Green Cliffs

Green Cliffs ~ Radiant Resort
Green Cliffs is the first zone of Sonic & Shadow, it's located on southest of Willsgam City and the start point of Sonic and Shadow adventure to save the country of the recent terrrorists attacks.

Plot
Sonic was running in his normal adventures through the world, on one day, on the country of Zelandias, he hear news of terrorists attacks in a near capital. G.U.N, tracking the terrorists, makes a tactical guess of the next place and send Shadow the Hedgehog to the city, that don't reach before the second wave of attacks. In the way to Willsgam city the G.U.N chopper Shadow was on board passes by Sonic.

Shadow is advised by Commander Generals to call Sonic to friendly help G.U.N to track and capture the terrorsits, since the Commander guesses that Sonic may already know the terrorists leader and that he would have better support of G.U.N than acting alone. Shadow drops from the chopper, and they rush though the rest of the islands to reach fast to the city, while Shadow team plan to rendzevous with then at the G.U.N Heliport on the center of the high city on the technological district.

Level Basis
The real world location of the first act is Abel Tasman National Park, on New Zealand South Island. The second act of the level is on the Pelorus Sound, on Marlborough Sound, South Island of New Zealand. The level shows traces reminiscent of volcanic activity, caused by it's formation by the Willsgam Rift.

Trivia
-Green Cliffs start following the classical rule of Sonic games starting on a green or coastal themed level;

-The level purpose in been a cliff is to deviate from the above mentioned Sonic formula, where the first level is a geographic stable place, been a cliff based on Earth rift action makes it a more fragmented design.

-Green Cliffs is the only level in the game to feature 2 acts following the classical school, oposed to the rest of the game, that follows the modern school. This is due to story reasons and to be a introductory level, both acts also doens't look too much alike.