8/20/2019 Sonic Mania Poster
Sonic Mania
Mirage Saloon Zone
A second Sonic movie poster has appeared. This follows the one released yesterday, available here. The Sonic the Hedgehog movie will debut on November 8, 2019. Golf Story, Shantae, Sonic Mania, more Nintendo says Mr. Resetti has lost his job because of new auto-save feature in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pokemon Sword/Shield's 'latest. Sonic Mania Adventures poster by Tyson Hesse. Sonic Mania Adventures poster by Tyson Hesse. The SEGA Source. Classic Sonic is back to his dimension after the events of Sonic Forces. He discovers Eggman is collecting the Chaos Emeralds and already has four of them. Sonic must gather all the Chaos Emeralds before Eggman.
Mirage Saloon Zone
OverviewFirst appearanceOther appearancesDescription
A large western-themed desert filled with cacti and totem poles.
LocationStage theme(s)
StatisticsPlayable characters (story mode)
Characters (story mode)Level numberNumber of actsEnemiesSub-bossBoss fight
Out in the wild west deserts, the outlaws roam. Can Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles survive the cadre of hooligans lurking in the shadows? Even Eggman's ice cream parlors can't withstand the heat.
— Theme Trailer description[1]
Mirage Saloon Zone (ミラージュサルーンMirāju Sarūn?, lit. 'Mirage Saloon') is the eighth Zone in the Mania Mode of Sonic Mania and Sonic Mania Plus, and the ninth Zone in the Encore Mode of Sonic Mania Plus. It is a vast desert area on West Side Island with wild west structures.
Description
This Zone takes place in a vast desert based on those in America during the old west. The landscape features canyons, mesas and other rock formations, along with cactus vegetation in various forms.
Act 2 of the Zone features multiple indoors areas modelled after wild west saloon bars. These include swivel stools, an ice cream parlor, barrels, and giant piano key-like platforms. Alongside these elements are also elements from casino/pinball stages. On the walls indoors are also numerous 'Wanted' posters of Fang the Sniper, Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear.
StoryMania Mode
Continuing their hunt for Dr. Eggman and the Phantom Ruby, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles arrive in Mirage Saloon Zone onboard the Tornado. While in the air however, the Heavy Magician, one of the Hard Boiled Heavies, ambushes them, knocking Knuckles off the Tornado in the process. As such, while Sonic and Tails ward off Eggman and the Heavy Magician's tricks from midair, Knuckles is left to catch up to his friends from the ground. Eventually though, Sonic and Tails are forced down to the ground too when afamiliarface causes the Tornado to crash.
Reunited, Sonic and his gang continue their trek through the Zone. At the end, they are attacked by the Heavy Magician, who is revealed to be the one who shot down the Tornado as she is able to disguise herself. After defeating the Hard Boiled Heavy, Sonic and co. use one of Mirage Saloon Zone's giant revolver contraptions to shoot themselves towards Oil Ocean Zone in the horizon.
Encore Mode
After escaping Hydrocity Zone, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty and Ray find themselves in Mirage Saloon Zone. Still determined to get the Phantom Ruby away from Dr. Eggman, the group of heroes presses onward through the Zone. After overcoming an Uber Caterkiller, Sonic and co. eventually cross paths with the Heavy Magician. After defeating the Heavy Magician, Sonic and co. come across one of Mirage Saloon Zone's giant revolver contraptions, which they use to shoot themselves towards Oil Ocean Zone in the horizon.
Later, after having defeating Eggman for good, Sonic and his friends go to one of the ice cream parlors in Mirage Saloon Zone to celebrate their victory. There, they get a visit from the Heavy King, who surprises them with a giant sundae.
Gameplay
The Mirage Saloon Zone features gimmick mechanics reminiscent of western play.[2] These include giant revolvers that (depending on the player's aim) shoots the playable characters certain distances, giant seltzer bottles that creates a guided path for the characters to run on, and piano keys that the player can bounce on like bumper walls. The Zone also features the return of many pinball-themed gimmicks, such as Flippers, Bumpers, and Breakaway Bumpers type items.
When this Zone is played as Knuckles, the Mirage Saloon Zone takes on a different Zone configuration compared to that of Sonic and Tails'.[2]
OverviewAct 1Mania ModeSonic and Tails
In Sonic and Tails' playthrough of this Act, the player must use the Tornado to fly across the Zone. This is similar to Sky Chase Zone, with the player being caught in an auto-scroller where they must avoid enemies summoned by the Heavy Magician to progress. Soon, the player has to get off the Tornado and progress on a freight train driven by Dr. Eggman until the player can jump into the train's pistol and return to the Tornado in the sky.
After defeating the Act 1 boss, the player encounters what appears to be either Fang the Sniper, Bean the Dynamite, or Bark the Polar Bear riding on one of the Armadiloids. They will then attack the Tornado, causing it to crash and transition into Act 2.
Knuckles
Knuckles takes a different route in this Act after being knocked down into a canyon by the Heavy Magician. In this version of the Act, the player travels through various tunnels and cave-like areas. Several Seesaw gimmicks are present throughout as well as sections that force the player to utilize Knuckles' gliding and wall climbing abilities in order to progress.
Encore Mode
In Encore Mode, the Act is based on the Knuckles' variant. However, it has many unique features and changes such as the train sequence from Sonic and Tails' version of Act 1 in Mania Mode.
Act 2BossesAct 1
The boss of Mirage Saloon Zone is the Uber Caterkiller, a giant Caterkiller/Bead Worm Boss hybrid. How this boss encounter plays out however, depends on the game's mode and the playable characters.
![]()
In Mania Mode, the player will fight an aerial battle with the Uber Caterkiller by playing as Sonic and Tails in Mirage Saloon Zone Act 1. This battle is fought aboard the Tornado. At the beginning of the battle, the Heavy Magician will reappear and make a Rattlekiller Badnik appear out of her hat, which then transforms into the Uber Caterkiller. This boss will leap out of the sand at the Tornado from various angles and it must be hit in the head to do damage. To defeat it, the player must hit it six times.
Also in Mania Mode, the player will fight a ground-bound Uber Caterkiller by playing as Knuckles in Mirage Saloon Zone Act 1. Unlike Sonic and Tails' version of this boss, this one will launch its segments at Knuckles either by rolling them or bouncing them along the ground. Knuckles must avoid these and hit it in the head to do damage. When the Uber Caterkiller runs out of segments, it respawns three new segments and the fight continues. Land six hits on this boss in order to defeat it.
In Encore Mode in Sonic Mania Plus, the player faces Knuckles' version of the Uber Caterkiller, regardless of which character the player is currently playing.
Act 2
Main article: Heavy Magician
The boss of Mirage Saloon Zone Act 2 is the Heavy Magician, one of the Hard Boiled Heavies. In battle, the Heavy Magician uses a box above the area to transform into either Fang the Sniper, Bean the Dynamite or Bark the Polar Bear. Each of these disguises comes with its own attack patterns. Attacking the Heavy Magician will dispel her disguise and stun her however, allowing the player to hit her. After successfully landing eight hits, the player will have defeated the Heavy Magician.
Trivia
Music
VideosReferences
Comments are closed.
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |