Ghost Town

Ghost Town is the third stage in Sonic Forces, and the first Classic Sonic stage in the game. It features a section of the City that is under siege by the Eggman Empire's robot armies and Death Egg Robot sentinels. It was also here that Tails met Classic Sonic during the war to take back the planet.

Overview
Ghost Town is a deserted area in the City set during a partially clouded sunset. The area's densely-built buildings resemble those found in real-life cities like San Diego. Ghost Town itself is built in a blocky hill landscape with layered soil in different shades of brown and green grass on top of the hills that favors Green Hill. There is also a long red bridge in the background that stretches across a large portion of the horizon; plus the area is a coastal region.

Ghost Town shows a scenario of complete chaos and war in the background, with structures, buildings, houses, among others being destroyed by hordes of Death Egg Robot sentinels that roam through the City. As such, much of Ghost Town lies in ruins, with most of the local structures having suffered heavy damage and/or having been set ablaze. In addition, flaming balls of fire are falling from the sky, causing even more destruction.

The upper areas of the stage consist mainly of roofs with shuttle loops formed from torn streets. The central area of the stage stretch across the city's sidewalks. Finally, the bottom of the stage features an underground section in the sewers.

Story
Having lost his way during the war between Resistance and the Eggman Empire with Sonic's disappearance, Tails would find himself in the City, trying to repair E-123 Omega, who was defeated by Infinite, amidst the chaos in the city. While Tails thinks to himself about how he is unable to fix Omega however, he does not notice Chaos sneaking up on him before it is too late. Cowering in fear, Tails cries for Sonic's help. At that moment, a wormhole opens next to Chaos, and out of it comes Classic Sonic, who attacks Chaos, forcing the demigod to retreat. At first, Tails thinks he was saved by Sonic, but soon realizes that it is actually his version from another dimension.

Seeing that Classic Sonic has no explanation for how he arrived here, Tails theorizes that the power Dr. Eggman is using to conquer the world is somehow affect dimensions as well. Believing that Classic Sonic's reappearance to be a sign that the world needs saving, Tails regains hope and sets out with Classic Sonic to help him save the world, with their first move being to find Eggman.

While Classic Sonic makes his way through Ghost Town, Tails acts as his guide using his radar. Along the way however, Tails picks up a reading more powerful than the others...

Gameplay
Being a Classic Sonic stage, Ghost Town is played entirely from a 2.5D perspective, and include Item Boxes for Classic Sonic to utilize. In addition, there are invisible Springs that only show themselves when the player steps on them, red platforms that fall down a few seconds after the player steps on them, and corkscrew loops

Trivia

 * In the cutscene before this stage, the music that plays when Classic Sonic appears to save Tails is an orchestral arrangement of Sonic Mania 's main theme.