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Sand Ruins
Fifth Heroes track, Sonic Riders
Level themes: desert/western, ancient ruins
Played as: Sonic
Opponent: Jet the Hawk
Non-English names:
  • JP: サンドルーイン
Green Cave | Babylon Garden

Sand Ruins is the fifth Hero-story racecourse in Sonic Riders.

Story

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Jet are by now the only competitors left in the Grand Prix. As Dr. Eggman speaks to the crowd from his giant telescreens, Amy wishes Sonic good luck, and the racers make their way up the colosseum steps to deposit their Chaos Emeralds on the prize table before embarking on the final track.

Just before the end of the third lap (providing the player is in 1st place), gameplay cuts to a movie cutscene showing Sonic about to beat Jet to the finish line. Wave, however, activates the device she planted on the hedgehog's Blue Star board in Splash Canyon - a miniature bomb, which knocks Sonic off before he can win the race. Jet zooms past and takes first place, not missing an opportunity to mock Sonic as he struggles up from the dirt.

As the green hawk climbs up to the Chaos Emerald podium, the mystic gems activate his Babylonian control cube - thereby bringing Eggman's entire Machiavellian scheme to fruition. In response to the cube's signal, the floating city of Babylon Garden rises up from the dunes to hover over Sand Ruins, much to Jet's amazement. But with the EX World Grand Prix now having served its purpose, Eggman reveals his more familiar side, stealing the control cube and blasting off towards the Garden in his Egg Mobile (with Amy, somewhat unwisely, grabbing on in an effort to stop him). Naturally, Team Sonic and the Babylon Rogues give chase.

Overview

The final course of the EX World Grand Prix, Sand Ruins starts off in a desert colosseum crammed full of cheering fans, before sending the racers tearing across sun-bleached dunes and through ancient temple complexes. Shifting quicksand outside and shifting ruins inside are just some of the hazards within this course. Strangely enough, the crumbling temples feature still-functional giant longbows, which can fire the characters and their Extreme Gear back into the starting colosseum.

Missions

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Mission Objective Character Time limit Emblem requirements
Gold Silver Bronze
Mission 1 Perform tricks to get 14 or more points to excite the crowd before Storm catches up. Amy 1'10"00 34 points 24 points 14 points
Mission 2 Collect 6 or more pieces of junk before Storm appears. Sonic 1'10"00 12 pieces 10 pieces 6 pieces
Mission 3 Reach the goal in 65 seconds. Knock away any obstacles in your path! Knuckles 1'05"00 x'xx"xx x'xx"xx 1'05"00
Mission 4 Use Air Ride to pass through 8 or more Rings and reach the goal before Storm appears. Tails 1'05"00 15 Air Rides 12 Air Rides 8 Air Rides
Mission 5 Destroy 7 stone statues in a row to uncover the hidden treasure before Storm appears. Knuckles 1'15"00 x'xx"xx x'xx"xx x'xx"xx
EXTRA 2 Mission 1 A bunch of Rings have just appeared. Collect 50 or more Rings, then reach the goal. Sonic 1'10"00 x Rings x Rings 50 Rings
EXTRA 2 Mission 5 A match with Jet to prove who is the fastest! Prove that you are by reaching the goal before Jet! Sonic 1'05"00 x'xx"xx x'xx"xx 1'05"00

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