Sonic Ages

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Sonic Ages

Developer(s)

Switch X Studios

Publisher(s)

Switch X Studios

Release Date(s)

2021

Age Rating(s)

Sonic Ages is a Sonic game that celebrates Sonic's 30th Anniversary. As such, many see it as a successor to Sonic Generations. The game was developed by Sonic Team in association with Switch X Studios.

Gameplay[]

Each stage has two acts, two for Classic Sonic and two for Modern Sonic. Classic Sonic's levels are strictly two-dimensional side-scrolling stages, using classic moves like the Spin Attack and the Spin Dash, along with the new Drop Dash from Sonic Mania. Modern Sonic's levels, on the other hand, carry on the current modern 2D/3D gameplay, featuring the Homing Attack, Freestyle Tricks, a Drift, the Stomp, the Light Speed Dash, and the Boost.

Each level ends with either Classic Sonic turning 16-Bit (like in the original games), or with Modern Sonic turning 32-Bit (like in the Advance trilogy). The end of each boss fight ends with both Sonics coming together dealing the final blow, while transforming back into their 16-Bit and 32-Bit forms respectively.

Each stage has it's own open-world hub, similar to that of Sonic Unleashed (only bigger and with less NPCs). No matter which Sonic is being played as, the Hub Worlds are strictly 3D.

You can take on any boss with either Classic or Modern Sonic. They both have their own unique take on the boss fight. However, for the finishing blow, both Sonics come together. To progress in the story, however, you only need to beat the boss as one Sonic, but you can go back and do it as the other Sonic for 100% completion.

To 100% complete a stage, one must do both acts as both Sonics (Classic Sonic's Act 1 & Act 2 and Modern Sonic's Act 1 & Act 2), find the Five Red Rings in each act, beat the boss (if there is one), and restore color to the entire Hub World.

There are also Special Stages. They can be accessed by any Sonic. All one has to do is reach the end of a level with 50 or more rings, then jump into the giant ring that warps you there. If played as by Classic Sonic, they take on the style of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. If played as by Modern Sonic, they take on the style of Sonic Heroes. The color of the background will match the Chaos Emerald that the player is trying to get. They go in this order: Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Red, White, and Cyan. Once you access the Special Stage in one world, you must complete a level in a separate world to open the next one. (i.e. if you open the first Special Stage in Green Hill Classic Act 1, then you must got to Marble or another stage to open up the second Special Stage. You can not do it in Classic Act 2 or with any of the Modern Green Hill levels.)

There's also a multiplayer mode, similar to the one in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Up to four players pick a character than can race each other in any act of any stage (as long as it has already been completed in the story mode), or fight each other on any boss stage (again, as long as it has already been completed in the story mode). However, Classic Characters are restrained to the Classic Acts, and the Modern Characters are restrained to the Modern Acts.

Anyone who has online membership can look at the scoreboards, where everyone (with online membership) has their fastest time for each stage posted. They can also do online races and battles with either friends or random people.

Story[]

In the opening cut scene, Sonic is fighting a giant robot of Eggman's (and one that looks way too similar to the old doc himself) which is being powered by the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic is running around a what-seems-to-be-destroyed city, dodging attacks, looking for an opening. He finds one, and jumps right at the chest of the robot, when he freezes mid-air. Eggman had frozen him in place. He starts laughing at Sonic, taunting him, when Sonic declares that he was just the distraction. Tails flies in with his plane and drops a huge boulder on the robot, releasing Sonic, which lands on the wing of the plane next to Amy. Knuckles contacts Tails over the radio, and lets him know that the next boulder is ready to be taken. Sonic, who wants back in the action, tells Amy to smack him with her hammer after he charges a spin attack. She does so, and Sonic goes flying. Eggman, who sees this attack coming, lashes out at Sonic with a laser sword. Sonic dodges mid-flight, and grabs the Chaos Emerald powering the arm, and lands on a building. Sonic then causes Chaos Control and teleports inside of Eggman's robot, just to discover that Eggman has his own, smaller robot that he's piloting inside of it. Sonic runs circles around Eggman, which causes him to get dizzy. Sonic sweeps the robots legs, runs over to the dashboard for the bigger robot, and activates the self-destruct sequence. Eggman, who is surprised by this because he didn't install a self-destruct sequence, gets a message from Tails, hoping he likes his "free DLC update." Sonic Chaos Controls out of there, and lands on top of the tornado, as they fly off.

A few days later, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are hanging out on Angel Island, talking about this fight the other day, when the Master Emerald starts to glow, and a shadowy figure make of dark smoke and cogs appears from it. After telling Knuckles he doesn't want anything to do with the Master Emerald, he tells Sonic that he's there for revenge. Clueless, Sonic tries to fight this being, only to go through a portal and land, face-first, in a colorless Green Hill. Remembering how this happened in a past adventure, Sonic decides that if he runs, he can restore color to Green Hill. He decides to not only restore life to the world, but also find out just what's going on.

After completing Modern Sonic's Act 1, he finds a colorless Classic Sonic. He taps him on the shoulder and brings him back to life. Together, the two decide to set off and continue restoring color to Green Hill, and discover just what is going on.

They find Robotnik, who's ready to take Sonic on, but once he realizes there are two Sonics, he gets really confused. Modern Sonic, who assumes it's all just an act, decides to fight Robotnik to figure out just what's going on!

After the boss fight, Robotnik flies away, not giving any answers. The two Sonics then find a pedestal with a clock on it, completely without color. They restore color to it, and it opens up a giant computer screen, which gives them access to the other stages in the Classic Era. They decide that, in order to find out what's truly going on, they must go to these other areas and restore color there too.

After traveling through the other stages and finding the two Tails and Knuckles, they reach the Death Egg. Upon defeat of the Death Egg Robot, they discover that Robotnik wasn't piloting it. The robot is empty. They return to the Time Pedestal and discover new places to go and explore, deciding that they will more than likely receive answers here.

Upon completing all the stages in Secret Base, the gang find the evil being that brought them there. Demanding an answer to what's going on, Modern Sonic tries to reach him, only to find out it was a fake, and he appears at the other side of the room. He laughs and them, as Sonic still tries to ask for answers. All they are told is that he loves to watch them squirm. Sonic then talks about how he's wrong and how they've been saving every world they've gone to. The villain then asks them at what costs, and instructs the Sonics to look at themselves. Modern Sonic's entire right arm has lost color, while Classic Sonic's entire left leg lost its color. He laughs and tells them that the clock is ticking, and that they better make a wise decision, then disappears into smoke. Modern Sonic asks if they can at least know his name, but he's gone now.

Upon finding the Egg Emperor in Final Fortress, Modern Sonic remembered how in the past, it was Metal Sonic that piloted the mech. Instead, Eggman was now piloting it! They ask Eggman about it, but he seems to not know what they’re talking about (or care). After the Boss Fight, Modern Sonic complains to Modern Tails about how none of this is making any sense. Tails then discovers that there are more worlds they need to go and save.

Once arriving at the Center of Time, they come across a gate that can only be opened by the Chaos Emeralds. Modern Sonic then says that they’re lucky he knows just where to find them. If the player has already collected all seven, they will open the gate. If not, the player must go back and collect them.

After completing all four acts of Center of Time, the Sonics will once again confront the mysterious creature who brought them there. But when Modern Sonic demands answers, all he does is point out how he’s almost out of color. He then decides to take pity and give some answers. His name is Hara, and he is a Time Keeper. The job of Time Keepers is to keep all time and realms safe. But, when forced into attack, they take on a new form, their battle forms, known as Time Eaters. Hara blames the Sonics for what happened to his brother (clearly not knowing that the Eggmen were manipulating him). So he vowed to get revenge on Sonic. They would put the places and people they love in danger, but force them to destroy themselves in order to do so. When Modern Knuckles brings up how destroying him should undo all this, Hara just laughs, and reveals that if they destroy him, there’s no way out of this nightmare dimension. Both Tails then bring up how that’s impossible, and that there are always multiple ways out. Both Sonics then turn Super and threaten Hara to let them go. Hara just sees this as a challenge and morphs into his Time Eater form, this beginning the final boss fight.

After the final boss, they exclaim to their friends that it’s all done. They shout for joy (except Shadow who smirks) and high five each other. With Hara now gone, they can finally go home. And the credits role.

Playable Characters[]

Classic Characters[]


Sonic the Hedgehog	Miles "Tails" Prower	Knuckles the Echidna

Mighty the Armadillo	Ray the Flying Squirrel	Dr. Robotnik (Multiplayer Only)

Modern Characters[]


Sonic the Hedgehog	Miles "Tails" Prower	Knuckles the Echidna

Amy Rose	Shadow the Hedgehog	Doctor Eggman (Multiplayer Only)

Stages[]

Every stage has a Classic Act 1, Classic Act 2, Modern Act 1, and Modern Act 2, as well as a Hub World to explore. You must find the gateway to each act to be able to start it.

Also note how the last world of every era will only be unlocked once every act of the other stages has been completed.

Classic Era[]

Image	Name	Description	Boss?
	Green Hill	Vast green hills, palm trees, soothing waterfalls, a beach, a desert?!? Seems like this Green Hill is an amalgamation of every Green Hill there's ever been!	Wrecking Ball
	Marble	Ancient ruins that have been done in by time... and lava. But, travel underground and it's a mechanical labyrinth down there!	NONE
	Chemical Plant	A chemical factory set up by none other than Dr. Robotnik! Full of poisonous acids and chemicals, this place is a living nightmare! Well, not living, since it's all machinery...	NONE
	Quartz Quadrant	Down in the mines, things aren't quite all as they seem. Travel to the past and stop this place from being overrun by robots! This place can see either a good or bad future.	NONE
	Ice Cap	Atop the mountains of Angel Island reside the Ice Cap, a frozen, yet dangerous place. Any moment, there could be an avalanche, or worse! Stay on your toes!	NONE
	Flying Battery	Robotnik's very own flying warship. Catch-up and take a ride, because that's just the easy part! Inside are tons of death traps, set up by the doctor himself!	NONE
	Death Egg	Robotnik's headquarters, just outside Earth's atmosphere. This place is highly secure, and of course, must be destroyed, before it destroys Earth!	Death Egg Robot

Middle Era[]

Image	Name	Description	Boss?
	Windy Valley	A nice green valley. It consists of multiple mountains and even a highway in the sky! But be cautious, as it's not called Windy Valley for nothing! The winds are intense!	NONE
	City Escape	A radical city with a big problem: gotta go fast! Sadly, because of incidents that occurred in the past, the government and police are trying to stop you, so watch out!	F-6t Big Foot
	Metal Harbor	A harbor on Prison Island. It consists of many aircraft launch pads, which is great because they are all after you! Watch out for that big missile at the end!	NONE
	Secret Base	A top-secret facility, this place was created for the creation of Eggman's robot army! Break-in, and destroy the place, but be careful, it's a minefield!	NONE
	Bingo Highway	Time to get loaded, because we're here for the rings and big-time cash! This neon highway is full of fun times, crazy prizes, and robots to trash!	NONE
	Crisis City	There's a rumor that this city was nice... at one point. This city has been destroyed by Iblis. There were no survivors, in case the lava didn't clue you in.	NONE
	Final Fortress	Eggman's fortress in the sky. This place is on heavy-duty lock-down, and it's probably not just because of the raging storm. Rumor has it Metal Sonic might be on the loose!	Egg Emperor

Modern Era[]

Image	Name	Description	Boss?
	Sand Oasis	A desert town in the middle of the Arabian Nights. Djinn are attacking everywhere! Over sand, bridges, city streets, all out in the blazing heat. Think its hot outside, go inside, straight into the fire!	NONE
	Rooftop Run	Run from rooftop to rooftop in this amazing city! Beat Eggman's robots, climb the clock tower, and enjoy the party! Then, take things down to the streets at night.	NONE
	Tropical Resort	Welcome to Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park! You aren't the only guest though! Eggman has quite a few robots, but you can also use the White, Cyan, and Yellow Wisps!	NONE
	Studiopolis	Time to take to the studio! Lights, camera, ACTION! Run through-out this film-production city, grab some popcorn, and just have a blast!	Heavy Gunner
	Press Garden	This factory puts up the facade of a garden, so it's nature meets machinery! Destroy the propaganda Robotnik is producing! If that's not cool enough, just see what's outside!	NONE
	Metropolis	This city is super technologically advanced! Too bad it's the capital of Eggman's Empire! His forces can be found all throughout the city, along with the effects of the Phantom Ruby.	NONE
	Center of Time	At the center of time, time practically does not exist. In the lead-up to the final battle explore space, clockworks, and the white world.	Hara the Time Eater