Sonic Wings is a scrolling shooter game for the Super Nintendo. Players navigate through eight stages, initially featuring randomly selected areas from the nations of their opponents. Choosing certain characters unlocks additional rival stages. Upon completing these, four extra stages become accessible. The game features unique endings tied to player selection, culminating in a final loop where pilots deliver remarks and share a cheat code.
There are eight stages in this game. The beginning stages consists of randomly chosen areas from nations of unselected fighters (assuming those fighters have nations). If Rabio or Lepus is chosen, all four rival nation stages become playable. After completing all rival nation stages, there are four more stages. Player and team-specific endings occur after completing the first loop. After completing the 2nd loop, the ending consists of all pilot pairs giving a speech, with the second pilot in the last pair giving a cheat code.