Eggman's stages involve them slowly making their way towards the goal in their own mecha suits by destroying enemies, going up platforms and many various things that are new to the Sonic franchise. While Rouge's mode focuses on finding various objects throughout the game, the majority of Knuckles' stages have him search for pieces of the Master Emerald. Knuckles and Rouge's mode is a treasure hunt mode where they both must find three pieces of an object or three objects. Sonic and Shadow focus on the basic mode where they must reach the goal with their super speed, while dodging obstacles and defeating enemies along the way. The gameplay focuses on three modes with both Team Hero and Team Dark following these modes.
