With our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide we will reveal all the information you need to able to earn the Platinum Trophy or max gamer score In Sonic’s latest adventure.
This guide has been designed to help you through the all the challenges of Sonic Superstars and covers every aspect of the game from how to collect all the Chaos Emeralds to how to perform special attacks for each character.
As our Sonic Superstars Trophy and Achievement goes into detail about every aspect of Sonic Superstars, please be aware of spoilers for the game. Some trophy and achievement names and descriptions will also contain spoilers for bosses and locations.
Table of Contents
1. Bridge Island Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Bridge Island
Bridge Island Zone is the first level of Sonic Superstars and serves as an introduction to the game and to the Northstar Islands.
To earn this trophy or achievement, players must complete both Act 1 and Act 2 of Bridge Island Zone. Players do not need to complete the optional ACT ‘Fruit’ for this trophy or achievement.
The level culminates in a fight against Dr Eggman that can be overwhelming for newcomers so make sure to read up on our guide of how to beat every boss in Sonic Superstars if you get stuck.
Players will see the ‘Bridge Island Completed’ trophy or achievement pop after defeating Eggman and clearing Act 2.
2. Speed Jungle Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Speed Jungle
Speed Jungle Zone is the second level of Sonic Superstars and sees our plucky heroes swinging from vines like they’re Tarzan or George of the Jungle.
To earn this trophy or achievement, players must complete Act 1 and Act 2 of Speed Jungle Zone. Players do not need to complete the optional ACT ‘Sonic’ for this trophy or achievement.
Players will receive the ‘Speed Jungle’ Completed’ trophy or achievement after they defeat Eggman in his robotic monkey suit.
3. Sky Temple Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Sky Temple
The third level in Sonic Superstars and the third entry in our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement guide is Sky Temple.
Players looking to earn ‘Sky Temple Completed’ must finish Act 1 of Sky Temple Zone in the main story. Sky Temple Zone consists of only one Act so the trophy or achievement will be unlocked as soon as players reach the end of the zone and defeat the boss.
4. Pinball Carnival Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Pinball Carnival
Pinball Carnival Zone is inspired by Sonic 3’s Carnival Night zone and is the fourth level in Sonic Superstars.
To unlock the trophy or achievement ‘Pinball Carnival Completed’ must finish both Act 1 and Act 2 of the Pinball Carnival level in the main story.
Pinball Carnival has a bonus ACT ‘Fruit’ level but completing it is not required to unlock this trophy or achievement.
5. Lagoon City Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Lagoon City
The next stop in our Sonic Superstars Trophy and Achievement Guide is Lagoon City.
‘Lagoon City Completed’ will be unlocked once players have completed Act 1 and Act 2 of the Lagoon City level in Sonic Superstars main story.
Players will need to overcome Dr Eggman at the end of Act 2 in a harrowing underwater boss fight.
While in Lagoon City you will unlock an Amy exclusive Act called ACT Amy. Completing this level is not required for the ‘LAGOON CITY Completed’ trophy or achievement.
6. Sand Sanctuary Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Sand Sanctuary
The sixth level in Sonic Superstars is Sand Sanctuary. Just like Sky Temple Zone, Sand Sanctuary only has a single act for players to run though.
To earn the ‘Sand Sanctuary Completed’ trophy or achievement in Sonic Superstars, players must survive and complete Act 1 of Sand Sanctuary.
The boss at the end of Sand Sanctuary is fairly straightforward and shouldn’t pose too much of a threat for players.
6. Press Factory Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Press Factory
Press Factory Zone is the seventh level in Sonic Superstars and sees Sonic and friends racing towards a showdown with Dr Eggman while his factory teeters on the edge of destruction.
Earning the ‘Press Factory Completed’ trophy or achievement in Sonic Superstars will require players to navigate both Act 1 and Act 2 Press Factory Zone.
Press Factory Zone is home to a couple of level gimmicks that may catch unsuspecting players out. Act 1 sees players bounced into the air every few seconds by the factory machinery. There are lights dotted around the level to indicated when the next bounce will come and steamy ‘hiss’ sound effect will be heard a moment before take off.
Act 2 features a similar countdown mechanic but now players must press giant buttons throughout the level to stop the factory from exploding. The countdown has a visual indicator on the teeth of the giant Eggman head in the background.
The ‘Press Factory Completed’ trophy or achievement will unlock as soon as players beat the boss at the end of Act 2.
7. Golden Capital Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Golden Capital
The next entry in our Sonic Superstars Trophy and Achievement Guide is Golden Capital Zone.
‘Golden Capital Completed’ will be earned once players have completed Act 1 and Act 2 in Golden Capital.
The end of each Act will see players faced with formidable bosses. The Piggy Bank boss will steal all the rings from players at the start of it’s fight at the end of Act 1, and Fang The Hunter will escort players through a deadly tour of his forge at the end of Act 2.
While in the Golden Capital Zone you gain access to ACT Knuckles however Completing this level is not required for the trophy or achievement.
8. Cyber Station Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Cyber Station
The ninth level of Sonic Superstars takes place in the Cyber Station Zone. Trophy and Achievement Guide is Golden Capital Zone.
In order to unlock the ‘Cyber Station Completed’ trophy or achievement, players must reach the end of Act 1 Cyber Station.
There is only one Act in Cyber Station and it’s one of the most visually interesting levels in the game. Take your time to explore the level before going head-to-head with the boss here.
9. Frozen Base Completed
- Clear all of Frozen Base
Frozen Base Zone is the penultimate level of Sonic Superstars and is a chilly, snow-capped industrial ride for players.
To earn this trophy or achievement, players must complete Act 1 and Act 2 of Frozen Base Zone. Players do not need to complete the optional ACT ‘Tails’ for this trophy or achievement.
Players will receive the ‘Frozen Base Completed’ trophy or achievement after they defeat Eggman in his space ship at the end of Act 2.
10. Egg Fortress Completed
- Criteria – Clear all of Egg Fortress
The final level in Sonic Superstars main story take place about the Egg Fortress.
To earn this trophy or achievement, players must finish Act 1 and Act 2 of Egg Fortress and defeat the final boss.
Dr Eggman’s Death Egg Robot is a long and brutal fight with little room for error but with a little patience and perseverance he’ll fall, nabbing you the ‘Egg Fortress Completed’ trophy or achievement in the process.
11. Trip’s Courage
- Criteria – Clear Trip’s Story
The first hidden trophy or achievement in our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide, Trip’s Courage requires players to reach the end of the secondary story campaign entitled ‘Trip’s Story’.
To unlock Trip’s Story, players must first clear the main campaign with one of the four original playable characters; Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy.
Trip’s Story will be available to select from the main menu following the completion of the game.
This second allows players to double-jump into the shoes of Trip the Sungazer as she faces off against Fang The Hunter across the same levels from the main campaign.
12. Victory Fanfare
- Criteria – Defeat The True Boss
The True Boss will be revealed after players have completed Trip’s Story and earned the ‘Trip’s Courage’ trophy or achievement in addition to collecting all of the Chaos Emeralds in the main campaign.
Once players have collected all the Chaos Emeralds and completed the game as Trip, a new option will be added to the main menu called ‘Last Story’.
In this scenario, players will take on the role of Super Sonic as they battle the Great Dark Dragon. Like the other two final bosses, The Great Dark Dragon is a war of attrition that forces players to survive for a long time during the battle.
Check out our video guide above to learn how to stand a chance of defeating the Great Dark Dragon.
13. Whirligig World
- Criteria – Clear 1 Bonus Stage
To unlock the Whirligig trophy or achievement, players will need to clear one of the Bonus Stages throughout the game.
To access a Bonus Stage, players must collect at least 50 rings in any level any pass through a Star Post.
If done correctly, a blue portal will open above the Star Post. Players can enter the Bonus Stage by jumping through the portal.
Once inside, the Bonus Stage will look familiar to fans of Sonic 1. Each Bonus Stage features three mazes for players to navigate. In order to clear the Bonus Stage and earn the trophy Whirligig World trophy or achievement, players must move through each maze, collecting rings while avoiding touching the red and black pulsing Goal Blocks.
Each maze contains a one medal. Collecting a medal from one maze will move you to the next. The trophy or achievement will unlock once all three medals have been collected from a Bonus Stage.
14. Fruity Frontier
- Criteria – Clear an ACT ”Fruit”
The description for this trophy or achievement is a little unclear but then that’s why we’re here with our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide!
To access an ACT ”Fruit”, players will need to find a special green fruit item, either from the egg capsules that appear after defeating a boss or hidden in one of the main story levels.
Once you have a fruit in your possession you must make your way to the world map. Once there, you will notice that some of the level portals have a fruit icon above them. These portals will carry you away to one of the games several ACT ”Fruit” levels.
Stand in front of ACT ”Fruit” portal and press the left stick to enter the zone. Once inside, you will play through a level that scrolls automatically while you collect rings and medals.
Simply make it to the end of the stage to unlock the ‘Fruity Frontier’ trophy or achievement. The earliest this trophy or achievement can be earned is after the end of Bridge Island Zone Act 2.
15. Buddy Bond
- Criteria – Clear a stage with a friend
To unlock the Buddy Bond trophy or achievement in Sonic Superstars, players must complete an Act while playing in co-op with a second player.
After launching the game, ensure that two controllers are connected to your PlayStation or Xbox console or your PC.
Player One should set up the game by selecting ‘Story Mode’ from the Main Menu. At the character select screen, both players should press the jump button to select a character to use in the game.
Once characters have been selected enter a level and proceed to move through the stage. The easiest level in the game is Bridge Island Zone Act 1. The trophy or achievement will pop once both players have reached the end of the stage.
This can also be earned with three or four people playing together in co-op mode and also via SharePlay on PS4/PS5 if you don’t have a second controller or your co-op buddies want to play online.
16. Charge!
- Criteria – Use the Blue Emerald power ‘Avatar’
During your travels across the Northstar Islands you may find giant, golden rings floating in mid-air. Jumping into one of these rings will teleport you to Sonic Superstar’s Special Stage.
Once you arrive in the new 3D Special Stage you will need to swing across the zone in pursuit of the Chaos Emerald.
A tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your first Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Blue Emerald Power ‘Avatar’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
Be sure to check out our guide on how to find every Chaos Emerald in Sonic Superstars for a more detailed guide on the Chaos Emeralds along with their associated Emerald Powers.
17. Fire!
- Criteria – Use the Red Emerald power ‘Bullet’
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your second Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Red Emerald Power ‘Bullet’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
18. All-seeing
- Criteria – Use the Purple Emerald power ‘Vision’.
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your third Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Purple Emerald Power ‘Vision’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
19. Flow Like Water
- Criteria – Used the Light Blue Emerald power ‘Water’
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your fourth Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Light Blue Emerald Power ‘Water’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
20. Vine Climb
- Criteria – Used the Green Emerald power ‘Ivy’
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your fifth Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Green Emerald Power ‘Ivy’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
21. The Gentle Flow Of Time
- Criteria – Use the Yellow Emerald power ‘Slow’
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your sixth Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the Yellow Emerald Power ‘Slow’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
22. Distinctive Flair
- Criteria – Use the White Emerald power ‘Extra’
Using the same method for the ‘Charge!’ trophy or achievement above, a tutorial area will open once you’ve collected your seventh and final Chaos Emerald and teach you how to use the White Emerald Power ‘Extra’. Simply follow the on screen prompts in the tutorial to unlock this trophy or achievement.
23. Supercharged
- Criteria – Turn super using the 7 Chaos Emeralds
The next milestone on our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide is revealing how to turn super.
After acquiring all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, players will unlock the eighth and final Emerald Power, enabling them to turn super.
To turn super as any character, first you will need to collect at least 50 rings and then open the Ring Menu using the right analogue stick.
Select the super power from the top of the wheel. A super icon will appear in the bottom right hand side of the screen if done correctly.
Finally, press the Emerald Power button to transform into a super state using the seven Chaos Emeralds. The trophy or achievement will pop once you turn super for the first time.
24. Ring King
- Criteria – Collect 10,000 Rings
This trophy and achievement is simple but will take a while and will come naturally as you play the game.
While playing through the levels of Sonic Superstars you will collect plenty of rings and rings can be found everywhere from Bonus Stages and Special Stages to Warp Games and everything in between.
There isn’t a way to track how many rings you’ve collected in the game so just enjoy yourself and smile when this trophy or achievement eventually pops.
25. Two Birds, One Stone
- Criteria – Use the Goal Plate to reveal the hidden Item Box
You can earn this trophy through dumb luck if the Goal Plate spawns the Item Box as you complete Act 1 of most stages however there is a guaranteed way to make the Goal Plate reveal the hidden Item Box in Sonic Superstars.
We recommend trying this on Bridge Island Zone Act 1 as it’s the first level of the game and arguably the easiest one to play through repeatedly if you aren’t able to get the Item Box to spawn.
Firstly, complete the level as usual, but when you reach the end of the Act, take care to not rush straight past the Goal Plate and instead stay near enough to bounce the Goal Plate into the air.
Continue to jump and bounce the Goal Plate until it lands directly in front of the giant penguin to the right of the screen. This should cause the Goal Plate to reveal the hidden Item Box while unlocking the ‘Two Birds, One Stone’ trophy or achievement.
26. Fruitful Endeavour
- Criteria – Turn Lagoon City’s Goal Plate into a pile of fruit
Another Goal Plate related trophy and achievement now.
In Lagoon City you can play through an Amy exclusive stage called ACT ‘Amy’. Play through this level from start to finish while using Amy’s double jump or hammer attack to bash the giant fruit out of her way.
You will need to hit 100 pieces of fruit throughout the stage for the Goal Plate to turn into a fruit salad with the ‘Fruitful Endeavour’ trophy or achievement being the cherry on top.
27. Heroic Blue Blur
- Criteria – Use Sonic’s Drop Dash to defeat 100 enemies
Sonic’s Drop Dash ability can be activated by holding the jump button while in mid-air.
You’ll know if you’ve performed the move correctly as Sonic will land in a spin dash.
Simply use this move 100 times to defeat enemies throughout the game to get the trophy or achievement to unlock.
28. Aerial Takedown Artist
- Criteria – Use Tail’s aerial attack to defeat 100 enemies
Tail’s Tail Swipe ability can be activated by pressing and holding the jump button while in mid-air.
Repeatedly tapping the jump button while in mid-air will cause Tails to ascend however his stamina is limited and he will fall back to earth one exhausted.
While flying, you can maneuver Tails to hit enemies with his Tail Swipe ability by steering into them from below or from the side.
Simply use this move 100 times to defeat enemies throughout the game to get the trophy or achievement to unlock.
29. Crimson Guardian
- Criteria – Use Knuckle’s glide to defeat 100 enemies
Knuckle’s Glide ability can be activated by pressing and holding the jump button while in mid-air.
While gliding, you can steer Knuckles into enemies with his fists causing them to pop!
Simply use this move 100 times to defeat enemies throughout the game to get the trophy or achievement to unlock.
30. Tenderhearted Hammer-wielder
- Criteria – Use Amy’s Hammer to defeat 100 enemies
Amy’s Hammer Attack ability can be activated by pressing and holding the jump button while in mid-air.
Amy will slam her hammer down when she lands, wrecking any enemies unlucky enough to be underneath at the time.
Simply use this move 100 times to defeat enemies throughout the game to get the trophy or achievement to unlock.
31. Prickly Protector
- Criteria – Use Trip’s double jump to defeat 100 enemies
Trip’s double jump ability can be activated by pressing the jump button a second time while in mid-air.
Trip’s double jump covers her in dangerous spikes that will destroy enemies upon contact.
Simply use this move 100 times to defeat enemies throughout the game to get the trophy or achievement to unlock.
32. Zap Scrap Star
- Criteria – Clear Zap Scrap in Frozen Base without taking damage
The next challenge for our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide is Zap Scrap Star.
To unlock this trophy or achievement, players must complete the level and defeat the boss at the end of Frozen Base Zone Act 2 without taking a single hit.
This battle isn’t as daunting as the trophy and achievement description sounds. Zap Scrap Star takes places in outer space with the player piloting a one of Eggman’s ships.
In his first phase, Eggman has a single attack that sees him firing meandering green bullets towards you. Keep holding the fire button and position yourself to hit the vent the green bullets emerge from but prioritise avoiding damage by ducking out of the way of fire whenever needed.
Eventually Eggman will move into his second phase, piloting a giant ship shaped like his own head while shields circle around him. He will occasionally rain down orange projectiles from above but these are easily dodged.
Continue to fire upon him and chip away his shields. Once all of his shields have been depleted he will explode once more and the Zap Scrap Star trophy or achievement will be yours.
33. Medal Maestro
- Criteria – Collected 100 Medals from Bonus Stages
Following the method above for the ‘Whirligig World’ trophy and achievement, continue to play through Bonus Stages whenever you can access them throughout the game.
Each Bonus Stage can reward up to three Medals so to earn this trophy or achievement you will have to play over thirty Bonus Stages.
34. ACT ”Fruit” Aficionado
- Criteria – Collect 600 or more Rings from ACT ”Fruit”
For the next challenge for our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achivement Guide, we recommend following the method above for the ‘Fruity Frontier’ trophy and achievement to access the ACT ”Fruit” levels.
The ACT ”Fruit” level is the easiest of the three ACT ”Fruit” stages in the game and requires players to ascend through a series of platforms and ramps while the level auto scrolls behind them
Using Tails ability to fly will make short work of this otherwise challenging trophy and achievement.
Start the level by spin dashing up the ramp and immediately take flight. You need to collect as many rings as you can as you ascend the level. Popping balloons grants more ring bonuses and spinning all of the numbered tiles throughout the stage is essentially for scoring over 600 rings in a single attempt.
You need to reach the highest platform with at least 550 rings to achieve the 600 total rings when you open the final treasure chest.
35. Ring Collector
- Criteria – Collect 200 or more Rings when clearing a Stage
Return to Bridge Island Zone Act 1 for this trophy or achievement as the first level of Sonic Superstars is also the easiest to unlock Ring Collector on.
Play through the Stage taking care not to take damage from any Badniks or from the hazards around the level.
Pick up every ring you see as you traverse the level and double back once areas are cleared so you can explore higher or lower paths with fresh rings to collect.
Towards the end of the level you’ll be chased by the giant Mosasaurus. keep holding right and jumping over the gaps to easily evade this crimson brute.
Pass through the Goal Plate with more than 200 rings to unlock this simple trophy or achievement.
36. All In A Day’s Work
- Criteria – Defeat 1,000 enemies
The next trophy and achievement in our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide will be one of the last that you unlock as you play through the game.
Similar to the ‘Ring King’ trophy and achievement above, this one will unlock naturally over time as you play the game.
Try to target and destroy as many enemies as you can as you play through the game. You can also pair this trophy or achievement with the character specific attacks challenges. Earning ‘Heroic Blue Blur’, ‘Aerial Takedown Artist’, ‘Crimson Guardian’, ‘Tenderhearted Hammer-wielder’ and ‘Prickly Protector’ will save time.
37. Gold Enemy Hunter
- Criteria – Defeat the gold enemies in all Stages
This is potentially the hardest and most time consuming trophy or achievement in Sonic Superstars.
Hidden in each level is a golden variant of a standard enemy. Simply finding and defeating the enemy doesn’t register the enemy as defeated.
If you die after defeating the gold enemy, all enemies in the level will return, including the gold ones therefore to get the game to register that the enemy has been defeated, you must complete the Stage without dying after beating the gold enemy.
You can check to see if a gold enemy has been defeated and registered on the level select screen. If a gold enemy has been defeated in a level, an icon will be added to the level menu as shown below.
To help you on your journey to discovering every gold enemy, we have produced a detailed guide on how to find all Gold Enemies in Sonic Superstars!
38. Emerald Expert
- Criteria – Unlock all trophies
This last on is self explanatory really, in order to unlock the Platinum Trophy for Sonic Superstars you must earn every other trophy in the game.
Obviously this is a PlayStation specific trophy, but our Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement Guide will still have you covered whichever platform you choose to play on.
And that’s a wrap!
Thanks checking out this Sonic Superstars Trophy & Achievement guide. Hopefully it will help you to achieve that full completion stat and give you some virtual trophies to feel proud about.
