Calling all superstars – it’s time to jump into a brand-new Sonic gaming experience!

Sonic and his friends’ journey starts on the beautiful North Star Islands, a mystical place offering never-before-seen environments, as well as a mysterious story waiting to unfold. Enormous creatures, exhilarating adventures, and evil plans from Dr. Eggman await Sonic and his friends, who can now obtain brand-new abilities known as the Emerald Powers when Chaos Emeralds are collected.

Harness the Emerald Powers to take on Dr. Eggman in dynamic new ways and stop him from converting the island’s animals into Badniks before it’s too late! 

Sonic Team is diving deeper into Sonic Superstars’ new Battle Mode feature, which provides players the ability to compete online up to eight players, or four players locally, in a variety of races, survival stages and more!

In Battle Mode, players will take control of a Metal Fighter, customize it to their liking, and compete to win in three rounds of randomly selected battle stages:

• Race – Reach the goal before the other players.
• Zap Scrap – Shoot bullets to attack other players. Points are added when you damage an opponent and decrease when you take damage. Open an item box to earn a single powered up bullet.
• Star Snatcher – Collect stars within the time limit. You will lose one star if you take damage.
• Survival – Stay on the stage until the end while avoiding cannonballs flying from the back of the screen. The scaffolding will collapse if it is hit by a cannonball, or if you stay in one place for too long. If you fall off the screen, then you are out of the game.

Points are earned according to the battle ranking for each round and the player with the most aggregate points wins! 

In online battles, you can also earn Medals and use them in the shop to purchase custom parts for your Metal Fighter. The type of parts you can purchase will increase as you progress through the game. Please note, changing parts does not affect your Metal Fighter’s abilities.

In offline battle mode, you can play single player against AI opponents or with up to three other players in split-screen mode. There are no Medals or Rank changes in offline mode.

Key Features:

• 2D Sonic Platforming Evolved
  • 2D classic Sonic platforming has been reimagined for current-generation platforms with new zones, music, gameplay, and modern UHD visuals only possible with 3D graphics. Sonic’s movements, physics, and controls feel familiar and appeal to recent and legacy fans alike. 
• Your Favorite Playable Characters
  • Play as fan favorites – Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose – to take on Dr. Eggman, old nemesis Fang and their nefarious schemes. Sonic designer Naoto Ohshima is also back with a new character that Sonic, and his friends will have to face.
• Seven Emerald Powers
  • Use the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds to unlock various new abilities like creating clones of yourself, climbing waterfalls, powering up, and more!
• Co-Op Multiplayer Gameplay 
  • Sonic Superstars offers local 4-player co-op, so fans can play solo or cooperatively with friends through the entire campaign!

Sonic Superstars is coming digitally and physically to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 17, 2023 at $59.99 USD.