Instead, it will stop floating and vanish until the player passes the starting point for the circuit again.ĭuring the race, the player can pick up Rings, destroy blue-tinted Meteorites and utilize Trick Jump Panels to keep the Boost Gauge filled. It should be noted that on the final stretch on this circuit before returning to its starting point, the Energy Core cannot be collected. Also, before the section leading to the starting point of this circuit, there is a wavy plateau that only the player can access by alternate paths, giving them the chance to take the Energy Core without opposition. There are certain sections on the circuit that both the player and Shadow can take advantage of between the straight paths on the circuit, there will be sharp corners where the player will have a hard time collecting the Energy Core if they do not use the Drift or Boost. However, it is not advised to attack Shadow when he and the player are close to the Energy Core, as that may launch Shadow directly at it. There are certain parts of the arena where Shadow will slow down to collect Rings and maintain his boost, during which the player can hurt him with the Homing Attack or Boost. Should each character collide while boosting, they will ricochet to the left and right.

During the race, Shadow will use his own version of the Boost when Sonic gets ahead of him or activate his own Boost. Here, Sonic and Shadow must race each other to gain Energy Cores. This battle is fought on a looped circuit.

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