Mad Matrix
Shadow in the cybernetic world
Game	Shadow the Hedgehog
Description	Cybernetic mainframe
Location	In Dr. Eggman's computer
Previous stage	Neutral Circus Park Hero Prison Island
Next stage	Dark Iron Jungle Neutral Space Gadget Hero Lost Impact
Playable characters (story mode)	Shadow Dark Doom's Eye Hero Espio
Level number	Fourth
Number of acts	1
Boss fight	Egg Breaker

Mad Matrix is a cybernetic stage in the game Shadow the Hedgehog.

Mad Matrix is one of the five fourth stages. It is located near the bottom of the map, so it is one of the "hero" stages, and it requires semi-hero gameplay to reach it. Mad Matrix can be reached by completing the Hero mission of Prison Island, or by completing the Normal mission of Circus Park.

Contents 1 Story 2 Missions 2.1 Dark 2.2 Normal 2.3 Hero 3 Boss: Egg Breaker 4 Behind the Secret Door 5 Trivia

StoryEdit

After either assisting Charmy Bee in stealing the five disks on Prison Island, or simply retrieving the Chaos Emerald from Circus Park, Shadow enters a part of one of Dr. Eggman's bases, and runs into Team Chaotix while they are trying to hack Dr. Eggman's computer. Shadow assists them in hacking the computer (by smashing the keyboard), and goes into the cyberworld himself, just before Espio goes in. Shadow finds himself in the Blue Network of Eggman's Mad Matrix, and plans to go to the core because he believes "the Doctor must know something". Inside of the Blue Network, Espio asks Shadow to help him extract data from all four terminals. Just outside the blue terminal, Doom's Eye informs Shadow that bombs have been set along the circuitry, and instructs Shadow to detonate them all, as this will destroy the Doctor's mainframe. The player can then either choose to help Espio re-activate the computer terminals, escape the cyberworld, or help Doom's Eye destroy the cyberworld.

Throughout the level, Espio instructs Shadow to leave the Egg Pawns alone, lest they attract the notice of not just antivirus programs, but the Eggman himself. Regardless of the route Shadow takes, Eggman eventually identifies the intruders, and blasts into the cyber-realm atop the Egg Breaker.

MissionsEdit

DarkEdit

Detonate all of the bombs!

• Guide: Doom's Eye
• Objective: Blow up all 30 bombs!
• Tips: All bombs are in the area where you exit from the Blue Tower. They are all on the Light Speed Circuit, and finding them can be confusing. You can easily get an A-Rank score by not dying.

Ranking:

A	≥ 4,000 points
B	3,500 points
C	2,500 points
D	TBC points
E	< TBC points

Leads to: Iron Jungle

NormalEdit

Escape the digital realm!

• Objective: Reach the Goal Ring.
• Tips: The Goal Ring is inside the Red Tower.

Ranking:

A	≥ 27,000 points
B	24,000 points
C	18,000 points
D	10,000 points
E	< 10,000 points

Leads to: Space Gadget

HeroEdit

Access all terminals!

• Guide: Espio
• Objective: Access all four terminals.
• Tips: It is merely required to make it all the way through each terminal to access it. The Blue Tower is accessed when the first part of the stage is completed.

Ranking:

A	≥ 3,000 points
B	2,500 points
C	1,500 points
D	500 points
E	< 500 points

Leads to: Lost Impact

Boss: Egg BreakerEdit

Main article: Egg Breaker

Boss' Affiliation: Dr. Eggman

• Guide: Espio
• Tips: Use the springs around the area to reach the higher level above the boss, where there are Egg Pawns with Egg Guns. The Egg Guns are more effective on the Egg Breaker than the Egg Pawns' RPGs in the bottom level. Also, using Chaos Control can quickly finish him off.

Ranking:

Rank	Time (Mins)
A	≤ 3:20
B	4:00
C	4:30
D	5:00
E	> 5:00

Behind the Secret DoorEdit

The Secret Door is located on the two-toned 'mini-tower'. inside is an alternate and much quicker route leading directly to the Red Terminal. Absolutely nothing along the way.

TriviaEdit

• Despite the fact Espio is hero character, he attacks the Egg Pawns, and you get Dark points. This is especially ironic considering that when you destroy them, Espio will often tell you not to.
• In this level (in Expert Mode), instead of going straight to the goal, you have to activate all the terminals like in the hero mission. This is probably due to the goal being too easy to access.
• Also in Expert Mode, Omega "challenges" you to access the terminals instead of wishing you good luck like every other character via hint ring.
• During the boss battle. When shadow destroys the egg pawns Espio tells him to stop because they may attract the attention of Eggman, despite the fact that Eggman clearly already knows that they are there.
• When Eggman appears, Espio says "Damn, we've been detected".