Hero & Dark stage routes
A quick route through the 31 main campaign stages, including kart stages.
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for Nintendo GameCube. First released in Japan in 2001 and internationally in 2002. Dreamcast and later port differences are outside this guide.
Hero route
City Escape in Sega’s original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle preview screenshots (2001). .
Sonic in Metal Harbor, from Sega’s original GameCube preview screenshots (2001). .
Sonic in Green Forest, from Sega’s original GameCube preview screenshots (2001). .
Sonic in Pyramid Cave, from Sega’s original GameCube preview screenshots (2001). .
Wild Canyon in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Prison Lane in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Metal Harbor in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Green Forest in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Pumpkin Hill in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Mission Street in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Aquatic Mine in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Route 101 in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Hidden Base in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Pyramid Cave in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Death Chamber in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Eternal Engine in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Meteor Herd in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Crazy Gadget in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Final Rush in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
City Escape → Wild Canyon → Prison Lane → Metal Harbor → Green Forest → Pumpkin Hill → Mission Street → Aquatic Mine → Route 101 → Hidden Base → Pyramid Cave → Death Chamber → Eternal Engine → Meteor Herd → Crazy Gadget → Final Rush.
Dark route
Shadow in Sky Rail, from Sega’s original GameCube preview screenshots (2001). .
Iron Gate in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Dry Lagoon in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Sand Ocean in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Radical Highway in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Egg Quarters in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Lost Colony in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Weapons Bed in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Security Hall in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
White Jungle in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Route 280 in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Sky Rail in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Mad Space in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Cosmic Wall in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Final Chase in the original GameCube Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Native game capture, archived separately from Dreamcast and later port screenshots. .
Iron Gate → Dry Lagoon → Sand Ocean → Radical Highway → Egg Quarters → Lost Colony → Weapons Bed → Security Hall → White Jungle → Route 280 → Sky Rail → Mad Space → Cosmic Wall → Final Chase.
Last story
Cannon’s Core combines the different gameplay styles. Boss encounters are separate from the stage list above.
Revisit stages
Stage Select lets you return for additional missions once available. Green Hill is a separate completion reward.
Make the first replay a map lesson
Return to a stage you have already cleared and identify its main route, a useful checkpoint and a place that seems to require an upgrade. Do not judge this reconnaissance run only by its rank. Once those landmarks are clear, choose a mission-specific objective and improve the route around it. Repeated attempts become more useful when you know which section is costing time or creating uncertainty.
Learn the route on a first pass, then return for collectibles and better ranks.