Amy is not a Sonic clone

[Chumm]

I see a lot of people spread this myth. She is smaller (fits under some areas), the hammer attack works different from the drop dash and you can gain a lot of height hitting badniks from it. I think SEGA did a good job from what they had to work with.

[Mez Koo]

Certainly not a reskin but just barely, they could've at least have given the option to swing the hammer as an attack.

[Gnidex]

I miss Advance 1 Amy. She felt so different!

[Chumm]

I think a hammer attack might have been too different from the vanilla characters, so SEGA played it safe. I'm wondering if they will add any other characters in a future update though (Looking at Mighty and Ray, possibly Metal Sonic)

[Mez Koo]

Originally posted by Иван:

I think a hammer attack might have been too different from the vanilla characters, so SEGA played it safe.

If anything a paid "expansion" would be the best place to try something different.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

She has a few noticable differences.

Her air hammer attack is like a combination of Sonic's Instant Shield ( except it stays up for the entire jump ) and also acts like a Drop dash. If you hold down A she speeds up and when she lands she'll sprint in the direction she's facing. It's not as good as Sonics Drop dash. She'll also swing her hammer a few times when she starts running as well.

She gets no extra abilities from elemental shields, no surprise as Sonic's the only one that did.

Her Super form, which is aquired from collecting the Chaos Emeralds ( even though it never stats you've unlocked it after collecting them all ) acts like the typical Super Form. She flashse Pink and White, is invulnerable except for drowning, pits or crushed, has faster Accleration and Top Speed, as well as jumps higher.

Her Hyper Form, which she does have ( collecting Super Emeralds says it unlocks her super form, except you can transform with normal chaos emeralds and there is a difference ). She tosses Hammers from what I've been told ( I haven't gotten all Super Emeralds yet, I'll get them shortly enough ). No After Image when jumping, probably can't drown in this form too, since I believe all Hyper Forms could breath under water if memory serves me correctly.

Think it's bugged with it saying "You've Unlocked Super Amy" When you collect all Chaos Emeralds, and "You've Unlocked Hyper Amy" when you collect the Super Emeralds.

Her sprite looks a little off when standing next to Tails, I think its the bigger head on tails. But it still looks good.

[Mez Koo]

Originally posted by Rivet the Lombax:

She has a few noticable differences.

Her air hammer attack is like a combination of Sonic's Instant Shield ( except it stays up for the entire jump ) and also acts like a Drop dash.

Is it though? Outside of the extended attack range there is no similarity especially the lack of the *shield* part.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

Originally posted by Rivet the Lombax:

She has a few noticable differences.

Her air hammer attack is like a combination of Sonic's Instant Shield ( except it stays up for the entire jump ) and also acts like a Drop dash.

Is it though? Outside of the extended attack range there is no similarity especially the lack of the *shield* part.

It acts similarly is what I meant by that. IT surrounds her as she jumps and seemingly is very safe, as you'll hit a lot of enemies that would other wise damage you first. There are still a few enemies that can get through it, then there are the obvious ones, like projectile weapons hitting you.

[khaosklub]

her hyper form can throw hammers using the transformation button.

X on nintendo, Y on xboy, Δ on dualshoots.

[GameAW]

She's about as much a Sonic Clone as Tails and Knuckles are. Classic Sonic characters all had the same functions with one or two things unique to them. Tails could Fly, Knux could glide and climb walls while jumping lower, Sonic could insta-shield (and here, drop dash)

So Amy works much like Sonic except with a bigger and longer lasting insta-shield without the i-frames and her drop-dash is just running forward while swinging her hammer. If she's a clone of Sonic, so are Tails and Knuckles.

They do still have to make her play as though she were made back in 1993 after all or else it would stick out like a sore thumb in a pretty bad way.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIL0sKY0OSE
Quick little video of me running through the first level with Amy + Tails after completing the game. I showcase all of her moves during the level, and even her Hyper form.

[Ikagura]

She was created as a rule 63 Sonic to serve as a damsel in distress.

[Mez Koo]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

She was created as a rule 63 Sonic to serve as a damsel in distress.

To be fair all of his friends are damsels at this point.

[GrimAtrament]

Originally posted by Gnidex:

I miss Advance 1 Amy. She felt so different!

sonic adventure amy and advance amy had some of the most fun mechanics she's ever gotten really hoping sonic frontier update 3 has her acrobatics from adventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTAG8zcBo8

[dragon del sur]

Ya'll need to let go of Advance, she wasn't going to get that moveset when the classics demand the M word.