Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

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Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
Development staff
Developer(s)	Sega Europe SEGA HARDlight
Publisher(s)	Sega
Producer(s)	Andrew McMillan
Video game overview
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog series
Latest version (update history)	Version 4.1.0 (20 January 2022)
Release date(s)	Soft launch: INT 12 September 2017 Official release: iOS INT 2 November 2017 Android INT 15 November 2017
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	App Store: 9+ PEGI: 3+
Platform(s)	iOS Android

Ready, Set... Sonic!

— Tagline.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, also referred to as Sonic Forces (Mobile) or Sonic Forces - Racing Battle, is a 2017 online battle-racing game. It was developed by Sega Europe and SEGA HARDlight for Android and iOS mobile devices to promote the then-upcoming Sonic Forces at the time. It was soft-launched by Sega on the App Store (and eventually Google Play) on 12 September 2017 in the Philippines and on 20 September 2017 in Canada. It was officially released worldwide on 2 November 2017 for iOS and on 15 November 2017 for Android.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Sonic Forces: Speed Battle is very similar to that of Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, with a competition element from Sonic Rivals added to it. Instead of being an endless runner, it is a basic runner where players each choose a character and race against each other online in real-time on one of many finite tracks selected at random, based upon City, Green Hill, Sky Sanctuary, Mystic Jungle, Planet Wisp, and a new location named Golden Bay. Characters are unlocked over time by reaching certain positions when completing races. During races, players can collect up to 100 Gold Rings (which serve to increase their movement speed) and dodge obstacles as they progress to reach the goal (represented by the "Phantom Ruby Prototype"). Getting hit by obstacles will cause the player to lose Rings and slow down momentarily. After a race, the players get to keep the Rings they have collected. While racing, the playable characters are always running forward automatically. At the same time, the players can use the Spin Jump and Slide to dodge obstacles and destroy enemies. They can also interact with other paths, normally utilizing rails. Each character has different levels of Speed, Acceleration and Strength stats, as well as a unique selection of power-ups that can be obtained from Item Boxes along the race courses. These items can be used for the players' own benefit or against their opponents.

At the end of the race, players can earn Battle Chests which grant a range of Cards to a particular character. In addition, the first and second place finishers receive a Victory Chest which can be unlocked to earn larger bonuses, such as a large number of Rings or Cards for multiple characters each. Red Star Rings are featured as premium currency which can be obtained from Free Chests or purchased using real money which can be used to purchase additional Rings, Chests or unlock Victory Chests that are already acquired. Free Chests are distributed to the player every four hours, and up to two of them can be stored at a time. Players can view each others' Trophies in the online leaderboards.

Collecting enough cards for a character will allow the player to level it up using Gold Rings, which improves the racer's items' effects and the number of Rings they start the race with.

Based on which position they finish the race in, players will then gain or lose Trophies, a numerical matchmaking ranking system akin to an Elo rating system in other competitive games. This matchmaking gameplay mechanic is part of the "Tier" system, which determines which courses the player can play on and the number of rewards the player can earn from Chests.

By upgrading characters, players are awarded with XP, which will increase their level:

Lv.	XP
1	0
2	20
3	50
4	75
5	100
6	225
7	450
8	700
9	1,000
10	2,000
11	4,000
12	5,000
13	7,000
14	14,000
15	22,000

• The Ring Boost's icon.
• The Resistance's icon.

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When a player's level increases, their Ring Boost and Resistance also increase. Ring Boost increases the maximum amount of speed the player can gain by collecting Rings in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. The higher the player's Ring Boost is, the faster they can go. Resistance, on the other hand, decreases the effect attacks from other players have on the player's character. The higher the player's resistance is, the greater the reduction will be.

Missions

Every 8 hours, every player will be given a new random mission (up to three of which can be left uncompleted at a time) which awards Rings or Red Star Rings, and cards for upgrading characters. These missions range from tasks such as "Destroy 30 Badniks." to "Star Runner" missions, which require playing five races with a certain character.

Seasons

A Prestige point.

Seasons are month-long events that take place in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. First unlocked in tier 4, they can be entered by finishing a race in first place at least 3 times during that season and will award a chest with a certain amount of cards at the end of the month, with the number of cards increasing the higher the player's tier. Upon reaching the first prestige tier (tier 8) at 4,000 Trophies, any trophies earned past that number will be converted into Prestige points at the end of the season and reset back to 4,000. These points are shown on a separate leaderboard, which only updates at the end of each season.

Upgrades

It is possible to make upgrades to the characters to improve their attributes and weapons when enough cards have been collected. Each character can be upgraded a total of sixteen times. The rarity of a character determines how many Cards and Rings will be required to upgrade it to the next level, as well as how much XP the character will award.

• General
• Baby Sonic
• Super Sonic

Lv.	Outcome	Cards Required					Rings Required					Player XP
		Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger
1	Unlock	90	60	30	300	500	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	Boost time extended	30	10	6	30	20	100	200	400	1,000	500	10	20	40	40	50
3	Starting Rings: 5	50	20	8	60	50	400	900	2500	5,000	2,500	20	40	80	80	100
4	Mine effect upgraded	90	40	12	90	100	900	1,800	5,000	15,000	8,000	30	60	120	120	150
5	Starting Rings: 10	140	70	20	120	170	1,600	3,700	9,000	30,000	16,000	40	80	160	160	200
6	Offensive attack upgraded*	200	120	40	150	250	2,500	6,000	16,000	60,000	32,000	50	100	200	200	250
7	Starting Rings: 15	300	200	60	180	350	3,600	9,000	24,000	100,000	50,000	70	140	280	280	350
8	Boost time extended	450	300	80	210	500	5,000	12,700	32,000	150,000	80,000	90	180	360	360	450
9	Starting Rings: 20	650	400	100	240	700	6,600	18,700	50,000	200,000	120,000	110	220	440	440	550
10	Mine effect upgraded	900	500	130	270	1,000	8,600	26,200	70,000	250,000	180,000	130	260	520	520	650
11	Starting Rings: 25	1,300	600	160	300	1,400	11,300	33,700	85,000	300,000	180,000	150	300	600	600	750
12	Offensive attack upgraded*	1,700	700	200	350	1,900	22,000	41,200	100,000	400,000	240,000	170	340	680	680	900
13	Starting Rings: 30	2,250	800	240	400	2,500	18,600	48,700	130,000	500,000	300,000	200	400	800	800	1,050
14	Boost time extended	2,950	900	280	450	3,200	23,300	60,000	160,000	600,000	400,000	240	480	960	960	1,200
15	Starting Rings: 35	3,700	1,000	330	500	4,000	28,000	75,000	200,000	800,000	550,000	280	560	1,120	1,120	1,350
16	Mine effect upgraded	4,600	1,100	400	600	5,000	33,300	90,000	240,000	1,000,000	750,000	320	640	1,280	1,280	1,600

Lv.	Outcome	Cards Required					Rings Required					Player XP
		Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger
1	Unlock	90	60	30	300	500	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	Mine effect upgraded	30	10	6	30	20	100	200	400	1,000	500	10	20	40	40	50
3	Starting Rings: 5	50	20	8	60	50	400	900	2500	5,000	2,500	20	40	80	80	100
4	Starting Rings: 10	90	40	12	90	100	900	1,800	5,000	15,000	8,000	30	60	120	120	150
5	Boost time extended	140	70	20	120	170	1,600	3,700	9,000	30,000	16,000	40	80	160	160	200
6	Starting Rings: 15	200	120	40	150	250	2,500	6,000	16,000	60,000	32,000	50	100	200	200	250
7	Starting Rings: 20	300	200	60	180	350	3,600	9,000	24,000	100,000	50,000	70	140	280	280	350
8	Mine effect upgraded	450	300	80	210	500	5,000	12,700	32,000	150,000	80,000	90	180	360	360	450
9	Starting Rings: 25	650	400	100	240	700	6,600	18,700	50,000	200,000	120,000	110	220	440	440	550
10	Starting Rings: 30	900	500	130	270	1,000	8,600	26,200	70,000	250,000	180,000	130	260	520	520	650
11	Boost time extended	1,300	600	160	300	1,400	11,300	33,700	85,000	300,000	180,000	150	300	600	600	750
12	Starting Rings: 35	1,700	700	200	350	1,900	22,000	41,200	100,000	400,000	240,000	170	340	680	680	900
13	Starting Rings: 40	2,250	800	240	400	2,500	18,600	48,700	130,000	500,000	300,000	200	400	800	800	1,050
14	Mine effect upgraded	2,950	900	280	450	3,200	23,300	60,000	160,000	600,000	400,000	240	480	960	960	1,200
15	Starting Rings: 45	3,700	1,000	330	500	4,000	28,000	75,000	200,000	800,000	550,000	280	560	1,120	1,120	1,350
16	Starting Rings: 50	4,600	1,100	400	600	5,000	33,300	90,000	240,000	1,000,000	750,000	320	640	1,280	1,280	1,600

Lv.	Outcome	Cards Required					Rings Required					Player XP
		Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger	Common	Rare	Super Rare	Special	Challenger
1	Unlock	90	60	30	300	500	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	Offensive attack upgraded*	30	10	6	30	20	100	200	400	1,000	500	10	20	40	40	50
3	Mine effect upgraded	50	20	8	60	50	400	900	2500	5,000	2,500	20	40	80	80	100
4	Boost time extended	90	40	12	90	100	900	1,800	5,000	15,000	8,000	30	60	120	120	150
5	Starting Rings: 5	140	70	20	120	170	1,600	3,700	9,000	30,000	16,000	40	80	160	160	200
6	Offensive attack upgraded*	200	120	40	150	250	2,500	6,000	16,000	60,000	32,000	50	100	200	200	250
7	Mine effect upgraded	300	200	60	180	350	3,600	9,000	24,000	100,000	50,000	70	140	280	280	350
8	Boost time extended	450	300	80	210	500	5,000	12,700	32,000	150,000	80,000	90	180	360	360	450
9	Starting Rings: 10	650	400	100	240	700	6,600	18,700	50,000	200,000	120,000	110	220	440	440	550
10	Offensive attack upgraded*	900	500	130	270	1,000	8,600	26,200	70,000	250,000	180,000	130	260	520	520	650
11	Mine effect upgraded	1,300	600	160	300	1,400	11,300	33,700	85,000	300,000	180,000	150	300	600	600	750
12	Boost time extended	1,700	700	200	350	1,900	22,000	41,200	100,000	400,000	240,000	170	340	680	680	900
13	Starting Rings: 15	2,250	800	240	400	2,500	18,600	48,700	130,000	500,000	300,000	200	400	800	800	1,050
14	Starting Rings: 20	2,950	900	280	450	3,200	23,300	60,000	160,000	600,000	400,000	240	480	960	960	1,200
15	Starting Rings: 25	3,700	1,000	330	500	4,000	28,000	75,000	200,000	800,000	550,000	280	560	1,120	1,120	1,350
16	Starting Rings: 30	4,600	1,100	400	600	5,000	33,300	90,000	240,000	1,000,000	750,000	320	640	1,280	1,280	1,600

*_{Bashosen, Chao Guardians, Chaos Slash, Chopper Chomp, Dark Blast, Fireball, Frozen Chopper Chomp, Laevatein Lunge, Lightning, Moto-Bug, Soul Surge, Tail Strike, Whirlwind: Chance, increased chance or guaranteed chance of picking up two or three.
Ice Wave, Rainbow Blast: Covers three lanes, increased freeze effect or damage.
Steal: Increases level of stolen items.
Savage Throw, Strike Out: Increases speed and duration.
Audio Assault, Blizzard Bomb, Chao Attack, Cyan Laser, Drac-O'-Lantern, Dragon Dance, Fire Whirl, Firework Flurry, Harvest Time, Psychic Surprise, Trap Shot, Wipeout: Increases damage or range.
Balkiry: Targets more rivals.
Reality Warp: Increases width or height.}

Objects

Items

• Chest (first appearance)
• Item Box
  • Audio Assault (first appearance)
  • Balkiry (first appearance)
  • Bashosen (first appearance)
  • Bass Boost (first appearance)
  • Bat Bomb (first appearance)
  • Beat Boost (first appearance)
  • Blazing Aura (first appearance)
  • Blizzard Bomb (first appearance)
  • Booby Trap (first appearance)
  • Brutal Blitz (first appearance)
  • Bubble Bomb (first appearance)
  • Bunny Boost (first appearance)
  • Captive Light (first appearance)
  • Chao Attack (first appearance)
  • Chao Chase (first appearance)
  • Chao Guardians (first appearance)
  • Chao-nado (first appearance)
  • Chaos Charge (first appearance)
  • Chaos Slash (first appearance)
  • Chopper Chomp (first appearance)
  • Confusion Boost (first appearance)
  • Confusion Mine (first appearance)
  • Cyan Laser (first appearance)
  • Cyclone Charge (first appearance)
  • Dark Blast (first appearance)
  • Dead End (first appearance)
  • Deadly Replica (first appearance)
  • Drac-O'-Lantern (first appearance)
  • Dragon Dance (first appearance)
  • Electro Boost (first appearance)
  • EMP Boost (first appearance)
  • Explosive Mine (first appearance)
  • Feral Dash (first appearance)
  • Festive Umbrella Boost (first appearance)
  • Fire Boost (first appearance)
  • Fire Whirl (first appearance)
  • Fireball (first appearance)
  • Firework Flurry (first appearance)
  • Flue Shot (first appearance)
  • Frozen Chopper Chomp (first appearance)
  • Gift Trapped (first appearance)
  • Gold Rush (first appearance)
  • Golden Boost (first appearance)
  • Green Hover (first appearance)
  • Harvest Time (first appearance)
  • Hedge Maze (first appearance)
  • Home Run (first appearance)
  • Honor Guard (first appearance)
  • Ice Boost (first appearance)
  • Ice Mine (first appearance)
  • Ice Wave (first appearance)
  • Invincibility
  • Jingle Boost (first appearance)
  • King's Judgement (first appearance)
  • Laevatein Lunge (first appearance)
  • Lava Bomb (first appearance)
  • Lightning (first appearance)
  • Lilytrap (first appearance)
  • Magical Boost (first appearance)
  • Meteor Charge (first appearance)
  • Moto-Bug (first appearance)
  • Phantom Dash (first appearance)
  • Pink Spikes (first appearance)
  • Power Sneakers
  • Psychic Surprise (first appearance)
  • Pyro-Mine (first appearance)
  • Rainbow Blast (first appearance)
  • Reality Warp (first appearance)
  • Ring Portal (first appearance)
  • Rocket Boost (first appearance)
  • Rocky Road (first appearance)
  • Savage Throw (first appearance)
  • Shield
  • Soul Surge (first appearance)
  • Star Trail (first appearance)
  • Steal (first appearance)
  • Storm Cloud (first appearance)
  • Strike Out (first appearance)
  • Super Sonic Form (first appearance)
  • Tail Spring (first appearance)
  • Tail Strike (first appearance)
  • Tornado (first appearance)
  • Trap Shot (first appearance)
  • Umbrella Boost (first appearance)
  • Whirlwind (first appearance)
  • Wind Boost (first appearance)
  • Wipeout (first appearance)
  • Wrench Rush (first appearance)
  • Zap Trap (first appearance)
• Phantom Ruby prototype (first appearance)
• Red Star Ring
• Ring
• Trophy (first appearance)

Gimmicks and obstacles

• Bottomless pit
• Conveyor Belt
• Corkscrew
• Dash Panel
• Grind Rail
• Loop
• Spikes

Characters

Playable characters

Common

Character	Stats	Items			First Available
		Projectile	Boost	Trap
Amy	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 7/10	Lightning	Ice Boost	Ice Mine	Soft Launch
Charmy	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 4/10	Whirlwind	Wind Boost	Tornado	Soft Launch
Classic Sonic	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 5/10	Moto-Bug	Invincibility	Tornado	Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017)
Knuckles	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 4/10 Strength: 9/10	Fireball	Invincibility	Explosive Mine	Soft Launch
Omega	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 7/10	Moto-Bug	Electro Boost	Explosive Mine	Soft Launch
Silver	Speed: 6/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 6/10	Whirlwind	Confusion Boost	Tornado	Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017)
Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 3/10	Fireball	Power Sneakers	Ice Mine	Soft Launch
Tails	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 5/10	Moto-Bug	Wind Boost	Tornado	Soft Launch

Rare

Character	Stats	Items			First Available
		Projectile	Boost	Trap
Blaze	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 4/10 Strength: 8/10	Fire Whirl	Fire Boost	Lava Bomb	Version 1.4.0 (17 January 2018)
Cream	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 4/10	Chao Attack	Bunny Boost	Chao-nado	Version 1.5.0 (22 February 2018)
Espio	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 6/10	Whirlwind	Confusion Boost	Confusion Mine	Soft Launch
Jet	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 5/10	Bashosen	Wind Boost	Tornado	Version 2.1.0 (10 July 2018)
Rouge	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 6/10	Lightning	Confusion Boost	Booby Trap	Soft Launch
Storm	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 10/10	Whirlwind	Wind Boost	Zap Trap	Version 2.5.0 (14 November 2018)
Tangle	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 10/10	Tail Strike	Tail Spring	Tail Strike	Version 2.19.0 (7 July 2020)
Vector	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 8/10	Fireball	Invincibility	Bubble Bomb	Soft Launch
Wave	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 7/10	Whirlwind	Wrench Rush	Explosive Mine	Version 2.3.0 (6 September 2018)
Whisper	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 7/10	Cyan Laser	Green Hover	Pink Spikes	Version 2.19.0 (7 July 2020)

Super Rare

Character	Stats	Items			First Available
		Projectile	Boost	Trap
Big	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 10/10	Chopper Chomp	Umbrella Boost	Lilytrap	Version 1.8.0 (10 May 2018)
Chaos	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 9/10	Ice Wave	Ice Boost	Ice Mine	Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017)
Eggman	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 6/10	Balkiry	Rocket Boost	Honor Guard	Version 3.5.0 (23 February 2021)
Metal Sonic	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 7/10	Steal	Electro Boost	Explosive Mine	Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017)
Shadow	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 3/10	Lightning	Power Sneakers	Storm Cloud	Soft Launch
Tikal	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 5/10	Chao Guardians	Chao Chase	Captive Light	Version 2.18.0 (2 June 2020)
Zavok	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 10/10	Fireball	Fire Boost	Explosive Mine	Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017)
Zazz	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 5/10	Moto-Bug	Electro Boost	Star Trail	Version 2.2.0 (31 July 2018)
Zeena	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 7/10	Blizzard Bomb	Electro Boost	Explosive Mine	Version 2.15.0 (10 December 2019)

Special

Character	Stats	Items			First Available
		Projectile	Boost	Trap
Super Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 3/10	Fireball	Super Sonic Form	Ice Mine	Version 3.8.0 (22 June 2021)
Excalibur Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 7/10	Soul Surge	Meteor Charge	King's Judgement	Version 2.20.0 (25 August 2020)
Sir Lancelot	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 6/10	Chaos Slash	Chaos Charge	Storm Cloud	Version 3.5.0 (23 February 2021)
Sir Percival	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 8/10	Laevatein Lunge	Blazing Aura	Lava Bomb	Version 3.8.0 (22 June 2021)
DJ Vector	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 8/10	Audio Assault	Beat Boost	Storm Cloud	Version 3.7.0 (12 May 2021)
Punk Zazz	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 10/10	Audio Assault	Bass Boost	Tornado	Version 3.7.0 (12 May 2021)
Treasure Hunter Knuckles	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 4/10 Strength: 9/10	Lightning	Gold Rush	Rocky Road	Version 3.0.0 (7 October 2020)
Elite Agent Rouge	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 5/10	Moto-Bug	Gold Rush	Bat Bomb	Version 3.0.0 (7 October 2020)
Unicorn Cream	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 4/10	Rainbow Blast	Magical Boost	Chao-nado	Version 3.9.0 (12 August 2021)
Lantern Silver	Speed: 7/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 6/10	Firework Flurry	Confusion Boost	Pyro-Mine	Version 2.9.0 (13 February 2019)
Lucky Whisper	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 6/10	Cyan Laser	Golden Boost	Pink Spikes	Version 4.1.0 (20 January 2022)
Lunar Blaze	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 7/10	Dragon Dance	Fire Boost	Pyro-Mine	Version 2.8.0 (23 January 2019)
Spring Cream	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 4/10	Chao Attack	Bunny Boost	Hedge Maze	Version 2.10.1 (11 April 2019)
All-Star Amy	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 4/10 Strength: 8/10	Strike Out	Home Run	Tornado	Version 2.11.0 (19 June 2019)
Slugger Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 6/10	Strike Out	Home Run	Ice Mine	Version 2.11.0 (19 June 2019)
Tropical Storm	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 8/10	Wipeout	Wind Boost	Storm Cloud	Version 2.12.0 (24 July 2019)
Tidal Wave	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 5/10	Wipeout	Wrench Rush	Ice Mine	Version 2.12.0 (24 July 2019)
Ice Slicer Jet	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 5/10	Trap Shot	Ice Boost	Ice Mine	Version 2.13.0 (17 September 2019)
Quarterback Zavok	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 10/10	Savage Throw	Brutal Blitz	Lava Bomb	Version 3.3.0 (13 January 2021)
Reaper Metal Sonic	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 9/10	Harvest Time	Ice Boost	Dead End	Version 2.14.0 (23 October 2019)
Witch Rouge	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 7/10	Drac-O'-Lantern	Wind Boost	Booby Trap	Version 2.4.0 (22 October 2018)
Vampire Shadow	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 4/10	Drac-O'-Lantern	Electro Boost	Storm Cloud	Version 2.4.1 (28 October 2018)
Werehog	Speed: 6/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 9/10	Dark Blast	Feral Dash	Storm Cloud	Version 3.10.3 (13 October 2021)
Elf Classic Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 5/10	Moto-Bug	Ice Boost	Flue Shot	Version 2.6.0 (29 November 2018)
Jingle Belle Amy	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 8/10	Ice Wave	Ice Boost	Gift Trapped	Version 3.2.0 (14 December 2020)
Nutcracker Silver	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 8/10	Psychic Surprise	Jingle Boost	Ice Mine	Version 4.0.3 (14 December 2021)
Santa Big	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 9/10 Strength: 7/10	Frozen Chopper Chomp	Festive Umbrella Boost	Flue Shot	Version 2.7.0 (12 December 2018)
Baby Sonic	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 8/10 Strength: 2/10	Whirlwind	EMP Boost	Storm Cloud	Version 2.16.0 (29 January 2020)
Teen Sonic	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 6/10 Strength: 5/10	Whirlwind	Ring Portal	Zap Trap	Version 2.16.0 (29 January 2020)
Longclaw	Speed: 8/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 6/10	Lightning	Wind Boost	Cyclone Charge	Version 2.17.0 (28 April 2020)

Challenger

Character	Stats	Items			First Available
		Projectile	Boost	Trap
Infinite	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 10/10 Strength: 6/10	Reality Warp	Phantom Dash	Deadly Replica	Version 4.0.2 (17 November 2021)

Enemies

• Aero-Chaser
• Badnik (Paramount) (Golden Bay tracks only)
• Buzz Bomber
• Egg Pawn

Tracks

The tracks are based on known locations from Sonic Forces, such as the City, Mystic Jungle, and the version of Green Hill with sandy pyramid valleys. Sky Sanctuary and Planet Wisp, despite not being in Sonic Forces, are also present.

Current tracks

Location	Icon	Track	Tier Requirement	Difficulty
Green Hill		Pyramid Valley	1 (Default)	Easy
		Sandy Hills	2 (100 Trophies)	Medium
		Corkscrew Canyon	3 (500 Trophies)	Medium
		Parched Palms	5 (1500 Trophies)	Hard
		Pyramid Valley R	7 (3000 Trophies)	Reversed
Sky Sanctuary		Temple Gate	1 (Default)	Easy
		Celestial Skyway	2 (100 Trophies)	Medium
		Pinnacle Peaks	4 (1000 Trophies)	Medium
		Ancient Isles	5 (1500 Trophies)	Hard
		Spiral Heights	6 (2250 Trophies)	Hard
City		Sunset Bridge	2 (100 Trophies)	Easy
		Splash Highway	3 (500 Trophies)	Medium
		Viaduct Valley	5 (1500 Trophies)	Hard
		Red Gate Bay	6 (2250 Trophies)	Hard
		Red Gate Bay R	8 (4000 Trophies)	Reversed
Mystic Jungle		Lambent Grove	3 (500 Trophies)	Medium
		Electric Arbor	4 (1000 Trophies)	Hard
		Dash Vegas	6 (2250 Trophies)	Hard
		Glowing Grotto	8 (4000 Trophies)	Hard
Golden Bay		Street Retreat	1 (Default)	Easy
		Suburban Speedway	4 (1000 Trophies)	Medium
		High Hill Park	7 (3000 Trophies)	Hard
Planet Wisp		Mining Mayhem	3 (500 Trophies)	Medium
		Mining Mayhem R	7 (3000 Trophies)	Reversed

Removed tracks

Location	Icon	Track	Tier Requirement	Difficulty
Green Hill		Desert Falls	4 (1000 Trophies)	Hard
		Parched Palms R	7 (3000 Trophies)	Reversed
Sky Sanctuary		Celestial Skyway R	7 (3000 Trophies)	Reversed
		Temple Gate R	8 (4000 Trophies)	Reversed
City		Red Gate Ruins	7 (3000 Trophies)	Hard
		Splash Highway R	7 (3000 Trophies)	Reversed
Mystic Jungle		Tangled Tunnels	5 (1500 Trophies)	Hard

Development

The development team behind Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle was first in development in June 2016 after analyzing the latest capabilities of present-day phones. It began as a prototype by SEGA HARDlight, checking if synchronous gameplay would work as well as they expected. These early prototypes used existing tech and games as testing grounds for the gameplay, like Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom. The game was originally planned for the Sonic Boom franchise, using the main cast of characters from Team Sonic.

From the beginning of the project, SEGA HARDlight wanted the game to have flexible levels for more expansive gameplay. For this, they developed a modular system that allowed them to create any track piece they wanted. SEGA HARDlight also wanted, right from the start, for the game to be a skill-based, global multiplayer. While relying on the classic staples in the Sonic series, branching paths on the tracks were added to make the game more exciting and unique. Extra care was also made to ensure the levels fit the mobile environment. During development, the staff focused on making the tracks feel appropriate before polishing their design.

SEGA HARDlight pitched their idea to Sonic Team back in 2016 when the latter was looking for a mobile game. After discussing with Takashi Iizuka, the teams settled on what would become Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. SEGA HARDlight subsequently expanded their team while working on the environments and metagame. After being in development for about a year, Sonic Forces: Speed Battle received a soft launch so SEGA HARDlight could test the game and work out the remaining bugs before the global launch. The game was scheduled to have three Zones with twelve tracks for its global launch, with more Zones being planned on being developed. It was revealed on 16 March 2018 that Mystic Jungle would appear as a new Zone in an upcoming update.

Achievements

Name	Description	Rewards
We can do this!	Reach Tier 3	500 pts
You're too slow!	Win 10 Battles	500 pts
This is happenin'!	Reach Tier 4	1000 pts
Long time no see	Unlock 5 Runners	1000 pts
You think you can keep up with me?	Win 50 Battles	1000 pts
You've got this Sonic!	Reach Tier 5	2500 pts
Get a load of this!	Perform 10 Runner Upgrades	2500 pts
Welcome to the next level	Unlock 10 Runners	2500 pts
You think you can beat me?	Win 250 Battles	2500 pts
One more last fist bump	Reach Tier 6	5000 pts
The more the merrier!	Perform 50 Runner Upgrades	5000 pts
Now we're talking!	Unlock 15 Runners	5000 pts
The ultimate lifeform	Win 1000 Battles	5000 pts
All systems, full power!	Perform 150 Runner Upgrades	10000 pts
Reach for the stars	Reach Tier 7	10000 pts

Reception

The reception for Sonic Forces: Speed Battle since its launch has had a range of quite positive to mixed. The head of HARDlight, Chris Southall, stated that the game "exceeded expectations" shortly after launch. The game has a 4.4/5 star rating on the Google Play Store with over 450 thousand ratings, and a rating of 4.6/5 stars on the App Store with over 40 thousand ratings. It has a rating of 4/5 stars on Amazon with nearly 15 thousand ratings. It currently has a Metacritic rating of 7.2 based on 26 ratings. The game has been praised for being fun, challenging, and entertaining, while being criticized for being multiplayer only.

The online battle-racing game also earned a spot on the '#10 Top games' category on the Google Play Store. Additionally, Sonic Forces: Speed Battle has received individual ratings for various aspects of the game on the Google Play Store. These include: Gameplay (4.5 stars), Graphics (4.6), and Controls (4.4).

According to Ric Cowley of Pocket Gamer, "Sonic Forces: Speed Battle is a lot of fun to play, though it's probably best off experienced in short bursts," while noting, "there's a ton of grinding before you open up new levels, and after the hundredth run on the same two stages, you might start to grow a little tired of the experience."

Two weeks after its launch period, the iOS version of Sonic Forces: Speed Battle had gained 2 million downloads. As of 16 March 2018, the game has over 12 million downloads. It managed to exceed 10,000,000 downloads on the Google Play Store. On 21 April 2020, the game passed the 50 million download milestone. On 30 September 2021, the game passed the 100 million download milestone.

Update history

• Version 0.0.1 (12 September 2017) - Initial soft-launched release of the game.
• Version 0.0.2 (15 September 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.
• Version 0.0.3 (17 September 2017) - The update brought some changes and fixes including:
  • Matchmaking - fixed a lock up on loading screen after returning from a disconnection.
  • In-game Rail Grinding – fixed an issue with teleporting players after landing on a rail.
  • Fixed an issue with Dash Panels appearing submerged on inclines for Green Hill Zone.
  • Account Login – fixed an issue with device account changes not being detected on next login.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 0.0.4 (25 September 2017) - The update brought the following changes:
  • Android performance improvements.
  • Fixed Lightning item-related crashes that could cause all players to drop out of a race.
  • Boosts and Shields now have a cooldown before the player can pick up a new item in that slot.
  • Destroying Badniks now awards the player Gold Rings.
  • The Red Star Ring cost for chest unlocking will now reduce over time.
  • Made balance adjustments to the Trophies awarded in the higher tiers.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 0.0.5 (28 September 2017) - Fixed an issue where some players will have experienced a pause at the beginning of matches, and an issue where some ads did not close properly.
• Version 0.1.0 (12 October 2017) - The update brought the following changes:
  • Reduced the height of the wind effect on the Tornado trap to show that it can be jumped over.
  • New info dialogue explaining the Star Runner.
  • Android builds now support screen ratios up to 2:1, the Galaxy S8 and similar devices are now supported correctly.
  • Bug fixes and optimizations.
• Version 1.0.0 (25 October 2017) - The update brought the following changes:
  • A new introduction to the battle races during loading times. These displays the course being played, all players' names, their chosen character, Trophies and their player and character levels.
  • Lots of gameplay and balance improvements.
    • The Item slots now properly display multiple Fireballs, Tornados and Moto-Bugs Items if they were picked up.
    • The Tier level Trophy thresholds have been increased for the following Tiers: Fighter (200 → 300), Specialist (400 → 600), Veteran (700 → 1000), Leader (1000 → 1500) and Hero (1500 → 2100).
    • The Power stat has now been renamed as the Strength stat.
    • The following characters have their stat values adjusted: Shadow (Speed: 10/10 → 9/10), Rouge (Speed: 9/10 → 8/10 and Strength: 6/10 → 5/10), Omega (Speed: 5/10 → 7/10), Vector (Speed: 7/10 → 5/10), Espio (Speed: 6/10 → 7/10) and Charmy (Acceleration: 10/10 → 9/10).
    • Players can now only collect up to 100 Rings (top running speed is still capped at having 100 Rings).
    • Lightning now damages and takes Rings away from hit opponents. It also has a new visual effect.
    • Omega's Invincibility has now been replaced by the Electro Boost.
    • Fixed an issue that caused all items to be set to the level of the player using them rather than the level of the character they belong to.
• Version 1.0.1 (1 November 2017) - The update brought the following changes:
  • The game's app icon has been changed.
  • Current players can refer the game to new players to earn additional reward chests.
  • Chaos, Classic Sonic, Metal Sonic, Silver and Zavok have been added to the game as playable characters.
  • The Tier level Trophy thresholds have been increased for the following Tiers: Fighter (300 → 500), Specialist (500 → 1000), Veteran (1000 → 1500), Leader (1500 → 2250) and Hero (2100 → 3000).
  • The Trophy system was re-engineered to provide effective matchmaking between players, capping all players to have 3000 Trophies. Players who had over 3000 Trophies that were affected by the loss of Trophies were given an exclusive Chest as compensation.
• Version 1.0.3 (3 November 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements including:
  • All Victory Chests have their unlock times increased. (Silver: 2 hours → 3 hours, Gold: 4 hours → 8 hours, Platinum: 8 hours → 12 hours, Diamond: 12 hours → 1 day/24 hours)
  • Lowered number of Gold Rings required to upgrade Common and Rare characters.
  • The amount of XP required to raise the player's level have increased for all levels.
  • Adjusted stat values of the following characters: Omega (Strength: 9/10 → 7/10), Shadow (Speed: 9/10 → 10/10), Espio (Strength: 7/10 → 6/10), Vector (Strength: 10/10 → 9/10).
• Version 1.1.0 (15 November 2017) - This version also marked the global release of the game in Google Play. Google Play version owners were treated to an exclusive Welcome Bundle of rewards (consisting of a Tier 1 Diamond Chest, 10000 Gold Rings and 150 Red Star Rings) and also made the following changes:
  • Achievements have been added.
  • The daily Battle Chest count limit now resets everyday at the same time as with the Star Runner character (8am UTC).
  • All Chests in the game have new designs.
  • The Diamond Chest has been replaced by the Emerald Chest (The Emerald Chest still provides identical rewards to that of the Diamond Chest but its unlock time is 12 hours and its maximum Red Star Ring cost is 240. The player will still retain any Diamond Chests they have acquired prior to the update and can be unlocked as normal).
  • The maximum Red Star Ring cost of unlocking Victory Chests have been increased. (Silver: 20 → 30, Gold: 40 → 80, Platinum: 80 → 120)
  • Players that finish a race in second place now also obtain Victory Chests (previously only first place finishers can earn them).
• Version 1.1.1 (21 November 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements
• Version 1.1.3 (23 November 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements
• Version 1.1.4 (28 November 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements
• Version 1.2.0 (6 December 2017) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • The app icon has been changed.
  • The Home and initial loading screens' backgrounds have been changed to a Christmas theme.
  • The News feed has been updated and is now part of the Home screen (previously it was one of the bottom screen panels).
  • A “remove adverts” button is added to the Home screen (which takes the player over to the Red Star Rings section of the Store screen.
  • The leaderboards is now separate from the Progress screen and is relegated to a newly added Rankings screen.
  • The player can now only change their in-game name once for free. For subsequent name changes, the player must spend 100 Red Star Rings to do so.
  • All tracks in the game have received winter-themed makeovers for the season.
  • The Lightning Item has been adjusted so that it can now be avoided.
  • Booby Trap Item's visual effect when affected has been changed.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.2.1 (7 December 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.2.2 (11 December 2017) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.3.0 (4 January 2018) - Winter themes have been removed.
• Version 1.3.0 (10 January 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.3.1 (11 January 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.4.0 (17 January 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Blaze has been added to the game as a runner
  • Two new items, Fire Whirl and Lava Bomb, have been added to the game.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.4.2 (31 January 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Fixed a bug where the Lightning attack could become unusable.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.5.0 (22 February 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Cream has been added to the game as a runner.
  • Viaduct Valley has been added to the game as a new track, along with Triple Dash Pads.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.5.2 (March 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.6.0 (3 April 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Mission system added.
  • Two new Mystic Jungle tracks added: Lambent Grove and Electric Harbor.
  • New music for Mystic Jungle tracks.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.6.1 (April 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.7.0 (26 April 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • It is now possible to swap out missions.
  • Sound effects have been added to the missions menu.
  • Sandy Hills added.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.7.2 (May 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 1.8.0 (May 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Big the Cat has been added to the game as a runner.
  • Three new Items, Lilytrap, Chopper Chomp and Umbrella Boost, were added.
  • New track, Tangled Tunnels, was added.
• Version 2.0.0 (31 May 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Seasons have been added, where players can climb prestige tiers and earn rewards.
  • Layout adjustments were made to each track.
  • The menu designs were updated.
• Version 2.0.2 (20 June 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.0.3 (1 July 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Nearly all characters have had their base stats tweaked to level the playing field.
  • Chopper Chomp, Umbrella Boost, Illusion Boost, Booby Trap and Bubble Bomb were slightly buffed.
  • Wind Boost was given a slight nerf.
  • Traps received a slight power reduction across the board.
  • The distance from first place required for a guaranteed boost has been increased.
  • Old tracks are no longer removed from the matchmaking pool when one reaches a new Tier.
• Version 2.1.0 (10 July 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Jet the Hawk has been added to the game as a runner.
  • A new Item called the Bashosen can be used.
  • New track Pinnacle Peaks can be unlocked at Tier 6.
• Version 2.2.0 (31 July 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Zazz has been added to the game as a runner.
  • A new Item called the Star Trail can be used.
  • New track Dash Vegas can be unlocked at Tier 7.
• Version 2.2.1 (August 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Gold Rings are now lost on a percentage basis to prevent the lead player from escaping the pack as easily.
  • The game no longer crashes if the player takes Wind damage after crossing the finishing line.
• Version 2.3.0 (6 September 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Wave has been added to the game as a runner.
  • Two reverse tracks called Pyramid Valley R and Celestial Skyway R have been added.
  • Korean language support has been added.
  • A bug fix where the race position no longer shows incorrectly when the player crosses the finish line.
• Version 2.4.0 (22 October 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Event Missions are now available, they can be completed for rewards and unique characters.
  • Two mysterious new characters will be arriving for Halloween.
• Version 2.4.1 (28 October 2018) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.5.0 (14 November 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new character will arrive soon.
  • A new event mission will arrive soon.
  • Balance change to the Bashosen item - the trail no longer causes damage, but will instead slow opponents.
  • The Chao-nado and Lava Bomb no longer target the player using them.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.6.0 (29 November 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new character will arrive soon.
  • A new event mission will arrive soon.
  • A new track will arrive soon.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.7.0 (12 December 2018) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new character will arrive soon.
  • A new event mission will arrive soon.
  • New mission type: Candy Cane.
  • The Lava Bomb and Chaonado items no longer target other players behind the player.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.8.0 (23 January 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New holiday characters will arrive soon.
  • Changes to track rotations for the new Seasons will arrive soon.
  • New markers make it clearer where nearby rivals are.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.9.0 (19 February 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new event character will arrive soon.
  • Changes to the track rotations will arrive soon.
  • Splash Highway R has been added.
  • Greatly decreased the amount of damage dealt by Fire Boost
  • Halved the duration of Invincibility while doubling its speed.
  • Lowered the length of Wrench Rush.
• Update on 1 April 2019 - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Duration and speed of all boosts significantly reduced.
  • Significantly increased the likelihood of picking up a boost when not in 1st.
  • Balance tweaks to various boosts within the new system.
• Version 2.10.0 (11 April 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New Special holiday characters will be added.
  • A new type of event will be introduced.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.10.1 (11 April 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.10.2 (30 April 2019) - Improved camera performances across all devices.
• Version 2.11.0 (19 June 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Camera performance has been improved and the camera should no longer fall below the track.
  • Performance improvements have been made across all devices.
  • Metal Sonic's Steal can no longer target Boost items.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.11.1 (19 June 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.12.0 (24 July 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New Special characters will be added, as well as new events.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.13.0 (17 September 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Brawl Mode has been added.
  • New music has been added.
  • Lava Mine texture has been fixed.
• Version 2.14.0 (23 October 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Special character has been added to the game.
  • Tails' Vault has been added as a new feature to the game.
• Version 2.14.1 (6 November 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.14.2 (18 November 2019) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.15.0 (10 December 2019) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Super Rare character is set to be added to the game.
  • New Special seasonal events are set to be implemented into the game.
• Version 2.16.0 (29 January 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New music has been added to the game.
  • Game has been decorated with themes based on the Sonic the Hedgehog film.
  • Golden Bay has been added to the game.
  • The new tracks, Street Retreat, Suburban Speedway and High Hill Park have been added to the game.
• Version 2.16.2 (16 March 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.16.3 (27 March 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.17.0 (28 April 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.18.0 (2 June 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Super Rare character is set to be added to the game.
  • Three new items have been added to the game: Captive Light, Chao Chase and Chao Guardians.
  • New sporting events to be added soon.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.19.0 (7 July 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • The initial screen of the game now features the artworks of Tangle and Whisper, the next characters that will be added.
  • Two new Rare characters are set to be added to the game.
  • Five new items have been added to the game.
  • Announcement of a new Community Challenge later on in the season.
  • Improved jump physics.
  • Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 2.20.0 (25 August 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Special character has been added to the game.
  • Missions are now shown on the matchmaking screen as well.
  • Animations are improved for Tangle and Whisper's attacks.
  • An issue of the position of rivals not showing properly has been resolved.
  • Issues with Classic Sonic, Elf Classic Sonic, Chaos and Witch Rouge's collisions and collecting Items has been resolved.
  • A visual fix for shadows not appearing smoothly has been implemented.
• Version 3.0.0 (7 October 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Two new Special Characters have been added! Treasure Hunter Knuckles and Elite Agent Rouge are stealing their way into the game!.
  • A BRAND NEW Events page has been added to the Home Screen, this will allow you to easily check on current Team Vs and Community events.
  • Leaderboards have been moved! Reach them by tapping on the trophy icon next your player name.
  • An issue with notifications causing crashes on devices has been fixed.
  • Fixed an issue where some characters could appear too large on the home screen under certain conditions.
• Version 3.0.1 (October 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.0.2 (22 October 2020) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.1.0 (25 November 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Two new Special characters have been added for future events.
  • Improved in-game store.
  • Fix for Elite Agent Rouge character model.
  • Various bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.2.0 (14 December 2020) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Seasonal events and characters have been added.
  • Vault improvements, including a daily bonus box!
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Version 3.3.0 (13 January 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.4.0 (10 February 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New characters will be added to the game.
  • The "Set Age" button has been removed from the settings page.
  • Crash fixes.
  • Various balance updates.
• Version 3.5.0 (23 February 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New characters added, keep an eye for their arrival!
  • Gold Rings can now be doubled in Tails' Vault.
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Version 3.6.0 (24 March 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Optimised the way the game uses device memory.
  • Bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.7.0 (12 May 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Two new characters have been added, keep an eye on the newsfeed for their arrival!
  • Bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.8.0 (22 June 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Super Sonic has arrived for Sonic's 30th Anniversary! Take part in the special event to unlock him!
  • Another Special character has been added. Look out for their event later this year.
  • Race your friends in private matches for a limited time with Party Match!
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Reduced initial stumble and nature debuff for the Hedge Maze power-up.
    • The Star Trail and Gift Trapped power-ups now drop fewer stars and gifts.
    • Dropped stars and gifts expire much more quickly.
    • Decreased speed of the Bass Boost and Beat Boost power-ups.
• Version 3.9.0 (12 August 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Lightning Deals section has been added to the store. Find your daily Free Chests along with some great deals that will refresh frequently!
  • New character added, watch out for their event soon!
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Increased Acceleration (7/10 → 8/10) and Strength (3/10 → 5/10) for Tails.
    • Reduced the cost to mantain the Gold Rush power-up.
    • Increased speed of the Gold Rush power-up.
    • Increased damage of the Balkiry power-up.
    • Increased damage and duration of the Honor Guard power-up.
    • Increased duration of the Chaos Charge power-up.
    • Added a chance to pick up two Trap Shots.
    • Increased ransom cost of the Booby Trap power-up at low levels.
    • Added a sound effect to the Ice Wave power-up.
• Version 3.10.0 (1 September 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new Zone has been added! Planet Wisp arrives in time for the release of Sonic Colors: Ultimate!
  • Fixed some in-game buttons not showing up correctly.
  • Fixed a login issue with Game Center.
  • Rearranged the Special characters in the "Runners" section.
• Version 3.10.1 (7 September 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.10.2 (12 October 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.10.3 (13 October 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 3.10.4 (25 October 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.0.0 (10 November 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • A new type of Event is coming soon.
  • New character added, watch out for their event soon!
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Reduced Speed (9/10 → 7/10) for Zazz.
    • Chaos now starts with a level 2 Ice Wave.
    • Reduced the global duration of the effects for Audio Assault, Bass Boost, and Beat Boost.
    • Removed stumble from Magical Boost.
    • Increased ransom values of Booby Trap.
    • Increased damage of the yellow and blue fireworks for Firework Flurry.
    • Reduced damage of Harvest Time.
    • Reduced time it takes for Balkiry to hit target.
    • Reduced speed of Bass Boost and Beat Boost.
    • Illusion Boost and Illusion Mine were replaced with Confusion Boost and Confusion Mine.
• Version 4.0.1 (11 November 2021) - Implemented bug fixes and refinements.
• Version 4.0.2 (17 November 2021) - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Reduced duration on Dark Blast trail.
    • Reduced chance of picking up multiple Dark Blasts.
• Version 4.0.3 (14 December 2021) - - The update has brought the following changes:
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Reduced Speed (9/10 → 6/10) for the Werehog.
    • Reduced base power of Infinite's power-up effects.
    • Reduced damage of Reality Warp.
    • Reduced damage of Deadly Replica.
    • Slightly increased duration of Chao Chase.
• Version 4.1.0 (20 January 2022) - - The update has brought the following changes:
  • New character added, watch out for their event soon!
  • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various balance changes:
    • Decrased size of Reality Warp.
    • Decreased range of Deadly Replica.
    • Reduced Infinite's power-up effect duration gain per level.

Staff

• Hardlight Staff: Alastair Graham, Andrew Paul, Andrew McMillan, Antony Lavelle, Ashley Khan, Billie McMillan, Chris Southall, Claire Chamielec, Claudia Farre, Daniel Darnbrough, David Foster, Dawid Esterhuizen, Gordon Theobald, Harinder Sangha, Ian Sullivan, Jacob Jensen, Jan Strajnar, James Back, Joel Atkinson, Joseph Stone, Liam Rüdel, Lisa Waldron, Louis Macan, Laura Back, Lubomir Baran, Louis McLaughlin, Lucy Lavelle, Luke Boscott, Marc-Etienne Beinio, Mark Milton, Matt Allan, Neall Jones, Neil Armstrong, Neil Topham, Nia Knibbs Vaughan, Nick Adams, Paul Twynholm, Richard Smith, Richard Sugden, Rebecca Thompson, Rob Ruck, Ryan Simpson, Scott Griffiths, Scott Orchard, Simon Foster, Shaun Lawrence, Stephanie Brooke-Harris, Stuart Grant, Tom Gaulton, Thomas Quartly, Tom Woodward, Yordan Gyurchev
• Thanks: Adrian Klimczak, Anthony Lewis, Csaba Berenyi, Inna Slepstova, James Booth, Miklos Hajma, Oleg Salyakhov, Richard Tawn, Rick Nath, Simon Dew. Thank you to all at SEGA, our contractors and our fans.
• Special Thanks: Iizuka Takashi
• Presented by: SEGA
• Developed by: HARDlight

Trivia

Teaser image displaying silhouettes of Chaos, Classic Sonic, Zavok, Silver and Metal Sonic.

• Prior to version 1.0.1, the game files as well as a teaser image posted in the in-game's news bulletin hinted that Silver, Classic Sonic, Metal Sonic, Zavok, and Chaos were going to be added as playable characters at a future date.
• This game marks the first time Storm the Albatross is playable outside the Sonic Riders series, as well as his first playable appearance in eight years since Sonic Free Riders.
• The initial main cast of the game (except for the inclusion of Amy) is the same as Sonic Runners Adventure, another mobile game released the same year.
• The music for the tracks, composed by Tomoya Ohtani, are the themes from Lost Valley, Luminous Forest, Mortar Canyon and Sunset Heights in Sonic Forces.
  • Prior to the 2.13.0 update, the music that played for every track aside from the one in Mystic Jungle was the theme for Lost Valley.
• In the case of the Golden Bay tracks, the music that plays is an instrumental version of "Escape from the City" from Sonic Adventure 2.
• For the Planet Wisp tracks, the music that plays is the remixed version of Planet Wisp Act 1 from Sonic Colors: Ultimate'
• In the menu, the music that plays is "This Is Who You Are", performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
  • Before the 2.13.0 update, the menu music used to play "This Is Our World - Phase 1", which was also performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
• In the Party Match menu, the music that plays is the theme of Network Terminal, also composed by Tomoya Ohtani.
• During Infinite's "Challenger Mode" event, the music that plays both in the menu and in the tracks is an instrumental version of "Infinite", also composed by Tomoya Ohtani.
• This is the first new game since Sonic Battle in which Chaos is a playable character.
• The titles of the game's achievements are references to known phrases in the Sonic series.
  • "You're too slow" is one of Sonic's catchphrases in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
  • "You think you can keep up with me?" is one of Dr. Eggman's lines of dialogue when racing against Tails in Speed Highway from Sonic Adventure.
  • "You think you can beat me?" is derived from one of Robotnik's phrases, "Do you think you can beat me?" when playing in the two-player mode in Sonic Adventure 2.
  • "The ultimate lifeform" is a title that belongs to Shadow the Hedgehog.
  • "Long time no see" is a phrase that has been constantly used throughout the series, namely Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, and Sonic Forces itself.
  • "Welcome to the next level" is a throwback to the tagline used in Sega commercials between 1992-1994.
    • Sonic also said this line in Shadow the Hedgehog.
  • "Now we're talking!" is a line stated by Sonic upon seeing the Black Bull in Shadow the Hedgehog.
  • "Get a load of this!" is one of the lines used by Robotnik in the Egg Walker and Egg Viper boss battles from Sonic Adventure.
  • "The more the merrier" is derived from Eggman's lines of dialogue, "You know what they say... The more the merrier!", during his boss battle in Mad Matrix from Shadow the Hedgehog.
  • "All systems, full power!" is one of the phrases Robotnik states during his Egg Hornet boss battle in Sonic Adventure.
  • "This is happenin'!" is derived from Sonic's first line of dialogue in Sonic Adventure, "Ah, yeah! This is happenin'!"
  • "You've got this Sonic!" is a line spoken by Shadow in Sonic Generations when cheering him on to fight against the Time Eater.
  • "One more last fist bump" is a line from the song "Fist Bump".
  • "Reach for the stars" is the name of the theme song for Sonic Colors.

    

    Teaser image for Blaze.

• Some of the characters have their official artwork for the game derived and repurposed from existing artwork of other games in the Sonic series:
  • Sonic, Tails, Classic Sonic, Chaos, Shadow, Metal Sonic and Zavok's artworks resemble their Sonic Forces ones.
    • Knuckles' artwork also resembles his Sonic Forces one, but rather than looking sideways like in the original, he is facing to the front.
  • Amy, Charmy, Omega, Espio, Rouge, Vector, Wave, Tikal, Froggy and all of the Special characters have new artwork made for this game.
    • However, new artwork for Sonic, Tails, Classic Sonic, Rouge, Shadow and Big can be seen in various social media images (being derived from their Special counterparts except for Tails).
      • Some of Sonic's artworks seen in these images are based off existing ones.
  • Silver's artwork is based off of his Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) one.
  • Blaze, Cream, Cheese, Jet and Big's artworks are repurposed from existing 3D stock artwork of them.
  • Storm's artwork resembles his Sonic Free Riders one.
  • Tangle and Whisper's artworks are based off of their official concept artwork from the IDW Publishing Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.
  • Zazz's artwork is based off of one his artworks made for Sonic Lost World.
  • Zeena's artwork is reused from one of her artworks made for Sonic Lost World.
  • Teen Sonic's artwork is based off of promotional artwork from the Sonic the Hedgehog film.
  • Despite having artwork made for Sonic Forces, Eggman and Infinite use new artwork for this game.
    • Though, Eggman's original artwork could be seen in some social media images.
  • Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow's artworks seen in the game's splash and matchmaking screens are also reused from Sonic Forces.
    • Sonic's artwork was edited to make him smile instead of screaming like in the original.
  • Lantern Silver's artwork shares the same pose as Silver's artwork for Team Sonic Racing, though the character was released before this game.
  • Jingle Belle Amy's artwork shares the same pose as Amy's artwork for Sonic Adventure 2.
  • Super Sonic's artwork resembles his 3D artwork from Sonic Art Assets DVD.
  • One of Sir Percival's artworks resembles her artwork for Sonic and the Black Knight.
• So far, Wave is the only character that was not teased before she was added to the game.
• Prior to Big's reveal, an update allowed players to randomly see Froggy at the end of stages. Now, Froggy can be seen at the end of the races if at least one player is using Big.

• As an April Fools joke in 2018, the official SEGA HARDlight Twitter made a spoof character bio for Aaron Webber.
• The sports-inspired Special characters feature references in their outfits:
  • Slugger Sonic has the number 91 on his jersey, referencing the release year of the first Sonic game.
  • All-Star Amy has the number 93 on her jersey, referencing the release year for Sonic the Hedgehog CD, the first game Amy appeared in.
  • Ice Slicer Jet has the number 06 on the back of his jersey, referencing the release year for Sonic Riders, the game Jet debuted in.
  • Quarterback Zavok has the number 13 on his jersey, refrencing the release year for Sonic Lost World, Zavok's debut game.
• The promotional posters used for the "Grim Gala" and "Phantom Fête" events are references to the posters for Frakenstein and Dracula respectively.
• This is the first game where Zeena and Infinite are playable characters.
• Baby Sonic is the only character that does not need to slide under obstacles, though he still retains the mechanic to do so.
  • Baby Sonic is also the first character to feature a distinct upgrade path.
• Classic Sonic (and by extension Elf Classic Sonic) is the only character that performs the Spin Attack instead of the Slide.
• The title of Whisper's event, "Guardian Angel", refers to the title Silver gave her in the IDW Publishing Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.
• Excalibur Sonic is the only character that puts up a shield when crashing into an object or when he is hit as a reference to his vastly increased strength from Sonic and the Black Knight.
  • He is also the first character to have an unique entrance animation (his armor floats around while he begins running in his base form).
• The promotional poster used for the "Treasure Rivals" event is a reference to the Indiana Jones franchise.
• The title of the event "Claw and Disorder" is a reference to the famous police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order.
• Eggman is the only character that can freely float over bottomless pits. This makes him the second character with a unique ability, the first being Baby Sonic.
  • He is also the second character to have an unique entrance animation (he raises his fists in determination before lowering them again).
• DJ Vector's hoodie references the famous clothing brand Supreme.
• So far, Bass Boost, Beat Boost and Super Sonic Form are the only power-ups to feature an unique jingle when using them.
• Super Sonic is the second character to feature a distinct upgrade path, the first being Baby Sonic.
• Super Sonic is the only character that cannot use the Shield power-up, just like in the various Sonic games he appears in.
• The Werehog is the third character to have an unique entrance animation (he begins running in his base form before getting struck by a lightning bolt).
• The title of the Werehog's event, "Unleashed!", is a reference to Sonic Unleashed, the first game he appeared in.
• Infinite is the fourth character to have an unique entrance animation (he does a gesture with his hands while emitting a red aura, then releasing a wave of energy cubes).
  • This animation resembles the one he does at the beginning of his second boss fight in Sonic Forces.
• Infinite is also the second character to have an unique hurt animation (he opens his arms while glitch-like effects cover his body).

Videos

• First Look
• Behind the Screens Episode One
• Behind the Screens Episode Two
• Behind the Screens Episode Three
• Behind the Screens Episode Four
• Launch Trailer

External links

• Official website

Sonic the Hedgehog mobile games

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

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