At no time does the action slow as you constantly hit tracks that increase your velocity you can even produce your own bursts of speed. Everything else can and will need to be used at all times, usually in quick succession.
Dodging is reserved for when the camera is behind Sonic, allowing him to sidestep obstacles that would otherwise reduce his speed. While screaming through these levels, Sonic can quickly dodge left and right, jump, homing attack, slide under objects, and wall jump. Each level starts off with Sonic shouting GO and from there everything is a blur of panic, excitement, quick button presses and even quicker reactions. Using an appropriate mix of a side view and a camera angle placed behind Sonic, the action remains cinematic, controllable, and frantic at all times.
While still taking place on what are essentially 3D tracks, these levels recapture the sense of speed and reflex heavy gameplay that have been absent in most of Sonic�s recent releases. Fortunately, when playing as the hedgehog version of Sonic, the gameplay is completely different.
