Sonic Superstars video shows off every Emerald Power in action

As we mentioned earlier in the week, Game Informer has kicked off a massive wave of coverage for Sonic Superstars, and it’s going to include a bunch of new details on the game. We’ve already learned about the game’s Emerald Powers through this round of coverage, but today gives us a video showcasing each one in action.

Emerald Powers grant Sonic and his friends special abilities for Chaos Emeralds they obtain through the Special Stages. Here’s a complete breakdown of every Emerald Power you’ll have access to.

Avatar

• Blue Emerald
• Create clones of your character and send them speeding across the screen to defeat enemies

Bullet

• Red Emerald
• Blast your character in a specified direction

Water

• Cyan Emerald
• Characters can more easily traverse underwater areas and even climb up waterfalls

Ivy

• Green Emerald
• Grow vines from where your character stands to help you reach new areas
• Can direct where they grow
• If you’re playing co-op, your teammates can use your ivy to reach new areas

Vision

• Purple Emerald
• Reveals certain objects like hidden platforms and rings
• The developers thought about players having a challenging time knowing when to use the power and took it into consideration

Slow

• Yellow Emerald
• Slows down everything on screen

Extra

• White Emerald
• This is a character-specific ability
• Sonic: Homing Attack
• Amy: Hammer Throw
• Knuckles: Punch
• Tails: Tornado Spin

Super

• Collect all Chaos Emeralds to gain the ability to turn into a Super version of your character
• Each character can turn Super
• Each character turns invincible and becomes faster, with rings depleting over time
• Once you get all seven Chaos Emeralds, you can still choose what power you want to be using
• You can select from the selection wheel what Emerald Power you want to use at that specific time, not necessarily automatically turning into Supe