Sonic Forces Footage Shows Off New Bosses, Rental Heroes Gameplay

Sonic Team has just shown off a new boss from their upcoming game Sonic Forces as well as a new “Rental Hero” gameplay. The new Rental Hero feature will allow you to access hero characters built by players around the world.

On top of Sega has uploaded a video of the new boss, Infinite, showing him doing swift hover attacks, shooting swarms of red cubes to inflict damage, and creating tricky obstacles for players to overcome.

Burbank, California — October 17, 2017 — Today, SEGA® released brand new Infinite battle footage from Sonic Forces™, showcasing the Bird Hero Character battling with the Lightning Wispon, and the Cat Hero Character attacking with the Cube Wispon. Players can take advantage of two different Hero Characters’ abilities and Wispons thanks to the “Rental Avatar” Hero Swapping feature.

The new free “Rental Avatar” feature allows access to Hero Characters built by players around the world, granting them the ability to use their Wispons and swap between their character and the “Rental Avatar” at any point in the level. Besides seeing some gorgeous and/or hilarious characters as a result, this feature will let players utilize two different Wispons in a single level to find secret paths and overcome any obstacles in their way.

From the team that brought you Sonic Colors™ and Sonic Generations™, Sonic Forces has players experience fast paced action as Modern Sonic, catapult past perilous platforms as Classic Sonic, and use powerful gadgets as their own Custom Hero Character. The game will be available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on November 7. Both Digital and Physical Bonus Editions of the game can be pre-ordered on sonicthehedgehog.com.