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id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-chase-herding
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title: Chase herding
summary: Pursuit steers the player toward particular areas or routes.
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- Boss fights
- 'Space, movement, and perception'
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title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Chase herding (RU)'
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Chase herding
description: Pursuit steers the player toward particular areas or routes.
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width: 854
height: 480
game: Sonic Advance 2
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=5s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc'
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credit: SEGA / Dimps; gameplay capture by NintenU
rights: >-
Game graphics © SEGA / Dimps. Gameplay recording by NintenU. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: >-
Sonic Advance 2: Egg Hammer Tank II’s movement constrains Sonic’s
position
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Sonic Advance 2: Egg Hammer Tank II’s movement constrains Sonic’s
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label: The moving machine and hammer restrict space beside the hero
tips:
- Define pressure limits and leave an escape route from being cornered.
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- title: Sonic Advance 2
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=5s'
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Chase herding
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-chase-herding
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chase-herding
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chase-herding/
Pursuit steers the player toward particular areas or routes.
## At a glance
[Sonic Advance 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=5s) · Game graphics © SEGA / Dimps. Gameplay recording by NintenU. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc), 5 s
1. The moving machine and hammer restrict space beside the hero
- Define pressure limits and leave an escape route from being cornered.
- [Sonic Advance 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=5s)
## How it works
Pursuit steers the player toward particular areas or routes.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Pursuit steers the player toward particular areas or routes.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Chase herding (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/chase-herding/) (id: source-727acb5e0c3e592d)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Chase herding (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/chase-herding/) (id: source-6da63eca2233dfdc)
- [Egg Hammer Tank II · Sonic Advance 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=1s) (id: source-34fb107c4c34f510)
- [King Bulblin · The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXzc1Ho_N24&t=134s) (id: source-58d10822ccdc324b)
- [Phalanx · Shadow of the Colossus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq1FY9_UdAU&t=258s) (id: source-fce80a4a95becbae)
- [GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Sonic Wiki Zone — EggHammerTankII](https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/EggHammerTankII) (id: source-c534192373c0a24d)
- [Nintendo · Iwata Asks — The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess](https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/twilight_princess/0/1/) (id: source-7f6fb3615bc5ed63)
- [Zelda Dungeon — Twilight Princess: Death Mountain](https://www.zeldadungeon.net/twilight-princess-walkthrough/death-mountain/) (id: source-3191e95555af940e)
- [StrategyWiki — Shadow of the Colossus: Phalanx](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Colossus/Phalanx_-_Colossus_13) (id: source-b84f6bf612c7f1e7)
- [Sonic Advance 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrti6Rrscc&t=5s) (id: source-3d0d79e57f9a03fc)
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