Sonic Lost World launched on both the Wii U and 3DS with some problems persisting between both versions. Difficulty spikes caused some frustration among the Lost World community, which Sega wants to address with a free update.
The update tries to balance difficulty by bumping the starting lives to 10 from five when continuing after a game over screen. Players can more quickly accumulate lives by collection 100 rings. Collect 100 rings and like in most Mario titles, players receive an extra life.
The full patch notes read as follows:
Gameplay Updates:
- Collecting 100 rings will now grant the player an extra life.
- In the event of a Game Over, we have doubled the amount of lives the player will begin with when continuing. (From 5 to 10)
- The Indigo Asteroid, Crimson Eagle, Orange Rocket, and Black Bomb Color Powers can now be controlled using the analog stick and buttons.
- Fixed a rare graphical issue that would sometimes appear during the pinball section of the Frozen Factory casino area.
Additional Updates:
- When completing the NiGHTMARE DLC, users will be notified that they can re-play it after scoring 100,000 points.
- Items will now appear on the world map.