There’s always something holding them back, isn’t there?

So where doesPenny’s Big Breakawayfit into the equation?

Alas, there is a but.

A young girl rides a yo-yo at high speed in Penny’s Big Breakaway

Then again, I’ve always never been much of a Sonic head myself.

Penny clearly shares a lot of Sonic’s underlying DNA, too.

The problem is that most of these moves are all mapped to the same button.

A young girl swings on a yo-yo zipline in Penny’s Big Breakaway

I can’t say I was a huge fan of all the penguins chasing you, either.

That’s the real reason why you’re bounding across these colourful biomes.

You’re making your making your escape and trying to stay out of trouble.

A young girl talks to a robot citizen in Penny’s Big Breakaway

There’s no whisking you away to separate little rooms like Mario that break up the flow.

A young girl spins across a large gap with her yo-yo in Penny’s Big Breakaway

A young girl performs yo-yo tricks in mid air on a water level in Penny’s Big Breakaway