Horizontal Bar

The Horizontal Bars^[1] (スプリングポール, Supuringupōru^?, lit. "Spring Poles"), or Swing Bars,^[2] are a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are poles used to launch the player higher into the air in order to traverse distances or cross gaps.

Description

Horizontal Bars are, as their name implies, normal and respectively thin, horizontal poles. They can either be placed between two walls or hang perpendicular from a lone wall or a vertical pole.

In gameplay, the Horizontal Bars are used to bring the playable character to other locations. By having the playable character swing around on the Horizontal Bar and then releasing it, the playable character will be thrown through the air as a form of transportation. This can be used to either reach otherwise unreachable areas, cross bottomless pits, take shortcuts or just get further down the path. Where the playable character is sent depends on when the player releases the Horizontal Bar during the swing. Sometimes, the player can grab onto multiple Horizontal Bars in succession. To grab a Horizontal Bar, the player usually has to either jump into it or use the Homing Attack, and to release it, the player always has to press the respective game's jump button.

In most cases, when grasping a Horizontal Bar, a circle with a densely colored front section will appear around it. The circle lights up according to the user's alignment with the bar, similarly to a Plan Position Indicator. If the player presses the release button at the time the playable character is in the colored area, the user will be launched forward with optimal speed and hight. In some games, the players fall to the ground if they release too early or too late.

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure 2

The Horizontal Bars first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2 and its remake, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, where they are only encountered in Sonic and Shadow's Stages, such as City Escape and Radical Highway. In this game, the Horizontal Bars have the ring indicators for an optimal jump, which are colored red, and they can be grabbed onto by touch.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the Horizontal Bar's mechanics are exactly the same as in Sonic Adventure 2 with a red-colored ring indicators for an optimal jump, although some of them are not manufactured properly. The Horizontal Bars are a rare gimmick in this game, meaning it can only be found in a few Action Stages, like Wave Ocean and Shadow's version of Dusty Desert.

Sonic Unleashed

In Sonic Unleashed, Horizontal Bars, called Horizontal Poles in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version, appear in both the nighttime and daytime Stages. In this game, there is no circle appearing around it to mark the ideal point to jump. In the daytime stages, the Horizontal Bars work like in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and Sonic Adventure 2, and the player can grab onto the Horizontal Bars by touch or targeting them with the Homing Attack.

Sonic the Werehog using a Horizontal Pole.

In the nighttime Stages, Sonic can only swing back and forth on the Horizontal Poles. The ideal point to jump off the bars at this point on the game is usually on the apex of Sonic's swing. To get a hold on a Horizontal Bar in the nighttime Stages, the player has to use Grab when close enough to them.

Once grabbed onto the horizontal bar in the nighttime Stages, Sonic will keep hanging onto it. Note that when using the Wii remote for gameplay, the player has to shake the Wii remote to make Sonic swing on the bar, but with other controls or other versions of the game, Sonic will swing automatically. Additionally, on the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of the game, if the player uses Grab after jumping off the Horizontal Bar, Sonic will automatically grab the next Horizontal Pole/Vertical Pole within range.

Sonic Generations

In the console/PC version and Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations, Horizontal Bars make an appearance. Additionally, the player can target the Horizontal Bars with the Homing Attack in all versions of the game.

In the console/PC version, Horizontal Bars are usually seen in 2D sections, held in place by a pole in the background. These bars again have the ring indicators for an optimal jump, except that in this game, they are colored cyan. In the Nintendo 3DS version, the Horizontal Bars look like regular low-set jump bars, but lack a jump indicator (although a button prompt does appear when using it).

The only times Horizontal Bars appear in three-dimensional sections on the console/PC version are in the Challenge Acts "Cream: Helping Hand" and "Surf, Sea, and Sand". They function exactly the same, but the circle that appears is slightly harder to read due to the camera angle. There are no poles holding the bars.

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Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3) Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2) Sonic Generations (console/PC) Sonic Generations (console/PC)

References

↑ Sonic Team (4 November 2011). Sonic Generations. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/level: Topsy-Turvy (loading screen). "Use the Horizontal Bars and Spinning Platforms to reach the goal before time runs out."
↑ Prima Development (20 May 2001). "Mission 5: Clear Hard Mode". Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. p. 25. ISBN 978-0761536147.

Sonic Adventure 2

Playable characters	Hero	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles
	Dark	Shadow (Super Shadow) \| Rouge \| Eggman
	Misc.	Amy* \| Big^ \| Chao Walker \| Chaos* \| Dark Chao Walker* \| Metal Sonic* \| Tikal*
Non-playable characters		Chao (Chao Principal, Chaolin, Chaoko, Chaos Chao, Chaosky, Dark Chao, Dinner, Happy, Hero Chao, Wacky) \| Gerald \| Maria \| President \| Scorpion Troop \| Secretary \| Sigma-Alpha 2 \| Spider Troop \| Researcher \| Animals (Bat, Bear, Boar, Cheetah, Condor, Dragon, Gorilla, Half Fish, Parrot, Peacock, Penguin, Phoenix, Rabbit, Raccoon, Seal, Sea Otter, Sheep, Skeleton Dog, Skunk, Tiger, Unicorn)
Stages	Hero	City Escape \| Wild Canyon \| Prison Lane \| Metal Harbor \| Green Forest \| Pumpkin Hill \| Mission Street \| Aquatic Mine \| Route 101 \| Hidden Base \| Pyramid Cave \| Death Chamber \| Eternal Engine \| Meteor Herd \| Crazy Gadget \| Final Rush
	Dark	Iron Gate \| Dry Lagoon \| Sand Ocean \| Radical Highway \| Egg Quarters \| Lost Colony \| Weapons Bed \| Security Hall \| White Jungle \| Route 280 \| Sky Rail \| Mad Space \| Cosmic Wall \| Final Chase
	Misc.	Cannon's Core \| Green Hill
	2P Stages	Downtown Race \| Grind Race \| Planet Quest \| Pool Quest \| Deck Race \| Pyramid Race
Enemies	G.U.N.	Blue Eagle \| Bomb Beetle \| Bomb Wing \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Hawk \| Gun Beetle \| Gun Hawk \| Gun Hunter \| Gun Wing \| Hornet-3 \| Hornet-6 \| Hornet-9 \| Laser Hawk \| Laser Hornet \| Laser Hunter \| Mono Beetle \| Phoenix \| Rhino Cannon \| Rhino Jet \| Rhino Metal \| Rhino Spike \| Shield Hunter \| Sky Hawk \| Spark Beetle \| Spring Beetle
	Badniks	Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| E-1000 \| Gola \| Unidus \| Kiki
	Misc.	Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1, Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell, Float Type, Guard Type) \| Boo \| Boom Boo
Bosses		B-3x Hot Shot \| Biolizard \| Dr. Eggman \| Egg Golem \| F-6t Big Foot \| Finalhazard \| King Boom Boo \| Knuckles \| R-1/A Flying Dog \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Sonic \| Tails
Moves/Techniques		Amy Flash* \| Black Shield* \| Black Wave* \| Booming Missile* \| Bounce Attack \| Captive Light* \| Chaos Bind* \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Impact* \| Chaos Screw* \| Chaos Spear \| Chaos Strike* \| Charm Ray* \| Crazy Rush* \| Crouch \| Dark Finish* \| Dark Omochao* \| Dig \| Drill Claw \| Drill Drive \| Fire Somersault \| Glide \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Hammer Punch* \| Heaven's Justice* \| Hell Bomber* \| Hip Drop* \| Hover \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Kick/Kick Attack \| Knuckle Spin* \| Laser Missile* \| Light Attack \| Light Speed Dash \| Lock-on \| Lock-On Missile \| Magic Hands \| Omochao \| Pick \| Power Flash* \| Power Laser* \| Propeller Punch \| Punch (Eggwalker) \| Punch/Punch Attack \| Rocket Launcher \| Rumble Launcher* \| Screw Kick \| Somersault \| Sonic Wind* \| Speed Up* \| Spin Jump \| Spin Dash \| Spiral Upper \| Storming Heart* \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swim \| Thunder Arrow* \| Time Stop* \| Volkan Cannon \| Wrath of Gaia* \| Zap Laser*
Gimmicks and obstacles		Ancient Ruin \| Ball Switch \| Bungie Vine \| Dash Panel \| Dynamite \| Egg Beetle \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Grind Rail \| GUN Military Truck \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Box \| Hourglass \| Iron ball \| Jump Plate \| Laser field \| Missile \| Pipe \| Point Marker \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Ramp \| Rocket \| Safe \| Sinking pool \| Spikes \| Spinning drum \| Swing Bar \| Time Stop Switch \| Turtle \| Warp Hole \| Warp Wall \| Weight \| Wide spring
Items	General	Air Bubble \| Balloon \| Chao Egg \| Chao Key \| Chaos Emerald \| Chaos Drive \| Container (Cage, Chao Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Emblem \| Emerald Shard \| Goal Ring \| Item Box (5 Rings, 10 Rings, 20 Rings, Bomb, Extra Life, Health, High-Speed Shoes, Invincibility, Magnetic Shield, Shield) \| Key Stone (Gate Key) \| Meteorite \| Outfit \| Ring \| Snowboard
Items	Level Up Items	Air Necklace \| Air Shoes \| Ancient Light \| Bazooka \| Booster \| Bounce Bracelet \| Flame Ring \| Hammer Gloves \| Iron Boots \| Jet Engine \| Large Cannon \| Laser Blaster \| Light Speed Shoes \| Magic Gloves \| Mystic Melody \| Pick Nails \| Protective Armor \| Shovel Claw \| Sunglasses \| Treasure Scope
English voice actors		Ryan Drummond (Sonic) \| Connor Bringas (Tails) \| Scott Dreier (Knuckles/GUN Soldiers) \| Jennifer Douillard (Amy Rose) \| David Humphrey (Shadow the Hedgehog) \| Lani Minella (Rouge/Omochao) \| Deem Bristow (Doctor Eggman) \| Moriah Angeline (Maria Robotnik) \| Marc Biagi (Gerald/GUN Soldiers) \| Steve Broadie (President) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Jon St. John (Big) \| Elara Distler (Tikal) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kazuki Hayashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kinryū Arimoto (President) \| Shun Yashiro (Big) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Music	Songs	"A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup" \| "Believe In Myself" \| "Deeper" \| "Dive into the Mellow" \| "E.G.G.M.A.N." \| "Escape from the City" \| "Fly in the Freedom" \| "For True Story" \| "It Doesn't Matter" \| "Kick the Rock!" \| "Live and Learn" \| "My Sweet Passion" \| "Rhythm And Balance" \| "Space Trip Steps" \| "Supporting Me" \| "The Supernatural" \| "Throw It All Away" \| "Unknown from M.E." \| "Vengeance is Mine"
Music	Albums	Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track \| Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era \| Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler \| Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack \| SONIC ADVENTURE 2 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL EDITION \| Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition \| Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed
Other		2G Hi-Speed Shoes \| Angel Island \| Auto Running \| Black Market \| Central City \| Chao Adventure 2^ \| Chao Garden (Dark, Hero, Neutral) \| Chao in Space \| Chao Kindergarten \| Chao Lobby \| Chao Machine \| Chao Race \| Chao Stadium \| Chao Transporter^ \| Chao World \| Corkscrew \| Cyclone \| Eclipse Cannon \| Eggman Bombom \| Eggwalker \| Emerald Radar \| Fake Emerald \| Game Over \| Gerald Robotnik's diary \| Health Gauge \| Kart Race \| Loop \| Prison Island \| Project Shadow \| Rank \| Space Colony ARK \| Station Square \| Teleporter \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| Water Appears or is playable only in the 2P mode ^Exclusive to the Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure 2*

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Shadow (Super Shadow) \| Rouge \| Omega \| Silver (Super Silver) \| Blaze \| Amy
Non-playable characters		Accordion Player \| Adrianna \| Alan \| Alberto Robert \| Alfano \| Anna \| Antonio \| Aristo \| Berruni \| Bishop \| Claudia \| Dante \| Dr. Eggman \| Duchess of Soleanna \| Duke of Soleanna \| Elkan \| Frances \| Francesca \| GUN Soldier \| Galienna \| Gina \| Hatsun \| Herman \| Iblis \| Ken Williams \| Ladies-in-waiting \| Liza \| Lord Regis \| Mancini \| Mels \| Mephiles (Mephiles's monstrous form) \| Mikhail \| Nicolo \| Paganini \| Parr \| Pele \| Pinto \| Porta \| Priest \| Princess Elise the Third \| Prodi \| Puccini \| Renzo \| Roberta \| Rossi \| Sabrina \| Sandro \| Solaris \| Soleanna Boys (Pucci) \| Soleanna Royal Guards (Alessio, Fabio, Giorgio, Guido, Pietro) \| Solomon \| Solsaliente (Monica) \| Sonic Man \| Sophia \| Zof
Action Stages		Wave Ocean \| Dusty Desert \| White Acropolis \| Crisis City \| Flame Core \| Radical Train \| Tropical Jungle \| Kingdom Valley \| Aquatic Base \| End of the World
Town Stages		Soleanna Castle Town \| Soleanna New City \| Soleanna Forest
DLC Stages		Sonic Boss Attack \| Shadow Boss Attack \| Silver Boss Attack \| Team Attack Amigo
Town Missions	Sonic	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20
	Shadow	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15
	Silver	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18
Enemies	Dr. Eggman's mechs	Egg Armor \| Egg Bomber \| Egg Buster \| Egg Buster (Egg Gunner) \| Egg Cannon \| Egg Chaser \| Egg Commander \| Egg Flyer \| Egg Guardian \| Egg Gunner \| Egg Hunter \| Egg Keeper \| Egg Lancer \| Egg Liner \| Egg Rounder \| Egg Searcher \| Egg Stinger \| Egg Sweeper \| Egg Walker
Enemies	Iblis's Minions	Gazer \| Golem \| Iblis Biter \| Iblis Taker \| Iblis Worm \| Shadows \| Stalker \| Titan \| Tricker
Bosses		Egg-Cerberus \| Egg-Genesis \| Egg-Wyvern \| Iblis \| Mephiles \| Shadow \| Silver \| Solaris \| Sonic
Moves/Techniques		Arrow of Light \| Accelerator Tornado \| Attack \| Blast Jump \| Bomb \| Bomb Snipe \| Bound Jump \| Chaos Attack \| Chaos Boost (Chaos Blast, Chaos Lance, Chaos Snap) \| Chaos Spear \| Climb \| Custom Action (Gun Drive, Homing Smash, Mach Speed, Scale, Slow, Thunder Guard, Tornado) \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Dummy Ring Blitz \| Dummy Ring Bomb \| Dummy Ring Snipe \| Edge Attack \| Fire Claw \| Fly \| Glide \| Grab All \| Ground Shaker \| Hammer Attack \| Heart Mine \| Hold Smash \| Homing Attack \| Hover \| Invisibility \| Jump Dash \| Levitate \| Light Dash \| Lock-On Shot \| Omega Launcher \| Omega Shot \| Psychokinesis \| Psycho Shock \| Psycho Smash \| Punch Attack \| Screwdriver \| Shield of Light \| Sliding Attack \| Spear of Light \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Spin Kick \| Spinning Claw \| Teleport Dash \| Turbo Boost \| Wall Jump \| Wings of Light
Vehicles		Bike \| Buggy \| Hover Craft \| Glider
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bungee Rope \| Conveyor Belt \| Cylinder \| Eagle \| Eye of Solaris \| Hanging Bell \| Hint Ring \| Horizontal Bar \| Jump Panel \| Laser field \| Lotus \| Mechanical Ring \| Mirror of Soleanna \| Orb statue \| Orca \| PK mark \| Purple orb \| Point Marker \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Silver Sphere \| Sphere \| Spiked bar \| Spotlight \| Spring \| Switch \| Tightrope \| Trick Jump Panel \| Turtle \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| Wide spring \| Wind switch
Items	General	Apple \| Barrel \| Chaos Drive \| Container (Blue crate, Case, Explosive crate, Steel Container, Wooden Container) \| Custom Shoes \| Dummy Ring \| Explosion Trap \| Goal Ring \| Heart bomb \| Item Box (Extra Life, Gauge Up, High Speed, Invincible, Rings) \| Key \| Light Core \| Medal \| Minecart \| Ring \| Snowboard
Items	Level Up Items	Air Chip \| Antigravity \| Bounce Bracelet \| Gem (Blue Gem, Green Gem, Purple Gem, Rainbow Gem, Red Gem, Sky Gem, White Gem, Yellow Gem) \| Heart of Wind \| Light Chip \| Memory Shard (black) \| Memory Shard (blue) \| Memory Shard (red) \| Power Bracelet \| Shock Bracelet \| Single-Layered Extreme
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog) \| Pete Capella (Silver the Hedgehog) \| Lacey Chabert (Princess Elise) \| Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman, Narrator) \| Amy Palant \| (Tails, Ladies-in-waiting) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy, Ladies-in-waiting) \| Bella Hudson (Blaze) \| Dan Green (Knuckles, Mephiles, Solaris Project scientists) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Maddie Blaustein (Omega) \| David Wills (Duke, G.U.N communitcator)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Maaya Sakamoto (Princess Elise) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Dr. Eggman) Kenji Utsumi (Narrator, Duke) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Hikari Yono (Ladies-in-waiting) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Takayuki Sakazume (Mephiles) \| Keiji Okuda (Solaris Project scientist, G.U.N. communicator) \| Yoshikazu Kozuma (Solaris Project scientist) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega)
Music	Songs	All Hail Shadow \| Dreams of an Absolution \| His World \| My Destiny \| Solaris Phase 1 \| Sweet Dreams AKON Mix
Music	Albums	Sonic the Hedgehog Original Soundtrack \| Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills
Other		Action Gauge \| Auto Running \| Chao in Space \| Day of Disaster \| Dual Chaos Control \| Dr. Eggman's chair \| Egg Carrier \| Egg train \| Festival of the Sun \| Havok \| Health Gauge \| Loop \| Rank \| Rimlight \| Scepter of Darkness \| Shop \| Soleanna \| Solaris Project \| Sonic the Hedgehog CHAOS CRUSH! \| Super-Speed Stage \| Water

Sonic Unleashed

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic, Sonic the Werehog) \| Gaia Colossus
Non-playable characters	Apotos	Alexis \| Anastasia \| Eric \| Gregorios \| Hot Dog Vendor* \| Ice Cream Vendor \| Lambros \| Lucas* \| Milos* \| Sandra
	Spagonia	Aida* \| Barbara \| Ciccio \| David \| Denise \| Dora \| Elio* \| Federica \| Franco* \| Gigi \| Hot Dog Vendor* \| Ippolita \| Irma* \| Josef \| Lilli* \| Lucia \| Marcantonio* \| Mauro \| Natalia* \| Otto \| Professor Pickle \| Professor Pickle's Assistant \| Raimondo
	Mazuri	Ana \| Essie \| Gwek \| Hog Dog Vendor* \| Kofi \| Kwami \| Kwod \| Yawa \| Yaya
	Chun-nan	Chun \| Hot Dog Vendor* \| Hualin \| Jinlin* \| Lin \| Shuifon \| Wang* \| Yilin \| Zonshen
	Holoska	Hot Dog Vendor* \| Jari-Pekka \| Jari-Thure \| Marketa \| Sarianna \| Ursule
	Shamar	Ara \| Dimah \| Ehsan \| Erhan \| Hizir \| Hot Dog Vendor* \| Iman \| Labib \| Latif \| Layla \| Mufid \| Musaid \| Raniya \| Sa'id \| Sadiq \| Safi \| Samia \| Sammar \| Shadi \| Utba \| Yasmine
	Empire City	Boss* \| Brenda Hernandez* \| Charles* \| Def Big* \| Elizabeth* \| Hot Dog Vendor* \| Li'l Kate* \| Louie Montaine* \| Robert*
	Adabat	Hot Dog Vendor* \| Jamal \| Kaeo \| Nagi \| Rudi \| Teanchai
	Eggmanland	EF-DC1998* \| EF-MD1991* \| EF-XB2006* \| Hot Dog Vendor*
	Misc.	Amy \| Chip \| Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia) \| Dr. Eggman \| Tails \| SA-55 \| Su* \| Uh* \| Wentos*
Town Stages/Villages		Apotos \| Mazuri \| Spagonia \| Chun-nan \| Holoska \| Shamar \| Empire City* \| Adabat \| Eggmanland
Action Stages/Stages		Windmill Isle \| Savannah Citadel* \| Rooftop Run \| Dragon Road \| Cool Edge \| Arid Sands \| Skyscraper Scamper* \| Jungle Joyride \| Eggmanland \| Tornado Defense*
Enemies	Eggman's Machinery	Aero-Cannon \| Aero-Chaser \| Crabmeat*** \| Egg Blizzard \| Egg Burst \| Egg Fighter \| Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield, Spring shield) \| Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield, Spring shield) \| Egg Fighter: Sword* \| Egg Flame \| Egg Launcher (H) \| Egg Launcher (H+V) \| Egg Launcher (V) \| Egg Shackle \| Egg Shooter \| Egg Typhoon \| Gold Aero-Cannon \| Interceptor \| Little Fighter* \| Mole Cannon \| Ptera*** \| Spinner \| Thunder Ball \| Thunder Spinner
Enemies	Dark Gaia's minions	Big Mother \| Cure Master* \| Dark Bat \| Dark Bat Sniper \| Dark Eel* \| Dark Fright \| Dark Master** \| Deep Nightmare \| Evil Flower* \| Fire Master \| Fright Master \| Killer Bee \| Lightning Master \| Little Rex \| Nightmare \| Power Master* \| Red Fright \| Red Killer Bee \| Red Nightmare \| Red Deep Nightmare \| Red Rex \| Red Titan \| Spike \| Thunder Bat \| Titan
Bosses		Egg Beetle \| Egg Cauldron* \| Egg Devil Ray \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Lancer \| Dark Gaia \| Dark Gaia Phoenix \| Dark Guardian \| Dark Moray \| Perfect Dark Gaia \| Final boss***
Moves/ Techniques	Sonic	Air Boost \| Cartwheel \| Crouch \| Foot Sweep* \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop \| Jump Dash \| Lightspeed Dash \| Slide \| Skydiving \| Sonic Boost \| Sonic Drift \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Quick Step \| Wall Jump
	Werehog	Dash \| Double Jump \| Grab \| Guard \| Unleashed Mode \| Wall Shuffle
	Misc.	Boost \| Drill Attack \| Super Sonic Boost \| Turbo Boost
Skills	Straight attacks	Donkey Kick Combo* \| Double Axle Combo* \| Double Kick Combo* \| Feral Were-Hammer* \| Knuckle Sandwich Combo* \| Sho-Hog-Ken* \| Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich* \| Vertical Were-Hammer* \| Were-Hammer* \| Werewheel Rush*
	Hook attacks	Earthshaker* \| Egg Scrambler* \| Feral Wild Whirl* \| Rolling Kick Combo* \| Sho-Claw-Ken* \| Ultimate Wild Combo* \| Unleashed Wild Combo* \| Wereclap* \| Wild Whirl* \| Wild Whirl Were-Hammer*
	Aerial attacks	Aerial Claw Slash* \| Aerial Claw Slash and Spin* \| Aerial Piledriver* \| Crescent Moon Strike* \| Diving Bodypress* \| Flying Double-Punch* \| Flying Double-Punch Crush* \| Hurricane Combo* \| Shooting Star Combo* \| Typhoon Combo*
	Special attacks	Comet Punch* \| Missile Punch* \| Spinning Needle Attack* \| Tricky Tornado Uppercut* \| Triple Wild Claw* \| Were-Claw Charge* \| Were-Cyclone* \| Were-Rush* \| Were-Tornado* \| Wild Werewhip*
	Wii/PS2	Beatdown \| Claw Charge \| Crescent Moon Strike \| Earthshaker \| Wereclap \| Were-Hammer \| Were-Claw \| Were-Wallop \| Wild Claw \| Wild Whirl**
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Blue spring \| Bobsled \| Bomb \| Buggy \| Buoy \| Check Point \| Conveyor Belt \| Crane Lift \| Crank \| Dark Energy Force Field \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Door \| Fountain \| Giant spear \| Grind Rail \| Hanging vine \| Hint Ring \| Horizontal Bar** \| Hourglass* \| Icicle \| Iron ball \| Jump Selector \| Laser field \| Lever \| Movable box \| Moving Crate \| Rainbow Ring \| Ramp \| Snowblower \| Spike Trap \| Spikes \| Springboard/Spring \| Springpole \| Switch \| Thorn Spring \| Trap Spring \| Trick Jump Panel \| Wide spring \| Zip Line
Items	General	1UP \| 5 Ring Bonus \| 20 Rings \| 100 Count Ring \| Art Book* \| Audio System \| Big 50 Ring** \| Blue Tea* \| Bookshelf* \| Boss Gate \| Chaos Orb* \| Container (Explosive crate, Steel Container, Wooden Container) \| Crystal Ball* \| Dark Energy Key** \| Dark Gaia Force \| Edible item (Apple, Banana, Canned Juice, Chai, Chili Dog, Donut, Sundae Supreme) \| Gaia Gate \| Gaia Key* \| Goal Ring \| Gift* \| Gramophone* \| Green Tea* \| Item Capsule** \| Key Stone* \| Lovely Ring* \| Maiden Statue* \| Moon Medal \| Moon Tablet** \| Old Necklace* \| Planet Tablet** \| Pick-Me-Up* \| Pretty Bouquet* \| Power Shield* \| Record* \| Red Tea* \| Ring \| Shield Charge* \| Souvenir* \| Sun Medal \| Sun Tablet** \| Super Claw* \| Super Ring \| Turquoise Tea* \| TV* \| Videotape* \| Violet Tea* \| White Tea* \| Yellow Tea*
Items	Level Up Items	Air Boost Shoes* \| Light Speed Dash Shoes* \| Stomping Shoes* \| Wall Jump Shoes*
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Sonic the Werehog, Prof. Pickle's Assistant) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Anthony Salerno (Chip) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Zonshen) \| Christopher Collet (SA-55) \| Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor, Prof. Pickle)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Otsuka (Eggman) \| Chō (Prof. Pickle) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Tomokazu Seki (Sonic the Werehog) \| Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip)
Music	Songs	Endless Possibility \| Dear My Friend
Music	Albums	Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other		Auto Running \| Boost Gauge \| Boost Gauge \| Chao* \| Chaos Emerald \| Chaos Energy Cannon \| Chun-nan's Treasure \| Collection Room* \| Combo \| Critical Attack \| Don Fachio* \| Doctor Eggman's chair \| Earth \| Eggman Fleet \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Mobile \| Entrance Stage* \| Exorcisms \| Corkscrew \| Experience Point \| Freeze \| Gaia Manuscripts \| Gaia Temple \| Gaia Temple guardian \| Hallowmoon \| Havok \| Health Gauge \| Loop \| Miles Electric \| Mission* \| Orb Result** \| Real-Time Interaction \| Ring Energy Gauge \| Shield Gauge \| Shop* (Counter of Dreams 2, Eggshop, Flying Fish Beach Shop, Golden Trading Company, Josef's, Surfside Seagull Sundries, Traveling Salesman Wentos, Treeshade, Ursule's Trading Post, Wang's Emporium) \| Sonic: Night of the Werehog \| Sonic World Adventure (manga) \| Spagonia University \| SPD \| Tornado-1 \| Rank \| Time of awakening \| Unleashed Gauge "" Exclusive to Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version "" Exclusive to Wii/PlayStation 2 version "**" Exclusive to mobile version.

Sonic Generations (console/PC)

Playable characters		Modern Sonic (Modern Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic)
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Animals (Flicky, Picky, Pecky, Cucky) \| Blaze \| Cheese \| Classic Eggman \| Classic Metal Sonic \| Classic Tails \| Cream \| Cubot \| Knuckles \| Modern Eggman \| Modern Tails \| Omochao \| Orbot \| Perfect Chaos \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Silver \| Team Chaotix (Charmy, Espio, Vector) \| Time Eater
Wisps		Orange \| Pink
Stages		Green Hill \| Chemical Plant \| Sky Sanctuary \| Speed Highway \| City Escape \| Seaside Hill \| Crisis City \| Rooftop Run \| Planet Wisp \| Casino Night
Challenge Acts		Doppelganger Race! \| The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! \| Knuckles: Horde of Enemies \| Swingset Circus \| High Speed Challenge \| Look Out Below! \| Tails: Way Past Fast \| Jump Rush \| 300% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Tails: Toxic Skies \| Which Switch is Which? \| Aqua Shield Challenge \| Invincibility Challenge \| One Ring Challenge \| Amy: Taking the Leap Together! \| Grappling with Grabbers \| Underwater Ring Machine \| Eggrobo Rush \| Aerial Paradise \| Ring Time Challenge \| Amy: Topsy Turvy \| Knuckles: Buried Treasure \| 200% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Balloon Bonanza \| High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) \| Cream: Chao Hunt \| Hot Pursuit (Classic) \| High Speed Challenge 2 \| Resisting Arrest \| Overdrift \| Hot Pursuit (Modern) \| Drill Baby Drill \| Espio: Master of Camouflage \| Lord of the Board \| Thunder Shield Challenge \| Rouge: The Bombardier \| Rite of Spring \| Cream: Helping Hand \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) \| Topsy-Turvy \| High-Speed Hijinks 2 \| Rescue the Animals! \| Espio: Way of the Ninja \| High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) \| Underwater Challenge \| Rouge: The Temptress \| Trick Island \| Surf, Sea, and Sand \| Terror From the Deep \| Goal Post Juggle \| Vector: Through the Storm \| Flame Shield Challenge \| Ring Time Challenge 2 \| Power Stomp Challenge \| Switcheroo \| Blaze: Piercing the Flames \| Four-way Cannon Cavalcade \| High-Rise Balloon Climb \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) \| Charmy: Don't Bug Me! \| One Ring Challenge 2 \| Barrel Ring Bonus \| Rooftop Rail Grind \| Endless Boost \| Vector: Pick Up the Beat \| With Your Powers Combined \| Goal Post Juggle 2 \| Chase After Blaze \| Rescue the Animals 2! \| Cart Challenge \| Charmy: High in the Sky \| Action Master \| Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
Enemies		Aero-Cannon \| Buzz Bomber \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Cop Speeder \| Crabmeat \| Egg Chaser \| Egg Fighter \| Egg Fighter: Sword \| Egg Launcher (H) \| Egg Launcher (H+V) \| Egg Launcher (V) \| Egg Pawn \| Eggrobo \| Giant Chopper \| Grabber \| Gun Beetle \| Gun Hunter \| Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter, Iblis Taker, Iblis Worm) \| Mono Beetle \| Moto Bug \| Sandworm \| Spinner \| Spiny \| Sprinkler \| Thunder Spinner
Bosses		Metal Sonic \| Death Egg Robot \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Perfect Chaos \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Egg Dragoon \| Time Eater
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Air Boost \| Atomic Spin \| Boost \| Bound Jump \| Cartwheel \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Drift \| Freestyle Tricks \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop \| Insta-Shield \| Jump Dash \| Kick boost \| Lightspeed Dash \| Mid-Air Dash \| Quick Step \| Slide \| Skydiving \| Spin \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Super Sonic Boost \| Super Sonic Missile \| Wall Jump
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Chaos Spear \| Dig \| Drill Attack \| Fire Beam \| Heart Effect \| Ice Wave \| Meteor Smash \| Ninja Arts: Camouflage \| Propeller Flying \| Psychic Knife \| Restraint Trap \| Ring Spark Field \| Sun Burst \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Warping arm attack \| Whirlwind
Color Powers		Orange Rocket \| Pink Spikes
Skills		Aqua Shield \| Flame Shield \| Thunder Shield \| Twin Spin Attack \| Invincible Start \| Shield \| Power Sneakers \| Long Spin Dash \| Treasure Scanner \| Homing Attack \| Hercules Muscles \| Breath Holder \| Boardmaster \| Ring Time \| Blast Off \| Speed Up \| Direct Jump \| Power Stomp \| Quick Slide \| Acceleration \| Smasher Bonus \| Ring Energy Bonus \| Boost Gauge Up \| Serial Homing \| Auto-Gauge \| Gauge Rebooter \| Trick Mastery \| Endless Boost \| Power Brake \| Sure-Footed \| Safety Net \| Last Chance \| 10-Second Rings \| Athleticism \| Time Break \| Super Sonic \| Sega Genesis Controller*
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Barrel \| Big Balloon \| Bomb \| Bonus Bell \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Cart \| Cloud \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Dimensional Bomb \| Explosion Trap \| Fan \| Flipper \| Four-way Cannon \| Gear Platform \| Goal Plate \| Gondola \| GUN Military Truck \| Hanging Bell \| Heart bomb \| Helicopter \| High-speed warp tube \| Horizontal Bar \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Kao \| Laser field \| Meteorite \| Movable box \| Pole Elevator \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Rocket \| Route Signal \| Seesaw \| Slot machine \| Spike Trap \| Spikes \| Spinning Top \| Spinning Platform \| Spotlight \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Switch \| Trap Spring \| Trick Jump Panel \| Wall Jump Block \| Warp Point \| Wide spring \| Zip Line
Items		Air Bubble \| Boss Gate \| Boss Gate Key \| Buoy \| Chaos Emerald \| Container (Case, Spike Block, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Energy Core \| Goal Ring \| Information Pod \| Item Box (1-Up, Aqua Shield, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Skateboard, Super Ring, Thunder Shield) \| Medal \| Mega Mack \| Musical note \| Red Star Ring \| Ring \| Snowboard \| Time Bonus \| Wisp Capsule
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic, Wisp announcer) \| Mike Pollock (Classic Eggman, Modern Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Classic Tails, Modern Tails) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Laura Bailey (Blaze, Omochao) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Michelle Ruff (Cream) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Troy Baker (Espio) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Classic Eggman, Modern Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Modern Tails) \| Takuto Yoshinaga (Classic Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music	Songs	"Escape from the City" \| "You're My Hero"
Music	Albums	20 Years of Sonic Music \| Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack \| History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other		Sonic's birthday \| Boost Gauge \| Chao in Space \| Collection Room \| Combo \| Corkscrew \| Death Egg (Modern) \| Death Egg (Classic) \| Death Egg Robot \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Gun \| Egg Mobile \| Egg Spear \| Havok \| Lair of the Time Eater \| Loop \| Miles Electric \| Orca \| Perfect Bonus \| Rank \| Sonic Generations (manga) \| Sonic Generations of Skate \| Statue Room \| Time Hole \| Tornado-1 \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| Water \| White Space *Exclusive to the Xbox 360/PS3 versions

Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)

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Playable characters		Modern Sonic (Modern Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic)
Non-playable characters		Biolizard \| Classic Eggman \| Classic Metal Sonic \| Classic Tails \| Modern Eggman \| Modern Tails \| Shadow \| Silver \| Time Eater
Wisps		Cyan \| Red
Stages		Green Hill \| Casino Night \| Mushroom Hill \| Emerald Coast \| Radical Highway \| Water Palace \| Tropical Resort \| Special Stage
Enemies		Blue Eagle \| Butterdroid \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Crawl \| Dragonfly \| Flapper \| Egg Pawn \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Hunter \| Kiki \| Klagen \| Knight Pawn \| Madmole \| Mono Beetle \| Moto Bug \| Mushmeanie \| Newtron \| Rhinotank \| Sea Pawn \| Spinner \| Sweeper
Bosses		Metal Sonic \| Big Arm \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Biolizard \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Egg Emperor \| Time Eater
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Air Boost \| Boost \| Crouch \| Freestyle Tricks \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop \| Jump Dash \| Roll \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Super Sonic Boost \| Wall Jump
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Chaos Spear \| Ring Spark Field \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Warping arm attack
Color Powers		Cyan Laser \| Red Burst
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Exploding Balloon \| Fan \| Flipper \| Grind Rail \| Horizontal Bar \| Jump Panel (plate) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Meteorite \| Mushroom \| Prism \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Rocket \| Seed Propeller \| Seesaw \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Zip Line
Items		Air Bubble \| Boss Gate \| Chaos Emerald \| Container (Steel Container, Wooden Container) \| Crank \| Goal Plate \| Goal Ring \| Item Box (1UP, Explosion, Invincible, Magnetic Shield, Shield, Super Ring, Time Item) \| Ring \| Sphere \| Stomping Shoes \| Wisp Capsule
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic, Wisp announcer) \| Mike Pollock (Classic Eggman, Modern Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Classic Tails, Modern Tails) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Classic Eggman, Modern Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Modern Tails) \| Takuto Yoshinaga (Classic Tails) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music	Songs	"Back 2 Back" \| "Vengeance is Mine"
Music	Albums	20 Years of Sonic Music \| Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack \| History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack Blue Edition
Other		Sonic's birthday \| Boss Health Gauge \| Boost Gauge \| Collection \| Corkscrew \| Death Egg \| Egg Emperor \| Loop \| Orca \| Rank \| Sonic Generations (manga) \| Sonic Generations of Skate \| Time Attack \| Time Hole \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| Water \| White Space \| Wisp Gauge

[1] Sonic Team (4 November 2011). Sonic Generations. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/level: Topsy-Turvy (loading screen). "Use the Horizontal Bars and Spinning Platforms to reach the goal before time runs out."

[2] Prima Development (20 May 2001). "Mission 5: Clear Hard Mode". Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. p. 25. ISBN 978-0761536147.

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