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Mad Space

Mad Space (マッドスペース Maddo Supēsu?) is the twelfth stage of the Dark story in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, and is the final stage playable as Rouge the Bat.

Description[]

The stage takes place in space and features three planetoids. There are also floating areas in the lower areas of this stage, as well as large Containers and some of the Space Colony ARK's leveling.

The Hero Story counterpart to this stage is Meteor Herd.

Story[]

Rouge sets out to the outer perimeter of the Space Colony ARK to retrieve the rest of the Master Emerald shards and then flee the ARK. She obtains three of the shards before being confronted by Knuckles, causing the two to engage in battle. After their fight, Rouge runs at Knuckles in an attack, but slips and falls towards a lava-like substance. Knuckles, who later claims he only did it for the Master Emerald, catches Rouge's hand and pulls her back up. Rouge then pulls her hand away and gives Knuckles the rest of the shards, which he then fuses together with his own Shards to finally reform the Master Emerald. Knuckles then apologizes for hurting Rouge and runs off.

Gameplay[]

Much like Meteor Herd, Mad Space is an outer-space themed level, but unlike it, there are three planets that Rouge can traverse on as she hunts for the Emerald Shards. With the exception of the Holey Planet, the Capsule and Spherical Planets have gravity that pull Rouge in, but release her if she's near the bottom or out of range.

If the player happens to use the Hint Boxes, they must be careful when reading the clues, as they tell the player to do the exact opposite of what they're stating, as according to Omochao, the detector readings are reversed.

Overview[]

1st Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald![]

In this Mission, Rouge must collect three shards of the Master Emerald.

2nd Mission: Collect 100 rings![]

Rings are quite sparse in this stage, and collecting 100 of them in less than two and half minutes is extremely difficult. After grabbing the nine Rings from in front of Rouge at the start of this stage, the player must use the rocket to reach the enormous space station and collect thirty-five Rings up there. Next, they must drop down to the Capsule Planet and collect another fifteen Rings before dropping all the way back down to where the stage started. The player must grab the 20 Rings Item Box from the platform below and then pick up the final twenty-one Rings from the outlying platforms.

3rd Mission: Find the lost Chao[]

This mission requires the Mystic Melody. First, the player should travel to the enormous space station and Climb to the upper ledge with the five floating Containers. From there, they must drop down to the large platform below and approach the Ancient Ruin, then play the Mystic Melody and jump into the Warp Hole that appears. The player will then be transported to a hallway blocked off by six Steel Containers. They must smash the Containers and jump into the Warp Hole behind them. The player will then be transported to an identical hallway with an enemy instead of more Containers, which houses a third Warp Hole. The player must jump into it to be transported to the lost Chao's location.

4th Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 4 minutes 30 seconds![]

The enormity of Mad Space can make this mission rather difficult, so the player should memorize the stage's layout as much as possible. The best strategy is to head to the enormous space station where the player must work their way down until something comes up on the Emerald Radar.

Last Mission: Clear Hard mode![]

The three Master Emerald shards are in set locations in Hard mode, these are as follows:

  1. The first shard is found floating beneath the Holy Planet. The player must Climb down the side of the planet as far as Rouge can go, then Glide underneath it to grab the shard.
  2. To reach the second shard, the player should Glide to the Spherical Planet. The shard here placed on the platform at the bottom, but it can be tricky to reach due to the mixed-up gravity. The player needs to get a running start to reach the platform.
  3. The final shard is located above the platform near the upper ledges of the enormous space station which have two pairs of rotating iron balls and a Meteorite on them. Once there, the player must perform a Screw Kick to get into the air and reach the shard.

Level Up Item[]

The Level Up Item in Mad Space is Rouge's Iron Boots which allow her to break Steel Containers.

The item is located on the Spherical Planet.

Chao Container locations[]

  1. The player should jump off the platform where this stage starts on and descend towards the platform below it. The first Chao Container can be found on a small platform beside the main platform.
  2. On the Capsule Planet, the second Chao Container can be found on the highest platform of all, which is set on the upwards tip of the planet.
  3. The final Chao Container can be found on the upper ledge of the space station which has a Hawk series robot, a Hint Box, and a rocket on it.

Animals[]

Big the Cat sighting[]

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Big the Cat in Mad Space, from the 2012 remaster of Sonic Adventure 2.

Once on the enormous space station, the player should head towards the platform with the blue headlight and Glide towards the barrier of light. From there, Big can be seen sitting on top of the pillar.

Ranking[]

Score Rank
14,000 A Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
12,000 B Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
10,000 C Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
8,000 D Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
<8,000 E Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)

Time Rank
2:30 A Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
3:00 B Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
4:30 C Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
5:00 D Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
>5:00 E Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)

Time Rank
1:30 A Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
2:00 B Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
4:00 C Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
5:00 D Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
>5:00 E Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)

Score Rank
14,000 A Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
12,000 B Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
10,000 C Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
8,000 D Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
<8,000 E Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)

Score Rank
12,000 A Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
10,000 B Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
8,000 C Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
6,000 D Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)
<6,000 E Rank (Sonic Adventure 2)

Trivia[]

  • The hints in Mad Space are much different from those in the other treasure hunting stages. The first hint is written in reverse, while the last two are written regularly but tell the exact opposite location of where the Master Emerald shard actually is.
  • When translating the stage's background music, "34°N, 12°E", into geographical coordinates, a location in the Mediterranean Sea, northwest to the coast of Libya and east to the coast of Tunisia, is displayed.
  • In the original Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure 2, the player must first travel to the Capsule Planet before going to the Spherical Planet where the Iron Boots are. This is because in this version, the rocket leading to the Capsule Planet can be activated without having to break a Steel Container. In all subsequent ports of the game, the rocket leading to the Spherical Planet is the only one that can be activated without having to break an Steel Container.

Music[]

Name Artist(s) Length Music track
"34ºN, 12ºE ...for Mad Space" Tabitha Fair, Fumie Kumatani 3:33

Stage map[]

Videos[]


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