Tension Bonus
Purpose
Overcharging the user's Tension Gauge Depleting the opponent's Tension Gauge
Description
Item Box power-up with a meteor/star on the screen.
This fills your Tension Gauge to the maximum, while simultaneously depleting the opponent's Tension Gauge to zero. — Description, Sonic Rush Adventure [1]
The Tension Bonus [1] (テンションスティール[2] , Tenshonsutīru ? , lit. "Tension Steal") also referred to as the Max Tension Bonus ,[3] is an Item Box power-up in Sonic the Hedgehog series . The multiplayer version of the Maximum Tension Bonus , it can affect both players' Tension Gauge during a match.
Description
The Item Boxes with the Tension Bonus feature the icon of two arrows pointing in opposite directions, with the one on the left pointing up and the other pointing down.
The Tension Bonus is designed specifically for multiplayer gameplay. When the player obtains Tension Bonus, it refills the player's Tension Gauge to its maximum, overcharging it and enabling unlimited use of the Super Boost /Fire Boost for a short time. At the same time, it will deplete the opponent's Tension Gauge to zero, thereby preventing the opponent from using the Super Boost/Fire Boost.
Game appearances
Sonic Rush series
Sonic Rush
The Tension Bonus first appeared in Sonic Rush under the name Max Tension Bonus .[3] In this game, the Tension Bonus only appears in Battle Play (the multiplayer mode of Sonic Rush ). During gameplay in this mode, the Tension Bonus can be obtained from any Item Box , whose contents rotate between power-ups at a steady pace.
Sonic Rush Adventure
In Sonic Rush Adventure , this power-up is referred to as the Tension Bonus [1] (テンションスティール[2] , Tenshonsutīru ? , lit. "Tension Steal") In this game, the Tension Bonus only appears in Battle mode (the multiplayer mode of Sonic Rush Adventure ). During gameplay in this mode, the Item Boxes cycle through the power-ups available, including the Tension Bonus.
See also
References
Main article | Staff | Script (Sonic , Blaze , Extra ) | Glitches | Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Blaze (Burning Blaze )
Non-playable characters
Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Cream | Cheese | Vanilla | Dr. Eggman | Dr. Eggman Nega | Animals (Camel , Cat , Elephant , Gorilla , Koala , Kangaroo , Lion , Mole , Monkey , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Seal , Skunk , Swallow , Flicky , Ricky , Pocky , Wocky )
Stages
Leaf Storm | Water Palace | Mirage Road | Night Carnival | Huge Crisis | Altitude Limit | Dead Line | Unknown | Exception | Special Stage
Enemies
Battle Flapper | Bomb Hawk | Cannon Flapper | Egg Bishop | Egg Diver | Egg Hammer | Egg Pawn | Egg Pawn (spear) | Egg Pawn Bunny | Egg Pawn Manager (gun) | Egg Pawn Manager (SF gun) | Falco | Flapper | Gun Hunter | Klagen | Laser Flapper | Rhino Spring | Solid Pawn
Bosses
Egg Hammer Mega | Egg Turtle | Egg Scarab | Egg Libra | Egg Hammer Fortress | Egg Eagle | Sonic/Blaze | Egg King | Egg Salamander
Moves/Techniques
Axel Jump | Axel Tornado | Boost Mode | Burning Fire Boost | Burst Dash | Burst Hover | Crouch | Fire Boost | Grinding | Homing Attack | Hop Jump | Humming Top | Jump Dash | Jump Step | Spin Attack | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Super Boost | Super Sonic Boost | Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bungee Rope | Cannon | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Giant Waterwheel | Grind Rail | Hang Glider | High-speed warp tube | Jump Panel | Rainbow Ring | Special Generator | Spring | Spring Pole | Switch | Winding Rope | Zip Line
Objects
Air Bubble | Chaos Emerald | Checkpoint Marker | Floating Item Box | Goal Ring | Item Box (5 Ring Bonus , Attract , Barrier , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Barrier , Max Tension Bonus , Max Tension Bonus (multiplayer) , Random Ring Bonus , Slow , Tension Bonus ) | Ring | Sol Emerald
English voice actors
Jason Griffith (Sonic ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman , Eggman Nega ) | Amy Palant (Tails ) | Rebecca Honig (Cream ) | Bella Hudson (Blaze )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman , Eggman Nega ) | Ryo Hirohashi (Tails ) | Sayaka Aoki (Cream ) | Nao Takamori (Blaze )
Music
Songs
A New Day | Right There, Ride On | Back 2 Back | Ethno Circus | Ska Cha Cha | Jeh Jeh Rocket | Get Edgy | What U Need | Metal Scratchin' | Vela Nova | Bomber Barbara | Wrapped in Black | Raisin' Me Up
Albums
Original Groove Rush
Other
Blaze's world | Corkscrew loop | Health Gauge | Rank | Real-Time Interaction | Shuttle loop | Time Attack | Tension Gauge
Main article | Script | Staff | Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Blaze (Burning Blaze )
Non-playable characters
Tails | Marine | Coconut Crew (Setter , Tabby , Colonel , Kylok , Daikun , Muzy ) | Gardon | Norman | Captain Whisker | Mini & Mum | Johnny | Dr. Eggman | Dr. Eggman Nega
Stages
Whale Point | Plant Kingdom | Machine Labyrinth | Coral Cave | Haunted Ship | Blizzard Peaks | Sky Babylon | Pirates' Island | Big Swell | Deep Core | Hidden Islands (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ) | Johnny's Race
Enemies
Barrier Angler | Bomb Ghost | Crystal Head | Dive Bat | Eleki Angler | Kaizoku Bomb | Kaizoku Glider | Kaizoku Gun | Kaizoku Hogan | Kaizoku Hover Bomb | Kaizoku Skeleton | Kaizoku Snowball | Pirates' Island enemy | Plant Kingdom enemy | Ptera | Rapid Crab | Shisaku-gata Dump | Shisaku-gata Jet | Shisaku-gata Spanner | Skull Fire | Sky Babylon enemy | Sky Moon | Triceratank
Bosses
Ghost Rex | Ghost Pendulum | Ghost Kraken | Ghost Pirate | Ghost Whale | Ghost Condor | Captain Whisker and Johnny | Ghost Titan | Egg Wizard
Moves/Techniques
Axel Jump | Axel Tornado | Boost Mode | Burning Fire Boost | Burst Dash | Burst Hover | Crouch | Deflect | Fire Boost | Grind Step | Hop Jump | Homing Attack | Humming Top | Jump Dash | Jump Step | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Super Boost | Super Sonic Boost | Trick Action
Vessels
Wave Cyclone | Ocean Tornado | Aqua Blast | Deep Typhoon | Magma Hurricane | SS Tornado EX | SS Marine | SS Super-Marine
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb | Bungee Rope | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Fountain | Hang Glider | High-speed warp tube | Icicle | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Minecart | Mushroom | Rainbow Ring | Spring | Spring Pole | Vine | Winding Rope
Objects
General
Checkpoint Marker | Chaos Emerald | Item Box (1UP , 5 Ring Bonus , Attract , Barrier , Boost Up , Confusion , High Speed , Invincible , Magnetic Barrier , Maximum Tension Bonus , Random Ring Bonus , Repair , Score Bonus , Slow , Tension Bonus , Tension Bonus (multiplayer) ) | Sol Emerald | Switch | Ring | Treasure Chest
Materials
Aqua Material | Black Material | Blue Material | Bronze Material | Gold Material | Green Material | Iron Material | Red Material | Silver Material
English voice actors
Jason Griffith (Sonic ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman , Eggman Nega ) | Amy Palant (Tails ) | Bella Hudson (Blaze ) | Lonnie Hirsch (Captain Whisker ) | Christopher Pellegrini (Johnny )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman , Eggman Nega ) | Ryo Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nao Takamori (Blaze ) | Shinya Fukumatsu (Captain Whisker ) | Kota Nemoto (Johnny )
Music
Songs
A New Venture
Albums
Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other
Blaze's world | Corkscrew loop | Combo | Freeze | Health Gauge | Jeweled Scepter | Missions | Sea Chart | Shuttle loop | Sol Empire | Southern Island | Power of the Stars | Real-Time Interaction | Sonic Rush Adventure Flash | Tension Gauge | Time Attack