Volcano Valley Zone

Volcano Valley Zone is the fifth zone of Sonic 3D Blast for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn, coming after Diamond Dust and before Gene Gadget Zone.

Description
As with other stages in this game, Volcano Valley consists of two standard Acts followed by a third Act containing only the boss fight. In Acts 1 and 2, Sonic must free captured Flickies from inside Badniks, depositing five of the birds into a Goal Ring to progress between sections of the level (usually three per Act). Curiously, one of the Flicky types in this level is fiery orange instead of pink. This could be because of palette limitations. This Zone is almost entirely covered in lava. Because of this, the Flame Shield is very useful since it allows Sonic to walk on the lava. It also makes him immune to the numerous flamethrowers placed around. There are also stone panels that Sonic can break by jumping on them. Some of them hide holes that he can use to reach other parts of this level. Some parts require Sonic to Spin Dash on elevators to reach high areas, similar to the ones in the Lava Reef Zone

Boss
Like in Rusty Ruins, Robotnik docks hi mobile with a fixed-position killing machine in this Zone. Sitting in the middle of a crisscross of pipes above the lava, Robotnik directs homing ribbons of fire towards Sonic's position. The player has to dodge the hunter-seeker flames and run along the fuel pipes to hit the mobile at the center of the contraption. Much of the danger here comes not from Robotnik's weapons themselves, but from the lava that surrounds him. Put a foot wrong on those pipes and Sonic will find himself taking a hasty trip to the burn ward.

Music




Trivia

 * The music for Act 1 (Sega Saturn version) is remixed as the theme of Kron Colony from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.