


Right after the first group of alarm lights there will be an opening in the ceiling (This is before the giant moving blocks). In the Magna Centipede stage you need the X-Buster enhancement and the Speed Burner to get the Heart Piece. Then use him to jump up to the right and get the Heart. Freeze the Maverick with the shield with the Crystal Hunter. The Heart is at the beginning above the entrance to the magnetic trash compactor area. You need the Crystal Hunter weapon to get the Heart in the Morph Moth stage. Charge up your X-Buster on your way up the volcano and shoot out the mechanical wall that forms you keep you from the Heart. The Heart Piece in the Flame Stag stage is during your race against the rising magma. You should be able to grab the verticle moving platform and climb up to get the Heart. at the top of the wall, Dash-Jump off the wall and Hard to the left. In the Bubble Crab stage you need to climb up the right hand wall right before the horizontal door. This should get you just enough of a push to let you kick off of the little edge that the heart is sitting on. Dash-Jump towards the Heart as high and as far as you can. Stand on the nearest platform to the right and charge the Speed Burner. The heart is protected by a wall of spikes right after you get out of the Armored Carrier. You need the Speed Burner and the X-Buster enhancement to get the Heart Piece in the Wheel Gator stage. The Heart Piece in the Wire Sponge stage is right at the starting point hidden in the left hand wall close to the ceiling. In the Overdrive Ostrich stage you need to ride the Hover-Bike all the way to the end of the course and use it to hover across the spikes and pick up the Heart Piece. I provided pictures of the locations so you have an idea of what you're looking for. The table below gives the location of every heart piece in the game.
