Skyscraper Scamper

Skyscraper Scamper
Empire City's level, Sonic Unleashed
Number of Acts: 8 (including DLC)

Skyscraper Scamper is Empire City's level in Sonic Unleashed. Set high in a city resembling New York, Sonic rushes along highways and leaps from building to building. There are several areas using moving platforms to allow Sonic to make his way through.

The night Act makes heavy use of the balance beam gimmick, leaving you on unsupported beams lined with spikes on the sides. There are also several machines you have to destroy to open paths blocked by walls of electricity.

Spherical water tanks sit atop many of the buildings and bear a striking resemblance to those seen in the Crisis City level of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game).

This level is not in the Wii or PS2 versions.

Unused Area

In the night time mission, Play It Cool, the player can jump over a set of electrified bars on a spiked I-Beam to reach more of the level. This area includes more platforming as well as a puzzle involving electrified climbing poles, which are otherwise unused in the level, and a half-completed gimmick with a javelin, where the player must pick it up and throw it at a target to create a makeshift swinging pole. The targeting doesn't work yet, so the item is useless. The item was not used in the downloadable content pack for Empire City and Adabat. The level can be seen going through the rest of the regular level, except going towards a building with "Chao Beans" in neon lights. However, this area cannot be accessed due to the werehog not having the forward momentum to continue. This area is explored with an altered layout in Night Act 2.

Empire City and Adabat Adventure Pack

The sixth and final Sonic Unleashed downloadable content is the Empire City and Adabat Adventure Pack, serving as the second content pack to update two continents with new stages. Skyscraper Scamper gains one new daytime stage, two new nighttime stages, and a harder version of one daytime stage. It was released on Xbox Live for 250 MS Points and on the PlayStation Network for $3.00 on 11 June, 2009.

Day Act 1-2

Day Act 1-2 is a harder version of Act 1. A new shortcut is available near the beginning of the stage, though players must be fast to successfully reach and time it right.

Day Act 3

Day Act 3 has players running down a highway littered with enemies and hazards to get to the goal. The stage has a bomber segment and a chaser segment as well, the latter in a new top-down perspective.

Night Act 2

Night Act 2 takes place on the distant buildings near the end of Act 1. Although it's a part of Act 1, it was dubbed its own act for whatever reason. Players must cross electrified spiked I-Beams and use floating monsters to advance through the stage, fending off a total of three Titans.

Night Act 3

Night Act 3 is a large vertical platforming area across the faces of two buildings. The level features many timed switches and three titans, including two at the end of the level on a small rooftop.

Hot Dog Trials

These missions can be accessed by speaking with the hot dog vendor in Empire City after completing the corresponding Day or Night Act. Completing a level 1 mission unlocks the level 2 mission and earns 1 Urban Dog, completing a level 2 mission unlocks the level 3 mission and earns 2 Urban Dogs, completing a level 3 mission earns 3 Urban Dogs and completing all of them will unlock the Ketchup and Mustard Achievement.

Day

Time Trial

Level 1 - Finish the stage in 5 Minutes

Level 2 - Finish the stage in 4 Minutes

Level 3 - Finish the stage in 3 Minutes

Battle Trial

Level 1 - Destroy 35 enemies or more and finish the stage

Level 2 - Destroy ? enemies or more and finish the stage

Level 3 - Destroy ? enemies or more and finish the stage

Ring Trial

Level 1 - Finish the stage with 100 Rings or more

Level 2 - Finish the stage with 200 Rings or more

Level 3 - Finish the stage with 500 Rings or more

Night

Time Trial

Level 1 - Finish the stage in 20 Minutes

Level 2 - Finish the stage in 15 Minutes

Level 3 - Finish the stage in 10 Minutes

Survival

Level 1 - Finish the stage without being able to heal

Level 2 - Finish the stage without being able to heal. Werehog starts with 1/2 Health

Level 3 - Finish the stage without being able to heal. Werehog starts with 1/4 Health