I have found Knuckles to be superior in the dexterity department. Controlling Sonic is (most likely by design) like controlling the wind. Many times have i overshot jumps simply because of poor stopping mechanics. Knuckles' ability to drop sharply is quite useful. I'm really surprised by how awesome Blaze is, though

Oh, and i loved the plot twist. Really, honestly didn't see that one coming. My primary fault with this game is the fact that it was designed with the same frustrating proficiency mechanic as Secret Rings was. You should not have to unlock better controls. They were somewhat better about it this time, but its just not the best idea in any case.

The game has gotten more and more fun every day i've played it, though.

Blaze is the one character that, for the life of me, I cannot control. How do you do it?!

WoW, to be honest, the first time I played through the game I thought you HAD to control each of the different characters to get to their special place. I just so happened to pick the right character every time (to match up with the right cutscenes) and it wasn't until Smeags told me later that I realized I did that. I thought you could take whichever character to whichever place.