This article is about the move used to get through tight turns. You may be looking for the game, Sonic Drift .
Drift
Description
A direction-changing technique for making sharp turns.
The Drift (ドリフト , Dorifuto ? ) , also called the Sonic Drift , is a move used by Sonic the Hedgehog . It first appeared in Sonic Unleashed . When performing this move, Sonic can make sharp turns when moving at high speeds.
Game Appearances
Sonic Unleashed
This move, where it is called "Sonic Drift" is used to get through tight turns found throughout the game's levels and can also be used to fill the Ring Energy bar in the Xbox 360 /PlayStation 3 versions. In the Wii /PlayStation 2 versions, Sonic has to perform the Sonic Drift more often, the move is also much sharper, and using it long enough will give the player a "Drift Bonus", if performed correctly. In this game, it is performed by pressing , Left Trigger or Right Trigger (Xbox 360), (PS2/3), L2 or R2 button, the Z button (Wii remote and Nunchuk), the Y button (Classic Controller) or (Gamecube Controller)
Sonic Colors
The move can also be performed in Sonic Colors , where its name has been changed to "Drift", but can only be performed at certain curve points. The physical features for the drift is different as it has rainbow sparks shoot out of it (similar to the Sonic Boost in this game) which is in equalization to the theme of Sonic Colors . The drift becomes more "slippery" and difficult, and it does not raise the boost gauge, although it does earn the player extra points. It can also be used to crash into enemies and objects.
Sonic Generations
Sonic spins while turning, allowing him to turn tight corners at high speed.
— Sonic Generations Manual Description
This move can also be performed in Sonic Generations , but only while playing as Modern Sonic. In Sonic Generations , when Sonic uses the move, it looks similar to a Spin Attack . Like Sonic Colors it can be used to attack enemies. In this game, it is performed using the LT/RT trigger (Xbox 360), L2/R2 trigger (PS3) or the 1/3 number keys (PC).
Trivia
In Sonic Unleashed (PS3/Xbox 360 version), it is possible to cross water surfaces without using the Boost if the player simply uses the Drift and constantly alternates Sonic's direction, much like snaking in other games with a drifting mechanic.
Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic , Werehog ) · Gaia Colossus
Non-playable characters
Apotos
Alexis · Anastasia · Eric · Gregorios · Hot Dog Vendor · Ice Cream Vendor · Lambros · Lucas · Milos · Sandra
Spagonia
Aida · Barbara · Ciccio · David · Denise · Dora · Elio · Federica · Franco · Gigi · Hot Dog Vendor · Ippolita · Irma · Josef · Lilli · Lucia · Marcantonio · Mauro · Natalia · Otto · Professor Pickle · Professor Pickle's Assistant · Raimondo
Mazuri
Ana · Essie · Gwek · Hog Dog Vendor · Kofi · Kwami · Kwod · Yawa · Yaya
Chun-nan
Chun · Hot Dog Vendor · Hualin · Jinlin · Lin · Shuifon · Wang · Yilin · Zonshen
Holoska
Hot Dog Vendor · Jari-Pekka · Jari-Thure · Marketa · Sarianna · Ursule
Shamar
Ara · Dimah · Ehsan · Erhan · Hizir · Hot Dog Vendor · Iman · Labib · Latif · Layla · Mufid · Musaid · Raniya · Sa'id · Sadiq · Safi · Samia · Sammar · Shadi · Utba · Yasmine
Empire City
Boss · Brenda · Charles · Def Big · Elizabeth · Hot Dog Vendor · Li'l Kate · Louie Montaine · Robert
Adabat
Hot Dog Vendor · Jamal · Kaeo · Nagi · Rudi · Teanchai
Eggmanland
EF-DC1998 · EF-MD1991 · EF-XB2006 · Hot Dog Vendor
Misc.
Amy · Chip · Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia ) · Dr. Eggman · Tails · SA-55 · Su · Uh · Wentos
Town Stages
Apotos · Mazuri · Spagonia · Chun-nan · Holoska · Shamar · Empire City · Adabat · Eggmanland
Action Stages
Windmill Isle · Savannah Citadel · Rooftop Run · Dragon Road · Cool Edge · Arid Sands · Skyscraper Scamper · Jungle Joyride · Eggmanland · Tornado Defense
Enemies
Badniks
Aero-Cannon · Aero-Chaser · Egg Blizzard · Egg Burst · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield , Spring shield ) · Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield , Spring shield ) · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Flame · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Shackle · Egg Shooter · Egg Typhoon · Gold Aero-Cannon · Interceptor · Little Fighter · Mole Cannon · Spinner · Thunder Ball · Thunder Spinner
Dark Gaia's Minions
Big Mother · Cure Master · Dark Bat · Dark Bat Sniper · Dark Eel · Dark Fright · Deep Nightmare · Evil Flower · Fire Master · Fright Master · Killer Bee · Lightning Master · Little Rex · Nightmare · Power Master · Red Fright · Red Killer Bee · Red Rex · Thunder Bat · Titan
Bosses
Egg Beetle · Egg Cauldron · Egg Devil Ray · Egg Dragoon · Egg Lancer · Dark Gaia · Dark Gaia Phoenix · Dark Guardian · Dark Moray · Perfect Dark Gaia
Moves/ techniques
Sonic
Air Boost · Cartwheel · Crouch · Foot Sweep · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Lightspeed Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Sonic Boost · Sonic Drift · Spin Jump · Stomp · Quick Step · Wall Jump
Werehog
Attack · Dash · Double Jump · Grab · Guard · Unleashed Mode · Wall Shuffle
Misc.
Boost · Drill Attack · Super Sonic Boost · Turbo Boost
Skills
Straight attacks
Donkey Kick Combo · Double Axle Combo · Double Kick Combo · Feral Were-Hammer · Knuckle Sandwich Combo · Sho-Hog-Ken · Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich · Vertical Were-Hammer · Were-Hammer · Werewheel Rush
Hook attacks
Earthshaker · Egg Scrambler · Feral Wild Whirl · Rolling Kick Combo · Sho-Claw-Ken · Ultimate Wild Combo · Unleashed Wild Combo · Wereclap · Wild Whirl · Wild Whirl Were-Hammer
Aerial attacks
Aerial Claw Slash · Aerial Claw Slash and Spin · Aerial Piledriver · Crescent Moon Strike · Diving Bodypress · Flying Double-Punch · Flying Double-Punch Crush · Hurricane Combo · Shooting Star Combo · Typhoon Combo
Special attacks
Comet Punch · Missile Punch · Spinning Needle Attack · Tricky Tornado Uppercut · Triple Wild Claw · Were-Claw Charge · Were-Cyclone · Were-Rush · Were-Tornado · Wild Werewhip
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Blue spring · Bobsled · Bomb · Buoy · Check Point · Conveyor Belt · Crane Lift · Crank · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Door · Egg Spring · Fountain · Grind Rail · Hanging vine · Hint Ring · Horizontal Bar · Hourglass · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Selector · Laser field · Lever · Movable box · Moving Crate · Rainbow Ring · Ramp · Snowblower · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spring · Spring Pole · Switch · Thorn Spring · Trick Jump Panel · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
General
1-Up · Art Book · Audio System · Blue Tea · Bookshelf · Boss Gate · Chaos Orb · Container (Explosive crate , Steel Container , Wooden Container ) · Crystal Ball · Dark Gaia Force · Edible item (Apple , Banana , Canned Juice , Chai , Chili dog , Donut , Sundae Supreme ) · Gaia Gate · Gaia Key · Goal Ring · Gift · Gramophone · Green Tea · Key Stone · Lovely Ring · Maiden Statue · Old Necklace · Pick-Me-Up · Pretty Bouquet · Power Shield · Record · Red Tea · Ring · Shield Charge · Souvenir · Super Ring · Sun/Moon Medal · Super Claw · Super Ring · Turquoise Tea · TV · Videotape · Violet Tea · White Tea · Yellow Tea
Level Up Items
Air Boost Shoes · Light Speed Dash Shoes · Stomping Shoes · Wall Jump Shoes
Voice actors
English
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Werehog , Pickle's Assistant ) · Amy Palant (Tails ) · Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) · Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor , Pickle ) · Anthony Salerno (Chip ) · Mike Pollock (Eggman , Zonshen ) · Christopher Collet (SA-55 )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Tomokazu Seki (Werehog ) · Chikao Otsuka (Eggman ) · Chō (Pickle ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip )
Music
Songs
"Endless Possibility " · "Dear My Friend "
Albums
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · Boost Gauge · Chao · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Energy Cannon · Chun-nan's Treasure · Collection Room · Combo · Critical Attack · Don Fachio · Dr. Eggman's chair · Earth · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Entrance Stage · Exorcisms · Experience Point · Freeze · Gaia Manuscripts · Gaia Temple · Gaia Temple guardian · Hallowmoon · Health Gauge · Ibanga · Lah · Miles Electric · Mission · Real-Time Interaction · Ring Energy Gauge · Shield Gauge · Shop (Counter of Dreams 2 , Eggshop , Flying Fish Beach Shop , Golden Trading Company , Josef's , Surfside Seagull Sundries , Traveling Salesman Wentos , Treeshade , Ursule's Trading Post , Wang's Emporium ) · Shuttle loop · Sonic: Night of the Werehog · Sonic World Adventure (manga) · Spagonia University · SPD · Tornado-1 · Rank · Time of awakening · Unleashed Gauge
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Mii * · Virtual Hedgehog
Non-playable characters
Cubot · Eggman · Metal Sonic ^ · Orbot · Tails · Yacker
Wisps
White · Cyan · Yellow · Orange · Blue · Green · Pink · Purple · Jade ^
Areas
Tropical Resort · Sweet Mountain · Starlight Carnival · Planet Wisp · Aquarium Park · Asteroid Coaster · Terminal Velocity · Game Land (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 )
Enemies
Big Chaser · Buzzer · Chopper · Crabmeat · Egg Chaser · Egg Pawn · Jawz · Larva · Mole · Moto Bug · Sandworm · Spinner (Metal , Thunder ) · Spiny · Sprinkler
Bosses
Rotatatron · Captain Jelly · Frigate Orcan · Refreshinator · Admiral Jelly · Asteroid Coaster sub-boss · Frigate Skullian · Nega-Wisp Armor
Moves/techniques
Air Boost · Assist · Boost · Crouch · Double Jump · Drift · Ghost Attack ^ · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Kick boost · Ring Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Super Sonic Boost · Trick Action · Wall Jump
Color Powers
Blue Cube · Cyan Laser · Final Color Blaster · Green Hover · Jade Ghost ^ · Orange Rocket · Pink Spikes · Purple Frenzy · Yellow Drill
Gimmicks and obstacles
Accelerator Gun · Amber block · Balloon · Billiard Ball · Bomb · Bottomless pit · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Dropping platform · Egg Spring · Fan · Floating turret · Fountain · Ghost Anchor ^ · Grind Rail · Hint Ring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Mobile spring · Movable box · Moving Crate · Optical cable · Prism · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Red School · Sea Monster · Slot machine · Spike Trap · Spring · Spring Pole · Star Post · Switch · Trick Jump Panel · Underground pipe · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
1-Up * · 100 Count Ring ^ · Air bubble · Blue Block · Blue Ring · Chaos Emerald · Container (Chroma Cube , Steel , Unbreakable , Wooden ) · Egg Medal · Goal Ring · Meteorite · Park Token ^ · Prison Capsule · Ring · Special Ring · Super Ring · Tails Save ^ · Wisp Capsule
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic , Wisp announcer) · Mike Pollock (Eggman ) · Kate Higgins (Tails ) · Kirk Thornton (Orbot ) · Wally Wingert (Cubot )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) · Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) · Utako Yoshino (Yacker ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music
Songs
"Reach for the Stars " · "Speak with Your Heart "
Albums
Vivid Sound X Hybrid Colors: Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack · Sonic Colors: Ultimate Original Soundtrack "Re-Colors" · SONIC COLORS ULTIMATE 2XLP VINYL SOUNDTRACK
Other
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · The Bucket O'Sushi · Corkscrew · Customize ^ · Earth · Egg Gun · Egg Planet Park · Egg Shuttle · Egg Spear · Eggman's Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator · Eggman Enterprises · Hyper-go-on · Life · Loop · Miles Electric · Mind Control Ray · Moon · Nega-Wisp · Options Satellite (Music ^) · Rank · Real-Time Interaction · Sonic Colors: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps (Part 1 , Part 2 , Complete ) · Sonic Colors Comics (The whisper of invasion , Egg Planet Park ) · Totem pole · Tractor beam generator · Water · Wisp Gauge
Playable characters
Modern and Classic Sonic (Modern and Classic Super Sonic ) · Shadow *
Non-playable characters
Amy · Animals (Flicky , Picky , Pecky , Cucky ) · Babylon Rogues (Jet , Storm , Wave ) Bark · Bean · Big · Biolizard * · Black Doom * · Blaze · Chao (Cheese ) · Chip · Cream · Cubot · Dark Gaia · Doom's Eye * · Modern and Classic Eggman · Emerl · Fang · Knuckles · Mighty · Mephiles · Metal Sonic · Omega · Omochao · Orbot · Perfect Chaos · Ray · Rouge · Silver · Modern and Classic Tails · Team Chaotix (Charmy , Espio , Vector ) · Tikal · Time Eater · Wisp (Yacker )
Wisps
Orange · Pink
Stages
Green Hill · Chemical Plant · Sky Sanctuary · Speed Highway · City Escape · Seaside Hill · Crisis City · Rooftop Run · Planet Wisp · Casino Night
Challenge Acts
Doppelganger Race! · The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! · Knuckles: Horde of Enemies · Swingset Circus · High Speed Challenge · Look Out Below! · Tails: Way Past Fast · Jump Rush · 300% Boost Gauge Challenge · Tails: Toxic Skies · Which Switch is Which? · Aqua Shield Challenge · Invincibility Challenge · One Ring Challenge · Amy: Taking the Leap Together! · Grappling with Grabbers · Underwater Ring Machine · Eggrobo Rush · Aerial Paradise · Ring Time Challenge · Amy: Topsy Turvy · Knuckles: Buried Treasure · 200% Boost Gauge Challenge · Balloon Bonanza · High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) · Cream: Chao Hunt · Hot Pursuit (Classic) · High Speed Challenge 2 · Resisting Arrest · Overdrift · Hot Pursuit (Modern) · Drill Baby Drill · Espio: Master of Camouflage · Lord of the Board · Thunder Shield Challenge · Rouge: The Bombardier · Rite of Spring · Cream: Helping Hand · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) · Topsy-Turvy · High-Speed Hijinks 2 · Rescue the Animals! · Espio: Way of the Ninja · High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) · Underwater Challenge · Rouge: The Temptress · Trick Island · Surf, Sea, and Sand · Terror From the Deep · Goal Post Juggle · Vector: Through the Storm · Flame Shield Challenge · Ring Time Challenge 2 · Power Stomp Challenge · Switcheroo · Blaze: Piercing the Flames · Four-way Cannon Cavalcade · High-Rise Balloon Climb · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) · Charmy: Don't Bug Me! · One Ring Challenge 2 · Barrel Ring Bonus · Rooftop Rail Grind · Endless Boost · Vector: Pick Up the Beat · With Your Powers Combined · Goal Post Juggle 2 · Chase After Blaze · Rescue the Animals 2! · Cart Challenge · Charmy: High in the Sky · Action Master · Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
Enemies
Aero-Cannon · Buzz Bomber · Buzzer · Chopper · Cop Speeder · Crabmeat · Egg Chaser · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Pawn · Eggrobo (Unnamed Eggrobo variant ) · Giant Chopper · Grabber · Gun Beetle · Gun Hunter · Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter , Iblis Taker , Iblis Worm ) · Mono Beetle · Moto Bug · Sandworm · Spinner · Spiny · Sprinkler · Thunder Spinner
Bosses
Rival bosses
Metal Sonic · Shadow · Silver
Era bosses
Biolizard * · Death Egg Robot · Perfect Chaos · Egg Dragoon · Time Eater
Moves/ techniques
Playable characters
Air Boost · Atomic Spin · Boost · Bound Jump · Cartwheel · Chaos Control * · Chaos Snap * · Chaos Spear * · Crouch · Double Jump · Drift · Freestyle Tricks · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Insta-Shield · Jump Dash · Kick boost · Lightspeed Dash · Mid-Air Dash · Quick Step · Slide · Skydiving · Spin · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Super Sonic Boost · Super Sonic Missile · Wall Jump ·
Non-playable characters
Dig · Drill Attack · Fire Beam · Flying · Heart Effect · Ice Wave · Meteor Smash · Ninja Arts: Camouflage · Propeller Flying · Psychic Knife · Psychokinesis · Restraint Trap · Ring Spark Field · Sun Burst · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack · Warping arm attack · Whirlwind
Color Powers
Orange Rocket · Pink Spikes
Skills
Aqua Shield · Flame Shield · Thunder Shield · Twin Spin Attack · Invincible Start · Shield · Power Sneakers · Long Spin Dash · Treasure Scanner · Homing Attack · Hercules Muscles · Breath Holder · Boardmaster · Ring Time · Blast Off · Speed Up · Direct Jump · Power Stomp · Quick Slide · Acceleration · Smasher Bonus · Ring Energy Bonus · Boost Gauge Up · Serial Homing · Auto-Gauge · Gauge Rebooter · Trick Mastery · Endless Boost · Power Brake · Sure-Footed · Safety Net · Last Chance · 10-Second Rings · Athleticism · Time Break · Super Sonic · Sega Genesis Controller
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Barrel · Big Balloon · Blue blob · Bomb · Bonus Bell · Bottomless pit · Bumper · Cannon · Capsule · Car · Cart · Cloud · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Dimensional Bomb · Egg Spring · Explosion Trap · Fan · Flipper · Four-way Cannon · Gear Platform · Goal Plate · Gondola · GUN Military Truck · Hanging Bell · Heart bomb · Helicopter · High-speed warp tube · Horizontal Bar · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Kao · Laser field · Meteorite · Movable box · Pole Elevator · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Rocket · Route Signal · Saw · Seesaw · Sling Shot · Slot machine · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spinning Top · Spinning Platform · Spotlight · Spring · Spring Catapult · Spring Pole · Star Post · Switch · Trick Jump Panel · Wall Jump Block · Warp Point · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Boss Gate · Boss Gate Key · Buoy · Chaos Emerald · Container (Case , Spike Block , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Energy Core · Goal Ring · Information Pod · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield , Flame Shield , Invincible , Power Sneakers , Skateboard , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Medal · Mega Mack · Musical note · Red Star Ring · Ring · Snowboard · Time Bonus · Wisp Capsule
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic , Wisp announcer) · Mike Pollock (Modern and Classic Eggman ) · Kate Higgins (Modern and Classic Tails ) · Travis Willingham (Knuckles ) · Cindy Robinson (Amy ) · Kirk Thornton (Shadow ) · Quinton Flynn (Silver ) · Laura Bailey (Blaze , Omochao ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Michelle Ruff (Cream ) · Keith Silverstein (Vector ) · Troy Baker (Espio ) · Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Modern and Classic Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Modern Tails ) · Takuto Yoshinaga (Classic Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Daisuke Ono (Silver ) · Nao Takamori (Blaze ) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream ) · Kenta Miyake (Vector ) · Yūki Masuda (Espio ) · Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music
Songs
"Sonic Boom " · "You're My Hero " · "Super Sonic Racing " · "Open Your Heart " · "It Doesn't Matter " · "Escape from the City " · "For True Story " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Sonic Heroes " · "What I'm Made of... " · "Right There, Ride On " · "Vela Nova " · "I Am... All of Me " · "All Hail Shadow " · "His World " · "Dreams of an Absolution " · "Seven Rings In Hand " · "Let the Speed Mend It " · "A New Venture " · "Race to Win " · "Un-Gravitify " · "Endless Possibility " · "Knight of the Wind " · "Free " · "Reach for the Stars " ·
Albums
20 Years of Sonic Music · Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack · History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other
Boost Gauge · Chao in Space · Collection Room · Combo · Corkscrew · Death Egg · Death Egg Robot · Egg Dragoon · Egg Gun · Egg Mobile · Egg Spear · Lair of the Time Eater · Life · Loop · Miles Electric · Orca · Perfect Bonus · Rank · Sonic's birthday · Sonic Generations: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Generations (manga) · Sonic Generations of Skate · Statue Room · Time Hole · Tornado-1 · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water · White Space