Sonic X Shadow Generations: How To Unlock All Of Sonic's Skills
In the original Sonic Generations, you could equip both Classic and Modern Sonic with a series of skills that boosted their stats, or gave them new mechanics entirely. This system is basically identical in Sonic X Shadow Generations, though with a single new skill added.
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PostsIt's been a long time since the original though, so we've newly compiled every single Skill that you can unlock for each Sonic, where you get them, and just how exactly they all work. So let's get int and get Sonic equipped with some mad skills.
How Do Skills Work In Sonic X Shadow Generations?
Skills are a pretty simple endeavor in Sonic Generations, and not as complex as you might think. There's no experience or upgrade paths here, just plain and simple Skills. Each Skill has a point cost, with the lowest cost being ten, and the highest being 100. Your maximum equip load can only be 100, so all of your abilities combined have to fit within that limit.
Mind you, that doesn't mean you can equip ten Skills with a point cost of ten. You can only have five Skills equipped at a time. However, you can also make five Skill loadouts, and these are independent for each version of Sonic. This means you can make a series of different loadouts and swap them out for each level.
For example, you might want to equip Breath Holder for Chemical Plant and Seaside Hill, but they'd be useless in Rooftop Run. Skill loadouts let you quickly change without having to reset your Skills every level.
Every Skill And How To Unlock Them
So how do you unlock these copious Skills for our deeply blue Hedgehogs? It's quite simple - play the game. No, but they really do unlock from just about every activity. Collect Red Star Rings, beat certain Challenge Acts, finish the story, buy them from the shop, and so on.
Some of the Skills are pretty simple, like running faster though others, like Classic Sonic's Homing Attack or Modern Sonic's Endless Boost can change how you play the game entirely. We've listed where each and every Skill can be found below and just about everything else you might want to know about them.
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Name
Description
Cost
How To Unlock
Which Sonic?
Power Brake
Stop immediately, regardless of speed
10
Buy from the shop
Both
Sure-Footed
Land on your feet after getting damaged
20
Buy from the shop
Both
Safety Net
Begin with 10 Rings after a restart
40
Buy from the shop
Both
Last Chance
Get an extra life when you're out of lives
50
Buy from the shop
Both
10-Second Rings
Dropped Rings takes 10 seconds to disappear
30
Buy from the shop
Both
Athleticism
Lose less speed when moving uphill and in water
20
Buy from the shop
Both
Time Brake
Slows down time temporarily
80
Complete the story
Both
Super Sonic
Collect 50 Rings to become Super Sonic
100
Complete the story
Both
Blast Off
Press the Boost button when "Go!" appears for a free Boost
10
Buy from the shop
Modern
Speed Up
Increase Sonic's speed
20
Buy from the shop
Modern
Direct Jump
Increase the speed of your Wall Jumps
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Seaside Hill Act 2
Modern
Power Stomp
Create a shockwave when stomping on the ground
30
Complete Crisis City Act 2 Challenge 1
Modern
Quick Slide
Enables Quick Step when on a skateboard
30
Get all Red Star Rings in City Escape Act 2
Modern
Acceleration
Increases speed when starting to run
10
Get all Red Star Rings in Green Hill Act 2
Modern
Smasher Bonus
Breaking enemies and objects fills the Boost Gauge
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Chemical Plant Act 2
Modern
Ring Energy Bonus
Collecting Rings fills the Boost Gauge faster
40
Get all Red Star Rings in Planet Wisp Act 2
Modern
Boost Gauge Up
Extend the length of your Boost Gauge
60
Complete Green Hill Act 2 Challenge 2
Modern
Serial Homing
Perform sequential Homing Attacks faster
40
Get all Red Star Rings in Crisis City Act 2
Modern
Auto-Gauge
Boost Gauge fills automatically over time
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Speed Highway Act 2
Modern
Gauge Rebooter
Begin with a full Boost Gauge upon restart
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Sky Sanctuary Act 2
Modern
Trick Mastery
Perform Tricks faster
60
Get all Red Star Rings in Rooftop Run Act 2
Modern
Endless Boost
Boost Gauge stays full but you can't collect Rings
70
Complete Rooftop Run Act 2 Challenge 4
Modern
Flame Shield
Shield enables midair dashes and immunity to fire effects
70
Complete Crisis City Act 1 Challenge 4
Classic
Aqua Shield
Enables a Bound Jump to help get some air
70
Complete Chemical Plant Act 1 Challenge 3
Classic
Thunder Shield
Enables double-jumping, magnetizes Rings towards you, and grants immunity to electrical effects
70
Complete City Escape Act 1 Challenge 2
Classic
Twin Spin Attack
Allows you to attack mid-jump
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Sky Sanctuary Act 1
Classic
Invincible Start
Start the stage with temporary invincibility
40
Get all Red Star Rings in Seaside Hill Act 1
Classic
Shield
A Shield protects you from a single hit
60
Buy from the shop
Classic
Power Sneakers
Run faster, plain and simple
60
Get all Red Star Rings in Speed Highway Act 1
Classic
Long Spin Dash
Your Spin Dash will carry your further
30
Get all Red Star Rings in Rooftop Run Act 1
Classic
Treasure Scanner
Allows you to see hidden items and Springs
40
Get all Red Star Rings in Green Hill Act 1
Classic
Homing Attack
Enables the use of Homing Attacks
100
Get all Red Star Rings in Planet Wisp Act 1
Classic
Hercules Muscle
Push movable objects faster
10
Get all Red Star Rings in Crisis City Act 1
Classic
Breath Holder
Stay underwater longer
20
Get all Red Star Rings in Chemical Plant Act 1
Classic
Boardmaster
Hop on a skateboard whenever you want
70
Get all Red Star Rings in City Escape Act 1
Classic
Ring Time
Turns enemies in your vicinity into rings while the ability is active
60
Complete Sky Sanctuary Act 1 Challenge 4
Classic
Drop Dash
After a jump, press and hold the same button to Drop Dash
30
Default skill
Classic
read moreDrop Dash is a skill for Classic Sonic, though it is newly built into Modern Sonic's controls.
That's a whole lot of Skills! 37 in total, with 15 of them for Classic Sonic, 14 for Modern Sonic, and eight of them shared. There are plenty enough Skills for you to make some varied loadouts there that can have a pretty dramatic effect on how you play through all of these levels.
Oh, and getting every Skill unlocks the achievement, Mad Skillz.
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