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| − | + | *[[Underground Zone]] | |
This zone certainly breaks the mould; it is not what you'd expect of the first level of any Sonic game. It takes place in a mine, where you ride minecarts to dodge spikes and lava traps. The infamous boss of this level is extremely difficult, and is actually one of the hardest parts of the game. You must use well-timed jumps to avoid both a meat-eating pincer and metal balls that [[Robotnik]] will toss at you. | This zone certainly breaks the mould; it is not what you'd expect of the first level of any Sonic game. It takes place in a mine, where you ride minecarts to dodge spikes and lava traps. The infamous boss of this level is extremely difficult, and is actually one of the hardest parts of the game. You must use well-timed jumps to avoid both a meat-eating pincer and metal balls that [[Robotnik]] will toss at you. | ||
| − | + | *[[Sky High Zone]] | |
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A very interesting but challenging zone, this one brings hang gliders into the mix, an entirely new aspect that will definately take some time to get used to. The enemies here consist entirely of a troupe of flying turtles scattered across the sky. The boss of this level is a fairly easy one, you must fight a mechanical bird in the skies. | A very interesting but challenging zone, this one brings hang gliders into the mix, an entirely new aspect that will definately take some time to get used to. The enemies here consist entirely of a troupe of flying turtles scattered across the sky. The boss of this level is a fairly easy one, you must fight a mechanical bird in the skies. | ||
| − | + | *[[Aqua Lake Zone]] | |
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Takes place mostly underwater, this is one of the more difficult levels, mainly due to the chopiness from being underwater, coupled with the distance between air. The boss is another fairly easy one -- you will fight a robotic seel with an explosive ball, who you must destroy. | Takes place mostly underwater, this is one of the more difficult levels, mainly due to the chopiness from being underwater, coupled with the distance between air. The boss is another fairly easy one -- you will fight a robotic seel with an explosive ball, who you must destroy. | ||
| − | + | *[[Green Hills Zone]]=== | |
| − | + | Wow, bet you didn't see this coming. This level resembles the origin | |
| − | Wow, bet you didn't see this coming. This level | + | al Green Hill Zone from [[Sonic 1]], with a few more challenges added into the mix. You may recognise the background music -- It's almost exactly as "You Can Do Anything" of the [[Sonic CD]] soundtrack. The boss is a predictable one, who acts like a gorilla at times... |
| − | resembles the | + | *[[Gimmick Mt. Zone]]=== |
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Simillarities from [[Scrap Brain Zone]] of Sonic 1 abound here, as do about a million spikes. Count on everything in this strange, monochromic level to explode. The boss of this stage is a drillbot who tries to run you over, until Sonic runs him down. | Simillarities from [[Scrap Brain Zone]] of Sonic 1 abound here, as do about a million spikes. Count on everything in this strange, monochromic level to explode. The boss of this stage is a drillbot who tries to run you over, until Sonic runs him down. | ||
| − | + | *[Scrambled Egg Zone]] | |
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Due to the music of the stage, this appears to be where Tails is hiding. This is a stage with some difficulty, but furstration ensues when you're dealing with the hundreds of thousands of assorted tubes in the stage. The boss of this level is none other then Silver Sonic (Very simmilar to [[Mecha Sonic]] or [[Metal Sonic]]) He is oddly easy to take down, which may be disappointing to some fans. | Due to the music of the stage, this appears to be where Tails is hiding. This is a stage with some difficulty, but furstration ensues when you're dealing with the hundreds of thousands of assorted tubes in the stage. The boss of this level is none other then Silver Sonic (Very simmilar to [[Mecha Sonic]] or [[Metal Sonic]]) He is oddly easy to take down, which may be disappointing to some fans. | ||
| − | + | *[[Crystal Egg Zone]] | |
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Weird bright colours mask the hardest stage in the game. The boss is is a different story altogether, at is almost entirely black. A bunch of spikes make an appearence here as expected, and it is a very suitable last level. You can only get here with all emeralds, else the game ends after beating Silver Sonic. | Weird bright colours mask the hardest stage in the game. The boss is is a different story altogether, at is almost entirely black. A bunch of spikes make an appearence here as expected, and it is a very suitable last level. You can only get here with all emeralds, else the game ends after beating Silver Sonic. | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 16 January 2005
Description
Was made in Japan by Aspect Co. Ltd. for the Sega Master System, and later 'ported' to the Sega Game Gear.Contains noticable differences from the Master System version. (i.e., the boss music is different, some boss areas are different in layout) It was released simotaneously with Sonic 2 on Genesis. It was the first appearance of both Tails and Silver Sonic on Game Gear. This is widely known as one of the hardest Sonic games ever made.
Many people did not like the vertical scrolling aspects of this game. It was very difficult as "cheap hits" came often in this game, and there wasn't enough of the stage seen at the time to make a reaction to what is happening. This problem was made worse in the Game Gear version by the lowered resolution.
The increase in meg power allows Sonic to grab back rings lost. However, the rings can roll off the screen, so the player has to be quick. Item boxes are the same as the first game, and as usual, Chaos Emeralds are scattered throughout the stages. Each is found in one stage in each of the first five zones. A sixth is rewarded if you destroy Silver Sonic in the sixth zone and have the first five emeralds. Having all six emeralds allows you to access the final stage and beat Doctor Robotnik as the final boss. If you complete that said task, you get the good ending. If you fail to collect all of the emeralds, the game ends after Silver Sonic's destruction.
There are seven zones total, each with three acts. The third act has zero rings and the boss.
The lower resolution is the first difference between the Game Gear and Master System versions. The Scrambled Egg music plays in the prelude, and the title screen has the music that was played in the prelude in the Master System version. The Underground Zone Boss seems to be more difficult due to the lowered resolution. The color of the water in the Aqua Lake Zone Round 2 is now a dark blue instead of green. The Green Hills Boss does his thing on a steeper hill, and the escape chute cannot be seen while fighting Eggman in the final zone.
The Game Gear version does not have Speed Shoes, while the Master System version does.
Gameplay
Characters
Only Sonic is playable, and he can't spindash.
Storyline
Tails has been captured by Robotnik on South Island, and you must play as Sonic to retrieve not only the six chaos emeralds but Tails as well.
Items
They are standard Sonic fare, but hidden in each level are Chaos Emeralds, which you must search for in order to get the "real" ending of the game. They are fairly well hidden, and require skill and accuracy to obtain. Many levels also contain a unique obstacle, such as the minecarts in Underground Zone, the hang gliders in Sky High Zone, and the giant air bubbles in Aqua Lake Zone.
Zones
This zone certainly breaks the mould; it is not what you'd expect of the first level of any Sonic game. It takes place in a mine, where you ride minecarts to dodge spikes and lava traps. The infamous boss of this level is extremely difficult, and is actually one of the hardest parts of the game. You must use well-timed jumps to avoid both a meat-eating pincer and metal balls that Robotnik will toss at you.
A very interesting but challenging zone, this one brings hang gliders into the mix, an entirely new aspect that will definately take some time to get used to. The enemies here consist entirely of a troupe of flying turtles scattered across the sky. The boss of this level is a fairly easy one, you must fight a mechanical bird in the skies.
Takes place mostly underwater, this is one of the more difficult levels, mainly due to the chopiness from being underwater, coupled with the distance between air. The boss is another fairly easy one -- you will fight a robotic seel with an explosive ball, who you must destroy.
Wow, bet you didn't see this coming. This level resembles the origin al Green Hill Zone from Sonic 1, with a few more challenges added into the mix. You may recognise the background music -- It's almost exactly as "You Can Do Anything" of the Sonic CD soundtrack. The boss is a predictable one, who acts like a gorilla at times...
Simillarities from Scrap Brain Zone of Sonic 1 abound here, as do about a million spikes. Count on everything in this strange, monochromic level to explode. The boss of this stage is a drillbot who tries to run you over, until Sonic runs him down.
- [Scrambled Egg Zone]]
Due to the music of the stage, this appears to be where Tails is hiding. This is a stage with some difficulty, but furstration ensues when you're dealing with the hundreds of thousands of assorted tubes in the stage. The boss of this level is none other then Silver Sonic (Very simmilar to Mecha Sonic or Metal Sonic) He is oddly easy to take down, which may be disappointing to some fans.
Weird bright colours mask the hardest stage in the game. The boss is is a different story altogether, at is almost entirely black. A bunch of spikes make an appearence here as expected, and it is a very suitable last level. You can only get here with all emeralds, else the game ends after beating Silver Sonic.