While underwater he can swim and can conserve air. When pressing any directional button or the analog stick along with the A button, Tails can fly while above water. Tails is slightly slower then Sonic, but makes up for it, with the ability to swim and fly and he can also Spin Dash and use the Homing Attack. To use the Sonic Wind, the player must push the all four buttons along with the left and right buttons.
To use the Homing Attack the player must have the lock-on symbol on the screen and then press the A/X button.
To do the Peel Out, the player must do the same as the Spin Dash, but the player must alternate using the up and down buttons. To use the Spin Dash, the player has to push the down button and press the A/X Button to charge up power. Sonic is the fastest one in the game, he has his Spin Dash, Figure Eight Peel Out, Homing Attack and Sonic Wind techniques. All three must be played in order to go to the final area of the game. Like all Sonic games you have a save file, but this one will allow the player to play as Sonic, Tails or Knuckles. The Master Emerald is stolen, leaving Sonic, Tails and Knuckles with only 24 hours to get to Robotnik's HQ and stop the World Roboticizer from enslaving the entire world. Then they are told they need to head for Angel Island, saying that Knuckles needs help. After the Little Planet's escape from the Death Egg Mark II, Sonic and Tails arrive back at Speedstar Island.
