
The earth shield attracts nearby crystal shards, which can give a 1-UP upon getting a certain number. The game has shield crystals spread around the stages which, upon destruction, grants the player an elemental shield or temporary invincibility. Even Lord Brevon himself has a health bar, styled after the original game. Even the final boss is amazing, as the background changes during the battle against Absolution and Brevon's power suit, and there are two pillars that act as health bars for the two bosses. The Robopanther a Gunstar Heroes inspired boss stands out as one of the most memorable bosses in the game mostly for being one of the only two "scrolling bosses", having an easy to understand the pattern, and just for feeling energetic throughout. There won't be any moment in the game without enemies to defeat or explosions to be seen. She can also pick up other items, like shield crystals and bombs, and toss them against enemies, and she can dig into certain dirt spots to find buried items. Milla Basset, a basset hound, can float in the air for a brief period of time, and fights by either using her Phantom Cubes or a shield, that can reflect most projectiles.
Carol Tea, a tomboyish wildcat, who fights mainly with melee attacks, can wall-jump Mega Man X-style, and summon a bike after picking up a fuel tank, which makes her reach higher speeds and able to deal much more damage.
She's able to perform the Dragon Cyclone, a move that acts as a double jump and makes her spin horizontally to damage enemies, and the Dragon Boost, a Ristar-inspired move which makes her launch herself like a comet in a direction, either to attack enemies or gain a lot of speed. Sash Lilac, a water dragon, who can run very fast, and attacks with her hair-like tendrils.You can choose to play as one of three characters, each with their own unique abilities:.Each of the three playable characters is also more varied than Team Sonic. The game's physics were tweaked to be tighter and the combat system was a first good step on evolving from its main source of inspiration, whose combat consisted of sorely rolling into enemies. Despite being based off Genesis titles especially Sonic titles in the Genesis, the game does enough to stand out on its own.