STAGE 9 (2)

Your expert guide to Sonic Adventure 2's Sky Rail stage. Master Shadow's missions, collect rings, and find Chao with our detailed walkthrough.

Alright, let's tackle Stage 9 (2), which is actually called Sky Rail in Sonic Adventure 2. This is Shadow the Hedgehog's eleventh stage in the Dark Story, and it's a pretty cool one with a lot of grind rails! Think of it as a daytime version of Pumpkin Hill, but with a sky-high twist. ### Story In this stage, Shadow needs to chase down Tails, who's flying in his Cyclone. You'll be racing against him through this mountainous area. ### Gameplay Sky Rail is all about those grind rails! You'll be grinding on them a lot, and you'll also find plenty of Propeller Springs to launch you around. Just a heads-up, there's a part of this stage that can be a bit tricky to see, so keep your eyes peeled. ### Overview 1st Mission: Chase the Tornado! The mission kicks off with Shadow on some grind rails. After you get off them, you'll see a Propeller Spring. You'll need to use a Homing Attack on it to get airborne. Keep grinding and using those Propeller Springs to move upwards, grabbing Rings and taking out enemies along the way. You'll hit your first Star Post shortly after. 2nd Mission: Collect 100 rings! To get those 100 rings quickly, just follow the main path. You'll find an Item Box near the first Propeller Spring you encounter – grab it! Keep going until Shadow reaches a ledge with two Grind Rails and a Point Marker (that's your next Star Post). Grind down these rails to a cliff with another pair of rails at the top. Then, you'll hit a long section of rails that leads to a Spring stuck to a mountain. Instead of using that Spring, you'll want to jump down and go around the mountain.