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- Lava Reef Zone

Navigate the treacherous Lava Reef Zone Act 1 in Sonic & Knuckles. This guide details how to overcome lava, flamethrowers, spiked obstacles, and find helpful shields.

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Navigate the treacherous Lava Reef Zone Act 1 in Sonic & Knuckles. This guide details how to overcome lava, flamethrowers, spiked obstacles, and find helpful shields.

Lava Reef Zone is easier to complete than the Sandopolis Zone, but it can still be hard. Obstacles include lava, moving platforms, flamethrowers, spiked balls, and spiked platforms. A Flame Shield is very useful to have in this level, so try to hang onto it as long as you can.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    When you land, drop down the two ledges and Spin Dash through the boulders. Press the switch and go through the opening. Hop across the rocks. If you fall into the pool of lava, you'll get hurt. Go right and climb up the steps. Avoid the flamethrowers as you do so.
  2. 2
    Collect the Invincibility and go right. Run down the slope and go across the pool of lava. . Spin Dash through the boulders and run through the brown cylinder. Run left and go past the pool of lava. The Death Egg can be seen in the background. It seems Robotnik is repairing the space station in this level (a la Launch Base Zone).
  3. 3
    When you reach the waterfall of lava, wait for an opening to appear before crossing it. Use the spring and jump over to the Starpost. Collect the Flame Shield and go left. Destroy the switch and go through an opening. Jump on the black platform and position Sonic to the left. Spin Dash to lower the platform.
  4. 4
    Go right and press the switch. Go through the opening and make your way down the steps. Head across the waterfall of lava and press the switch. Go through the opening and head right. You can attack the drilling machine if you want to, but it'll fall into the pool of lava, destroying it.
  5. 5
    When you land, hop across the rocks and press the switch. Climb up the steps and Spin Dash up. Spin Dash through the boulders and use the moving spiked platform. Go left and use another platform. Climb up the steps and press the switch. Go through the opening and use the platform.
  6. 6
    When the moving platform rises, jump down and head right. Spin Dash through the boulders and go past the Starpost. Run down the slope and collect the Flame Shield. When the ledge collapses, go down the steps and head right. Go across the bridge and run down the black tunnel.
  7. 7
    Go left and destroy the switch. Run through the opening and head down the slope. Watch out for the spiked ball as you drop down the gap. Go right and climb up the steps. Head across the waterfalls of lava. . When the lava rises, wait for it to sink before crossing the platforms.
  8. 8
    Go past the Starpost and Spin Dash through the boulders. Use the moving platforms and press the switch. Go through the opening and climb up the steps. Press the switch and run through another opening. Spin Dash through the boulders and go down the slope. Press the switch and go through the last opening. Head past the Starpost.

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