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Name:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - All four nations
Other Names (Nicknames): Sonic
2, Sonic & Tails
Release Dates:
October
25th, 1992- Latin America (Master Systam)
October 29th, 1992 - Europe
November, 1992 - North America
November 21st, 1992 - Japan
Quality: 8-Bit, Side-Scrolling
Platformer
Game System(s): Sega Game
Gear; Sega Master System
Also released on:
(1). GameCube - Sonic Adventure DX
(2). PC- Sonic Adventure DX
(3). GameCube - Sonic Gems Collection
Developer(s): Sonic Team,
Sega Technical Institute
Character Introductions: N/A
Region Game Takes Place On: South
Island.
Concept Indroductions: You
don't face Eggman until the last boss. Until then, you face his meanest
robots, all of which are pretty cheap, so be careful.
Concept Deductions: You get a bonus depending
on what's on the end of act sign's face when it stops spinning: Eggman
(nothing), Ring (worth 10 Rings), Sonic (1up), or Tails (Continue),
and checkpoints have went from posts to monitors.
Storyline:
After all
the crap Dr. Robotnik pulled last game, South Island is peaceful. Naturally,
that poses a problem for the Blue Blur: What to do now? Luckily for
him, a note was left for him by his new best bud, Miles "Tails"
Prower. Apparently, the kid's been fox-napped by the Eggman, who in
turn is demanding the Chaos Emeralds (6 again, for some reason) as ransom.
Sonic just skims through the paper before zooming off to his next adventure,
angry at Robotnik for taking Tails and grateful for ridding the hedgie
of his boredom.
Personal Criticism/Opinion:
I
haven't played Sonic 1 on the Game Gear, but I imagine that it's worse
than this. You hardly see where you're going half the time and the bosses
are cheap.
Let's see some GAMER'S PERSPECTIVE:
Replay value? If you like your Sonic games difficult, you can
play this as often as you like. Otherwise, you might not want to even
bother.
Graphics? It's a Game Gear game, so don't expect much in this
department. The background standard Sonic fare, and that's good.
Music & Sound Effects? The music isn't too impressive,
and the sound effects are borrowed from the previous game. Not much
to say.
Storyline? This story is anything but epic. Not much is explained,
as in how Sonic & Tails met.
OVERALL RATING? I rate Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as a 4/10.
