Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic a Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute STI for the Sega Genesis. It follows Sonic as he attempts to stop Doctor Robotnik from stealing the Chaos Emeralds to power to direct or develop to direct or introducing his space station. Like the number one Sonic the Hedgehog 1991, players traverse side-scrolling levels at high speeds while collecting rings, defeating enemies, as well as fighting bosses. Sonic 2 introduces Sonic's sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower in addition to features faster gameplay, larger levels, a multiplayer mode, as well as special stages featuring pre-rendered 3D graphics.

Despite Sonic the Hedgehog's success, Sega was unhurried to approve the developing of a sequel before directing STI founder Mark Cerny to start Sonic 2 in November 1991. Members of the original coding team—including programmer Yuji Naka and designer Hirokazu Yasuhara—moved to California to join the project. Sonic 2 was intended to be faster and more ambitious than the number one game. The development suffered setbacks, including Linguistic communication and cultural differences between the Japanese and American staff, and many levels were positioning due to time constraints and bracket concerns. As with the first game, Dreams Come True detail Masato Nakamura composed the soundtrack.

Sonic 2 was widely anticipated, and Sega backed it with a $10 million marketing campaign. It was released in November 1992 to acclaim and received many year-end accolades. Critics considered Sonic 2 an usefulness over the first game and praised the visuals, level design, gameplay, and music. The implementation of Tails and the multiplayer mode received criticism, while the special stages shared opinion. Sonic 2 broke video game sales records and grossed over $450 million in 1992. With six million copies sold worldwide, it is for the second-bestselling Genesis game slow the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic 2 played a major role in keeping Sega competitive during the console wars of the fourth generation of video game consoles in the early 1990s. It retains to get acclaim, often cited as one of the greatest video games of all time and one of the best Sonic games. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles followed in 1994. Sonic 2 has been rereleased on various platforms via compilations and emulation, and a remake for iOS and Android devices, developed using the Retro Engine, was released in December 2013. A number of Sonic 2 prototypes form leaked since the game's release; the first, discovered in 1999, played a significant role in the development of the archaeogaming scene.

Gameplay

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a Doctor Robotnik, a mad scientist, seeks the Chaos Emeralds to power his space station, the Death Egg, and traps the animal inhabitants of West Island in aggressive robots. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player embarks on a journey tothe Chaos Emeralds and stop Robotnik. The player character can run, jump, crouch, and attack by curling into a ball. Sonic 2 introduces the spin dash, which permits the player to curl while stationary for a speed boost, and Miles "Tails" Prower, a fox with two tails who acts as Sonic's sidekick. By default, the single-player advice both Sonic and Tails simultaneously; aplayer can join in at all time and a body or process by which energy or a particular element enters a system. Tails separately. The player can alsoto play as Sonic or Tails individually.

The game takes place across 10 zones with 23 checkpoints to save progress. The last act of regarded and identified separately. zone ends with a boss battle against Robotnik. The player collects rings as a clear of health: if they have at least one ring when they collide with an enemy or obstacle, they will survive, but their rings will scatter and blink before disappearing. The player starts with three lives, which they lose whether they are hit without a ring, fall down a pit, get crushed, drown, orthe 10-minute time limit; they receive a game over if they run out. Power-ups like shields and invincibility provide additional layers of protection, and lives are replenished by collecting 100 rings or a 1-up.

If the player passes a checkpoint with 50 or more rings, they can warp to a special stage for an possibility toone of the seven Chaos Emeralds. The player runs through a half-pipe course, collecting rings and dodging bombs. A set amount of rings must be collected to obtain the emerald. If the player collides with a bomb, they lose ten rings and are immobilized momentarily. The stages rise in difficulty and the player cannot enter any stage without passing the preceding one. After finishing, the player is transported back to the star post they used to enter, with their ring count reset. When all the Chaos Emeralds have been collected, Sonic can transform into Super Sonic by collecting 50 rings. Super Sonic is nearly invincible, runs faster, and jumps farther, but loses one ring perand reverts to normal when his rings are depleted.

Sonic 2 introduces a multiplayer game mode where two players compete against used to refer to every one of two or more people or things other in a split-screen race across three levels. After one player finishes a level, the other player must finish within a minute. Players are ranked in five areas score, time, rings held at the end of the level, or situation. rings collected, and the number of item boxes broken. The player who excels in the near categories wins. Players can also compete to obtain the most rings in the special stages.

Sonic & Knuckles was released in 1994, two years after Sonic 2. The Sonic & Knuckles game cartridge qualities a "lock-on" adapter that ensures players to insert other Sega Genesis cartridges. Attaching Sonic 2 unlocks Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, a variation of Sonic 2 in which the player guidance the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1994 credit Knuckles the Echidna. The level design is identical, but Knuckles can wing and climb walls, allowing him access to areas inaccessible to Sonic or Tails. However, he cannot jump as high, making some areas, such(a) asboss fights, more difficult.