In Sonic Mania Plus we will have, as already in Sonic Mania, two types of stage bonuses that can be played in the Mania mode, that is the Stage of the blue spheres e the Chaos Emerald Stages. Here are some tips on how to best overcome these levels.
Stage blue spheres
The stages that involve collecting the blue orbs are based on the bonus levels already seen in Sonic 3. These can be reached from the various checkpoints located in the levels, as long as you have at least 25 rings. We will have a total of 32 levels different, each of which will give us one gold medal o silver based on our performance.
In each stage you can collect both rings and blue spheres, while touching the red spheres will instantly end the level; the aim is therefore to collect all the blue spheres which, once collected, will turn into red spheres.
To get a silver medal, just collect all the blue balls of the level while to get a gold medal (which will allow us to receive a “Perfect”), it will be necessary also collect every single ring in the level.
Often it may seem that you have collected every ring present and that there are no more. In reality, when there are groupings of several blue spheres that form a figure which in turn contains other blue spheres inside it, it will be enough to collect only the blue spheres present on the outline to make all the spheres turn into rings.
Thanks to this method you will be able to collect all the rings of the level and get a gold medal.
Chaos Emeralds Stage
To enter these levels it will be necessary to find one of the various giant rings present in the game maps. To find the giant rings easily the best solution is to use the Debug mode which will be unlocked once obtained at least 16 medals thanks to the blue sphere stages (both silver and gold medals are good).
In these levels you will have to chase and reach a UFO in possession of a Chaos emerald. Along the way the character will be able to collect blue spheres and rings; the former will increase the speed of the character, measured in Mach levels (i.e. the speed of sound), while the latter will decrease over time and it will be important not to drop to zero, otherwise the bonus stage will be exited. While, at each turn, the spheres will regenerate, the rings are unique and for this reason it is necessary to always move carefully and always collect enough.
Here are some tips on how to best behave to easily retrieve all emeralds:
- First Emerald of Chaos: it's really very simple, the player will have several opportunities to collect the emerald, just keep an eye on the rings and collect as many orbs as possible.
- Second Emerald of Chaos: here the path will immediately split in two, the best thing is to go outside on the first lap to collect the blue balls and then go to the inside of the path from the next lap in order to stay on the heels of the UFO. Also, at the next turn, you can find two blue ball containers that allow you to immediately reach the next level of Mach.
- Third Emerald of Chaos: we find trampolines here, just use them to collect a sufficient number of rings and spheres and, by cutting the path when possible thanks to our jumps, we will reach the UFO in no time at all.
- Fourth Emerald of Chaos: Here we can find three containers of blue orbs, one of which can be reached by jumping on a trampoline. We will not have problems with the rings, which will be enough to complete the level, but we will have to pay attention to the treacherous curves especially once we have reached Mach 3, it will be important to cut at every curve, when possible, in order to avoid ending up off the path and, at the same time, gaining ground on the UFO.
- Fifth Emerald of Chaos: the UFO will go very fast, so it will be necessary to take all 3 containers of blue orbs that will be at the end of the path on the left just before the finish. It is important to collect them consecutively and on the first try, because otherwise you will not be able to try again a second time. Once this is done, we will have to try to collect more orbs until we reach Mach 3.
- Sixth Emerald of Chaos: we will have a series of trampolines at the beginning. These should be used only on the first round to collect a sufficient number of rings, from the next round it will be better to avoid them in order not to waste time. Once you have reached Mach 3 and being careful not to lose rings due to the numerous bombs on the path, it will be possible to reach the goal.
- Seventh Emerald of Chaos: the difficulty here will not be collecting rings or spheres, but staying alive once you reach Mach 3. Once you have reached the maximum speed, it is good to use the edges of the track to slow down, or cut the curves to avoid the risk of going off the path.
Once all the emeralds have been unlocked, the ability to become Super Sonic is unlocked by pressing two jump buttons at the same time.
► Sonic Mania Plus is a Platform-type game developed by Christian Whitehead Headcannon PagodaWest Games Sonic Team and published by Sega for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 17/07/2018
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