Lethal Highway (リーサルハイウェイ Rīsaru Haiwei?) is one of the second Stages in Shadow the Hedgehog. It is reached by completing the Hero mission of Westopolis.
Description[]
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Story[]
After Shadow the Hedgehog destroys the Black Arms in the city, he continues on to a long stretch of highway. Around him, many of the skyscrapers of Westopolis have begun to be transformed and mutated by the Black Arms, despite Sonic and Shadow having taken out many of their soldiers earlier, along with some of their fruit. Black Doom decided to get out of town after acquiring a third Chaos Emerald and demanded that Shadow accompany him with the other two Emeralds thus collected so the Black Arms could escape with three of the Emeralds in their possession. Sonic, however, needed help destroying the Black Arms' lead tank before it could escape the city. If the player obediently follows Black Doom, Shadow will warp to Prison Island. If the player destroys Doom's Black Tank, however, Shadow will then wander about for the fourth Chaos Emerald before stumbling upon Circus Park.
Regardless of the route Shadow took, at the end of the level, he demanded that Doom surrender the yellow Emerald to him. Unimpressed, Doom summoned Black Bull to charbroil Westopolis, Sonic, and Shadow.
Gameplay[]
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Weapons[]
The following weapons can be found in Lethal Highway:
Secret Key locations[]
- Run down the highway after the first Save Point as fast as possible and get by the bomb before it explodes to stay on the top level. The first Secret Key is shortly after that.
- Use the Chaos Blast in the room just after the second Save Point to destroy the nearly indestructible substance.
- After coming out of the first room just beyond the second Save Point, a piece of the highway will fall, and the Black Tank will fly across. Go back to where the tank came from to get the key underneath the car.
- Following the third Save Point, there will be chain link fence and two dash panels. Use the dash panels to bridge the gap. Turn around and drop straight off the edge for the key.
- After grinding along the red vine, the Black Tank will materialize. Go behind where it came from, and destroy the broken down car to find the Key.
The Secret Door is found near a tunnel before the third Save Point. From the second Save Point, go forward until Shadow reaches the second room area. A tunnel will be in here. Behind the Secret Door are two Gatling Guns.
Overview[]
Story Mode[]
Dark mission[]
| Guide | Mission | Objective |
|---|---|---|
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Escape from the city! | Reach the Goal Ring. |
Race through the Stage until the goal is found.
Ranking[]
| Rank | Score[1] |
|---|---|
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≥ 22000 |
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18000 |
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12000 |
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8000 |
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< 8000 |
Hero mission[]
| Guide | Mission | Objective |
|---|---|---|
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Stop the aliens' tank! | Destroy the Black Arms' tank before it reaches the end of the stage. |
The tank takes around six minutes to reach the end of the Stage, which after this point the player will automatically fail to complete the mission. After the tank receives a certain amount of damage, the tank's barrier will gradually wear down, as indicated by the barrier's color changing from blue to green, and will eventually be destroyed. Once the barrier is destroyed, the tank can then be destroyed with just one Homing Attack or just one shot from a gun. If the tank manages to escape before it is destroyed, restart from the last Save Point, though an A-Rank is impossible using this method. If no Save Points are touched and the Stage is restarted before the tank gets away, the tank will still have taken damage.
If the player has beaten the game and has unlocked the Shadow Rifle, massive amounts of damage can be dealt to the tank. After about six hits, the shield will fall. This also gives an A-Rank.
Ranking[]
| Rank | Score[1] |
|---|---|
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≥ 22000 |
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18000 |
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12000 |
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8000 |
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< 8000 |
Final quotes[]
- "I don't know who he is. But for now, I have to believe him. That's it." - Dark (with Doom's Eye)
- "I won't allow them to do what they want to anymore." - Hero (with Sonic)
Expert Mode[]
The first noticeable difference in Lethal Highway's Expert Mode is the lack of some rockets. After using the pulley where the first rocket should be, there is a locked spring. So, the player must defeat the Gun Beetle flying in the air just beyond to use the Spring. The player should have a weapon, to shoot it, and then the case will open. Afterward, the player needs to jump out to the rings, and Light Dash the rest of the way. The player's hardest jump will be to that of a pulley over nothing. Try to jump toward it and then Jump Dash for extra distance.
Boss[]
The Black Bull.
The boss of Lethal Highway is the Black Bull, a Black Arms creature. The guide for this boss is Sonic. The Black Bull's eye is the weak point. Attack it when he bends down to attack or when he releases the birds. There are 5 Rings Item Boxes in some of the corners of the arena. When Black Bull is at half health, Black Arms soldiers armed with weapons will appear on the path. If the boss is shot at with their weapons by the player, it will flee. By using Chaos Control, Black Bull will have virtually no chance of escaping, allowing for an easy kill.
Ending quote[]
"Out of my way, alien monster!"
Trivia[]
- The name of this stage is a reference to the Sonic Adventure 2 level, "Radical Highway."
- There is no checkpoint at the end of the stage.
- This is one of the few stages in the game to not have a Normal mission.
- There are billboards showing Nights flying.
- This is the only level to feature the original Dark Rider.
- The title of the Dark mission, "Escape from the city!" is a reference to the song of the same name from Sonic Adventure 2.
- This level is one of the two times Sonic officially swears. If the player fails to destroy the Black Arms' Tank, the "HERO MISSION FAILED" icon will appear and Sonic will say "Damn, they got away! Leave it to me, I'll chase them down."
- The other time he swears is in the Last Story, when he's being devoured by Death Leeches, though that line is not subtitled.
- In the cutscene before the stage, Sonic will say "Welcome to the next level!." This could possibly be a fourth wall break. Of course, Sonic was probably just making a joke.
- It is also a reference to one of the slogans used for the Sega Genesis, where Sonic made his debut.
- Chunks of road falling on the path can be interacted with before they fall if the player is fast enough.
- When Shadow encounters Doom's Eye at the beginning, it tells him it's "time to withdraw," but the subtitles say "time to withdrawl."
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lethal Highway" | Jun Senoue | 3:28 |
Videos[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaizen Media Group (22 November 2005). "Stage Rankings". Shadow the Hedgehog: Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. p. 93. ISBN 978-0761551959.
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