Sonic x Vapor is an endless runner game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released on 18 May 2012 as part of Nike's "My Time is Now" brand campaign.[1]
Sonic x Vapor was one of several secrets hidden within the interactive "My Time is Now" promotional film on the Nike Football YouTube web page, accessible by clicking on a certain Mercurial Vapor football boot found on a billboard in the video. The game was also playable through "My Time is Now" advertisements featured on the Xbox 360 Dashboard.[2]
The game is notable for featuring Sonic the Hedgehog in a pair of Mercurial Vapor VIII football boots, which are prominently advertised in-game.[1]
Gameplay[]
The game is based around Auto Running, taking place in a 2D Green Hill Zone identical to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. The player can control Sonic by left-clicking the mouse, tapping the screen, pressing the spacebar, or pressing 
to Spin Jump and Double Jump. The player is able to destroy Badniks (referred to as "the opposition") such as Crabmeats and Choppers and collect Rings to gain points. The player can also come across bouncing soccer balls that Sonic automatically kicks to destroy five Badniks in a row, rewarding the player with ten Rings. Collisions with Badniks or spikes causes the player to lose all their Rings. If the player takes damage over a spike pit with Rings, they will be respawned on the next closest area of solid ground.
As the distance increases and the game speeds up, instant Game Over bottomless pits begin appearing, more Badniks spawn, and Rings become scarce, raising the difficulty. The game ends when the player gets a Game Over, in which their total score is tallied by the distance in meters covered, the number of Rings collected, and how many Badniks were defeated. The player then has the option to retry the game.
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Trivia[]
- The game reuses the the Title Screen, Splash Hill Zone Act 1, and All Clear music tracks from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1.
- The game features identical gameplay to Sonic Freehand, save for the addition of soccer balls.
- This is the second game in which Sonic has worn shoes other than his own in order to promote a real-world shoe brand, the first being Sonic Adventure 2 in which he wore the Grind Shoes in promotion of the Soap brand.
- Star Posts appear in the game and activate when the player passes them; however, they serve no function in gameplay.
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Sonic X Vapor Gameplay
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kellie (25 May 2012). Play Sonic x Vapor in the new Nike "My Time Is Now" Video. Sega. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved on 8 April 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 InsaneNutter (3 June 2012). Sonic X Vapor - Xbox 360 mini game in Nike advertisement. YouTube. Retrieved on 2 April 2023.
External links[]
- Official website (archived)