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classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just found my old megadrive and this game and played on it, I realized how good it was and how fun to play it is. I remember when I was 6 and played on this and still I enjoy it. It is a challenging game and even now i can't get past the second level easy (i keep drowning) I used a cheat to play on the other levels and they are as hard. The only level I don't like is Special Stage cause i hate the 3D graphics for it. The levels all are challenging except for the first one, the only ones I completed are Casino, Emerald Hill and Hill Top the others are harder. The bosses are generally easy depending on where you are. The last boss I extremely hard and another thing is you don't have any rings to protect you. Overall this is a classic game which most people should enjoy.

The Classic Game Most Sega Owners Have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is a classic, hands down. Like most other reviewers, I also recieved this game as an X-Mas gift. 'Sonic 2' came with the Sega Genesis pack(problably bought at Costco or something). I recall the excitement of opening the red wrapping paper and recieveing my prize(I was like 6 or so by the way). I didn't really know how to play this game then, I couldn't figure out how to go up the large hills in the 'Emerald Zone', or, the first round. The game is relatively easy to play, but gets harder and harder as you move on throughout the levels. All of my friends have beaten this, and sadly, I have not. I never really put the time into it now-a-days but I used to play this game for hours on end. The last level always gets me somehow, being one of the more complicated levels in the game(along with the level before this, trying to kill several of those red haired guys in bubble shields). In addition to the levels, theres also a ring-collecting race game you can play through jumping into the ring of stars the spot-markers produce. I could get many gems and jewels, but I have never gotten the final gem. You can also have the ease of selecting which character you'd like to play with if that rascal Tails is just getting in the way. You can choose to be Sonic alone or even Tails alone, or both. This game is a lot more funner and simpler then the first 'Sonic' game, and much simpler then 'Sonic and Knuckles' and I couldn't compare it to others as I haven't played them. Another interesting additive is that if you own the original 'Sonic and Knuckles' game, it has a converter on top of the cartridge so you can put your 'Sonic 2' in there and play 'Sonic 2' with Knuckles! I thought this was amazing, really hi-tech for Sega Genesis. I reccomend this game to parents, game lovers and kids alike, as its entertaining but not corny or cartoonish. Thank you for reading my review.

not bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sonic 2 is the most popular of the original Sonic The Hedgehog games and after you play it, you'll notice that it's not anything like the first one. Myself, I liked the original Sonic The Hedgehog the best, but Sonic 2 isn't a bad game at all. Some of the levels such as the Hilltop Zone and Mystic Cave Zone are awesome and imaginative. All the levels are fun and the game is a little bit harder than the first one, but not impossible. The bonus level had a bigtime facelift from the first one. In Sonic 2, you have to avoid spikes and collect as many coins as you can to get the emerald. This is the first game that starred the now well known tails and he can be a lot of help at times. Another player can pick the 2nd controller up and control him at any time and he collects coins for you.

What most people probably don't know about the game that makes it even more fun is that you can hook it up with the Sonic & Knuckles game and it makes it even better because with Knuckles, you can climb walls and fly through levels. Overall, this is a great game to get and one of the best of the classic side scrollers.

THE SAGA CONTINUES....................

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

IN STH2 the fight against Dr. Robotnik continues. He has built a new fortress the death egg. In order for Sonic to bring it down he needs the help Miles"Tails"Prower the fox. This game has brighter colors and looks better than the first and the only major change was that they shortend the zone lengths from 3acts to 2 except for the metrropollis zone. This is a must get!!!

Love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I already beat the game years ago and i'm 9. My brother beat it when he was 7. he's 14 now. I've got all the sonic the hedgog games. My brother and i use game genie codes though.

This is a cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks. It has good graphics for a sega and fun leavels. And since you have tail, your unbeatable. Tails is soooooooooooo cute:)This game deasves five stars

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I still play this game today. Its graphics dont match those of sonic adventure 2 battle but its just a fun i recommend this game to everyone so buy it!!

Better then the first!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Putting tails in the game was perfect! The game was great! And the zones were too! The music was perfect, though I think all the sonic music in games and movies is great! I'd buy this game!

Old game, but still fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Sonic 2 remains strangely the most famous Sonic game, played by more people than any of other Sonic Genesis games. This game presented a lot of changes over it's predecessor, Sonic 1.

Sonic 2 introduces the character "Tails," or Miles if you want to get techincal. Tails is a young two-tailed fox whom becomes good friends with and idolizes Sonic. In the game, the default character is Sonic and Tails, in which 1p is Sonic and the computer controls Tails, in which Tails mimics Sonics moves and follows him around. However, unlike Sonic 1, Sonic 2 is a 1p and 2p game, offering Tails as 2p in the newly added "verses" mode. With the 1p mode, you can play as Sonic and Tails, Sonic alone, or Tails alone.

Another addition to Sonic 2 is that there are seven chaos emeralds, not six. And, when Sonic gets all the emeralds, he can become Super Sonic (stronger, faster, and invincible to enemies). Unfortunatley, Tails cannot become super even if he gets all the emeralds.

Levels: There are 11 levels, with 2 zones each. This is a new setup from Sonic 1, which had 3-zone levels. I personally like the Sonic 2 setup better, for there are more levels and less zones per level (3 zones I think tend to make the levels a little boring after a while). The levels are moderatley challenging and are much more original than the levels in Sonic 1, which sometimes appear to be similar to one another, in my opinion.
Grade: 9.5/10
Best Level: Chemical Plant Zone (Level 2), Aquatic Ruin Zone (Level 3) (I have other favorites, but really with Sonic 2 it's to each his own when it comes to levels).

Graphics: Not bad, a big improvement from Sonic 1, but still very outdated by Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles standards. The features for the game are much more decorated (such as the protective shield and the star posts).
Grade: 8/10

Emerald Rounds: The emerald rounds in Sonic 2 introduce a 3d version of Sonic (and/or Tails) running through a long stretch in order to catch rings. These rounds seem easy at first but get VERY difficult VERY quickly. In fact, these rounds are quite possibly the most difficult emerald rounds in the Sonic Genesis line-up (possibly disputable with the Sonic 1 emerald rounds). Despite the fact that these rounds are a challenge, often I find that the higher levels are too much of a challenge, and I often get frustrated with them. I think that, for this reason, the rounds in Sonic 3 are a little easier.
Grade: 8/10

Characters: It's good to be able to play with Tails, but he doesn't seem to have much advantage, or even equal play when compared to playing Sonic. However, playing Sonic and Tails does have it's own advantages.
Grade: 8.5/10

Music: The music in Sonic 2 is MUCH better compared to Sonic 1, I believe. It's catchy and quite fun. I think that music from Sonic 2 is even superior than to that of it's predecessor, Sonic 3. Because there are so many different levels in Sonic 2, there are a lot more original themes. The thing I like about Sonic 2 is that, like I said before, all the levels are very different in setting and in theme, unlike Sonic 1. Some themes aren't that great, but the themes of levels such as Chemical Plant Zone and Metropolis Zone are quite fun to listen to. Take some time to listen to the themes of the verses mode as well, because even though the levels are the same, the themes are different.
Grade: 9/10

Bosses: The bosses start out easy but get challenging pretty quickly. However, I find that a lot of the bosses are easier than in Sonic 1. However, when it comes to the Death Egg Zone (the final boss round), the Sonic 2 final boss is much more of a challenge than the Sonic 1 final boss. Again, like Sonic 1, you are not able to have any rings in the final round.
Grade: 8.5/10

Sonic 2 is a classic Sonic Genesis game. Despite all the amazing, high-tech games today, Sonic 2 is still a very enjoyable game to play. It's too bad the Genesis wasn't as popular as it could have been. If you have Sonic and Knuckles, you can attach Sonic 2 to it and play Sonic 2 and Knuckles, which is basically playing Knuckles through all the Sonic 2 levels. Knuckles, with his gliding and climbing abilities, can explore places in the levels that Sonic never could.

Oh, and if you want the cheat for Sonic 2:
Go to options, go down to Sound Test. Put in and play the following sounds in the following order: 19, 65, 09, and 17. Once you play 17, you should here a small ring. Press start and it'll take you back to the start screen. Press A and then START, and it'll take you to the level screen.

^_^ This was fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have this game for genesis, and it is still fun to play. This is Tails' debut game, so if you're a big Tails fan like I am, this would be the game to get. Of course, you can't control Tails' flying in this game, but he is a great help in boss battles.
The game isn't that hard to beat either. But it's fun ruining Eggman's plans YET AGAIN.

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