Part 20

Act 1 (Implied): Near where Silver speaks of going up, find a hanging Flower Bud to the right. Use a spring with Rings above it to reach the end. Kill enemies to disable lasers guarding the Goal Ring.

Extra Act: Wave Ocean (Blaze Only): Mission: Head to Soleanna Castle Town! Difficulty: Easy. Enemy Type: Eggman Robots. This is a short act to familiarize yourself with Blaze's attacks. Kill enemies quickly for an S-rank.

Castle Town: Near the Entrance to Dusty Desert: Mission: Find the person Amy's looking for! Support Character: Amy. The entrance to Dusty Desert is blocked. Lord Regis, by the Forest gate, has the pass. Cross two bridges to reach him. This starts a Town Mission.

Town Mission #8: Protect the Gate to the Castle Town: Difficulty: Easy-medium. Defeat all enemies within 5 minutes. For S-rank, finish in under a minute without bonuses. Use Paralyze Shock and throw enemies/objects. Save fire boxes for the third large enemy group.

Castle Town: In Front of the Gate to the Forest: Mission: Head to the Desert. Support Character: Amy. Return to Dusty Desert; the guards are gone.

Act 3: Dusty Desert: Act type: Support Character, Puzzle. Support Characters: Amy (mid-level), then Silver. Mission: Find Sonic! Difficulty: Medium, second puzzle Hard. Enemy Type: Eggman Robots.

Tips: Sand waves in certain rooms are solid and push you back; other sand at the bottom is deadly. Piles of sand on solid ground are safe. Platforms moving in/out of walls have a small ledge. When told to double jump with Amy, land and jump normally instead.

Puzzles: Both involve large balls with numbers that explode when they reach zero. Numbers decrease over time or when hit. Hit balls harder to decrease numbers faster.

Puzzle 1: Like a pool table; get balls into corner holes. Missed balls reappear. Push a few in; others may roll naturally.

Puzzle 2: Roll a ball down a course into a specific hole. Avoid wrong holes. (A tip for this course is in the guide's Questions section).

Hard Mode Tip: Fewer metal boxes, spiky balls on the course hurt the main ball. Move spiky balls to prevent them from falling into holes.

S-rank Tip: A good time bonus makes S-ranking easy if the final puzzle is completed quickly.

Boss 2: Sonic the Hedgehog: Mission: Defeat Sonic! Difficulty: Easy-medium. Sonic uses Homing Attack. Throw objects at him to inflict damage. If he's stunned (stars above head), use telekinesis to freeze him, but you can only damage him by throwing more objects.

S-rank: Keep throwing things at Sonic while grabbing Rings. If you lack Rings, you won't get S-rank. You can paralyze and freeze Sonic with telekinesis while gathering Rings, but this may reduce your Time Bonus.

New City: In Middle of Town Near Shop: Mission: Head to Dr. Eggman's Base! Support Character: Blaze. New Item: Shock Bracelet (500 Rings) needed for Psycho Shock. Buy the Shock Bracelet. To reach the cave to White Acropolis: go back the way you came, turn left towards the gate, turn right into the street just before it, then left at the end to find the cave entrance.