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* Players of ''ShinMegamiTensei 2'' who go for the Neutral or Chaos path will get to sneak into the new Garden of Eden in disguise, then slaughter their way through ranks of archangels and the spiritual manifestations of aspects of the most Holy One. At the end of the line, you fight The Lord Himself. Needless to say, it's a VERY tough fight. The scenery is devoid of fluffy clouds, though - most is sterile white walls, and the last area is a platform in a featureless void.

* ''{{Bomberman}} 64'' had the secret final level called Rainbow Palace that fit the FluffyCloudHeaven motif, and had relaxing music that severely clashed with how unforgiving some of the puzzles were.

* Not a BonusDungeon, but in ''TalesOfSymphonia'' you do end up getting taken to heaven. And you have to escape. And it's [[Awesome/VideoGameLevels part of the game's Crowning Level of Awesome]].

* In the Time of Judgment sourcebook for the old ''WorldOfDarkness'' that detailed the ApocalypseHow of the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt for each game line, none of the Demon: The Fallen endings specifically included the angels of heaven returning to Earth to redeem or destroy the demons, but it literally had bonus rules for making and running angels as allies or (more likely) antagonists for player characters if a Storyteller wished to do so.
* Depending on how the campaign goes (and whose side they're on), it is perfectly reasonable for high-Essence characters in ''{{Exalted}}'' to slaughter their way through [[{{Heaven}} Yu-Shan]], culminating in an epic battle with the Unconquered Sun himself.

* ''{{Persona 4}}'' had one as a later level, based on [[spoiler:Nanako]]'s mindset. Although the level ''is'' required for the story, afterward in a [[NewGamePlus second playthrough]], the top floor (and you'll have to walk back up there normally) holds the resident BonusBoss on the last day: [[spoiler:Margaret]], assuming certain... ''conditions'' are met.

->''It's time you all learned that Heaven can be a Hell of a place!''
-->-- '''Benjamin Franklin''', ''TheSimpsonsGame''

* In the arcade version of ''TheNewZealandStory'', when you lose your last life in the later stages of the game, Tiki will reappear in the stage Heaven. There are different layout Heavens based on when you died, but they're all rather difficult stages. If you make your way all to the right, you meet up with the Goddess and pass on to the afterlife in a sort of TheManyDeathsOfYou fashion epilogue (I think...).

* The GameBoyAdvance port of ''FinalFantasyII'' lets you take on heaven with the characters who had died in the main story after you beat the game. [[spoiler: They end up meeting the Emperor, who explains that the guy who took over Hell is actually the evil half of his soul. Then it turns out that his "better half" is ''still evil'', and you have to stop him from taking over Heaven as well.]]

* Not a bonus level, and definitely a weird looking heaven, but the Great Crystal in ''{{Final Fantasy XII}}'' sort of qualifies, especially since it has a huge, [[ThatOneBoss next to impossible]] light based boss at the top.

* Not quite a bonus level either, but ''{{Final Fantasy VIII}}'' had the Island Closest to Heaven. It doesn't actually seem to involve proximity to heaven, except by way of being crammed from shore to shore with the most dangerous monsters of the game.

* ''[[SNKVsCapcom SVC Chaos]]'' has [[PsychoSoldier Athena]]'s original form as a bonus boss (as well as [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]] as a counterpart). Take a wild guess at where the battle takes place.

* ''[[SNKVsCapcom SVC Chaos]]'' has [[PsychoSoldier Athena]]'s original form as a bonus boss (as well as [[GhoulsNGhosts Red Arremer]] as a counterpart). Take a wild guess at where the battle takes place.

* In ''{{Bayonetta}}'', beating the 21 Alfheim challenges (which are located in heaven) rewards you with… a massive Alfheim challenge where you have to go through 50 waves of enemies, many of them really brutal, with progressively increasing difficulty setting (from Normal at the beginnig to HarderThanHard at the end) and one BonusBoss. The soft and dreamy music that plays between the waves does little to reassure the player. Oh, and you can't use healing items. Good luck.

* In ''{{Bayonetta}}'', beating the 21 Alfheim challenges (which are located in heaven) rewards with… a massive Alfheim challenge where you have to go through 50 waves of enemies, many of them really brutal, with progressively increasing difficulty setting (from Normal at the beginnig to HarderThanHard at the end) and one BonusBoss. The soft and dreamy music that plays between the waves does little to reassure the player. Oh, and you can't use healing items. Good luck.

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* ''SuperPaperMario'' features the Over There, where an evil force once held prisoner has taken over.

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* In the arcade version of ''The New Zealand Story'', when you lose your last life in the later stages of the game, Tiki will reappear in the stage Heaven. There are different layout Heavens based on when you died, but they're all rather difficult stages. If you make your way all to the right, you meet up with the Goddess and pass on to the afterlife in a sort of TheManyDeathsOfYou fashion epilogue (I think...).

* Not a BonusDungeon, but in ''TalesOfSymphonia'' you do end up getting taken to heaven. And you have to escape. And it's [[CrowningMoment/VideoGameLevels part of the game's Crowning Level of Awesome]].

->''It's time you learned that Heaven can be a Hell of a place!''

* The GameBoyAdvance port of ''FinalFantasyII'' lets you take on heaven with the characters who had died in the main story after you beat the game.

* ''TheSimpsons Game'' had the family traveling to Heaven to talk to God about why everyone and everything wants to destroy Springfield. They then play a DDR-style game where you coordinate heavenly versions of baddies from previous levels to the beat of "Rock You Like A Hurricane". Also, God is a giant video game nerd who spends all his time playing the super-immersive Planet Earth videogame.

* The underrated CD-i title ''The Apprentice'' has a variation on this in the form of a dream taking place in FluffyCloudHeaven, which you get to play every time you clear a tower and defeat its respective boss. It's a time attack stage where you must race your way to the very top of heaven by jumping on springs, all the while collecting all the letters that spell "MAGIC" to receive a buttload of extra bonus points.

* ''{{Disgaea}}: Hour of Darkness''. Makes sense, considering the main characters are mostly demons. Notably, it's not actually a bonus level, but rather the [[VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon finale]]. Earth, on the other hand, does show up as a bonus level.
* There's a fan-made Heaven sourcebook for the tabletop RPG ''{{Kult}}''. Given that God is missing and His replacement is [[GodIsEvil evil]], this makes sense.
* ''[[SNKVsCapcom SVC Chaos]]'' has [[PsychoSoldier Athena]]'s original form as a bonus boss (as well as [[GhoulsNGhosts Red Arremer]] as a counterpart). Take a wild guess at where the battle takes place.

* In the Time of Judgment sourcebook for the old ''WorldOfDarkness'' that detailed the ApocalypseHow of the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt for each game line, none of the Demon: The Fallen endings specifically included the angels of heaven returning to Earth to redeem or destroy the demons, but it literally had bonus rules for making and running angels as allies or (more likely) antagonists for player characters if a Storyteller wished to do so.
* There's an indie game series called ''Legion Saga'', at the end of which the main villain turns out to be [[GodIsEvil God himself]], so the heroes and their army have to invade heaven.
* The Astral Plane in ''{{NetHack}}''.

* The PS2 game Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms has you hack your way through heaven and hell. Apparently, the difference between the two is largely cosmetic.
* TheSimpsons Game had the family traveling to Heaven to talk to God about why everyone and everything wants to destroy Springfield. They then play a DDR-style game where you coordinate heavenly versions of baddies from previous levels to the beat of "Rock You Like A Hurricane". Also, God is a giant video game nerd who spends all his time playing the super-immersive Planet Earth videogame.

* SuperPaperMario features the Over There, where an evil force once held prisoner has taken over.

* ''TonyHawksProSkater 2'' actually features a level called Skate Heaven, which is a gigantic level with only one real hazard, and even begins with a booming voice proclaiming "Skate on, my son."
* ValkyrieProfile has the Seraphic Gate, a bonus dungeon you can complete only after going through Hard mode to find eight special items. The most powerful bosses await there, including [[spoiler:Gabriel Celeste and Iseria Queen]].

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* Not a bonus level, and definitely a weird looking heaven, but the Great Crystal in {{Final Fantasy XII}} sort of qualifies, especially since it has a huge, [[ThatOneBoss next to impossible]] light based boss at the top.

* You can have a Bonus ''ending'' of heaven in ''YggdraUnion'', as the whole killing God is implied when Yggdra kills Marietta.

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* ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'' actually features a level called Skate Heaven, which is a gigantic level with only one real hazard, and even begins with a booming voice proclaiming "Skate on, my son."