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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Developer
Sonic Team
North America November 20, 1992 SEGA
Europe November 24, 1992 SEGA
Japan November 21, 1992 SEGA
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review

I was able to choose between jumping to ledges far above my hedgehog or descending to the depths of lakes. Going one way might lead to a long series of slides that send Sonic careening into a mammoth ocean of oil. However, a different path might keep him safely above that…

Rob Hamilton · October 28, 2005

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review HG exclusive

Sonic's flashy revolution concerns an issue far more important than pace. It's the one critical to every platformer, the one that separates the triple-hopping superstars from the clumsy goons tripping off the bottom of the screen: control.

Daniel Forbes · July 30, 2005

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review HG exclusive

Being Sonic isn’t as easy as one might think. Once one looks past the glamour of being a world hero, his job is pretty tough. Sonic’s arch-nemesis, Dr. Robotnik, is constantly kidnapping the furry animals of the world and only Sonic can save them. This might seem like an easy…

espnking2002 · May 24, 2006

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review

The sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog may be a perfect example of a follow up that takes the already impressive foundations and builds a more concrete structure over it. The original Sonic game had a few minor problems with level originality and variance but it still provided us with…

goldenvortex · November 3, 2005

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