taking things to the next level! Win all-new movie characters and experience a brand new track in our exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Event!
  • Teen Sonic has been renamed to Movie Sonic.
  • Movie Tails and Movie Knuckles have been added as playable characters.
• Version 5.5.0 (10 June 2022) Unlock Classic Sonic and Movie Super Sonic in this birthday celebration. Collect birthday items on-track to unlock great prizes, including Classic Sonic. Collect tokens on track to unlock Movie Super Sonic! Let me show you super sonic power!

Staff

• Hardlight Staff: Nick Adams, Matt Allan, Neil Armstrong, Tom Anderson, Joel Atkinson, Luke Boscott, James Booth, Daniel Darnbrough, Dmitry Deryabin, Kostas Eleftheriadis, Dawid Esterhuizen, Simon Foster, David Foster, Tom Gaulton, Alastair Graham, Scott Griffiths, Yordan Gyurchev, Sebastian Livall, Neall Jones, Anthony Lewis, Lara Mazzolari, Andrew McKenzie, Louis McLaughlin, Mark Milton, Ash Morgan, Scott Orchard, Andrew Paul, Stephen Quinney, Daryl Reeves, David Rodriguez, Oleg Salyakhov, Harinder Sangha, Ryan Simpson, Richard Smith, Chris Southall, Joseph Stone, India Swift, Gordon Theobald, Neil Topham, Paul Twynholm, Ruby Urlings, Scott West, Sam Whitfield, Craig Yates
• Pixel Toys Staff: Francisco Llios, Rob Dutton, Tom Gleadall, Pete Hancox, Phil Irving, Holli Packwood, Hannah Payne, Alex Price, Dave Reed, Andy Wafer, Quentin Warnant, Alex Zoro, Andrian Baciuc
• Special Thanks: To all at SEGA, all our contractors and loyal fans.

Trivia

• When the game was first released, there were only four characters available; Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy.
• In earlier versions of the game, every playable character had the same trick set as Sonic and Tails currently have.
  • Additionally, every character shared the same upgrades.
• In one major update, a day-night cycle was added, progressing through noon, sunset, night, and dawn. The time of day would progress a phase each time a Spring was hit to go to the next area.
  • This feature was removed in a later update. Following this, every location was locked to noon, except Mushroom Hill Zone, which was always at sunset. Temple Zone was formerly locked to night but in version 4.9.0, it was turned to noontime.
• When Zazz was first introduced, the player could attack him during the attack phase without waiting for reticles to match, as that mechanic was added in a later update.
• Five global challenges with new game characters as star prizes were later added.
  • Shadow was added on 18 July 2013 as the star prize of the first global challenge, which ended at 3 August 2013.
  • Blaze was added on 26 September 2013 as the star prize of the second global challenge, which ended at 6 October 2013.
  • Silver was added on 24 December 2013 as the star prize of the Christmas Festive challenge, which ended at 6 January 2014.
  • Rouge was added on 20 February 2014 as the star prize of the fifth global challenge, which ended at 3 March 2014.
  • Cream was added on April 24, 2014 as the star prize of the Easter Festive challenge, which ended at 5 May 2014.
    • The third global challenge is the only global challenge to not have a new character as the star prize. Instead, the star prize was five wallpapers based off of the game Sonic Lost World.
      • The Global Challenge menu was removed in v2.0.
• Before it was removed in v2.0, the shop area had a Sonic Riders model of the Blue Star, a Red Star Ring, a promotional Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Tails poster, and Sonic's gloves and shoes can be seen.
• For iOS, the minimum device required to play this game at an acceptable speed is one with an Apple A5 CPU or newer (The A5 CPU is used on the iPad 2, the iPhone 4S, the fifth Generation iPod Touch and the iPad Mini). On older devices, the game is unplayable due to very low frame rate, and certain graphics are disabled, such as the coral reef seen in the water.
  • On Android, Google Play automatically checks on the device for compatibility in order for the phone/tablet to play Sonic Dash. If any of the phones' requirements are not succeeded, it won't be able to download Sonic Dash from Google Play. That doesn't mean that said device cannot run the game.
• At the game's release in March 2013, Red Star Rings were extremely rare and could not be found during gameplay. Instead, they were given three at a time to the player after completing a set of three missions and in special circumstances. Prior to the game's newer updates, the only other way to obtain them is through in-app purchases, a requirement met with much controversy.
  • However, the Daily Challenges rewards players the chance to win five Red Star Rings on the second day, ten Red Star Rings on the fourth day, and twenty Red Star Rings on the fifth day if the player can select its prize during the quick raffle. As of recent updates, the Daily Challenges rewards players 5 Red Star Rings on the fourth day and ten Red Star Rings during the fifth day if the player gains it during the quick raffle.
• The achievement "Espio Is Cleary Ready To Go" references one of the lyrics in the song "Team Chaotix" from Sonic Heroes.
• The achievement "Running Miles", which focuses on Tails, references the character's real name, Miles.
  • Another achievement in particular, "Miles Per Hour", which is also centered on Tails, is a reference to the unit of speed of the same name, which Tails' full name, Miles Prower, derives from.
• Sonic, Knuckles, Blaze, Silver, and Espio share the same running style.
  • However, Silver's Dash is different from the other four, being more similar to Shadow's Dash.
• Tails, Rouge, Charmy, and Metal Sonic are the only characters who fly instead of run.
• Andronic and Android Robot are the only characters not to be included across all types of devices.
  • Additionally, Android Robot is the only character to be removed from the game. He cannot be loaded up on later versions even with hacking.
    • Despite this, his full body portrait still exists in the game's code.
• Because of their designs, Red, Chuck and Bomb are the only characters who move by hopping, rather than running.
• The bosses and the Angry Birds are the only characters in the game with voice clips.
• This the first game to feature Espio as a playable character since Sonic Rivals 2.
• The character select artwork for Amy and Rouge was changed in v2.0.
• By the time the Angry Birds Epic event was taking place, there was a Sonic Dash event in said game. In it, the player could use Sonic alongside the Angry Birds. The event took place at Seaside Hill, and the enemies, rather than pigs, were Badniks.
• During the period when the Sanrio characters were available, the Sonic the Hedgehog series held a cross-promotion in which the Sanrio characters were sold as plushes in Sonic styled costumes; My Melody as Amy, Badtz-Maru as Knuckles, Chococat as Tails, and Hello Kitty as both Sonic and Super Sonic.
• The amount of cartridges that was needed to unlock Classic Sonic (623) is a reference to 6/23, or 23 June, the release date of the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
• PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN were introduced as playable characters for the celebration of the fifth anniversary for Sonic Dash. Bash was made exclusively for the game to represent the series.
  • During the period PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN were available characters, the Sonic series received a level pack in the mobile version of PAC-MAN as part of a cross-promotion.
  • When using PAC-MAN or Ms. PAC-MAN, the sound effects of the game change to ones from the original Pac-Man and Ms. PAC-MAN games.
    • Upon PAC-MAN's starting run, the music when beginning a game of the original PAC-MAN game plays. For Ms. PAC-MAN, the beginning jingle from her debut game will play instead.
    • When defeating Ghosts (with or without the Dash), the sound effect when they eat the ghosts in Blue Mode in the original games is played.
    • Collecting a PAC-MAN bonus item mimics the same sound when PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN collect them in their original games.
    • When using the Dash, the effects when PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN use a Power Pellet in their original games is heard.
      • All the Ghosts enter into their Blue Mode states.
    • When the character loses a run, the failure theme from the original PAC-MAN game plays.
    • If the character revives, it will play the Continue jingle from the original PAC-MAN games.
• Jet is the only character that rides an Extreme Gear instead of running.
  • He is also the only character to not perform the Spin Jump or the Spin Attack.
• With the addition of Tangle and Whisper, this is the first time in which characters from a comic adaptation have been playable in a Sonic game.
  • According to Ian Flynn, this is because Sega owns the characters from the IDW comic series, thus making it possible to use them in games.
  • This is also the first game to feature characters from other continuities at all since Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut in 2003.
  • Interestingly enough, Amy and Charmy actually made their first appearances in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga series published by Shogakukan. However, Amy was originally conceptualized for the video games before her manga debut.
• Treasure Hunter Knuckles' hat is based on the one his counterpart wears in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.
• Elite Agent Rouge's artwork shares the same pose as Rouge's artwork for Sonic Heroes.
• Besides Sonic himself, Bongo is the only character who requires no effort to unlock, as he was unlocked automatically once the player first opened the game during the period the Danimals promotion was active.
• Linebacker Omega is the first event-exclusive character that is based on a Sonic game character without the base character being included in the actual game beforehand.

Videos

• Launch trailer
• Boss Battle trailer
• Sanrio trailer
• Classic Sonic trailer
• Sonic and PAC-MAN crossover
• Update 4.0 trailer

External links

• Sonic Dash at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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