Sonic Revolution

Sonic Revolution
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Engine	Hedgehog Engine (Graphics) Havok (Physics)
Release Date(s)	WW June 23 2016
Genre	Platformer, Action-adventure
Modes	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	PEGI: 7 ESRB: E10+
Platform(s)	Wii U, Playstation 4, Xbox One

Sonic Revolution is video game created by Sonic Team and published by Sega, The game released worldwide on June 23 2016 on the Wii U, Playstation 4 and Xbox One to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The game serves as a soft-reboot to the series, rebranding the characters and updating designs while keeping the universe intact. The game features the long awaited return of the Sonic Adventure style gameplay and other elements like verus/co-op multiplayer and Chao Gardens.

Soft-Reboot

The game serves as a soft-reboot to the series changing characters designs and personalities on a less drastic scale while still keeping the Sonic universe intact. In this world Sonic and co live in is similar to the world of Sonic Unleashed featuring realist enviroments with cartoony human characters.

Changes in Design:

• Amy's hair and dress fall naturally with her dress loosing it's hoop-like design
• Sonic and Amy are both slightly lighter in colour, more closely resembling their classic looks
• Knuckles has new shoes that feature a less lego-like design

​Changes in personality:

• Sonic is more cocky then before, feeling like he can do things on his own all the time, over the course of the game he overcomes this and learns that he sometimes needs help
• Amy is less obsessed with Sonic although her crush on him is still clear
• Knuckles acts more like he did in the adventure games, a hot-headed, naive, loner as opposed to recent games where he has been portrayed as an idiot

Plot

The games main plot is spit up into 9 stories, each following one of the characters. These characters are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Rouge, Silver, Blaze and the last story which does not feature one main character and instead has the characters teaming up for one giant level.

Gameplay

Single Player

Basic move commands (Wii U)

The left analogue stick is used to move the character. ZL and ZR are used for camera control. Pressing B will allow the character to jump.

Sonic Plays like you expect him too, he's the fastest of the characters and can use the homing attack by pressing B after jumping, which can be used on multiple enemies to cross large pits or gaps. He also has access to the spindash with the Y which allows him to squeeze through tight spots or up certain ramp-like structures. 

Upgrades

Light Shoes

• With this Sonic gains the ability to use the light speed dash which allows him to quickly dash across a trail of rings

Ancient Light

• This gives Sonic the ability to use the light speed attack which, after charging will allow him to quickly hit multiple enemies in a short amount of time

Bounce Bracelet

• Allows Sonic to use Bounce Attack. It comes in useful both as an attack and getting to high places.

Tails

Like Sonic, he plays like you expect. He has the ability to fly for a short period of time by pressing a after jumping as well as access to his tails spin from Sonic Adventure which can be held for continuous attacks with the Y button.

Upgrades

Through upgrades Tails can unlock gadgets, he has multiple gadgets which can be changed and are similar in function to the RC Vehicles from Sonic Lost World, these include:

• A robot that will drop a bomb destroying nearby enemies

• A robot that will fire missiles at nearby enemies, fires a total of 15 missiles, one per second

• A robot that will turn tails invisible making him undetectable to enemies for 20 seconds or if the player gets hit

• A the final is a robot that can pickup nearby powerups and rings and lasts for 30 seconds.

The player can select one of these when entering a level and it can be used a total of 3 times per level by pressing the X button.

Knuckles

Knuckles plays similarly to previous games, he has the ability to glide by pushing B after Jumping, he can perform a punch combo with Y and in midair he can do the drill claw from Sonic Adventure 2 with Y.

Upgrades

Knuckles has 2 upgrades. knuckles gains the ability to dig by pressing X, as well as the maximum heat knuckles attack which is similar to sonic's light speed attack, by holding Y Knuckles will charge a powerful punch. He will then fly towards the enemy and strike with a punch.

Shovel Claw

• This gives Knuckles the ability to dig using the X button, this allows him to find hidden items

Fighter Gloves

• These yellow gloves allow Knuckles to perform the maximum heat knuckles attack which is similar to sonic's light speed attack, by holding Y Knuckles will charge a powerful punch. He will then fly towards the enemy and strike with a punch.

Hammer Gloves

• These gloves give Knuckles the ability to break through walls and other objects he otherwise couldn't destroy

Amy

Amy plays similarly to how she does in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. She has an extra jump by pressing B after jumping and can execute a combo attack using her hammer by pressing the Y button, like Sonic adventure she also has a hammer attack in midair which features her doing a somersault holding her hammer. She can also use her hammer to swing from pole to pole like in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric.

Upgrades

Warrior Feather

• By using X amy will do her hammer spin which attacks enemies all around her like in Sonic Boom. It can also be used in midair.

Hammer Jump

• By holding B Amy will use her hammer to jump, this will send her higher than her double jump and will allow her to reach higher areas she wouldn't normally be able to reach.

Mega Hammer

• She also has an upgrade to her hammer which changes it's appearance and increases it's range. The hammer is larger and has a yellow handle, the previously yellow ends are made silver and it gains yellow stripes down the red centre. It is very reminiscent of the larger hammer she had in Sonic Advance 3.

Shadow

Shadow plays similarly to Sonic. He is tied with him for the fastest character and like him he can homing attack by pressing A after jumping. He can also spindash with the Y button.

Upgrades

Air Shoes

• With this Shadow gains the ability to use the light speed dash which allows him to quickly dash across a trail of rings

Ancient Light

• This gives Shadow the ability to use the light speed attack which, after charging will allow him to quickly hit multiple enemies in a short amount of time

Chaos Spear

• By pressing Y in midair he also has gains the ability to use the chaos spear with is a projectile that can destroy smaller enemies and stun larger ones.

Rouge

Rouge plays like Knuckles, she can glide in midair by pressing and holding B after jumping as well as perform a series of kicks with the Y button which acts similarly to his punch combo. Pressing Y in midair she can also use the screw kick which like in Sonic Adventure 2 is the equivalent to his drill dive.

Upgrades

Pick Nails

• This gives rouge the ability to dig using the X button, this allows her to find hidden items

Heart Bombs

• These can be planted on walls to destroy them and reach areas she otherwise cannot. They can also be thrown at enemies whether on the ground or in midair, they can also be charged which lets her throw multiple bombs at once

Treasure Scope

• Rouge will put on the treasure scope, this will allow her to see things that can't normally be seen such as item boxes and springs that can take her to otherwise inaccessible areas.

Silver

Silver plays similarly to how he does in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). By pressing and holding B after jumping he can hover until his psychokinesis meter drains. By pressing Y he can use the psychic knife from Sonic Generations, this will stun enemies which allow him to then pick them up with R and then throw them with A, these can then be thrown at other enemies to then destroy them. Using R he can also pick up enviremonetal objects like rocks which can be launched at enemies as well as other things that can help him advance in the level. Silver will throw the objects he's holding at whatever he's locked onto which is automatic. Using the right analogue stick he can move the objects he is holding, thus changing his target

Upgrades

Shock Bracelets

• By pressing and holding X silver will slam his hand to the ground creating a shockwave that will stun anything around him.

Teleport Dash

• He also has the teleport dash, by double tapping B he will dash forwards, it can also be held and it acts like a faster hover. It can be used to damage enemies too.

Psycho Boost

• This increases Silver's Psychokinesis meter to double it's original size.

Blaze

Blaze is the second fastest character in the game after Sonic/Shadow and she plays similarly to Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Like in that game she has the ability to double jump by pressing B in midair. Using Y she can also use the Fire Claw which can home in on enemies like Sonic's Homing attack.

Upgrades

Spinning Claw

• By pressing and holding Y, Blaze spins around in a tornado of fire, this damages enemies all around her.

Magma burst

• By pressing X blaze will shoot out a small ball of fire, this does little damage not being able to knock out even the weakest of enemies in one hit but it is extremely fast and can be launched from a distance

Characters

Playable

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Tails "Miles" Prower
• Knuckles the Echidna
• Amy Rose
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Rouge the Bat
• Silver the Hedgehog
• Blaze the Cat

Non-Playable

• Dr. Eggman
• Metal Sonic
• Orbot
• Cubot
• E-123 Omega
• Cream the Rabbit
• Vanilla the Rabbit
• Big the Cat
• Espio the Chameleon
• Charmy Bee
• Vector the Crocodile
• Mighty the Armadillo

Stages

Levels

The game features 10 different levels that each character will explore, the level design changes based on the character. These are

Egg Plant

====Cosmic Rush

==

Hub Worlds

The game has 2 main hub worlds, the first is a futuristic city which is full of people, this is also used as a base for the stage "Future City"

The second is a forest area, there are less people than the city and the area is very open. This area is used as a base for the stage "Mystic Forest".

The last is a set of ancient ruins, people are scarce aside from a few archaeologists and the area is also very open. It is used as a base for "Aquatic Remnants".

When exploring the hub worlds upgrades can be found and sidequests can be completed which unlock emblems. These sidequests range from things like fetch-quests to time trials.

Voice Actors

Role	English Voice Actor	Japanese Voice Actor	French Voice Actor	Italian Voice Actor	German Voice Actor	Spanish Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog	Roger Craig Smith	Jun'ichi Kanemaru	Alexandre Gillet	Renato Novara	Marc Stachel	Jonatán López
Miles "Tails" Prower	Colleen Villard	Ryō Hirohashi	Marie-Eugénie Maréchal	Benedetta Ponticelli	Anke Kortemeier	Graciela Molina
Knuckles the Echidna	Travis Willingham	Nobutoshi Canna	Sébastien Desjours	Maurizio Merluzzo	Claus Peter Damitz	Sergio Mesa
Amy Rose	Cindy Robinson	Taeko Kawata	Naïke Fauveau	Serena Clerici	Shandra Schadt	Meritxell Ribera
Dr. Eggman	Mike Pollock	Chikao Ōtsuka	Marc Bretonnière	Aldo Stella	Hartmut Neugebauer	Francesc Belda
Orbot	Kirk Thornton	Mitsuo Iwata	Benjamin Pascal	Luca Sandri	Matthias Horn	Alberto Vilar
Cubot	Wally Wingert	Wataru Takagi	Tony Marot	Massimo Di Benedetto	Romanus Fuhrmann	Xadi Mouslemeni Mateu
Shadow the Hedgehog	Kirk Thornton	Kōji Yusa	Benoît DuPac	Claudio Moneta	Klaus Lochtove	Manuel Gimeno
Rouge the Bat	Karen Strassman	Rumi Ochiai	Marie Lenoir	Jasmine Laurenti	Marianne Graffam	Ana Vidal
E-123 Omega	Vic Mignogna	Taiten Kusunoki	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Silver the Hedgehog	Quinton Flynn	Daisuke Ono	Hervè Grull	Davide Albano	Roland Wolf	Ángel de Gracia
Blaze the Cat	Laura Bailey	Nao Takamori	Delhpine Braillon	Tania De Domenico	Greta Galisch	Carmen Ambrós
Cream the Rabbit	Michelle Ruff	Sayaka Aoki	Mary Millet	Sabrina Bonfitto	Nicole Hannak	Geni Rey
Vanilla the Rabbit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Big the Cat	Kyle Hebert	Takashi Nagasako	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Espio the Chameleon
Vector the Crocodile
Charmy Bee
Mighty the Armadillo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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