The Characters

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic's his name and speed's his game! Sonic is the fastest runner in the game, reaching amazing speeds in short times. This can make him hard to control, especially for beginners, but for experienced players, Sonic is a great character. His special moves are forward homing attack and downward homing attack (neither of which actually home in on anything, but they can be used to hit a certain target better). The forward homing attack is done by pressing X after jumping, and the downward homing attack is done by pressing DOWN after jumping.

Knuckles the Echidna (NOT IN NEW SLG)

Running is not exactly Knuckles' forte, but he definitely makes up for this with his strength. This makes him good for beginners because he is very easy to control. He can break through certain walls by simply walking into them. He can also punch by pressing the SPACE button. This can only be used when Knuckles is completely stopped. This can break certain walls, destroy enemies, and do other helpful things.

Miles "Tails" Prower (NOT IN NEW SLG)

Who can forget Sonic's little fox sidekick and best friend, Tails. From his first game, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, to today, he has become a well-known character in the sonic series. He is so fast that he can ALMOST keep up with sonic (kinda like in Sonic 2 lol). This makes him almost as hard to control as Sonic. Also, Tails has forgotten how to fly (lol), so he must use his only special attack, the ring toss, to help him on his adventure. This can be done by pressing SPACE at any moment.

Amy Rose (NOT IN NEW SLG)

I know what you're thinking: that doesn't look like amy at all. Well, it IS amy. That's what Amy looked like BEFORE Sonic Adventure. This is Sonic LAST Gen, not NEXT Gen. Anyway, Amy has taken a little break from bothering Sonic to help him and the rest of the team defeat Dr. Ivo Robotnik once again. Amy is very slow. She's the slowest runner in the game, which makes her great for beginners. She also has a double jump (press X after jumping) which makes reaching high places easier. This can also uncover certain secrets that are "out of reach" to the other characters.