This is the first zone in this game and the easiest as well. Not many dangers here, but the most annoying badnik to watch out for is Coconuts. Watch for the direction he throws them in and just move around them. Thats about it. Unlike Sonic 1, this game has 2 acts for every zone, except Metropolis zone which has 3. At the end of Act 2, you must fight Robotnik in a landrover with a drill attached to the front. Jump the drill and land on the top of the vehicle to score a hit. After 7 hits, Robotnik will come by again, but he will shoot the drill off. Jump the drill and land on him to get rid of him.

Big City, Bright lights, smelly stinky factories! Who could ask for anything more? The badniks are easy to avoid, but the Mega Mack is a bit harder...Mega Mack is a purple liquid that Sonic will fall in and drown within seconds. The entire plant floods with the stuff in the second act, and because there are no air bubbles in the metal floors Stay away from it at all costs and keep to the top. If you fall down deep enough, try to reach the top aghain, but remember your speed is slowed down a bit when in any kind of liquid. Also make sure to avoil the oil bursts - going too fast can make you prone to run into them. The boss of this zone is pretty easy. Robotnik will suck up the Mega Mack below and try to drop it on Sonic as an oil ball. Avoid him and hit him while he's sucking it up. Eight hits will do the job.

Return of the classic water stage! But unlike its Labyrinth predecessor, you have the option of above or below sea level. ^_^ Try to stay above the water as its easier. If you stay on the platforms above, you may never have to go above the water in either act. I've done it. Watch out for the pillars that shoot arrows out of them but most of all, look for suspicious cracks in the walls for Grounders and above all stay away from Wisps (those big blue metallic mosquitoes). The Act 2 boss here is 2 pillars. Robotnik will float overhead and pound the two pillars. When he pounds a pillar an arrow will fly out and hit the opposite pillar. Dodge the arrow and jump on it, then jump at Robotnik. He will move to the other pillar and repeat the pattern. Hit him 8 times and he's done for.

This stage is kind of similar to Spring Yard Zone in Sonic 1. One of the most popular zones in the Sonic series, Casino Night City (as its referred to in other Sonic mediums) sort of redefines the whole "Pinball Zone" aspect. There are bumpers and springs everywhere. To play the slots, jump in the silver circles with 3 pictures above them. If you land on 3 Jackpots, you get 200 rings. Three Robotniks take away 200 rings. Press the jump button to bounce off the flippers. The only badniks here is Crawl, a small robot with a shield. To get rid of him, you must attack him from behind - but don't bother, he's not worth it. In Act 2, Robotnik floats in the air in his Egg-O-Matic dropping spiked mines on you. Dodge them and the red pellets they send flying when they explode. He will also drop down and try to pick you up. Jump on the flippers and bounce up at him. Eight hits gets rid of him.

A sky high mountainous area that plays Hillbilly music and is prone to lavaspurts and earthquakes, this is a pretty tame zone, the aboveground part that is. The Sols, Orbinauts with fireballs revolving around them, are easy to dodge. When you see a teeter totter with a badnik resting on one side, jump on it to send the badnik flying in the air. Run to the other side. The badnik will fall back down where you were, bouncing you up in the air. Underground, the shell badniks aren't to hard to cope with, but you have to avoid the lava that rises up from the ground when the eathquakes hit. In Act 2, there are some hills above the lava. There is a pool of lava resting in between. Robotnik will come up and try to torch you with fire. Jump to the other platform and hit him when he comes back up. Eight hits gets rid of him.

This zone is an underground area where Robotnik is searching for the legendary Chaos Emeralds! Of course, they're not here, But many of his badniks are. Spikes and fast moving pillars that will crush can get rid of you real fast unless you're quick to avoid them. Flasher is a firebug badnik that you can't hit unless he's not flashing. Crawlton is a caterpillar badnik that will pop out of the rocks. He can be easily defeated, but ONLY when you touch his head. If you see a vine, pull on it. It usually opens up a bridge or a wall leading to another area. Some vines act like elevators, and pull you up or lower you down. In Act 2, Robotnik uses a drill machine to attack you. Watch out when he goes in the ceiling or comes out of it, for staclatites are falling out of the ceiling. When Robotnik is on the ground, watch out when his drills are in front of the machine. Hit him on top now. Stay away when the drills are on top, because he's about to go into the ceiling. Eight hits defeats him.

Here's another one of Robotnik's factories, except this time, it's oil-ridden. If you stay in the oil too long, you'll drown. Watch out for Aquis, a badnik shaped like a sea-horse. Octus, an octopus badnik, doesn't cause much trouble. You can't do anything when you're being propelled by the steam vents, so just hang on and enjoy the ride. At the end of Act 2, Robotnik will attack much like Hill Top zone. He will come out of the oil and try to shoot you with 3 lasers. Dodge the lasers and hit him before he goes back in. A scorpion tail will then come out. Dodge it and Robotnik will come back up and repeat the pattern. Eight hits defeats him.

Enter Robotnik's ground base !!! The only zone in the game with 3 acts, Metropolis is fair, but parts of it can get pretty frustrating. There are 3 badniks to deal with in here, but only one of them causes a major problem - Asteron, a star badnik, shoots his appendages off at you in 5 different directions. It's very a difficult attack to dodge, specifically when youre on a revolving nut and cannot move while going up or down. Also they tend to blend into the mechanical scenery since they sit perfectly still and only attack when you get close. Also avoid Slicer - the preying mantis bot and Shellshocker, an annoying lobster badnik that doesnt move much but has a very annoying claw attack. At the end of Act 3, you must fight Robotnik again. He will have several egg spheres revolving around him. Hit him to make a sphere bounce off and turn into a Robotnik balloon. Spin attack it to burst it. After 7 hits he will have no spheres left. He will try to shoot large lasers at you from the ruby on his Egg O Matic. Dodge them and hit him once more to kill him off.

Robotnik's evacuated his Metropolis base and taken off in his Wing Fortress! This zone is short and sweet as Tails will fly you through the air on his biplane, The Tornado! You can't fall off the plane unless you spin dash, so don't even try it! This zone is pretty easy nonetheless, all you have to do is take out the badniks - Turtleoids, Balkirys, and Nebulas. Only one act too. After Wing Fortress zone passes by you (isn't there a sky speed limit?), you must destroy a few more badniks before you cruise on to Wing Fortress Zone.

Like Sky Chase, this zone only has one act. Unlike Sky Chase, this zone has a boss at the end of the act. This zone is pretty easy too. The only badnik is Clucker, a robot chicken in a turret. Watch out for the propellers and hang on to the boxes when the wind is pushing you through the air. Look for those with an "X" brand on it to know what to grab. At the end of the act, Robotnik traps you in between two laser beams. A larger laser beam fires at you from the top. Dodge it's blasts and jump on the small rotating platforms. Hit the laser beam 8 times and Robotnik will run away and hop in his ship. Jump to the right of the hole for a 1-up and fall in the hole to see him take off. You will jump on Tails plane (now equipped with handy rocket booster) and grab the ship for a free flight to The Death Egg as the Wing Fortress takes a trip to in outer space. Next stop....

The Death Egg! And believe it or not - this is just the prototype! ^___^ In this one act zone, you must fight 2 bosses before finally defeating Robotnik. The first is "The Silver Sonic" - a prototype to Metal Sonic. Jump over his spin attacks when he rolls on the ground and run under them when he jumps in the air. When he stands in one corner and rolls his spines, hit him on the head. Spin dash him when he dashes at you. Eight hits will bring the Siver Sonic to a stop! Now you must fight Robotnik in his giant robot War Machine - The Eggsterminator! This mech is a giant Robot-Robotnik that pretty much takes up a chunk of the screen O_O! Back away when he walks forward and hit his belly when he's standing still. When he flies up in the air, get out of the way quick or you'll be crushed. If he lands in front of you, he'll shoot his hands out, so jump over them. If he lands in front of you, he'll launch 2 bombs. Get out of the way before they explode. If you're playing this game with Knuckles on the S&K lock on check the FAQ file on this page for more info on how to beat him with an all new pattern. Twelve hits and you've defeated Robotnik. Sit back and watch the ending!