Sonic Online

Sonic Online is free-to-play online-multiplayer game developed by Fresh Ocean Games and published by SEGA for PC in 2017. Sonic Online is free-to-play online game, which can be played in SEGA Online.com. This game doesnt have a story in it. It's an online game where people can chat together, play various mini-games together or explore big open-world in Sonic Online. Sonic Online has big cast of characters to play.
==List of playable characters==
Sonic Online has various characters to play. Player can choose play with some Sonic character or create Sonic own character. Player can also edit Sonic character too. However, player must choose whether player wants to play as Sonic character or create own Sonic character. After creating own user in Sonic Online. Player cannot go back and change his/her character. However, player can edit the character, which player chose to play as. If player is not satisfied with character he/she chose, then player can always go to Character menu and choose "Delete Character" and choose new character. Player will, however, lost all things, player has achieved in Sonic Online.
1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Miles "Tails" Prower
3. Knuckles the Echidna
4. Shadow the Hedgehog
5. Silver the Hedgehog
6. Blaze the Cat
7. Vector the Crocodile
8. Espio the Chameleon
9. Charmy Bee
10. Amy Rose
11. Cream the Rabbit
12. Jet the Hawk
13. Storm the Albatross
14. Wave the Swallow
15. Big the Cat
16. Avatar (Own Sonic Character)
==Game Modes==
Sonic Online has different game modes to play. These can be played together with other people.
Robot Mayhem
Up to 7 players. Eggman has created "Robot Fighting Arena", where players can fight against Eggman's robots. Players can also create their own Robot Mayhem servers. There is also difficulty setting. There is Easy, Normal, Hard, Super Hard and Extreme. In arena, Eggman is spawning robots to player to destroy. When you hear Eggman say:"Get a load of this!", that means Eggman is starting to spawn more and more robots. When you hear Eggman say:"No way! I cant believe this!", that means your team has defeated Eggman's robot wave.
There is 7 player team in Robot Mayhem matches. There is at least 10 courses to go. If your team loses and Eggman wins, then players have to start all over from the beginning or they can leave the match. If player's team wins, then player will achieve "Robot Crasher" trophy in player's trophy cabinet. This trophy can be achieved when you have won your first Robot Mayhem match either Easy or Normal. There is also trophies for Hard, Super Hard and Extreme.
Super Sonic Racing
Up to 5 players. This is Super Sonic Racing. It's an Sonic Online's racing game, where players can see who's the fastest driver. Super Sonic Racing has 8 tracks to select.
Super Sonic Racing is inspired by Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. However, Super Sonic Racing does not have power-up items. You can choose which kind of car you wanna race before the race starts. Players can also create own servers and host it. Players can create their own cups and choose order of the tracks.
Or play Randomizer Race, which means players can vote for which is next track to race.
There are also few trophies to win in these races. However, whether you play in public server race or custom server race. If you manage to get 1st place in one cup, you will win "You Are Winner!" golden trophy. If you get to 2nd place, you will win bronze trophy or if you get to 3th place, you will win silver trophy. You will also win money by winning races. You will win money in getting in 2nd or 3th place too.
Tracks:
1. Stardust Speedway
2. Metropolis Speedway
3. Metal City
4. Speed Highway
5. Palmtree Speedway
6. SEGA Park
7. Grand Metropolis
8. Eggman Land
Vechiles:
There are few vechiles to choose. Player can custom these vechiles. Like changing vechile's color etc. In Sonic Online, these cars are not limited to specific character. Any character can drive these vechiles.
1. Hedgehog Car
2. Dark Hedgehog Motorbike
3. Fancy Hedgehog Mini-Car
4. Hedgehog Scooter
5. Egg Mobile Car
6. Hedgehog Cruiser
Free Mode
This is Free Mode. Free Mode allows players explore around different worlds in Sonic Online. Player starts in Hub World, before he can move on to Exploration Zones. Here are list of Hub Worlds and Exploration Zones:
Hub Worlds
These are the hub worlds of Sonic Online. When player enters to Free Mode, then player spawns randomly in one of these hub-worlds. These hub-worlds are gateway to start exploring different zones.
1. Station Square
2. Spagonia
3. Hedgehog City
Exploration Zones
These are Exploration Zones in Sonic Online. Player can go to these zones by going to Train Station and selecting place to travel. However, it will cost money when player chooses to use train to travel. Player does not have to pay though. Player can go to these Exploration Zones without paying, but it means that player must start traveling by walking. Player can get money, if he does optional missions in hub worlds or is playing
different mini-games. Players can freely explore in these areas. However, some areas are more dangerous than others.
1. Green Hill Zone
2. Casino Night Zone
3. Hilltop Zone
4. Ice Cap Zone
5. Seaside Hill Zone
6. Press Garden Zone
7. Sky Sanctuary Zone
8. Mushroom Hill Zone
9. Starlight Speedway
Dangerous Areas
These areas are more dangerous to explore than previous areas mentioned before. Player needs to be very careful here while exploring in these areas.
1. Volcano Valley Zone
2. Scrap Brain Zone
3. Hidden Palace Zone
4. Labyrinth Zone
5. Oil Ocean Zone
==Soundtrack==
Sonic Online mostly re-uses music from other Sonic games. From the game's like: Sonic Unleashed, Sonic CD and Sonic Heroes etc. Most songs are from modern Sonic games, but there are few songs from classic Sonic games too. However, the game has its own music as well. There are only five songs though, which are not re-used tracks. These are: Main Menu, Hedgehog City, SEGA Park, Starlight Speedway and Results Screen.
==Trivia==
*Sonic Online's console release was planned, but Sega decided to keep the game as PC exclusive.
*One of the Hard-Boiled Heavies makes an cameo appearance in the game. Heavy Shinobi appears as statue in Press Garden Zone.