However, it is not advised to attack Shadow when he and the player are close to the Energy Core, as that may launch Shadow directly at it. There are certain parts of the arena where Shadow will slow down to collect Rings and maintain his boost, during which the player can hurt him with the Homing Attack or Boost.
Should each character collide while boosting, they will ricochet to the left and right. During the race, Shadow will use his own version of the Boost when Sonic gets ahead of him or activate his own Boost. Here, Sonic and Shadow must race each other to gain Energy Cores. This battle is fought on a looped circuit.
