Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was the first game I ever played for the series. It was one of the first games I ever had played on the Sega Genesis which is still one of my favorite video game systems since I am a fan of Retro video games

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 shows how a game sequel can be as strong if not more than the original game

Looking back on it the game still proves to be fun, challenging and all around like a fine wine only gets better with age.

The Sega Genesis prove to have a classic library of video games for the system.

Graphics the game features some of the most beautiful on the system even today they are impressive to look at.

The sound with the music and sound effects remain as strong as they did in 1992. Goes to show the game effect on players

The controls are easy to pick up and master if you had play any Sonic game in the past or on the collection games you will be in good hands

The game play is very addicting however it does feature some challenging boss battles and levels that will make you go crazy

Overall if you love old school classics do yourself a favor and pick up Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and if you're lucky you might find it on Sega Mega Collection or Sonic Collection

I give Sonic The Hedgehog 2 an 9 out of 10

Sonic the Hedgehog is back and he has brought along a friend with him. A Fox named Tails (Known as his real name Miles which Tails hates as it said in the series of Sonic) Dr Robotnik has stolen the Chaos Emraids again, now Sonic and Tails must begin their journey to get them back, with new levels and also a new move which is the sppeding move. This helps Sonic and Tails go faster. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is the game with can bring you more fun, and more excitement.

Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most famous video games of all time! The characters, the jumping, the power-ups, and the sure thrill of adventure makes this entire series a fun non-stop playing time! Below is a brief look how I think the game is!

Game Play: The game play is very good. There is really basic controls here and is easy to perform. Novice gamers should have a good time here!

Graphics: The graphics are wonderful. The backgrounds are really beautiful!

Difficulty: The game is easy but as it goes on you''s find out that it will become more difficult!

Music: Just fantastic catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

Sound: The sound is great. Nuff said!

Overall: I have always loved Sonic the Hedgehog! If you like excellent adventure games then I strongly recommend you play this game!

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Usually, sequels are pretty 50/50 in terms of whether or not they may outshine their predecessor. Though, after the success of Sonic 1, it was as clear as day as to what to do to make the sequel a big improvement: make Sonic...well, Sonic. The first game, while still a very good introduction and a very good 2D platformer, did an admittedly poor job at balancing speed and great level design, as there was not a lot of speed in it. Aside from a few stages, it felt as if it could've been any 2D platformer. Thankfully, this game solves that basically perfectly.

This is possibly the most well balanced Sonic game ever made, and, because of this, makes for one hell of a leap forward in the series, and while it's not quite my all time personal favorite, there's damn good reason as to why it is for many. The levels have that balance that raises the bar for Sonic levels forever, as they're both fast and fun (with the only exception being Metropolis Zone-still a good, albeit rage-inducing level), the controls are perfect and the introduction of the spin dash would prove to be essential in every game moving forward, the boss battles, while simple, are fun to take down, the music is bumpin' and just fantastic, the visuals are detailed, colorful, and full of life, and the introduction of Tails is awesome. This smart and adorable 2-tailed fox may have been originally been in here for multiplayer, but he'd end up being one of the best characters in the series, and one of my favorites.

All of this makes for a damn near perfect game, and honestly, I wouldn't blame you if you thought so. The only thing I have a major gripe with is the difficulty spike of the 3D half pipe special stages. While they're very impressive (especially for it's time) as well as fun to play through, they get very hard to fully get a grasp on without multiple play throughs of each. I'm at least happy there's an ability to try again with each checkpoint when you have 50 rings (which is better than hoping you have enough when you beat a stage), but the kicker is that you lose them when you lose a special stage (which is guaranteed to happen a few times), so even that is difficult in some cases. I feel like this makes the completion process a bit unfair, because the game can get difficult on its own, which is not a bad thing, of course, but keeping 50 rings on you at all times, especially during a hard level, is difficult without mastering each level with multiple full game play throughs.

However, the reward for collecting the chaos emeralds via completing each of them is pretty damn awesome (won't say it just in case anyone hasn't played the game-which if you haven't, please fix that). Also, to be fair, despite how I feel with how the special stages were handled, the game is so close to perfection otherwise, that mastering the game anyway from many replays is inevitable, because everything else about it not only improves upon everything from the original, but also makes Sonic live up to his name. It's not just fun and well designed. It's Sonic. The first game may have introduced the Blue Blur, but this game perfects him.

For every successful game, there is a sequel. But it is rare to see a sequel live up to the original. Sonic 2 accomplishes this. Like the original, you play Sonic the Hedgehog and journey through many stages and fight numerous robots. Things are different, however. Sonic now has a new move (the spin dash) and fights newer bad guys. Also, he gets a side kick: Tails, the fox with two tails. You can alternate between the two during the game. You also search out the Chaos Emeralds, but they serve a greater in this game. The graphics for this game were better than the original, but outdated by today's standards. This is an excellent game. Thumbs up.