Time Stop (move)

Time Stop is a move used by Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Adventure 2. It only appears in the game's 2P Battle multiplayer mode. When used, Sonic freezes his opponent in time temporarily. It is the equivalent of Shadow the Hedgehog's Chaos Control.

Description
When performing the Time Stop, the user is surrounded in a blue screen performing some sort of a mysterious power while calling out the move's name. The opponent's screen then distorts into negative colours and then displaying a counter counting down from 10 seconds. During this state, the opponent is prevented from performing any sort of actions, ideally allowing the user to gain the upper hand into reaching the goal first in a stage.

To perform the Time Stop in gameplay, the player must have collected 60 Rings in a stage. Then while stationary on the ground, the player must press the action button. The opponent can shorten the duration of Time Stop by pressing any buttons repeatedly.