Mission 1: Clear the level.
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings.
Mission 3: »Find the lost chao.
Mission 4: Clear the level within the time limit.
Mission 5: Clear hard mode.
»Radical Highway
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 2 Time for 'A' Rank: 1:20
Mission 4 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 5 Score for 'A' Rank: 16000
Shadow's first level will teach you some basic moves that you will need later in the game.
»Light dashing across rings will help you move faster as well as reach the goal time faster in Mission 2. »You will encounter many GUN Robots during the course of the game that will either hover near you or shoot at you. Homing attacks destroy them. At some points it is necessary to homing attack several times to destroy enemies and make your way across a gap. Multiple hits is also handy for getting bonus points. »Shadow will have to access higher areas by grabbing on bars and swinging on them. Pressing the jump button at the right time will make him leap off and swing in the direction he is supposed to go. Pressing jump at the wrong time will make him fall. »Staying in the upper areas of this level is the fastest route. Try not to fall down, use as many ramps and swinging bars as possible, and always be ready to dodge the planes that bomb the highway from overhead. »Shadow can pull himself up from falling off a ledge, but pressing 'B' will make him flip up rather than climb. Not necessary, but cool-looking. ^^ »In each level there is a gold hoverbot that's worth 1000 points, but it disappears fast. Hit it fast before it disappears.
»White Jungle
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 2 Time for 'A' Rank: 1:30
Mission 4 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 5 Score for 'A' Rank: 13000
»The rings on the ramps come in rows of 2 rather than one. Try to dash between them to pick them all up. »The Rhino bots are the newest enemy in this level, you can't homing attack them, so somersault to destroy them before they charge into you. »In several areas there are red pulley ropes to grab and they will launch you higher or across large gaps. »Somersault under the wooden fences, but beware: something might be waiting for you behind them.
»Sky Rail
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 2 Time for 'A' Rank: 1:15
Mission 4 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 5 Score for 'A' Rank: 10000
»The bumpers in this level look like propellers and can't simply be jumped upon- homing attack them repeatedly to go upward. Attacking slower will help you get where you're going faster. »Jumping on rails and doing tricks is the key to getting lots of points in this level. »Jump from rail to rail to collect more rings/item boxes. »The GUN Hawks are rampant in this level, so be ready to homing attack at a moment's notice.
»Final Chase
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 12000
Mission 2 Time for 'A' Rank: 1:30
Mission 4 Score for 'A' Rank: 11000
Mission 5 Score for 'A' Rank: 10000
»The glowing gravity tubes in this level can be horizontal or vertical and Shadow can run up/across them. »The GUN robots now have shields. Wait until they move the shield to shoot before attacking them. »Chaos bots are also rampant in this level; they shoot and reach out to hit you from afar with stretching liquid arms. Homing attacks to the head kill them.
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 14000
Mission 1 Score for 'A' Rank: 12000