With the premiere of the new Sonic Prime animated show on Netflix imminent, the Sonic Forces: Speed Battle mobile game will feature playable characters based on this show. The Sonic Forces mobile game was created by Sega Hardlight, a part of the company's European branch, as a tie-in to 2017's Sonic Forces. While the console game would receive middle-of-the-road reviews, this mobile game would continue being supported in the years to follow, adding a number of playable characters.Sonic Forces: Speed Battle would not only see characters from the main game canon being added, but also characters from alternate canons based on the franchise. This includes the movie version of Sonic the Hedgehog, to two fan-favorite characters from the Sonic IDW Comics, Tangle and Whisper, being added to the game. With Sonic Prime's premiere later this month, Sonic Forces: Speed Battle will be adding two characters from this show to the game. In a new tweet from Sega Hardlight's Twitter account, it announces that these two characters are from Sonic Prime's first episode, specifically the versions of Tails and Amy from the Shatterverse where Eggman has taken over the world with his Chaos Council. These versions are known as Nine Tails, since this multiverse version of Tails possesses nine mechanical tails. The other character being added is Rusty Rose, a cybernetic version of Amy from this version of the Shatterverse.
This event for Sonic Forces: Speed Battle will be running from December 15 to December 24, where players can unlock Nine Tails as a runner. Then on December 28 till January 10, players can unlock Rusty Rose. This isn't the only game that is celebrating the premiere, as the first episode of the show is currently available for an early preview on Roblox via the Sonic Speed Simulator experience. Players can watch the first episode for free, which is set to play every 45 minutes in-game. This will continue replaying until the show's official premiere on Netflix.
2022 and 2023 are looking to be bright years for the Sonic franchise, not only with the premiere of this animated show, but the release of Sonic Frontiers has been received positively by fans. With the announcement of Sonic Frontiers getting multiple DLC updates throughout 2023, some are expecting Frontiers to also celebrate the premiere of this new show with some Sonic Prime-themed DLC as well. Sonic Forces: Speed Battle may also see more characters from the expanding Shatterverse to be added in the future as well.
Sonic Forces: Speed Battle is available now for mobile devices.