Sonic Dream Team has released its first post-launch update, fixing boss fights and introducing brand-new mission types. Sonic Dream Team is an Apple Arcade exclusive title that was released in December 2023, developed by Sega HARDlight. While HARDlight was responsible for a number of previous Sonic mobile games, like Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash, Dream Team is the first full 3D platformer the studio worked on, featuring six playable characters and 12 levels across four zones.
Sonic Dream Team is a bit on the short side, taking around two hours to beat its story. While it has a shorter overall time, Sonic Dream Team's biggest strength is its replayability, where players can take multiple routes through levels, collect blue coins, or take on missions to get all the Dream Orbs for 100% completion. On top of that, the game has weekly challenges that reward a separate XP amount that contributes to unlocking a set of in-game statues. The developers at HARDlight are also supporting Dream Team with post-launch content, and the first of these updates is available now.
The most recent update to Sonic Dream Team, version 1.2.0, was detailed in a new trailer, as well as a post on the Apple App Store. This update adds a new Time Trial mode, allowing players to record their best times and add them to the leaderboards. This update also overhauls Sonic Dream Team's boss fights, where Dr. Crabulous, the Factory Foremen, and Guardian Hunter have been updated with new moves. The update also comes with eight new boss missions for players to tackle as well.
The new trailer for Dream Team shows some of the changes made in this update, such as the best time counter in the top left corner, as well as new objectives against the bosses, like beating them under a certain time limit. The Apple Store page mentions that ranks will be added in the next major post-launch update, with one being awarded depending on how fast a player gets through a stage. This note is essentially
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