Sonic Superstars, A Retro Throwback With Co-Op, Shown At Summer Game Fest

Announced dur­ing the Sum­mer Game Fest, Son­ic Super­stars is the next entry for the icon­ic series. The game fea­tures a much smoother 3D art style, but with the clas­sic Son­ic 2D game­play. Up to four play­ers can join in, tak­ing con­trol of Son­ic, Tails, Knuck­les, or Amy. Each char­ac­ter has their own asso­ci­at­ed abil­i­ty, like Amy’s ham­mer and Knuck­les’ climb­ing skills.

The trail­er showed a num­ber of envi­ron­ments like a pix­e­lat­ed realm, a jun­gle with rid­able vines, and an area that resem­bles Green Hill Zone. Son­ic has also gained some the abil­i­ty to ascend water­falls with a water pow­er-up, with more 3D envi­ron­ments that allow the use of a grap­ple hook. The game will also include bonus stages from the orig­i­nal games, where play­ers will con­trol a pin­ball Son­ic in block based courses.

The trail­er announced that Son­ic Super­stars will be releas­ing in Fall 2023. Right now you can sign up on the offi­cial web­site to get an exclu­sive Amy skin. The base game will cost $60.