Ranking Every Classic Sonic The Hedgehog Level From Worst To Best
21. Wing Fortress Zone
There's something distinctly unedifying about being shot to death by a mechanical chicken. As irritating and embarrassing as that is though, it's the least of the dangers on Robotnik's flying warship.
Wing Fortress is a distinct upgrade on the naff blimp from SMS Sonic the Hedgehog, and it's also one of the most visually interesting levels in Sonic 2. But it can be a right pain. Between shelves which disappear into the fuselage, fan-assisted floating, and some of the most precarious platforming in the series, death is possible and probable.
Being able to climb right into the cockpit is super-cool though - there's a 1UP hidden there somewhere - and jetting off into space at the end is the series' most cinematic (and irresponsible) moment to that point. Great Dambuster's inspired theme, too.