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Sonic X Shadow Generationsbrings us back to enjoy a wide array of Sonic’s most iconic levels from every era of his existence. While this latest release is mainly focused on new levels for Shadow, Sonic’s old adventures are just as good as the day they released.
Just look at Sky Sanctuary! That is one beautiful level, packed with different routes and unique mechanics. The Red Star Ring collectibles return, alongside some new Chaos for you to find. Let’s dive in to help you find them, and get an S Rank along the way.
How To Get An S Rank In Sky Sanctuary
Sky Sanctuary is all clouds and whimsy. It needs some fancy footwork to not fall to your doom, and some quick thinking to manage the shifting terrain, but we’re here to help you get that S Rank no matter which Sonic you are.
Sky Sanctuary Act 1 S Rank
Sky Sanctuary Act 1 puts you in the shoes of Classic Sonic, who is much more built around momentum than constantly being at top speed. This level is also filled with plenty of hard-to-reach routes and skillful jumps, so we’ll guide you towards the fastest ones to get that S Rank.
In Sky Sanctuary, you want to bejumping just about all the time. Whether it’s over ledges, onto enemies, or through clouds, keeping your feet on the ground here is the path to the slowest route you can get. Rather punishingly,a single wrong jump can also get you locked out of a faster route, so plan each jump carefully.
For a little extra forgiveness, make sure toequip the Aqua Shieldto give yourself a higher jump.
The section with the Spinning Tops can beskipped entirely if you manage to nail all of the cloud jumps before it, though you can’t get back up without the use of a skill if you miss. Mind you, you can still get an S Rank even if you don’t play this part perfectly.
In any section with a half or quarter pipe,use your Spin Dash. This jolt of speed will likely let you ignore the running and jumping you would need to reach the same area.
There are three separate routes to finishing this level. While you can achieve an S Rank on any of them,it is easier the harder the route is to reach. We achieved an S Rank going along the middle route.
Finishing with a timeunder 3:00 minutes and a score of 50,000will get you the A Rank, and a Perfect Clear will bump that up to an S Rank.
Sky Sanctuary Act 2 S Rank
As with Act 1, you’ll want totake advantage of Sky Sanctuary’s unique gimmick at all times- the clouds. They don’t have the same bouyancy for Modern Sonic, though they will let you jump to higher places than you could reach otherwise.
After moving through the first Rainbow Rings, proceed to the right to get a shortcut that leads to a zipline. Once here,follow the clouds upwards to a Speed Ramp. This will lead to yet another shortcut directly into the interior area. Use a Homing Attack on the Flying enemy by the fountain to reach the higher route.
In the dark interior area,take the right path to some Rainbow Ringsup to a grind rail, bringing you to the Warp Stone faster.
On the zipline right after the Warp Stone, jump off it about halfway through anduse your Homing Attack to move to another Ziplinethat will save you even more time.
At the next quarter pipe, speed up it using boost and activate the button on the ground.This will open a wall, though also spawn an enemy. Follow after them and defeat them quickly before they lock the wall again. Speed on through this shortcut.
In the next interior area, go slow on the second floor as it will collapse, leaving only a few sections walkable.Navigate these to safely use your Homing Attack on the flying enemiesto cross the gap.
Finish Act 2 in under 2:40 secondsto get a high enough score to get an A Rank. You canboost that score closer to 50,000 with a high number of Rings. Get a Perfect Clear to change that to an S Rank.
Where To Find Every Red Star Ring In Sky Sanctuary
A carry-over from the original Sonic Generations,Red Star Rings return completely unaltered. There are ten to find in each stage, leaving five in each Act for both Sonics to find. Let’s go ahead and seek them out.
Sky Sanctuary Act 1 Red Stars
While it is undeniably easier to search for items with Classic Sonic owing to his slower speed,his Acts are also much larger in terms of routes. Here’s where to find all five of his Red Star Rings in Sky Sanctuary.
The reward for this is the Skill,Twin Spin Attack.
Sky Sanctuary Act 2 Red Stars
Modern Sonic is all about speed, and such high speeds make it very hard to search fo things, even if his levels are more linear. Here’s here to find all five of his Red Star Rings in Sky Sanctuary.
The reward for this is the Skill,Gauge Rebooter.
Where To Find Every Hidden Chao In Sky Sanctuary
A new addition to Sonic X Shadow Generations aremany Chao hidden across all of Sonic’s levels. These Chao (or Chaos, if you want to confuse them with the emeralds) are quite secretive, so we’re going to guide you towards them.
Sky Sanctuary Act 1 Hidden Chaos
There arethree Chaos hidden in Sky Sanctuaryfor Classic Sonic. Here’s where to find each of them.
Sky Sanctuary Act 2 Hidden Chaos
There are anotherthree Chao hiddenin Modern Sonic’s run through Sky Sanctuary. Here is where all of them are hiding.
With that final Chao collected, you havewitnessed everything that the Sky Sanctuary has to offeryou. Congrats, and move on with the rest of your Sonic adventure.
