

If three Robotniks appear on the slot machine, you lose 100 rings, or all your rings below 100. The first combines the slot machines of Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Casino Night Zone and the 360° tumbling labyrinth Special Stage (to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds) of the first Sonic the Hedgehog. This time however, the gumball stage has been replaced by two new Bonus Stages. The Bonus Stages are entered by collecting at least 20 rings (or at least 50 to access the second Bonus Stage), and jumping through the bright ring of stars that appears above each checkpoint in the Zones. While Sonic has the gift of speed, Knuckles can glide through the air with the greatest of ease.Īs in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, there are two types of Stages: Bonus Stages and Special Stages.

A significant difference between Sonic and Knuckles is that they don't have all of the same moves: Sonic can jump higher and run a little faster than Knuckles, and Sonic has the Insta-Shield, while Knuckles can climb walls and break through some of the blocked entry ways. Objectives, however, do not differ significantly from one character to the next as they do, for example, in Sonic Adventure.ĭespite no save file slots, gameplay is much expanded than in other games, as Sonic and Knuckles do not play all of the same levels.
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Zone differences increase starting from the Lava Reef Zone onwards. Although the appearance of the Zones is the same for either character, their layout and some of the bosses' tricks differs noticeably at a number of points in the game (especially noticeable difference is that Knuckles fights EggRobo, who has different and particularly smarter strategies). Essentially there are two separate games to tackle, depending on which character is selected at the start of the game. In addition, Tails has been removed from play.

Gameplays focuses on Sonic and Knuckles Knuckles was not playable in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 because he opposed Sonic and Tails. Gameplay For a more detailed examination of gameplay, see Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
