This matchmaking gameplay mechanic is part of the 'Tier' system, which determines which courses the player can play on and the number of rewards the player can earn from Chests.Ĭharacters are unlocked over time by collecting the enough amount of Cards required per rarity, they are split into five different rarities: Common, Rare, Super Rare, Special, and Challenger (the latter two only being obtainable during events). Players can view each other's Trophies in the online leaderboards.īased on which position they finish the race in, players will then gain or lose Trophies, a numerical matchmaking ranking system akin to an Elo rating system in other competitive games. A Free Chest is distributed to the player every eight hours and can be found in the Store tab, under the 'Lightning Deals' section. Red Star Rings are featured as a premium currency which can be obtained from Free Chests or purchased using real money which can be used to purchase additional Rings, Chests or instantly unlock Victory Chests that are already acquired. In addition, the first and second place finishers receive a Victory Chest which can be unlocked to earn larger bonuses, such as a large number of Rings or Cards for multiple characters each. They can also interact with other paths, normally utilizing Grind Rails.Īt the end of the race, players can earn Battle Chests which grant a range of Cards to a particular character. At the same time, the players can use the Spin Jump and Slide moves to dodge obstacles and destroy enemies. While racing, the playable characters are always running forward automatically. After a race, the players will keep the Rings they have collected. Getting hit with any obstacles will cause the player to lose Rings and slow down momentarily. During races, players can collect up to 100 Gold Rings (which serve to increase their movement speed) and dodge obstacles as they progress to reach the goal (represented by the ' Phantom Ruby Prototype'). Instead of being an endless runner, it is a basic runner where players each choose a character and race against each other online in real-time on one of many finite tracks selected at random, based upon City, Green Hill, Sky Sanctuary, Mystic Jungle, Planet Wisp, Golden Bay, and Emerald City. The gameplay of Sonic Forces: Speed Battle is very similar to that of Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, with a competition element from Sonic Rivals added to it.

Sonic running in Celestial Skyway, one of the many unlockable tracks in the game.

Sonic forces fist bump