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Play Sonic Dash without dropping a dime: award-winner goes free, releases hefty update

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Play Sonic Dash without dropping a dime: award-winner goes free, releases hefty update
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Who knew Easter Weekend would be such a busy time for massive updates?

Not to be outdone by Table Top Racing, the Pocket Gamer Bronze Award-winning Sonic Dash released its first major update since it sprinted onto the App Store earlier this month.

While it lacks a holiday theme, Sonic Dash Version 1.1.0 drops the price of the endless runner down to the just-right sum of "free" making it quite the sweet treat indeed.

On a ring and a prayer

In terms of new content, Version 1.1.0 is sure to please fans of the hasty hedgehog.

The first change comes in new daily challenges - each with its own prize like Red Star Rings and additional characters to unlock.

Along with the daily challenges, Sega also rolled out a new Mission Tracker to help you keep the game's goals in your sites.

Version 1.1.0 also tweaks the gameplay significantly to improve its performance on the iPhone 4 and 4S, while issuing a general improvement to frame rates across the board.

Finally, and charitably, the update also re-balances certain obstacles to help Sonic avoid previously unavoidable deaths.

Matthew Diener
Matthew Diener
Representing the former colonies, Matt keeps the Pocket Gamer news feed updated when sleepy Europeans are sleeping. As a frustrated journalist, diehard gamer and recovering MMO addict, this is pretty much his dream job.