Wall Jump

The Wall Jump is a move used by Mighty The Armadillo and Sonic the Hedgehog. It was first introduced in Knuckles' Chaotix, but appeared again much later in Sonic Unleashed where it became one Sonic's standard moves. The move focuses on the user jumping between walls, similar to Mario's famous Wall Jump move, to reach higher levels.

Usage
This move is similar to the Triangle Jump, except the user can move vertically rather than just horizontally along walls, thus allowing the user to scale walls and reach higher routes in a stage.

When in an area that allows Wall Jump, the user can jump onto the nearby wall and hang onto it, but will slide down the wall they hang onto until they reach the bottom if they hang onto it for too long. When there are two facing walls in close proximity the user can jump off the wall they hang on to, and over to the opposite wall and go higher up, then set off again with a new jump ect., thereby scaling the narrow space until they reach the top,

Knuckles' Chaotix
The Wall Jump first appeared in Knuckles' Chaotix and was only usable by Mighty The Armadillo as one of his intrinsic skills. Once Mighty jumps against a wall, press the C button to grab onto the wall and scale it by pressing Up at the D-pad and the C button to jump.

Sonic Unleashed
After 13 years, the Wall Jump returned in Sonic Unleashed as one of the moves used by Sonic the Hedgehog. In order for Sonic to use the Wall Jump in the PS3/Xbox360 version of this game, he must have obtained the upgrade called the Wall Jump Shoes. When finding an area where Wall Jump is required (which is usually marked by the position of the Rings) Sonic will instantly grab onto the wall, and can scale the walls with jumps by pressing the X/A button on the PS3/PS2/Xbox360 version and the B button on the Wii version.

Sonic Colors
The Wall Jump made a reappearance in Sonic Colors as one of Sonic's standard moves. The move's mechanics and controls are identical to those presented in the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed.

Sonic Generations
The Wall Jump returned again in Sonic Generations, as one of Modern Sonic's standard moves. In this game, the areas where Wall Jump is possible is marked with red and black plates with arrows that covers the walls. If Modern Sonic is equipped with the Skill called "Direct Jump" Modern Sonic will perform the Wall Jump much faster. The mechanics and controls are identical to Sonic Unleashed.

Trivia

 * This move can only be used in 2D sections in the games.