Sonic Runners

Sonic Runners
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Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Video game overview
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog series
Release date(s)	JP February 25, 2015 CAN February 25, 2015
Genre(s)	Runner
Platform(s)	Android iOS

Sonic Runners (ソニックランナーズ, Sonikkuran'nāzu^?) is a video game for the Android and iOS in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, announced by publisher Sega on December 28, 2014. It was initially released as a test launch in Japan and Canada on February 25, 2015.

Development

In February 2014, a poster hosted at a German toy fair announced a 2015 Sonic game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U, as well as the Sonic Boom series and games, a feature film, and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. This information circulated on the Internet, especially concerning the unannounced Sonic game, but Sega quickly asserted that the information on the supposed new title was false. Later in 2014, however, rumors of a smartphone game titled Sonic Runners began to circulate online; Sega had registered the domain name sonicrunners.com in July of that year. On 28 December 2014, Sonic Runners was eventually announced by Sega during the annual “Sonic Fan Thanksgiving” event at one of their Joypolis amusement parks. At the event, Takashi Iizuka personally revealed that Sonic Team’s next project was “Sonic Runners“ on the mobile. He promised that more information about the game would be revealed sequentially, starting in January 2015, but nothing was released during that month. Its gameplay style was quickly speculated by fan to be an endless runner, like Sonic Dash, which is also a smartphone game.

A small teaser and more details about the game were revealed on 3 February 2015. According to Takashi Iizuka, the game will be a "2D side-scrolling runner with stages that can be played in a minute or two." Set to be released in 2015 in Japan, it will be available for recent iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It is also free, but supported by in-app purchases.

Music

On 3 February 2015, Tomoya Ohtani announced on Twitter that he will be composing the musical score for the game.

Gameplay

Sonic Runners is a 2D side-scrolling runner with stages that can be played in a minute or two. The player can tap to perform jumps and move Sonic characters. Using Chao, companions, items and radio controlled toys, the player's objective is to get the highest score for a level. Sometimes, the player also has to engage in boss battles.

Progressing the game's episode as Sonic will eventually unlock more playable Sonic series characters, such as Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna. Additionally, the game will be updated to include more characters as well. Each character has their own different action and their levels can be raised using rings collected in the stages.

Companions

Companions are buddies which player characters can take along during a level. Some help raise the player's score while others can enhance item effects. Just like the playable characters, the Companions have a certain attribute, meaning that their effects will be amplified when paired up with the "right" player character. Currently, there are twenty different types of them, but more are expected to be added. Like the playable character, the Companions can be leveled up.

Icon	Item	Rarity	Type	Action
File:Img companion chip.jpg	Chip	S Rare	Speed	Produces one last 40-second dash.
File:SR companion caliburn.jpg	Caliburn	S Rare	Power	Performs 6 auto-attacks during boss battles.
	Angel Chao	S Rare	Flight	Boosts Rings acquired by 25%
File:SR companion yacker.jpg	Yacker	Rare	Speed	Extends duration of Color Power item.
File:SR companion pig.jpg	RC Golden Piggy Bank	Rare	Arial	Recollects rings dispersed when players are damaged.
	Wizard Chao	Rare	Power	All items (except Color Power items and shields) last 50% longer
	Skull Chao	Rare	Power	Boosts the number of Animals saved by 100%
	Egg Chao	Rare	Speed	Boosts distance run by 300%
	Pumpkin Chao	Rare	Aerial	Boosts score by 40%
File:SR companion chao.jpg	Normal Chao	Normal	Arial	Small bonus added to the gained score.
File:SR companion balloon.jpg	RadioControl Balloon	Normal	Power	Automatic success at jumping boards at a certain probability without any control inputs.
	RC Piggy Bank	Normal	Aerial	Restores up to 50 Rings when damaged.
	Light Chao	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Devil Chao	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Erazor Djinn	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Shahra	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	King Arthur	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Merlina	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Dark Bat	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Dark Bat Sniper	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Omochao	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Baby Cyan Wisp	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Baby Yellow Wisp	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Baby Indigo Wisp	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Cameron	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Hero Chao	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Dark Chao	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Dark Fright	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Red Fright	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Mother Wisp	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Moon Mech	Unknown	Unknown	N/A
	Tornado	Unknown	Unknown	N/A

Items

Items will players achieve better performance when equipping them. Up to three Items are available for use at a time.

Icon	Item	Class	Action
	Cyan Laser	Equippable	High speed aerial movement available after transformation. Absorbs items when the player taps.
	Yellow Drill	Equippable	High speed underground movement available. Performs jumps when the player taps.
	Indigo Asteroid	Equippable	Touching it after the transformation will enable players to float. Destroys various obstacles.
	Invincible	Equippable	Protects players from all damages, including those from enemies.
	Score Booster	Booster	Boosts the score gained as player bonus
	Spring Platforms	Booster	Prevents players from falling to the abyss when they fall from a high position by creating spring platforms.

Characters

Playable

Character	Type	Action
Sonic the Hedgehog	Speed/Hero	Tap the screen while in the middle of a jump to perform a special action.
Miles "Tails" Prower	Fly/Hero	Tails is a Fly-type character. Tap and hold mid-jump, and he'll float in the air.
Knuckles the Echidna	Power/Hero	Knuckles is a Power-type character. Tap mid-jump, and he'll launch a dash attack.
Amy Rose	Unknown/Hero	N/A
Shadow the Hedgehog	Unknown	N/A
Rouge the Bat	Unknown	N/A
Cream the Rabbit	Unknown	N/A
Vector the Crocodile	Unknown	N/A
Espio the Chameleon	Unknown	N/A
Charmy Bee	Unknown	N/A
Blaze the Cat	Unknown	N/A
E-123 Omega	Unknown	N/A
Silver the Hedgehog	Unknown	N/A
Big the Cat	Unknown	N/A
Metal Sonic	Unknown	N/A

Non-Playable

• Animal friends
  • Picky
  • Pocky
• Caliburn
• Chao
• Chip
• Cyan Wisp
• Dr. Eggman
• Indigo Wisp
• Yacker
• Yellow Wisp
• Orbot
• Cubot

Levels

Episode 1: It's Doctor Eggman, the evil scientist! The evil genius Dr.Eggman is back to sow chaos in Sonic and the Animals' peaceful world.

Episode 2: Save the Animals! Sonic and friends drove Dr.Eggman away, but he won't give up, and is kidnapping Animals again!

Episode 3: Dr.Eggman's Dirty Tricks Sonic and friends foiled Eggman's plan to turn Animals into robots, but just what WAS he planning?

Episode 4: Little Chao Lost Sonic and friends come across a lost chao, and decide to help it get home safely!

Episode 5: A Not-So-Heavy-Load Dr.Eggman had ordered Cubot to collect items [to get] ready for his big comeback. But can Cubot deliver...?

Trivia

• Not counting their co-production credits in Sonic the Hedgehog 4, this game marks the first time Sonic Team themselves have ever published a mobile game.

Gallery

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Videos

• Official trailer
• Gameplay trailer

File:『ソニック ランナーズ』ティザートレーラー

File:Sonic Runners Gameplay Trailer-2

External links

• Official website