Sonic the Hedgehog's Freedom Planet

Sonic the Hedgehog's Freedom Planet
Sonic the Hedgehog's Freedom Planet is an upcoming game co-developed by SEGA and GalaxyTrail for the Nintendo Wii U. This game is the story of Team Sonic and Team Lilac as they travel across the Earth to prevent Eggman from merging the essence of the Kingdom Stone with the Master Emerald, saving both of their respective universes.

Plot
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy confront Eggman after he obtains the seven Chaos Emeralds. Amy is the only one to grab onto his machine just before he has it use Chaos Control to open a wormhole. Shadow and Rouge, having infiltrated Eggman's base on a G.U.N. assignment, are sucked in as well.

After everyone scatters across a new planet known as Avalice, six of the Chaos Emeralds scatter with the Cyan Emerald being intercepted by Amy. Orbot and Cubot capture her with a container and take her along as Eggman searches for the fabled "ultimate power." Shadow awakens and travels the land, collecting three Chaos Emeralds. Meanwhile a panda named Spade finds a mysterious purple gem, then sees two more gems like it and collects them as well. Team Sonic quickly recovers to find Eggman's mech on the move and decide to follow it as it begins to bore into the planet.

Meanwhile, at the Capital of Shang Tu, Lilac, Carol and Milla are witnessing a peace conference between Shang Tu's Royal Magister and Mayor Zao of Shang Mu. Suddenly the palace begins to shake and the Magister wants to know what's going on. Lilac and the girls volunteer to go with Generals Gong and Neera to investigate.

At the dig site, they jump in and find a giant mech. Inside is a weird man who identifies himself as Dr. Eggman, and he has Team Lilac's old enemy Serpentine stall them. Serpentine, brandishing new robotic arms, distracts Lilac and the others long enough for Eggman to escape, but is ambushed by Spade. Serpentine retreats, and Spade berates Lilac and Carol before giving chase. Lilac and the others follow the tunnel to find Eggman's mech at the site where the Kingdom Stone originally lay before it changed into an ethereal form. Eggman's mech holds up a container, which draws in said energy. Just before Lilac can make a move, Sonic rushes in from the other side and strikes the mech so hard it falls on its side. Tails and Knuckles catch up and Shadow enters, scolding Sonic for always rushing without thinking. Eggman, unfazed by the attack, gathers up the last of the energy and opens up the wormhole again, forcing everyone through, even Rouge and Mayor Zao.

Back on the planet Earth, Team Sonic wakes up to see the mech retreating. Knuckles wonders what they're going to do, and Sonic says they're going to rescue Amy and stop Eggman's plan again. Tails is concerned about the energy Eggman stole, but Sonic says to worry about it later, much to Tails' chagrin. The trio run off to confront Eggman, with Shadow deciding to step in again.

In another part of the area, Team Lilac wakes up to find themselves in a strange new world. Lilac wonders how they got there and who helped them before, but Carol and Milla are so enchanted by a new world they find that to be the last thing on their mind. The trio then realizes that the Kingdom Stone's energy can't stay here for long, or Avalice will die. Lilac, Carol and Milla run off to find Eggman and retrieve the Kingdom Stone, with Spade musing of how foolish those three are to think it'll be that easy.

Gameplay
This game is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer in which players play as one of six characters, utilizing their unique abilities to race through three Acts of every Zone before hitting the Goal Post (Acts 1 & 2) or defeating the boss waiting at the end (Act 3). You can play Adventure Mode (with cutscenes), Classic Mode (no cutscenes), 2-Player (VS or Co-op), or Time Attack. In the top-left corner of the screen is a Skill Bar, which automatically fills up, but depletes as Special Skills are used. There are two game styles that determine the player's health, each derived from the Sonic the Hedgehog and Freedom Planet franchises:

-Hit Style: Team Sonic/Team Lilac members collect Gold Rings/Crystal Shards, whether through Item Containers or as they float in the Zone. When the Meter reaches 100 and subsequently 200, the player earns a 1-Up. Getting hit makes the player lose all Rings/Shards, and up to 20 scatter everywhere while the player has a very limited invincibility. Getting hit without any Rings/Shards results in the loss of a life. All Rings/Shards carried at the end of an Act are stored in a Total.

-Health Style: Team Lilac/Team Sonic members collect Crystal Shards/Gold Rings as collectibles. The number listed in the top starts at 200, and once the counter reaches zero, it resets and grants the player a 1-Up. Also, Team Lilac/Team Sonic members collect Health Petals/Platinum Rings to increase the Health Bar located directly beneath the Skill Bar (one Petal/Ring counts for half a full unit). Collecting these with a full Health Bar counts as an extra Shard/Ring. Getting hit takes a chunk off the Health Bar, and getting hit with an empty Health Bar results in the loss of a life. Like the Hit Style, all Shards/Ring carried at the end of an Act are stored in a Total.

Controls
D-Pad or Control Stick: Move left or right, look up or down

A/LZ: Jump

A/LZ+A/LZ: Homing Attack (Sonic), Flight (Tails), Glide (Knuckles), Dragon Cyclone (Lilac), Pounce/Spin Jump (Carol/Motorcycle), Flutter Jump (Milla)

B/X: Somersault Kick (Sonic), Tail Whip (Tails), Giant Punch (Knuckles), Hair Whip (Lilac), Wild Claw (Carol), Phantom Block (Milla)

Down+B/X: Spin Dash (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles), Low/Drop Kick (Lilac/Midair), Pounce (Carol), Dig/Pick Up (Milla)

Y/RZ: Sonic Boost (Sonic), Tail Copter Dash (Tails), Drill Punch (Knuckles), Dragon Boost (Lilac), Wild Kick/Boost (Carol/Motorcycle), Shield/Shield Burst (Milla)

Start: Pause/Resume