- Angel Island Zone (2)

Guide to Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Angel Island Zone (2). Learn how to navigate the level, defeat the Bomber Ship mini-boss, and find hidden paths.

Angel Island Zone is the first level of Sonic The Hedgehog 3. It's a good training level to master Knuckles' controls. In the opening scene, Sonic and Tails are approaching the Floating Island in their airplane. Sonic jumps off the plane and transforms into Super Sonic. Super Sonic surfs across the water and runs onto the Floating Island. As Super Sonic goes past a tunnel, Knuckles digs out of it, and the pair collide with such force that Sonic drops his Chaos Emeralds. Knuckles steals the emeralds and runs off. If you're playing as Knuckles, you'll skip this scene and begin the game immediately.

Act 1

Run right and go past the Monkeydude. After the RhinoBot and the two spikes, drop down and Spin Dash through the boulders to the left. Go into the Giant Ring to enter the Special Stage. When you reappear in the level, run through the loop de loop. In the water, jump on the spring to be catapulted over to the right.

Push the small boulder to the left, and break through the passageway. Grab the Invincibility and use the hidden spring to return to the surface. Run through the loop de loop, and go up the tunnel. When you hear the Mini-Boss theme music, an armada of Bomber Ships will set fire to Angel Island. If you can hit the main Bomber Ship eight times, nothing will happen. In order to do this, you must be playing as Sonic & Tails. If a second player controls Tails, you can team up with him/her to destroy the Bomber Ship.

Go past the Starpost and run down the hill. Jump across the ledges and grab onto the gravelling hook. Run through the loop de loop, and use the spring to jump up. You can't climb up the ledges due to Knuckles' low jump, so drop down and break through the boulders to the right to meet your first Mini-Boss.

Mini-Boss Battle: Bomber Ship - 8 Hits