Radical Highway

"Even in the dead of night, the Radical Highway is lit up with construction lights and streetlamps. Perfect place for a more moody fight, wouldn't you think?"

Radical Highway is a stage in Nexed, being based on the stage of the same name from Sonic Adventure 2.

History
Radical Highway is the fourth stage of Sonic Adventure 2's Dark storyline. The player controls Shadow as he escapes from G.U.N. and police units after stealing a Chaos Emerald from the Federal Reserve Bank. While the primary goal of the stage is to complete it, side missions such as finding a Chao in the stage or collecting 100 rings are also playable. Upon completetion, a cutscene plays as Shadow has a flashback of running down a Space Colony ARK hallway with Maria, swearing revenge on humanity for her death.

Radical Highway is a popular stage among Sonic fans, with the zone returning in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and the 3DS version of Sonic Generations, representing Sonic Adventure 2 in leiu of the console version's usage of City Escape. Radical Highway's music has also been remixed in games such as Shadow the Hedgehog.

Layout
Radical Highway takes place during nighttime, with the neighboring Central City being visible in the background. Central City is a standard city area, with many lights and buildings. Notable aspects of the background include an orange blimp reading "Got rings?" and one building with a Chao head on top (which rarely turns into the head of NiGHTS from the NiGHTS intro Dreams franchise).

The stage itself is a flat walkoff stage. However, nearby scaffolding also serves as soft platforms which can be navigated. There is one platform on the left, and two platforms on the right.

Hazards

 * Destructible Scaffolding: With this hazard activated, players can destroy scaffolding by attacking its base. Collapsed scaffolding damages fighters who were standing on top of it when it collapsed, and will be rebuilt after some time.

Alt. Skin: Daytime Radical Highway
By holding the L button when selecting Radical Highway, the stage gains a daytime filter, brightening up the skies. While a simplistic change compared to other alternate skins, it serves as a nod to City Escape from Sonic Adventure 2, as well as other city stages from the Sonic series.

Trivia

 * The NiGHTS easter egg was added as a homage to Sonic Adventure 2; NiGHTS was included in the original release, but the version of Radical Highway seen in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games replaced it with a Chao head.
 * A winter version of the stage, as seen in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games was considered as an alternate skin, but was cut in favor of the Daytime skin.
 * Before Radical Highway was selected, City Escape from Sonic Adventure 2 was planned to be a stage. However, Radical Highway was chosen instead in order to give Shadow a home stage. However, the Daytime skin was added to pay homage to City Escape.
 * City Escape would later be added in the form of a modded stage. Ironically, the stage incorporates a winter-themed skin similar to that of the scrapped Winter Radical Highway skin.