Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Sega's 1992 platforming game for the Sega Genesis, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

I got all of the Chaos Emeralds during the playthrough for the best ending.

Playing this games makes me feel like I'm ten-years-old all over again. As popular as Sonic the Hedgehog had become as leverage against Mario, Sega had a *ton* riding on the success of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and he sure didn't disappoint come "Sonic 2s Day," as the game's release date had been dubbed. (It came out on a Tuesday, get it?)

Sonic 2 wasn't afraid to refine and polish the formula established in the original game - Sonic got a brand new spin dash, faux-3D bonus stages, a two-player competitive and co-op modes, and probably most memorably, his sidekick, Tails. The graphics and sound had been significantly improved (that soundtrack!!), the levels were better balanced for difficulty, and they featured a lot more variety than the older game did.

It would be easy to go for hours-on-end extolling all of Sonic 2's virtues, but there's really no need to. It's exceedingly common knowledge that the game was a big leap beyond the (already excellent) first Sonic game, and just like Sonic 1, this one ended up becoming a Genesis pack-in title as well - this time for the Model 2 consoles. It ended up becoming a huge contributor to the mammoth sales figures the system saw through the 1992 holiday season.

In my personal opinion, it's the best game that Sonic ever starred in. There have been a number of very good ones over the years, but I don't think I've ever taken to another Sonic game like I did the Sonic 2. Sonic 3, Sonic CD, Sonic and Knuckles... sure, they were all great, but they never quite recaptured the same spark ever again.

If you somehow have never played it (is there ANYONE out there that hasn't played Sonic 2 before? It has only been re-released about 80,000 times by now!), go fix that. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is one of the defining pillars of the 16-bit generation - it just as important, and just as impactful, as Super Mario World ever was.


(But please, I beg of you guys - if anyone actually reads this description, can we please not turn the comment section into an utter wasteland of bullshit "Nintendon't" and "blast processing" comments? People tend to get super snarky and spiteful whenever those debates start to pop off, so what's the point? The Genesis and the SNES were both awesome. Alright, I'll get off my soapbox now.)


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