Sonic & Knuckles/Score

Points can be scored during the game, either at the end of each act or during the act itself.

End of Act Scoring
There are two bonuses at the end of each act: the Time Bonus and the Ring Bonus.

Time Bonus
The Time Bonus is awarded for completing the act in a certain amount of time. In general, the quicker you complete an act, the greater your Time Bonus will be.

Ring Bonus
The Ring Bonus is awarded for the number of rings you have when you complete the act. It is equal to 100 times the number of rings you have.

Badnik Chains
The most common way of scoring during an act is to destroy badniks. Individual badniks credit you with 100 points. However, it is also possible to destroy several badniks in a "chain", in order to get more points. To destroy badniks in a chain, you must destroy them, whilst remaining in a ball. If you return to your feet, you cancel the previous chain. The points build up as follows:


 * The first in a chain is worth 100 points.
 * The second is worth 200 points.
 * The 3rd is worth 500 points.
 * The 4th through to the 15th are 1000 points each.
 * After the 15th, each is worth 10'000 points each.