Sonic the Hedgehog 2
About
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a platform game, the second installment in Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Plot
The story shares many similarities with the previous game. Once again, Sonic must halt Dr. Robotnik’s plan on collecting six Chaos Emeralds and using their power to take over the world. This time, Robotnik build a space station called Death Egg and the events take place mostly on West Side Island. The game also introduces Tails – Sonic’s best friend and important character for the series.
Gameplay
Gameplaywise the game is very similar to its processor. The game consists of eleven zones.
All zones, except the final one, are divided into two or three acts. In each act, your goal Is either to reach the finish of the level or to defeat a boss. The gameplay revolves around Sonic’s ability to run at high speed. The levels involve many objects that help Sonic gain high speed such as slopes, loops, and springs. Sonic can attack enemies and break certain obstacles by using Spin Attack. Like in previous game Spin Attack activates by gaining high speed while rolling on the ground or jumping but Sonic the Hedgehog 2 introduces new gameplay mechanic – Spin Dash. Pressing down and jump while stationary results in Sonic curling in a ball and then upon releasing the button launches launching forward at high speed. The game supports co-op multiplayer in which one player takes the role of Sonic and other plays as Tails.
System requirements for Genesis
System requirements for GameCube
System requirements for Game Gear
System requirements for Android
System requirements for PlayStation 3
System requirements for Xbox 360
System requirements for Wii
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows® XP or higher
- Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0 or greater
- Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space
- OS: Windows® XP or higher
- Graphics/CPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam / Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9c or greater
- Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space
System requirements for iOS
System requirements for Nintendo 3DS
System requirements for Xbox One
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 reviews and comments
The game each MegaDrive owner loved. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is one of the best examples of how to make a sequel. It has new zones with a good sense of speed and progression that doesn't make you bored. If not the development crunch, probably that would be the best Sonic game in the series. Well, objectively it is one of those, but for my taste, the third one is better. Anyway, definitely give this a go, it won't disappoint!
Master System Version: To be honest, not a good sequel for an 8-bit version. This one suffers a lot from badly designed difficulty spikes and also a lot of uninspired zones. Not to mention some kind of depressing story-telling. It's okay, not bad, but not good.
Setting those complaints aside, the boss fights are great and especially the last fight which came with a surprise, it's very hard until you realize the pattern but even then it keeps the challenge.
There are some things that I'll never forget about some games, and Sonic 2, even when I certainly didn't like some aspects, is such a joyous ride of speed and outstanding music, maybe its not a masterpiece but it's truly a classic.