Sonic Superstarsis jam-packed with Stages, Bosses, and Abilities, giving you many things to grind your teeth on when learning the optimal paths and strategies for getting the best Time and Score on each Stage. Chaos Emeralds have long been a crucial aspect of the series, and there’s no difference here, as they provide tremendous Powers to every character in the game.
These Powers range from granting you traversal benefits, such as freezing time or the ability to traverse up streams of water, to more combat-oriented ones that range from what can only be compared toNaruto’sShadow Clone Jutsu and being able to launch yourself at your target with tremendous force for massive damage and essentially everything between!
Chaos Emerald Powers Overview
There areseven total Chaos Emeraldsfor you to find and obtain in Sonic Superstars witheight Powersin total, thanks to the ‘Super’ Power you receive after getting all seven Emeralds.Some have multiple uses,whileothers will only really be useful in specific situations.
The sections below will cover each of theeight Chaos Emerald Powers, what they do, and their best use casesto ensure you get the most out of them during your journey!
Chaos Emerald Powers Quicklinks
Avatar Chaos Emerald Power
Kicking things off is theAvatar Chaos Emerald Power,having your character summon forth a wave of Clones of themselves,stampeding across the Stage,dealing damage to everyone and everythingin sight.
As you may have already guessed, this Chaos Emerald Power isbeneficial against bosses.So strong, in fact, that it cansingle-handedly destroy many of the bossesif used at the very start of the encounter.
In addition to that, the Avatar Chaos Emerald Powercan be used to collect many Rings and Medals in an area and clear out a room filled with enemiesquickly and efficiently. This is one of the better Powers in the game, which is good news as it’s the first you will get!
Bullet Chaos Emerald Power
Bulletis the next availableChaos Emerald Poweryou will get, having your characterturn into a ball in midairbeforelaunching in the direction of your choosingwithtremendous momentum and force,demolishing most things that dare stand in your way.
Like the Avatar Power, thiscan be very handy in some boss encounters.Still, itshines brightest regarding platforming,as you can utilize itsmultiple usestoreach tremendous heights, clear substantial gaps,and even snag Medals or new Chaos Emeralds!
Vision Chaos Emerald Power
Next up is theVision Chaos Emerald Power,whichreveals hidden Rings, Coins, platforms, and even Item Boxes,highlighting them in a bright purple, enabling you toaccess things you would never otherwise have access toin several Stages.
Wetried using this several times in boss encounters. We found no use for itthere or against regular enemies, making thisPower strictly functional for the platforming and exploration sections.Still, it’s a pretty cool and unique Power worth experimenting with!
Water Chaos Emerald Power
Speaking of powers that areonly really beneficial for the exploration sections,we have theWater Chaos Emerald Power,which enables you toturn your character into liquid,allowing them totraverse water quickly and efficiently.
This Power allows you totravel up specific streams of waterand even comes with adash actionthat willdestroy the enemies trying to rough you up underwater.Furthermore, youwon’t need to gather air while in liquid form,making you immune to drowning!
Ivy Chaos Emerald Power
Following that is theIvy Chaos Emerald Power,which has yousummon a large vine that travels upwardwith your character hanging onto the top, enabling you toreach higher areas to gather Rings, Item Boxes, Coins, and even reach Chaos Emeraldsyou may have overshot.
Like the following two before it, this Chaos Emerald Powerhas no actual use in combat,making it useless in boss encounters entirely. Still, it will more than likely come in handy more than a few times during your journey to reach new areas!
Slow Chaos Emerald Power
Slowis our next Chaos Emerald Power, doing precisely what its name implies:Substantially slowing down the area and things around you.This is useful for many things, mainlybringing fast-moving objects to a crawl,enabling you topass underneath them or jump onto themwithout worrying about being crushed or flung off.
Additionally, thiscan have some benefits in combat,especially if you want toland a hit on an enemy that may move a bit too fast for you to read or react to,making it an excellent Power for both traversal and combat, but with a slight edge toward its exploration side.
Extra Chaos Emerald Power
The seventh and final Chaos Emerald will grant you theExtra Power,givingeach character a unique Combat Abilitywhen activated. These new Abilities cango a long way in clearing out groups of enemies or even help you defeat a formidable boss.As such, the table below will cover the Ability each character gets and how to use them properly!
Extra Power
Sonic
Gains a homing attack, enabling him to chain together attacks to quickly and efficiently dispatch large groups of enemies.
Knuckles
Punches with tremendous force, sending a projectile forward with each punch, enabling him to hit targets from a safe distance.
Tails
Violently spins and swings his tails, creating a small tornado that travels forward, dealing tremendous damage on contact.
Amy
Tosses her hammers forward in an arc motion in front of herself that’s excellent against air-based enemies.
Super Chaos Emerald Power
Aftergathering all seven Chaos Emeralds,you will receive theability to go Super,which will bethe same for all four starting charactersanddifferent for the special character you unlock upon rolling creditsfor the first time. But, for now, we will stick with the original four you have at your disposal at the start of the game!
Going Super will make youcompletely invincible,enabling you to run through any enemy in the game without a care in the world. It will also make yousubstantially faster,allowing you to speed through the Stage in the blink of an eye.
However, in order to activate Super mode, youmust first have 50 Rings.Upon entering Super mode, you willsteadily lose a Ring every second,so gathering more as you’re soaring through the Stage is crucial to stay in the form, as you will bekicked out of Super mode if your Rings plummet to zero!
