Radical Highway

Radical Highway is the fourth stage in the Dark story of Sonic Adventure 2 and the first playable as Shadow. It represents Shadow escaping the military pursuit and siege after stealing a Chaos Emerald.

Plot

After stealing a Chaos Emerald from the City's bank, Shadow, who is mistaken for Sonic, flees the City, in an effort to deliver the Emerald to Dr. Eggman. At some point, Shadow stands on top of a bridge and looks down at the police cars swarming in. He flashbacks to a scene where Maria bids him goodbye and collapses. After collecting himself after this, Shadow vows for revenge and the level begins.

At the end of the level, Shadow and Sonic will meet for the first time, after Sonic defeats F-6 Big Foot, and a confrontation between the two will ensue. Shadow will flee the scene by using Chaos Control and Sonic is left behind to be captured by GUN.

Appearance

Other versions

Radical Highway shares some of the settings with Tails' Mission Street minus the street sections, and to a minor extent, to Tails' Route 101 and Rouge's Route 280, like the roads and respective walls, the Golden Gate styled bridge, billboards and sharp bend signs.

Enemies

• Beetle Series: Mono Beetle, Spark Beetle, Gold Beetle, Gun Beetle (Hard Mode only)
• Hunter Series: Gun Hunter, Shield Hunter (Hard Mode only)
• GUN Vehicles: Blue Eagle

Locations

Animals

Animal	Number	Location
<iimg>Cheetah!</iimg>	4	Begining: In one of the stacked wooden boxes, located in the same platform as the first pulley and Gun Hunter. Begining: On a street block structure, in the eastern edge of the platform before the second loop platform. First checkpoint: Near the "ROAD CLOSED AHEAD" sign, located at the platform below the rocket. Second checkpoint: At the end of the road after the screw loop, to the left.
<iimg>Warthog!</iimg>	4	Begining: On a yellow drum, just before the boosters for the first loop. Begining: Behind the "ROAD CLOSED AHEAD" sign, located in the same platform as the first pulley and Gun Hunter. First checkpoint: On the roof of the toll booth, after letting go of the rocket, on the same platform of the second checkpoint. Third checkpoint: On the right side of the toll booth, in the goal platform.
<iimg>Raccoon!</iimg>	2	Second checkpoint: In the northern edge of lowest platform after straffing down the suspension cable, if Shadow took the upper route, or the trail of Mono Beetles, if Shadow took the lower root.
<iimg>Seal!</iimg>	5	Begining: In the southern edge platform after the rail Shadow stars in. First checkpoint: Inside a box located on the platform before the spring room. First checkpoint: Inside the wooden box to the right, after the spring room. Second checkpoint: In the southern edge of lowest platform after straffing down the suspension cable, if Shadow took the upper route, or the trail of Mono Beetles, if Shadow took the lower root. Third checkpoint: In the platform where Shadow ends up swinging after the first loop.
Random	3	First checkping: In a pipe, located at the corner of the platform that the trail of Mono Beetles leads to. Second checkpoint: In a pipe, located on the platform with the bridge's top, where the Gold Beetle is. Third checkpoint: In a pipe on the left side of the toll booth, located on the platform where Shadow ends up after the first swing, if successfully done.
Total	20?

The level specific animal (third Chao box) is a Unicorn.

Big the Cat

After letting go of the rocket high up in the air, while Shadow is falling and the camera gives a top-view from the the platform of the second checkpoint, Big can be seen in the wing of the yellow blimp to the right, looking at the street below.

Lost Chao

After the second checkpoint and after the second screw loop, there's a slope downards. Stop and go back, all the way to the ending of the loop, then jump out of the track (any side will do but the right has an item box nearby), do a homing attack as the the suspension cable is approaching to hit a spring. Shadow will be sent to the main tower's top and from here head to the Mystic Melody ruin on the middle of it, activate and follow the platforms that appear to the suspended platform.