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| − | After Sonic the Hedgehog and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Classic Sonic's world)|Miles "Tails" Prower]] [[Sonic & Knuckles|saved]] Angel Island,<ref name="Infobooklet">{{Cite book |title=Sonic Mania Introduction Manual |publisher=[[Sega]] |author=[[Sega]] |chapter=Story So Far |page=1 |quote=Some time after saving Angel Island, Sonic the Hedgehog and his best friend, Miles "Tails" Prower, are relaxing when Tails picks up a strange energy reading far away. Though different from the Chaos Emeralds, the reading is remarkably powerful, and Tails convinces Sonic to join him to check it out. Sonic and Tails take off on the Tornado towards the source, but sure enough, the evil Dr. Eggman has detected it too! Now it's a race between Sonic and Eggman to get there first and figure out what mysteries it holds. However, Eggman has been busy: he's just unleashed a new team of elite Egg-Robos to handle his most important tasks. They're called the "Hard-Boiled Heavies," and they're about to reach the source of the signal first! It's up to Sonic, Tails, & their newest ally, Knuckles the Echidna, to defeat the Hard-Boiled Heavies, unlock the secrets of the energy source, and stop Dr. Eggman! }}</ref> a sudden dimensional breach occurs in the atmosphere, causing a unique energy wave signature to appear on Angel Island.<ref name="EngManual">[[media:SMENG001.jpg]]</ref> While he and Sonic are relaxing, Tails picks up this odd energy reading. Despite not being the [[Chaos Emerald (Classic Sonic's world)|Chaos Emerald]]s, this reading is remarkably powerful, and Tails convinces Sonic to investigate it with him. Sonic and Tails thus head to Angel Island in the [[Tornado (Classic Sonic's world)|Tornado]].<ref name="Infobooklet" /> However, [[Doctor Eggman (Classic Sonic's world)|Dr. Eggman]], having discovered the dimensional breach, has detected this energy signature too. Realizing it could be a source of unspeakable power, Eggman immediately dispatches his elite robot minions―a group of five elite [[Eggrobo|Egg-Robos]] known as the [[Hard Boiled Heavies]]―to retrieve it.<ref name="Infobooklet" /><ref name="EngManual" /> |
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| − | Sonic and Tails arrive on Angel Island just as the Hard Boiled Heavies excavate the source of the signal, a mysterious gemstone known as the "Phantom Ruby", from the ground. As they did so, space-time suddenly warped around them,<ref name="EngManual" /> with Sonic, Tails, the Hard Boiled Heavies, and [[Knuckles the Echidna (Classic Sonic's world)|Knuckles the Echidna]], who was relaxing nearby, getting caught in the warp. The group gets teleports everyone to Green Hill Zone. |
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+ | After having defeated [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] in another dimension, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Classic Sonic's world)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] is returned to this Zone, where he notices that the [[Phantom Ruby]] has also returned with him. Seeing it float away, Sonic follows it through the jungle. |
Eventually, Sonic finds a [[Schrodinger's Capsule|capsule]] containing [[Mighty the Armadillo (Classic Sonic's world)|Mighty the Armadillo]] and [[Ray the Flying Squirrel (Classic Sonic's world)|Ray the Flying Squirrel]]. After Sonic frees the pair and chooses his partner, the [[Heavy Magician]] reveals herself to be the other character. She flies away with the Phantom Ruby, with Sonic and his partner giving chase. They soon find the discarded remains of the [[Phantom Heavies]]. The Heavy Magician gives the Phantom Ruby to the [[Phantom King]], who awakens and teleports everyone to [[Green Hill Zone (Sonic Mania)|Green Hill Zone]]. |
Eventually, Sonic finds a [[Schrodinger's Capsule|capsule]] containing [[Mighty the Armadillo (Classic Sonic's world)|Mighty the Armadillo]] and [[Ray the Flying Squirrel (Classic Sonic's world)|Ray the Flying Squirrel]]. After Sonic frees the pair and chooses his partner, the [[Heavy Magician]] reveals herself to be the other character. She flies away with the Phantom Ruby, with Sonic and his partner giving chase. They soon find the discarded remains of the [[Phantom Heavies]]. The Heavy Magician gives the Phantom Ruby to the [[Phantom King]], who awakens and teleports everyone to [[Green Hill Zone (Sonic Mania)|Green Hill Zone]]. |
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Angel Island Zone is the first Zone in the Encore Mode of Sonic Mania Plus. This Zone is a re-imagined version of the original Angel Island Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the Sega Mega Drive.
This Zone is not playable in Mania Mode under normal circumstances, though it is visited in a cutscene at the beginning of Mania Mode. It is also only playable one time on any save file.
Description
Like the original Zone, Angel Island Zone is a thick, tropical jungle with palm trees, breakable rocks, swinging vines and plenty of foliage as far as the eye can see. This time around, there are now Animals populating the jungle in a carefree manner, though there are the odd bunch of Badniks that Sonic must destroy.
Story
Encore Mode
After having defeated Dr. Eggman in another dimension, Sonic the Hedgehog is returned to this Zone, where he notices that the Phantom Ruby has also returned with him. Seeing it float away, Sonic follows it through the jungle.
Eventually, Sonic finds a capsule containing Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. After Sonic frees the pair and chooses his partner, the Heavy Magician reveals herself to be the other character. She flies away with the Phantom Ruby, with Sonic and his partner giving chase. They soon find the discarded remains of the Phantom Heavies. The Heavy Magician gives the Phantom Ruby to the Phantom King, who awakens and teleports everyone to Green Hill Zone.
Gameplay
This Zone is much shorter than it was in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and has only one Act. Gimmicks here include Vines and other standard gimmicks, like Springs. There are also a few surfaces that crumble when stepping on them and underwater sections one can drown in.
Overview
The first part of Angel Island Zone is much like the first Act of the original Zone. As soon as Sonic reaches the open clearing where the Flame Craft originally appeared, he will find a capsule based on the Combi Catcher containing MIghty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. When the capsule is destroyed, the Act ends. After the results tally, the player must choose which character they would like to partner with. The character the player does not choose will be revealed to be the Heavy Magician in disguise, who will then swipe the Phantom Ruby and escape with it.
Afterward, the player regains control of Sonic and their new partner, and must use their partner's abilities to overcome an obstacle and chase after Heavy Magician. If the player chose Mighty, they must use his Hammer Drop to break the rocks in the ground and take a lower route; if they chose Ray, they must use his Air Glide to climb a ledge that is too high for Sonic to reach and take a higher route. Both routes lead to the broken-down Hard Boiled Heavies, which will initiate a cutscene leading into the Green Hill Zone.
Trivia
- Angel Island Zone features several references and Easter eggs:
- The capsule Mighty and Ray are trapped inside resemble the Combi Catcher from Isolated Island and Newtrogic High Zone in Knuckles' Chaotix.
- The music that plays when choosing a partner is a remix of "Run Run Run!," the theme song for Volcanic Vault in SegaSonic the Hedgehog.
- The "High Five" that plays when the player's partner has been selected is a reference to the same act that appears when receiving a partner in Isolated Island and Newtrogic High Zone in Knuckles' Chaotix.
- The Sweep Badnik that appears in this level was actually discovered in the files for Sonic Mania as unused content before its official appearance.
- In the game's files, there is a corrupted file for an Act 2 of Angel Island Zone.[1]
- This Zone and Lava Reef Zone are the only Zones in the game where Dr. Eggman does not appear.
- This version of Angel Island Zone has the same level number it had in both Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles.
Music
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music Track |
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| Angel Island Zone | Tee Lopes, Falk Au Yeong | 2:25 |
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Bones Burger on Twitter. Twitter (17 July 2018). Retrieved on 20 July 2018.