Description
The evil Dr. Robotnik wants to conquer the world. In order to do that, he imprisons and transforms all animals into robots called 'Badniks'. This way they can build his powerful weapon, the Death Egg. Only Sonic the Hedgehog, and his new tagalong partner, Miles 'Tails' Prower, can stop Robotnik and his army of Badniks from taking over the world.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platformer based around speed, and the sequel to
Sonic the Hedgehog. Like the original, players run through different worlds called "Zones", which each have their own specific theme. There are two Acts in nearly all of the 10 Zones, and at the end of each Zone's last Act is a machine that Robotnik controls, which you must defeat to progress.
Sonic and Tails can collect rings which are scattered throughout all of the levels. As with most platformers, when the player collects 100 rings, they earn an extra life. However, the rings also act as protection - if Sonic is hurt when he is carrying rings, they scatter everywhere and he is briefly invincible. If he is hit again when he has no rings, he'll lose a life.
If the player reaches a continue point lamppost with 50 or more rings, they'll be able to access the Special Stage. In this stage, you must gather a set amount of rings in a halfpipe-like stage before you reach a checkpoint. Complete all the checkpoints and you'll earn one of the seven Chaos Emeralds.
New to
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the ability to play the game co-op with a friend - at any time, a player can plug in a second controller and take over the AI controlled Tails. Tails has infinite lives and the camera remains focused on Sonic, meaning that Tails will not hinder play. Sonic (and Tails) can now also get speed from a standing start by holding down and repeatedly pressing the jump button for a "Spin Dash". This is useful when stuck near steep slopes or other areas where you need some momentum.
The game also features a 2-player versus mode. This mode is a horizontally split-screen race through levels based on three of the zones in the single player game.
Alternate Titles
- "Sonic 2" -- Common title
- "ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ2" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| HonestGamers |
Jul 30, 2005 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Gaming since 198x |
Nov 07, 2008 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA) |
Aug 04, 2006 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| GameFan Magazine |
Dec, 1992 |
98.5 out of 100 |
98 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jan 11, 2010 |
19 out of 20 |
95 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
May, 2002 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
Nov, 1992 |
94 out of 100 |
94 |
| HonestGamers |
Oct 28, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Power Play |
Dec, 1992 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Game Zero |
Dec, 1992 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
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Trivia
Sonic 2 had a worldwide release date, which was uncommon at the time. November 24, 1992 was dubbed Sonic 2sday (a pun of the fact that it was a Tuesday), and the game was released across all markets. This is referenced in the game by the order in which you need to play the sound effects to activate the debug mode.
