A pretty cool trick you can do is getting Shadow's flame ring early. You just need to spin dash and jump with right timing to get enough distance to close the gap without air shoes
I do have to say something about the Air Necklace. Without that necklace, you can still get through Cannon’s Core, but you can’t find the Lost Chao or clear the Hard Mode in the Death Chamber because there are no air bubbles in the water you have to swim through as Knuckles in the Death Chamber!
I had no idea about the air necklace as a kid and I beat the Knuckles section of the Death Chamber without the air necklace. There ARE air bubbles you can reach. They are hard to spot and your timing has to be perfect. Meaning you have to smash that swim button to get Knuckles to the next air bubble and know where you are going ahead of time. It took countless attempts and retries but it is indeed possible. Hard mode may not have air bubbles though so you could be right there.
Sonic's magic hands upgrade befuddles me. It's a cool concept but the only time I can think of where there's any serious use for it is the artificial chaos at the start of Sonic's Cannon Core. And even then, it's just as reasonable to leap off the edge, homing attack, then leap back to safety. I'm not just talking for normal gameplay either. About 9 years ago i 180 emblemed the GC version of the game, and I don't ever recall using it past that one point.
Yah, the only time I ever used it was on the hard mission of cannons core when there are 2 of them you need to destroy. But even then I don’t always use it
There are instances in Crazy Gadget and Final Rush where they can come in handy. Other instances too for the extra missions or if you’re trying to get the highest score you can in some stages. If you mid Shadow to have it, there are other places where it can be useful
I was an Adventure kid (with no Internet) and didn't realise at the time air bubbles were an established Sonic universe feature. I died countless times before getting the air necklace.
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A pretty cool trick you can do is getting Shadow's flame ring early. You just need to spin dash and jump with right timing to get enough distance to close the gap without air shoes
Wow, I did not know that was possible!
Ah, I did that "spin dash jump" trick too when I was trying to get the hang of playing SA2 again after so many years. :>
I did that a few days ago on my phone
@@GanicoGSx hell yea. i always saw it as sonic's long jump haha
I do have to say something about the Air Necklace. Without that necklace, you can still get through Cannon’s Core, but you can’t find the Lost Chao or clear the Hard Mode in the Death Chamber because there are no air bubbles in the water you have to swim through as Knuckles in the Death Chamber!
Really? I knew you could beat cannons core, but the other missions being impossible is interesting!
@@Shadow-vd8ss That’s because the other missions are not part of any of the stories.
I had no idea about the air necklace as a kid and I beat the Knuckles section of the Death Chamber without the air necklace. There ARE air bubbles you can reach. They are hard to spot and your timing has to be perfect. Meaning you have to smash that swim button to get Knuckles to the next air bubble and know where you are going ahead of time. It took countless attempts and retries but it is indeed possible. Hard mode may not have air bubbles though so you could be right there.
To be fair, some hard mode missions require you get the upgrades.
My Timestamps for each upgrade in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle:
Sonic:
Light Shoes Stage 4 0:00
Ancient Light Stage 5 0:49
Bounce Bracelet Stage 11 1:32
Flame Ring Stage 15 1:53
Magic Hands (Requires: Bounce Bracelet & Flame Ring) Stage 1 2:47
Mystic Melody Stage 16 3:25
Knuckles:
Shovel Claw Stage 6 4:34
Air Necklace Stage 8 4:50
Hammer Gloves Stage 12 5:30
Mystic Melody (Requires: Shovel Claw) Stage 2 5:42
Sunglasses (Requires: Hammer Gloves) Stage 14 6:15
Tails:
Booster Stage 7 7:08
Bazooka Stage 13 7:48
Laser Blaster (Requires: Bazooka) Stage 3 8:45
Mystic Melody (Requires: Bazooka) Stage 10 9:15
Shadow:
Air Shoes Stage 9 9:52
Flame Ring (Requires: Air Shoes) Stage 4 10:20
Ancient Light Stage 11 11:00
Mystic Melody Stage 14 11:35
Rouge:
Pick Nails Stage 5 12:45
Iron Boots Stage 12 13:26
Mystic Melody (Requires: Pick Nails) Stage 2 14:00
Treasure Scope (Requires: Mystic Melody & Iron Boots) Stage 8 14:24
Eggman:
Jet Engine Stage 6 15:02
Large Cannon Stage 7 15:27
Mystic Melody (Requires: Jet Engine) Stage 3 16:07
Laser Blaster (Requires: Large Cannon) Stage 1 16:33
Protective Armor Stage 13 17:04
(Now updated with required upgrades for certain ones!)
So are we just not gonna talk about Tails' "bazooka" being a bigger cannon while Eggman's "Large Cannon" is an actual fucking bazooka?
Hmm, you have a point
Thanks for the guide
The timestamps are very helpful
All I hear in the Tails and Eggman stages all you hear is, *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP*
Sonic's magic hands upgrade befuddles me. It's a cool concept but the only time I can think of where there's any serious use for it is the artificial chaos at the start of Sonic's Cannon Core. And even then, it's just as reasonable to leap off the edge, homing attack, then leap back to safety.
I'm not just talking for normal gameplay either. About 9 years ago i 180 emblemed the GC version of the game, and I don't ever recall using it past that one point.
Yah, the only time I ever used it was on the hard mission of cannons core when there are 2 of them you need to destroy. But even then I don’t always use it
There are instances in Crazy Gadget and Final Rush where they can come in handy. Other instances too for the extra missions or if you’re trying to get the highest score you can in some stages.
If you mid Shadow to have it, there are other places where it can be useful
I didn’t even know half of these existed
The sunglasses evaded me for like a decade
@Shadow-vd8ss ok cool- I saw a clip of knuckles with them and I was like EZCUSE ME
Thank for this
Of Course!
I was an Adventure kid (with no Internet) and didn't realise at the time air bubbles were an established Sonic universe feature. I died countless times before getting the air necklace.
It’s basically impossible without it
@@Shadow-vd8ss Especially in the Hard Mode mission in Aquatic Mine and Knuckles' section of Cannon's Core in general. :0c
All Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Upgrade Locations are fantastic.
Thanks!
Yes they are. And nearly all the music is just as outstanding.
@@CarnytheM-mv5uo Running arround at the speed of sound
@@TheFriok Got places to go, got to follow my rainbow!
@@CarnytheM-mv5uo can't stick around got to keep moving on!
Who the hell gave Rouge jiggle physics
A genius.
A legend
A hero.
Nice, really good
Thanks!
Awesome Video.
Thanks!
No problem.
Why does Knuckles sound like Star Platinum when digging?
Thank you so much
There’s a glitch where shadow can end up in Sonic’s pyramid cave and get the bounce bracelet
thank you
You’re welcome
Eggman is the only character in this video game who doesn't deserve any upgrades.
Yet he is only character who really makes sense that he would get upgrades. Besides tails I guess
I can see your one of the androids.
False, I’m the original
@Shadow-vd8ss Faker!? I think you're the fake hedgehog around here. You're coming yourself to me? Ha, you're not even good enough to be my fake.
@@Cybertron-HallOfRecords I'll make you eat those words!
@@Shadow-vd8ss hey! That's my line!
There’s no time to play games, you won’t even get the chance!