Spinning Hammer Attack

The Hammer Whirl, also known as the Mid-Air Hammer Swirl and the Spinning Hammer Attack is a move performed by Amy Rose. It first appeared in Sonic Advance and returned later in the sequels, Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 3. It is a spin Amy performs with her trademark Piko Piko Hammer, while falling through midair.

Usage
The performance of the Hammer Whirl is very similar to the Spin Hammer Attack's. When performing the Hammer Whirl, Amy must be positioned in midair. She will then pull out her Piko Piko Hammer and begins swirling it around while falling straight downward.

The move will automatically stop when Amy lands on the ground, but If she hits an enemy with this move, she will bounce back, and higher into the air while continuing doing the attack. This can be proven useful on some bosses. Unlike the Spin Hammer Attack however, Amy will not get dizzy from the usage and she can better manipulate her movements. In gameplay, this move is executed by pressing the pressing the B button and down while in the air.

In Sonic Advance 3, Amy can only perform the Hammer Whirl if she is teamed up with Sonic or Knuckles. Here, Amy must be the character the player controls, and Sonic/Knuckles serves as the character that follows the controlled character. The controls needed to perform this move is identical to the previous Sonic Advance titles' controls.