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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team

1992•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 2 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionanimalsmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalimaginarysimplelinearglossyall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, straightforward platformer, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

626 ratings

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About This Game

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor Robotnik. The game introduces Sonic's sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox who can be controlled by a second player. It also adds the spin dash move, a competitive split-screen multiplayer mode, and pseudo-3D special stages in which players collect rings to earn Chaos Emeralds.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Doctor Robotnik seeks the Chaos Emeralds to power his space station, the Death Egg, and has trapped the animal inhabitants of West Side Island inside aggressive robots. Sonic the Hedgehog, joined by his new companion Miles "Tails" Prower, embarks on a journey to collect the Chaos Emeralds and stop Robotnik before his plans come to fruition.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionAnimalsMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosion

Keywords

AnimeRetroMechRobotsRunningSide-scrollingClassicFox

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Details

Developers: Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team
Publishers: Sega, Tec Toy
Released: 1 November 1992
Series: Sonic The Hedgehog
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 2h normally
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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