Labyrinth Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog)
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Labyrinth Zone is the fourth Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog, although it was originally supposed to be the second Zone in said game. It is widely regarded as the hardest Zone in the game, and for all the wrong reasons.
Why This Level Doesn't Deserve Any Air Bubbles
- Misleading name: Even though the level is called Labyrinth Zone, it is almost entirely linear.
- Cheap enemy placement.
- You'll be underwater for most of the Zone, meaning you'll have to search the entire Zone for air bubbles.
- The Boss fight is horrible. All you have to do is chase down Eggman, but it's extremely difficult due to the traps that get in your way.
- Just before the boss, there's a checkpoint post, but no rings around. Dying just once means you have to re-face him without getting hit.
- There are traps everywhere. This is noted by certain platforms that can squash you to spikes for an instant loss of a life.
- Sonic can't swim, unlike most platformer characters, like Mario. This is because the Sonic Team thought hedgehogs couldn't swim at the time.
- The underwater movement is atrocious, leading to unresponsive controls throughout most of the Zone.
- The legendary stressful drowning jingle began here, and they had the audacity to make it a permanent fixture ever since.
- The game's pace slows down to a crawl, worse than Marble Zone. You were speeding through Spring Yard Zone by that point. Naturally, you would expect another speedy zone, but no, they thought this was a marvelous follow-up to it instead.
- This level makes its return in the Sonic Dimensions level of Lego Dimensions, however, you need to use different characters in order to make it easier.
Redeeming Qualities
- This level has decent music.
- Depending on your point of view, this level is challenging good, thus making it possible for this level to be fun, unlike Marble Zone.
- The 8-bit version of this level is better than 16-bit version.
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