City Escape (Sonic Generations)

City Escape is one of the stages of Sonic's 20th Anniversary celebration game Sonic Generations. This level is part of the original stage from Sonic Adventure 2, featured in the Dreamcast era. Fang, Bean, and Bark all make cameo appearances on Wanted posters in this level, while Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel appear on posters that say "Missing Since 1993". There are also posters that say "Chao in Space 2", just like in the original City Escape, with a Chao and Chaos as Perfect Chaos on the poster, which is different as the original had Chaos 0. The Classic version features a remix of Ted Poley's and Tony Harnell's song Escape From The City. There is also a modern mix for the Modern Sonic Act, which sounds similar to the original. Shadow the Hedgehog appears as a boss after this stage, much like Metal Sonic appears as a boss after Chemical Plant Zone. In the US, its gameplay trailer features an instrumental version of "Na Na Na", from the rock band My Chemical Romance. Like the Sonic Adventure 2 game, there is a giant GUN truck that you will have to avoid several times with both Sonics. When playing as Modern Sonic, the truck has three buzz saws on the front that he will have to avoid.

Overview
During Classic Sonic's act, the G.U.N. truck chases him throughout most of the level, making it the main focus. The truck has been slightly modified, with triple saws added to the front. This is also the only level in the game where Classic Sonic can obtain a skateboard from an Item box to ride on.

Act 1

 * Lord of the Board: Show off your skateboard skills while racing to the goal before time runs out.
 * Thunder Shield Challenge: Use the Thunder Shield to reach the goal in time and obtain the Thunder Shield Skill.
 * Rouge: The Bombardier: Watch out for bombs Rouge drops and get to the goal in time.
 * Doppelganger Race!: Face of against Sonic's double and beat him in a race to the goal.
 * Rite of Spring: Springs everywhere! Use them to bounce your way to the goal in time.

Act 2

 * Cream: Helping Hand: The only Rings are the ones Cream drops for you. Get to the goal in time.
 * Dash Ring 1-2-3: Pass through Dash Rings in order and reach the goal before time runs out.
 * Topsy-Turvy: Use the Horizontal Bars and Spinning Platforms to reach the goal before time runs out.
 * High-Speed Hijinks 2: Enemies move and shoot at double speed. Try to get to the goal in time!
 * Doppelganger Race!: Face off against Sonic's double and beat him in a race to the goal.

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Classic and Modern)

Non-Playable

 * Omochao
 * Rouge the Bat (Rescued character, Mission for Act 1)
 * Cream the Rabbit & Cheese (Mission for Act 2)

Cameos

 * Amy Rose
 * Blaze the Cat
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Chaos (Chao in Space billboard)
 * Chao (Chao in Space billboard)
 * Fang the Sniper (Wanted poster)
 * Mighty the Armadillo (Missing poster)
 * Ray the Flying Squirrel (Missing poster)
 * Bean the Dynamite (Wanted poster)
 * Bark the Polarbear (Wanted poster)

Enemies

 * Mono/G.U.N. Beetle
 * G.U.N. Hunter
 * G.U.N. Truck

Trivia

 * Several instances of the modern version of this level are directly linked to the original level. For example, the trolley at the end of the street-boarding half, the area directly after the street-boarding area, and the columns leading up to a tunnel with a Gun Beetle is still there with only slight tweaks.
 * Lots of old Sonic Characters make cameos in this level with modern characters also making cameo appearances.
 * Though this is the fifth stage, City Escape is one of the shortest stages in the game, despite the G.U.N. Truck making up roughly one third of the stage.
 * The G.U.N. Truck has been significantly amped up in the modern version. It possesses a sizable amount of buzz-saws protruding from its back, regularly smashes through entire buildings and traverses rooftops in pursuit of Sonic, and even possesses rocket boosters to allow it to fly and even chase Sonic across vertical walls.
 * This was the second stage to be revealed in a trailer for the game.
 * In the modern act, Sonic rides a snowboard. In the original level, however, the object he rode on was a flap he ripped off of the G.U.N. helicopter.
 * The ground in the classic level is mostly flat, where the modern and original level has a rather vertical, San Francisco-like landscape.
 * Playing the Time-Attack mission for Act 2 will reveal that exactly half of the level is comprised of running away from the G.U.N. Truck. This is because boosting is used for the whole section.
 * If one gets a speed shoes on Act 1, the song's lyrics will not play.
 * In Act 1, Sonic used a skateboard at different points of the stage while in Act 2, Sonic used a snowboard that was only used in the beginning of the stage.
 * There's a poster that has Mighty and Ray saying "Missing Since 1993". Ray has been missing since 1993, but Mighty has been in Knuckles' Chaotix, which is from 1995. This poster is likely referring to SegaSonic the Hedgehog.