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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

1992Sega Technical InstituteGenesis · iOS · Android · Switch · PS4
90PurrfectSadkitty Score
90KitSuperintelligent review
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About the game

Sonic and his new sidekick Tails race to stop Dr. Robotnik from building the Death Egg. Faster, bigger and better looking than the original, it was Sega's biggest weapon in the console war.

Kit's verdict · 9.0/10Pure 16-bit speed with the best level design of the classic trilogy's first half. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Spin Dash fixes the original's stop-start pacing
  • Huge, colourful, memorable zones
  • Two-player split-screen racing mode

Not so much

  • Metropolis Zone is a brutal difficulty spike
  • No save system

Play it if anyone who wants the definitive fast, flashy Genesis platformer.

Skip it if players who hate cheap hits and losing all their progress on a Game Over.

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Cheats & codes

Every Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cheat we know

Level select.Genesis · In Options, play those sound test numbers in order, press C, return to the title screen, then hold A and press Start.
Lets Sonic become Super Sonic with 50 rings without the emeralds.Genesis · After enabling level select, play those numbers on the level select sound test, then pick a stage.
Debug mode for placing objects.Genesis · After enabling level select, play those numbers on its sound test, then hold A and press Start on a stage; press B in play to toggle it.

Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.

Tips

Play it better

  1. Hold down and tap a jump button to rev a Spin Dash; it gets you up hills and out of trouble instantly.
  2. Pass a star post with 50 or more rings to warp to a special stage and chase the Chaos Emeralds.
  3. Plug in a second controller and a friend can steer Tails, who grabs rings and hits bosses for you.
  4. In Chemical Plant Act 2, stay out of the rising pink liquid; you can drown in it.
  5. Metropolis Zone has three acts, not two, so save your lives for it.
  6. Never sit on a ring count of zero against a boss; keep at least one ring so a hit doesn't kill you.
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Trivia

  • Most of the game was built in California at Sega Technical Institute by a mixed Japanese and American team.
  • Sega launched it worldwide on 24 November 1992 and marketed the day as 'Sonic 2sday'.
  • It introduced Miles 'Tails' Prower and the Spin Dash.
  • The level select numbers are Yuji Naka's birthday, and the debug numbers are Sonic 2's own release date.
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