The game also features the Legend Extreme Gear which makes earning high Ranks easier. Like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Rank is based on the timing of the jump prompt for the Trick Action at the moment the player gets launched. The higher the Rank the playable character gets, the more Air the player will be rewarded with. Like in earlier Sonic Riders installments, Ranks are given when the playable character executes a Trick.
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In Sonic Free Riders, the Ranks include grades X, S+, S, A+, A, B, and C. If the player gets the highest Rank in all the missions, they will earn the Chaos Emerald. Eggman's comment for the mission varies on the Rank received. Each mission has three different ranks: Normal, Super and Extreme. In addition each Rank has its own animation when performing a trick and a unique sound effect is played whenever an X-Rank Trick is performed.Īside from the Ranking mentioned above, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity also features Missions and a ranking system similar to that of Mission Mode in the first Sonic Riders. In this game though, the Rank is based on the timing of the jump prompt for the Trick Action at the moment the player launches themselves. In addition, attaining at least an S-Rank will always allow the player to reach higher routes. The higher the Rank the playable character gets, the more Gravity Points the player will be rewarded with. In this game, Ranks are, much like in Sonic Riders, given when the playable character executes a Trick Action. In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Ranks include grades X, SS, S, AA, A, B, and C. The report of the Babylon Rogues member varies on the Rank the player receives. Each mission has three different ranks: Bronze, Silver and Gold. It also unlocks the "You Are The Legend" Achievement in the 2012 remaster.Īside from the ranking of Trick Actions mentioned above, Sonic Riders also features Ranks in Mission Mode where the player is ranked based on how well they performed in a mission. The player is required to earn an A-Rank in every Mission in order to obtain all Emblems and unlocking extra bonuses for the 2P Battle mode. For Missions 2 and 3 of every stage, the Rank is based on the time taken to complete it. For Missions one, four, and five of every stage (except Route 101 and Route 280), the Rank is determined by the score, but if the player obtains every Ring in a stage and clears it, the player is always awarded an A-Rank. Ranks were first featured in Sonic Adventure 2, and later its remake Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, where they are given for Mission results. The result screen, from Sonic Adventure 2. E Rank: Rusty metal colored/Blue colored.D Rank: Steel colored/Green colored/Light Blue colored.C Rank: Bronze colored/Yellow colored/Blue colored.B Rank: Silver colored/Orange colored/Green colored.
The following list of letter grades used in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, listed from highest to lowest. Usually, the player has to attain the highest rank (usually an "A" or "S") for some or all level missions of a game in order to receive rewards (like Emblems) or special bonuses, unlock new gameplay features, or obtain game achievements/trophies. In games where the playable characters are present on the result screen, they will strike a different pose and/or give a comment based on the Rank the player got. Some games though have certain levels and missions where Ranks are not awarded based on score alone, and may only be based on one or more gameplay factors, such as the time taken to complete an event. Ranks are usually given alongside the score, and is often based on the player's score, which is influenced by common gameplay factors such as the number of Rings collected, time taken to finish the event, number of enemies defeated, the tricks pulled off, etc. This can be something like completing a level or mission. They are awarded based on how well the player performed after completing a particular event in a game. While the specific grade letters vary in range from game to game, they typically range from S or A to D or E. In the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Ranks are represented as letter-grades.