Sonic Fighters (Nintendo Switch)

Sonic Fighters (ソニックフファイターズ, Sonikkufaitāzu), also known as Sonic Brawlers on some game cabinets, is a console/arcade fighting game developed by Sonic Team, and co-developed by Eighting Co., Ltd. (Who are known for their assistance in the Vs. Capcom series.) The game The game was released for the Nintendo Switch as an exclusive game for the system in November 28, 2019. The game is considered as a successor to the Sonic the Fighters arcade game.
In Sonic the Fighters, players select a team of three Sonic characters to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. It features tag team mechanics based off of the Marvel Vs. Capcom series, while being based off of Sonic the Fighters. The game also uses a control scheme similar to Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and the BlazBlue series.
The game has received very positive reviews when it was first announced and when it released, while criticizing the online modes being broken upon release, as well as the "multiples" of specific characters. More than 7 million units have been shipped to date.
== Story ==
After the events of Sonic Forces, a fighting tournament occurs, with the winners of the tournament winning a special medallion that holds the power to create wishes. After hearing about this medallion, Dr. Eggman joins and builds robots to increase his chances of winning, and use the medallion to rule the world. However, he doesn't know that Sonic The Hedgehog, and his pals are also joining the tournament, some for their own wishes, some for the competition, and some from other dimensions. But they're all fighting for the common goal, winning.
Every playable character (in the story) has their own story line in the game that intertwines with one another. Some mysteries can only be solved with those characters.
== Gameplay ==
Sonic Fighters uses a 3 on 3 tag team fighting system, popularized by the Marvel Vs. Capcom series. Up to 2 players can control both of one character of their team at a time, however, they can switch in and out with their teammates. The goal of the game is to KO every character on your opponent's team. This game doesn't have rounds, per se, but when a character is KO'd, the next character will rush in and the stage will reset both characters in their neutral positions, similar to a round. The game uses 3D models, in a 2D plane.
Unlike other fighting games, all characters have 2 health bars, with the characters being able to recover some health slowly when switched out.
The game uses a "simple" 4 button control scheme, similar to BlazBlue and Marvel Vs Capcom 3. These buttons include a light, medium, and heavy attack, as well as a "special" button used for special techinues. Unlike Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, the special button doesn't launch the opponent into the air, however, every character has a specific way to do so. The game is also similar to the Tekken series, in the way that players can "juggle" their oppoennt into the air and certain attacks can cause player to switch into their partner. Players can also perform Super Attacks via their Chaos Gauge, and every character has a special technique, similar to the Injustice series by Netherrealm. Taken from Sonic The Fighters, players can also block using a Barrier meter, allowing them to block strong attacks without any block stun or chip damage. Every character has a special comeback mechanic called a "Gear Shift", where they will power up or transform, giving them newer moves or higher attributes for a short time. There is also a Fatigue Meter, that stuns the player if filled.
Due to the nature of the game, a mechanic named "Nullify" was created, that acts like a combo breaker. If the player presses the attack and special button while in a combo, they will knock the opponent back. This does cost 2 bars of the Chaos Gauge.
== Modes ==
=== Offline Mode ===
* Arcade Mode - Play through a number of opponents and defeat Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman at the end. Very similar to Sonic The Fighter's arcade mode.
* Versus Mode - The classical Vs mode.
* Survival Mode - Fight through 100 opponents, with the mode becoming harder and harder.
* Trials - Play special missions, combo missions and minigames.
* Training - Train your skills or learn how to play. This mode also has a practice combo mode.
* Tourney - Make a local tournament. This connects to the online mode as well.
=== Online ===
* Ranked - Play online matches and compete to be number one
* Free - Play any online match
* Competitive - Play a "competitive" match online, were you have to win 3 rounds in a row and specific rules are put in place.
* Team Battle - Play a match, however, every player controls only one character.
* Tourney
* Spectate
* Profile
* Global Records
=== Vault ===
* Gallery
* Tips
* Profiles
* Music Box
* Profile
* Records
* Hype Channel
=== Options ===
== Roster ==
Sonic Fighters boasts a 48 character roster, each with their own playstyles. More characters is scheduled to be released as DLC.
Name 	Portrait	Archetype
Classic Sonic 	 	Dynamic
Sonic The Hedgehog 	 	All-Around
Sonic (Boom) 	 	Pressurer
Tails 	 	Bait And Punish
Knuckles 	 	Rushdown
Amy 	 	All Around
Cream 	 	Puppeter
Big 	 	Grappler
Vector 	 	Dominating
Espio 	 	Mix-Up
Charmy 	 	Trapper
Shadow 	 	Zoning/Rushdown
Shadow (Boom) 	 	Glass Cannon
Rouge 	 	Aerial Ace
Omega 	 	Zoning/Powerhouse
Gamma 	 	Keep Away
Silver 	 	Stage Control
Blaze 	 	Killer Combo
Jet 	 	Rushdown
Wave 	 	Trapper/Aerial Ace
Storm 	 	Super Armor
Fang 	 	Zoning/Counter
Bean 	 	Zoning
Bark 	 	Grappler
Mighty 	 	All-Around
Ray 	 	Aerial Ace
Tikal 	 	Charge Up
Chaos 	 	Zoner/Powerhouse
Tiara 	 	Hit and Run
Heavy And Bomb 	 	Tag Team
Werehog 	 	Keep Away/Grappler
Perci 	 	All-Around
Egg-Robo 	 	Zoning/Dominating
Gemerl 	 	Stance Changer
Metal Sonic 	 	Rushdown/Pressurer
Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Dr. Eggman)	 	Trapper
Orbot and Cubot 	 	Tag Team/Puppeter
Mephiles 	 	Dominating
Infinite 	 	Precise
Zavok 	 	Dominating/Powerhouse
Zik 	 	Stance Changer
Zazz 	 	Mix-Up
Zeena 	 	Zone-Breaker
Shade 	 	All-Around
D-Fekt 	 	Pressure/Stage Control
Sticks 	 	Rushdown
Honey 	 	All-Around
==Development==
Sonic Fighters was first announced during EVO 2018 as a succesor to Sonic The Fighters. The game was in development since 2017, and has been worked on since.
==Trivia==
*This game marks the first ever appearance of Honey The Cat.
*This is the first Sonic game to have a character from the Archie universe playable.
*Fang, Bean, and Bark are in the same order they appeared in on Sonic The Fighter's character select screen.
*Many characters in this game haven't been around for years. These characters include Fang, Bean, Bark, Mighty, Ray, Heavy And Bomb, and Tiara.
*Sonic (Boom) and Shadow (Boom) where orginally supposed to be replaced by Manic and Sonia from the Sonic Underground series, but cut for unknown reasons.
**Sonic Team wants to reintroudce those characters as DLC.
*This game takes many aspects from other fighting games.
==Tier List==
(To be added)
Category:Fighting Games
Category:Sonic (series)
Category:Sonic Games
Category:Fan Games
Category:2019