Each of the seven stages Shadow can visit inSonic X Shadow Generationshides Collection Keys, valuable collectibles that can be used to open the chests found in White Space. With 92 Chests to open, players will need to track down a lot of keys if they want to unlock all of the Music, Artwork, and Story Summaries available to Shadow.
Kingdom Valley is Shadow’s third available stage inSonic X Shadow Generations, returning from the infamous Sonic 06, where it played a vital role in Shadow’s Story. It was here that Shadow first met Mephiles the Dark, a terrifying foe who copied Shadow’s form via his shadow and went on to become the main antagonist of Shadow’s Story. There are 18 Collection Keys scattered across Kingdom Valley’s two main acts and four Challenges, so here’s how to find them all.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 1 in Sonic X Shadow Generations
There are three collection keys to find in Kingdom Valley Act 1.
Yellow Collection Key
To reach this Collection Key, proceed through the level until you get to the ropes shown in image 1. On the top rope, stomp down to bounce up higher and hit a hidden Boost Ring, launching you over to a ledge on the right. Activate the Wind Rail here and ride it onward to find a cave.Run through the cave and use the ramp at the end to launch yourself to the Yellow Collection Key.
Blue Collection Key
The next Collection Key is found in the first Doom Surf section. Proceed through it until you find the ramp shown in Image 1 (It’s on the right side of the surfing course about halfway through) and launch off it. This will take you to an upper level where you can activate a Wind Rail and ride it to the Blue Collection Key.
Green Collection Key
To reach the third Collection Key, play through the level until you reach the section shown above and activate the Wind Rail on the right. Ride it and jump to hit the Boost Ring straight ahead, and it’ll throw you right into the Green Collection Key.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 2 in Sonic X Shadow Generations
There are another three Collection Keys in Act 2, so here’s where to find those too.
To reach the first Collection Key, use the boost to launch off the ramp shown in image 1 and then jump/boost to reach the upper path.Activate and ride the Wind Rail at the end of this path to hit the Yellow Collection Key.
To get the next Collection Key, use Chaos Control when you reach the moving pillars shown in image 1 and hop across the pillars to reach the upper path before they lower enough to make it inaccessible. The Green Collection Key is dead ahead on this upper path.
To reach the last Collection Key, hop up and across the falling platforms shown in the images above. The Blue Collection Key is on a ledge in the upper right of this section, and you can use Chaos Control if you need more time to make the jumps.
How to Get All Challenge Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley in Sonic X Shadow Generations
There are 12 more Collection Keys scattered across four of Kingdom Valley’s Challenges. Here’s where to find them all.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 1: Challenge 1 “Crush With Surf Spin!”
The first Collection Key in this challenge is found on the right near the start. Ride through the rightmost boost ring to snag the Yellow Collection Key.
To reach the next Collection Key, turn left into the section shown above and ride the ramp further ahead. Then use the boost rings shown in image 2 to make the left turn into a side area, where the Blue Collection Key can be found up ahead.
You’ll need to start the level again to get the third Collection Key.Progress through the level until you reach the spot shown in image 1, then spin through the crates on the right to reach a tricky side path. Thread through the mines to reach a spring that launches you to an upper area, then ride the rails to a boost ring that’ll take you right to a Blue Collection Key.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 1: Challenge 2 “Ring Collector Lv2”
To grab the first Collection Key, jump off the Wind Rail to reach the tower shown above. The Yellow Collection Key is right in the middle.
The next Collection Key is a little further on, during a skydiving section. Move to the right and fall through the Blue Collection Key.
The Final Collection Key is at the end of a Chaos Control warp.Use Chaos Control at the green spot shown above and use the Chaos Control path, which will throw you right into a Blue Collection Key.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 2: Challenge 1 “Beware of Pillars that Pop Up!”
To get the first Collection Key in this challenge, proceed through the stage until you reach the sinking staircase of pillars shown above. Move across them quickly and jump to the ledge with the Yellow Collection Key on it.
To get the next Collection Key,get to the section with the spike walls closing in shown above, climb to the top, and then jump onto the left spike wall to grab the Blue Collection Key.
The final Collection Key is found in the section at the end where you must run from an advancing spike wall. Jump near the end to grab the Collection Key and then stomp down through the wooden crates to escape. Move quickly or you’ll die and have to restart the challenge.
All Collection Keys in Kingdom Valley Act 2: Challenge 2 “Destroy the Egg Gunners!”
To get the first Collection Key here,reach the enemy shown in image 1 and use Doom Blast to launch them.Aim them diagonally upward, as shown in image 2, to reach the area where the Blue Collection Key is.
To get the second key, continue onward from where you got the first key, activate the Wind Rail shown in image 1, and ride it down. Stop at the end of it and run backward to find a Blue Collection Key.
Continue on from here and you’ll hit a ramp that launches you through a Yellow Collection Key too.
