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Well, second fiddles unite: Tails is a blast in Sonic Superstars. The camera was strictly glued to Sonic, and about the only thing you could contribute was the odd blow against a boss (and an atmosphere of tension when you inevitably cocked up in the special stages). While your elder companion got to control the fastest thing alive, you were stuck as the barely functional Miles Prower, who was there purely in an assistive capacity. Younger siblings and Player Twos the world over know the feeling of disappointment that came with playing as Tails back in the day.

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On the plus side, he controls a damn sight better here than he does in Frontiers' DLC. Do you need a wall climbed to reach a fruit piece or medal? Trip is more than happy to oblige and at twice the speed. Need to reach a far-off platform by gliding? Straight-up flying with Tails will get the job done. The trouble is that he's majorly outclassed by every other character in the roster – anything he can do, another of the heroes can pull it off in a far more efficient manner.

He's also capable of climbing any (vertical) wall, enabling him to reach treasures and secret routes that are just out of the way for the rest of the cast.

All his usual abilities and trappings have made the migration to Sonic Superstars intact he can still glide effortlessly through the air, his gloved hands outstretched in a comical fashion that's sure to elicit some laughs. In literally any other side-scrolling Sonic game in which he appears, Knuckles would place near the top.

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