SEGA has released a new collection of Sonic Frontiers materials, including topics such as plot, Cyber Space, characters, enemies, and bosses. This comes after the game was featured in the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase.
Sonic Frontiers detailsĀ
Story
Sonic’s new adventure starts as he , Amy and Tails go to the Starfall Islands in pursuit of Chaos Emeralds. As they reach the islands, their aircraft is struck by lightning and drawn through a spatial hole. Sonic is subsequently separated from his buddies and wakes in a strange, digital environment known as Cyber Space. He somehow escapes Cyber Space and arrives on Kronos Island, one of the Starfall Islands teeming with ancient ruins and dangerous foes. It is then Sonic’s responsibility to explore the Starfall Islands, recover his missing pals, and solve the mysteries that surround him.
Islands of Starfall
Kronos Island is the first island Sonic visits. Its landscape and climate include regular rain, enormous waterfalls, lush woods, mountains, and airborne floating towers. The remains strewn across the island seem to be the dwellings of the Koco, the island’s ancient occupants.
The Cyberspace
The ancient civilization of Starfall Islands created entrances to Cyber Space that may be found all across the globe. Sonic fans will solve puzzles and complete tasks to earn Portal Gears, which will allow them to enter Cyber Space levels that include the typical, fast-paced, speed running action platforming. They must accomplish the obstacles in each Cyber Space level in order to get Vault Keys and proceed in the game.
Platforming in open areas
Players may experience high-speed, open-zone action and participate with numerous activities on the island whenever and wherever they like. Exciting combat, riddles, side missions, Cyber Space, and chats with individuals around the island may be played in any sequence that suits your play style.
World of Games
Sonic Frontiers takes everything players know and love about classic Sonic games and builds on it, merging linear-level gameplay with open-zone platforming into a new, action-packed Sonic experience. Sonic has more space to move and investigate his surroundings than ever before, allowing him to change the area around him as he delves deeper into the secrets of Starfall Islands.
Battle system
Sonic’s fighting style is more thrilling and agile than ever. Players may fight intelligently by mixing attacks such as dodges, parries, counters, and more in different combinations to demonstrate fighting abilities gained during the game. If you prefer simpler action, the game also offers an Auto Mode where you may perform multiple attack combinations with a single button. The rapid and fluid battle style will appeal to all Sonic aficionados.
New Cyloop Capabilities
Sonic has a new skill called “Cyloop,” which allows him to create a band of light that mirrors Sonic’s tracks. Surround monsters, artifacts, and regions to discover their varied affects and unveil the Starfall Islands’ mysteries.
Puzzles
Throughout the ancient ruins of Starfall Islands, there are many riddles to complete. Completing each puzzle may result in items that boost Sonic’s strength and protection, uncover secret portions of the map, and enable new methods to travel the island at high speeds.
Play styles
When you initially start the game, you have the option of selecting one of two player control styles: Action Style or High Speed Style. Action Style aids with more precise platforming, which is ideal for those new to Sonic games. High Speed Style provides additional speed, which is ideal for Sonic fans.
Characters
Sonic the Hedgehog
The fastest supersonic hedgehog in the world. Sonic’s quest for the Chaos Emeralds and his lost pals starts in the Starfall Islands. Along the route, he is also instructed by a mysterious voice.
Sage
A strange young lady who appears around the Starfall Islands. She warns Sonic throughout the tale to leave the Starfall Islands, despite his determination to locate and rescue his comrades.
Enemies
Strange monsters inhabit the Starfall Islands, which Sonic has never faced before. To defeat these bizarre new opponents, players will need to employ the all-new fighting system and skills.
- SOLDIER: This opponent spawns in groups and attacks with both hands in jabbing movements.
- CYCLONE: A floating adversary that does damage with electric tornado-like assaults.
- BANGER: A wheel-like adversary that rushes towards Sonic when he detects him an strikes at fast speeds if provoked.
- SHELL: A hard-shelled adversary that strikes from a distance with a boomerang-like technique. Sonic’s assaults are unable of penetrating the hard shell, but other tactics, such as Cyloop, may catch this foe off guard.
- BUBBLE: An opponent made out of spheres that uses electricity to assault Sonic.
Bosses
- NINJA: A foe with high-speed assaults evocative of its namesake’s fighting style. Can deflect oncoming assaults and strike with its own shadow.
- TOWER: An opponent made from of stacked components. Its vulnerability is at the top of its skull, thus Sonic must find out how to demolish each layer in order to reach it.
- ASURA: A big foe that resembles a towering structure. Run up the arm it throws down and target its vulnerability at the top.
Sonic Frontiers will be available on the Nintendo Switch this Christmas season.
