CONTENTS

BOSS-Chaos 0

Unusually, the game starts with a boss battle. Sonic, the nosey bugger, spots trouble and goes to sort it out. You are faced with CHAOS the water monster, but at this stage he can't fight his way out of a paper bag and requires just three hits with your jump-attack move before he sulks off with his tail between his legs.

STAGE 1-Emerald Coast

Run on the beach to start the first level; a nice, easy beginning to get you settled in to Sonic's new surroundings.

Collect the rings and kill the first two baddies then move on up the ramp and bounce between the springboards. Run along the pier and use the travelators to boost you over to the next island.

Head up to another travelator and fly over the water before negotiating the hills. Time your move past the jagged gate then run through the loop-the-loop to a super cool bit. See that killer whale? Well he's out to get you, so leg it along the walkways and through the booster until you land safe and sound on the next island.

Circle the island collecting bonuses then run up thehill and spring up the cliff - stopping to collect an extra life from the platform on your right. At the top, jump over the gaps and head into the cave for the next part of the level.

Sprint along until you reach water and get across using the platforms or simply by running underwater. Use the springboards to pick up an extra life before timing your run past a series of jagged gates and sprinting along the sides of the cliff then boosting up to thenext platform

Climb the steps and run down the almost vertical slope to a small outcrop where you can kill the monkey and collect the bonuses. Now, stand on the octagon marked "1" and jump five times to reach octagon "5" and drop to the platform.

Run past some more gates and boost round the loop-the-loop to land at the end of stage one.

After the cut scene, go through the glass doors and head past the doors on your right to the city streets. Run up to the steps to Central Station and catch the train to Mystic Ruin.

Once there, head up to Tails' house on your right for a showdown with Dr Robotnik.

BOSS-Egg Hornet

Another easy battle with a boss. Just cunningly avoid his missile attacks and when he flies into the ground, jump-attack the swine. After three hits, he's beaten.

Collect the green stone from outside the mill and take it to the cave to the right of the waterfall. place the stone on the shrine and you will be able to jump into the wind and enter the next level.

STAGE 2-Windy Valley

Run along the path collecting rings and killing baddies then stop and take out the "space harrier" monster. Stand on the grid and get blown to the next platform, then use the springboards and the wind to carry you up the cliff

Sprint down the hill and get blown over to a trampoline, bounce on it a couple of times to reach the higher platform. Next, you want to run over the bridge into a stunning tornado that carries you off to a new section.

Jump on the springboard and push down to land on the grid then leap through another series of five octagon pads. Bounce on the trampoline until you can reach the bridge, cross it and use the springboardsand the wind to carry you to another platform. Fly off the springboard and soar towards the sun before coming safely back down to earth. Sprint through this section collecting bonuses until you reach a rocket launcher which shoots you into another sprinting section. Let the wind blow you across the gap and bounce off the springboard to the next platform. Continue along, dodging the spikey ball, travel through thin air up the path of leaves and after another bit of springboardery you'll find yourself on the uppermost platform.

The final leg has you pelting along a spectacularly lengthy and twisty gangway. Shoot off the end and the wind will carry you to the final platform, where a blue gem and the end of stage await

ITEM-Trainers

Head back to the train and return to Central Station. Exit the station and turn left, following the road until you reach a big hole and drop down it to the sewer.

Turn left and jump to the higher level to collect a pair of trainers that upgrade your dash move to a powerful spindash. Step on the red button to reveal a trail of rings and use your spindash (by holding the dash button), releasing on "Go!".

After flying out the sewer, make your exit to the street.

ITEM-Bracelet

Go back to the building next to Central Station, head up the stairs to the two red buttons and opposite you see a room with automatic doors. Step on the right button to reveal the rings then stand on the left button, charge up your spindash and release just as theautomatic doors close. You will fly across collecting the rings and - if your timing is right - enter the roomto collect the bracelet.

descend the stairs and go up through the doors straight ahead into Station Square. Go to the casino and step on the red button outside, now stand at the foot of the path of rings and spindash to collect the rings and open the casino door.

STAGE 3-Casinopolis

There is no set path through this stage; you just have to use the various games to collect the rings and when you have cashed in enough at the Ring Room (about 440) you will be able to jump to the level exit and another gem.

However, when your ball drops three times in the pinball game you will plunge to the depths of the casino and, you'll be glad to know, I can guide you through this part

Head up the slope collecting bonuses and killing/avoiding the baddies, then dodge past the spiky balls and drop into the next room.

As you're blown skyward try and collect the bonuses before entering the tunnel.

Sprint through collecting all the rings and drop into another wind room that blows you up to a choice of tunnels. the lower tunnel has two spikey balls; the upper one has a spikey ball and loads of rings to collect. Whichever you choose you'll end up dropping into the final room.

Head past the spikes and the spikey balls to a ladder. ascend this to reach the exit and you'll finish up in the bathroom where you can stop for a quick wash. No, really!

After the casinopolis stage you'll see a cut scene of a blue stone in an alley. Guess what? That's right, you have to go and collect it. Run down the alleyway opposite Station Square Diner and pick up the stone then get on the train to Mystic Ruin and watch the rockface cracking open.

Enter the newly-revealed cave, and place the blue stone on the shrine and the ice will open. Run throughthe tunnel, jump the water and climb the ladder to the next stage.

STAGE 4-Icecap

Collect the rings, kill the robot and drop down the snow. Go left and then use the springboard to boost up to a cave.

The idea here is, obviously, to get to the top of the cave. First of all, bounce off the springboard to the stalactites and jump across them to the right. Run over to the next springboard and bounce up to the ledge, jump right and right again to a platform containing an extra life. Jump over to the cave mouth where a rocket launcher will fly you across to another cave. Run through the tunnel and drop down to the floor of the cave before making your way back up again. Start this process by bouncing off the springboard to the path and catapulting off the next one to reach the stalactites. Leap across them and head up to another springboard. When you land, drop down to the ledge and bounce up to collect the rings and reach a platform where bonuses are to be found.

Run to the travelator and you'll zoom down the ramp and spring up to another set of stalactites. After crossing them, drop down to collect the rings and bounce back up to a red button. Step on this and an ice bridge will appear, so run over it and continue to the right along some more paths. You'll finish up on a ledge with an octagon, which, as you know by now, means there are five to jump between. As you land at the top, a drawbridge will drop open and you can run through to exit the cave.

Wait a second... What's that noise? Yes its a bloody great avalanche, so hop down to your snowboard and ride down that mountain as fast as you can. When you reach the bottom you'll find a gem and the end of the stage awaiting.

BOSS-Knuckles

Run back to Mystic Ruin and meet Knuckles near the waterfall. The Echidna is cruisin' for a bruisin', but wait for his attack and dodge it before making your move. After three hits he is beaten, but when you rush headlong at each other Sonic drops the gems and Dr Robotnik swoops in to nab them - setting up another fight with Chaos.

BOSS-Chaos 4

Avoid his attacks by hopping across the water lilies and when he sticks his head above water give him what for. It takes five hits to beat him

MINIGAME-Sky Chase Act 1

After defeating Chaos 4 head up the steps to Tails' house. A cut-scene shows Tails going into the building and the ground opening up to reveal a runway. Tails comes out in his biplane and it's minigame time.

Shoot incoming planes and fly around the big ship avoiding its missiles and peppering it with gunfire - all to no avail because you're going to get whupped anyway.

Your plane is blown out of the sky and you can only watch helplessly as Sonic freefalls to the ground and lands headfirst in the sand.

STAGE 5-Twinkle Park

Go to Station Square and meet Amy, then head off for a date at Twinkle Park.

Attack the flying dodgem cars then jump into whichever car takes your fancy. You can now zoom off in your dodgem for a supercool, superfast trip along the Twinkle Park Circuit.

When you reach the end of the circuit drop down the hole and then watch a rollercoaster carry you off to the next part of the level - Twinkle Park itself.

Run forward and allow yourself to be grabbed by the "grabbers" then aim and fire yourself at the pins, and if you score a strike you will recieve loads of rings.

Carry on through the water to another bowling alley then head up the steps and around the carousel, avoiding the spiky balls. Spring up to the roof and run to a section where you can either take the platform route or drop down and continue at ground level. It makes little difference which you choose, as both lead to the same place - a springboard to some ariel platforms.

Make the jump (picking up an extra life), leap across to the roof ledge and run around the building to another springboard which catapults you through a series of bounces until you land in a courtyard. Collect the bonuses alongside the staircase then run up to the end of the stage.

As you leave Twinkle Park, pick up the ticket from the traffic island directly ahead then double-back to the building next door to the Twinkle premises. Go through the now open doorand take either of the lifts up to the next stage.

STAGE 6-Speed Highway

Sprint along collecting rings then jump up to the yellow platform which carries to a long series of insanely quick highways. Eventually, you will reach a helicopter pad. Jump onto the undercarriage of the chopper and it will transport you to the next section of the level.

Use the rocket launcher to fly across some more roads and sprint along until you reach a second launcher. After flying over the gap, step on the glass and you'll fall into a smart bit where you run down the skyscraper collecting bonuses and dodging obstacles.

At the bottom, go through to the next section where you can travel through the streets or across the roofs. Whichever route you take just head to the left and eventually you'll reach a fountain that springs you up to the end of the stage.

ITEM-Glowing Sprite

Go to Station Square and watch the cut-scene of Amy being kidnapped then get on the train and follow Amy and her kidnapper to Mystic Ruin. After seeing Amywhisked away in the shuttle, scoot up through the cave and let the wind blow you up to the icecap.

Run past the blue shrine and along the tunnel through the now-open door to a new area. Go down the hill and collect the glowing ball on the rock.

Make your way back to the floating cage by the gate. Spindash into the cage, opening the gate to the next stage.

STAGE 7-Red Mountain

Use the rocket launcher to shoot up to the next level then run round past the spiky balls, across the monkey bars and use the springboard to reach the next platform. Go past the spiky ball and step on the red button to activate the rocket launcher behind you.

After flying up, you can either use the springboards immediately to bounce to the higher platform or you can run round the cliff, past the scary fire monster and across the monkey bars collecting rings as you go. And then you have to use those pesky springboards.

Go over the wooden bridge, past the spiky balls and either let the gyser throw you across the chasm or avoid them, pick up an extra life and simply bounce across. Once there, use the aerial runway to fly over to the next section.

Jump to the platform and collect rings while avoiding the fire-breathing stone head. Bounce up to the next platform, run over the collapsable cinder path and dodge the volcanic eruptions. Collect the extra life, activate another rocket launcher and fly up to the next bit.

Leap onto the monkey bars and swing across, jumping off before the end so Mr Stone Head can't fry you. At this point you can either trust fate and drop off the edge of the cliff where a ramp is waiting or you can spindash and fly into the baddies, wasting them and landing on that self-same ramp in the process. Let the travelator propel you up the ramp and use the springboards and moving platforms to reach the next section.

Run past the obstacles, over the wooden bridge and on to the springboards which boost you over to a bit where you have to dodge a crushing piston before the rocket launcher can be activated. If you manouvre the subsequent flight successfully, you can pick up an extra life before continuing along a series of monkey bars and onto another aerial runway. On landing, drop down the hole into the following underground section.

Run down the tunnel and jump off the top of the ramp on the left to reach some bonuses. Move on to the next room and jump down to the lava island to collectan extra life.

Leap back up and continue across the platforms then quickly run over the ground before it disintergrates. Jump from rock-to-rock and kill the fire monster before you get burned.

Leap over another set of platforms to reach solid ground and kill the fire monster. Now, bounce off the springboard and hurry over a series of collapsing cinder paths to another springboard which propels you to an area full of rings.

Zip through the tunnel to avoid fire-breathers and other nasties then rocket up to the end of the section.

MINIGAME-Sky Chase Act 2

Watch as Tails picks you up in his new plane and flies off for another bash at the shoot 'em up minigame.

As before, you must blow away incoming planes and bombard the Eggcraft with gunfire. After a bit of action Tails turns his plane into an x-winged fighter and returns for another fly-by.

Shoot and avoid the missiles before facing the ship in a head-on battle. Wait for the "eye" at the front to open and then let rip, taking care to avoid the laser beam that fires out.

eventually, Tails will fly in and land on the big sod. Run up the ship and watch the cut-scene before entering the craft for the next stage.

STAGE 8-Sky Deck

Edge round the column and run down the gangway before it is destroyed. Climb the ladder and bounce onto the spinning columns - jumping between them to reach the path.

Sprint through the next section to get propelled to another column and move round it to the gangway. Boost along the staircases and off the springboards to some bonuses.

run down the stairs collecting rings and avoiding spiky balls then jump over the travelators so you can continue round the building to collect bonuses, including an extra life. Go back to the travelators and boost alng to the ladder. Climb it while avoiding the spiky balls and jump onto the monkey bars. The bars collapse midway but just ignore it and carry on climbing.