Sonic Advance/Controls

There are four playable characters in Sonic Advance. Each character can perform different moves and attacks although the main d-pad control is the same. The four characters are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy and they are all playable right from the start. Many people suggest using Sonic when first playing through the zones for the first time as he is virtually average in all sectors.

Basic Moves

 * Note that Amy doesn't have any Spin Attack moves, let alone the "Spin Jump".


 * Amy performs her Jump Attack with the button combination, not twice.

Character-Unique Moves

 * Sonic
 * Spin Attack: Press while in motion to have Sonic curl up into a ball and roll across the ground.
 * Spin Charge: Crouch and rapidly press to have rev up while spinning. Release  to roll off in a high speed Spin Dash.
 * Double Spin Attack (Jump Attack): Sonic creates a shield around him by spinning rapidly. For the split-second the shield lasts, the radius of Sonic's spin is increased and he is granted invincibility. From Sonic 3.