Grind Step

Grind Step is a move used by Sonic the Hedgehog that first appeared in Sonic Unleashed. It is a variant of the Quick Step used for jumping between parallel Grind Rails.

Description
Grind Step is a move that Sonic uses to move between rails left or right and at high speeds. The Grind Step's main object is to help the player changing his directions between rails as there are many rails that ends or has a spiked ball that can hurt the player so it is useful to use it to avoid being hurt. While it's mechanic did not changed in the games, but it's way to use it has differ. To use it in Sonic Unleashed, the player has to press RT/LT on the Xbox 360 controller, R1/R2 on the PS3 controller, L1/R1 on the PS2 controller and L/R on the Wii controller. In Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations, the player has to just move the control stick left or right. This move can only be used in the 3D dimensions sections. It can also be used with Sonic Boost.

Trivia

 * When using the Grind Step in Sonic Colors, it will gives the player points which are named Grind Bonus.