The spin dash attack is one of Sonic the Hedgehog’s signature moves. This allows Sonic to rev up like a car that has parked his brakes and unleash a high-speed dash forward, slicing through hapless robots along the way. This move debuted in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and has been a staple of every Sonic game ever since.
Except for Sonic Frontier. For some reason, when Frontiers launched in November, Sonic Team decided that Sonic didn’t need a spin on his dash. Probably because Sonic has so many other moves like Cyclone Kick, Sonic Boom, and my favorite, Phantom Rush. But die-hard Sonic fans were left wondering what happened to the old-fashioned Spin Dash.
Well, wonder no more. A data miner named Kirol Seych found a reference to his Spin Dash in the Sights, Sounds, and Speed ​​update files. This suggests that Spin Dash is at least in development, even if future updates aren’t fully planned.
Seych reached out to Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto to ask about the situation, and Kishimoto confirmed that Spin Dash will be back in the game’s second free update.
“Oh my god, you knew!” Kishimoto wrote (with the help of Google Translate). “Actually, we tried to include it in the first update, but decided it wasn’t meeting everyone’s expectations, so we’re finalizing it in the second update.”
In a follow-up tweet, Kishimoto explains Spindash was omitted in the first update, but he said, “Here, after hearing everyone’s opinions, I decided to give it a try.” So it proves that Sega listens to the Sonic community from time to time and the same Sonic fans want the new spin his dash to feel like Sonic Adventure instead of Sonic Adventure 2 .
We know that Sonic Frontiers has two more free updates after Sights, Sounds and Speed. Most likely scheduled for Sonic’s birthday (June 23rd, mark your calendars), the update features a new Open Zone his challenge, a new Coco, and Sonic’s surprise his party. increase. Kishimoto ruined at least one of these surprises for him, but Sonic’s birthday has more in store.
The third and final update (at least, as we know it) adds to Frontiers’ story, and also adds new playable characters such as Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. Sage could also be involved in some way, based on the teaser provided on Sega’s roadmap, but that’s all we know.