To use it in gameplay, the player has to press the Circle/X/B Button when near a trail of Rings. In Shadow the Hedgehog, the Light Speed Dash is again called the Light Dash and can be used by Shadow from the beginning of the game. Oddly enough, this can be completely avoided by having the players perform the Light Speed Dash in the air rather than standing on the ground. The Light Speed Dash in this game is rather infamous for having the players fall to their deaths after performing this maneuver (such as Lost Jungle) instead of performing the whole maneuver. Additionally, whenever it is possible to use the Light Dash at Ring trails, the icon of the button used to activate it appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The player must then press / / while near a path of Rings (in which the heads-up-display of the leader has the required button flashing). To use the Light Dash, the selected team must be in Speed Formation with Sonic/Shadow as the leader. While performing it, the user is surrounded by their respective aura. The Light Speed Dash reappeared in Sonic Heroes, where it is named the Light Dash and can be used by both Sonic on Team Sonic and Shadow on Team Dark from the start of the game (Shadow's version is called the Dark Dash in the game's Strategy Guide from Prima Games). In the event Sonic or Shadow manages to get a Magnetic Shield, it will interfere with his ability to use the Light Dash, so it is highly recommended not to have one in the event a Light Dash is needed anywhere in one of their levels. In this game, the Light Dash is capable of damaging foes in the middle of a ring path and not just items. Unlike in Sonic Adventure, Sonic only has to approach a trail of rings and press the action button as opposed to charging and he leaves afterimages before him while performing the move. The Air Shoes can be found at White Jungle. Shadow must collect the Air Shoes to perform the same move. Sonic accesses the move when he, again, collects the Light Speed Shoes, which are found at Metal Harbor stage. In Sonic Adventure 2, the Light Speed Dash is available to Sonic (in the Hero story), Shadow (in the Dark story). Super Sonic can perform the Light-speed Spin Dash on his 3rd and fourth turn as well.

If Super Sonic plays the same number card as he played in his previous turn, he will move twice as many spaces as the played number with the Light-speed Spin Dash. In this game, it is Super Sonic's Special Movement Ability. In Sonic Shuffle, the Light Speed Dash (which goes by Light-speed Spin Dash in this game) is used exclusively by Super Sonic. It is found at the hotel in Station Square. The Crystal Ring is an optional Level Up Item that halves the charging time needed to perform the Light Speed Dash. Furthermore, since pressing the ( / ) button or ( / ) gives the same result, the player can charge Sonic once again even if he has already charged him by pressing and holding the other button that did not trigger the first charging. The aura will remain until the item has been released. If the action button is released prematurely, Sonic will quickly jerk forward and stop (while yelling 'go!').Д¬uriously, if the player picks up an item while charged with the Light Speed Dash, Sonic will remain charged even if the action button is released.

The player can then release the button to travel along a trail of Rings. For as long as the ( / ) button or ( / ) button is held, Sonic has a cyan aura and can move around, although his speed dramatically decreases. While charging, the light orbs that surround Sonic can defeat enemies, collect Rings and activate switches. To activate the move, Sonic must charge up his Spin Dash until he says 'Ready!' and glows cyan (this will end the spinning. In Sonic Adventure, the Light Speed Dash appeared under the name Light Speed Spin Dash and it is usable when Sonic collects the Light Speed Shoes.

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