Episode II's Combo Moves Explained

[AshuraSenku]

The Submarine Combo allows players to overcome Sonic’s big weakness, his inability to swim. Tails can now pick up Sonic and swim through the water scuba style, meaning that Sonic now has a way to speed through the underwater parts of a level. Meaning that whilst you still need to collect those all-important air bubbles to stay alive, you’re in much less of a hurry thanks to Tails support

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[CITYNIGHT]

source please

[Miles Prower]

source please

Click on the sauce.

[New the Chameleon]

Interesting... Tails is a Yellow Submarine.

I think it's great, the flight combo is the only move rehashed from S3&K, the others are different and new, they are even hinting at more of them in the article. Can't wait to play this online.

[Sonic Emeralds]

The Submarine Combo cool name for probably a cool combo Cant May 16th come quicker i need my Sonic fix

[BaronGrackle]

It's a valid reason for Miles to give up his "dog paddle".

Sorry to you Sonic fans who hoped the hedgehog's underwater jump-swimming would catch on.

[Shadzter]

Links to the full original posts by SEGA's Mike Kebby:
EU PS Blog
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...-4-episode-ii/

US PS Blog
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-4-episode-ii/

In the EU PS Blog comments, Mike says there will be more info soon:

Always nice to be back Skookie
The price will be revealed at a later date, I’ll be back on the blog in due course with more info.

When asked about a PS Vita version, Mike says:

This title is purely PS3 only I’m afraid.

[BaronGrackle]

Thanks for the links!

This is available in both the single player adventure, where players control Sonic and only control Tails when in the combination moves, but also in two-player mode (both online and local) where a player controls each character and they share combination move duties.

Hmm. I wonder how the two players "share" combination move duties? Do both players have full control during the rolling combo? Can Sonic do anything during the flight/swim sections other than jumping off?

In addition to this there’s also going to be other opportunities for collaborative play in the game – but we are not allowed to talk about them just yet!

REALLY? Now that's interesting. It's the first I've heard of collaboration, other than the rolling/flying/swimming.

[Knuckles Chaotix]

No Vita? Oh well.

[Saberclaws]

No Vita? Oh well.

Not for now, but don't give up hope, you never know.

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"In addition to this there’s also going to be other opportunities for collaborative play in the game – but we are not allowed to talk about them just yet!" I must say im looking foward for this. =)