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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Also known as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 8-bit, Sega Master System Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sega Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Master System Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2

1992 8-bit video game

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a platformer, arcade, and action game developed by Aspect Co. Ltd and published by Sega and Tec Toy. It belongs to the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise and runs on a custom engine. The title supports single-player game modes.

The game was released in 1992, with specific publication dates including October 16, October 29, November 17, and November 21. It is available on platforms such as PC, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, GameCube, Genesis, Game Gear, and Sega Master System/Mark III.

Critical reception includes a rating of 4.29 from RAWG, a Metacritic score of 78, and a rating of 90 based on 38 user reviews from IGDB. The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it an Everyone 10+ classification.

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Game data

Metacritic 78
Released
1992-11-21
User rating
4.29 / 5
Genres
Platformer, Arcade, Action
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, GameCube, Genesis, Game Gear
ESRB
Everyone 10+

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Game details · IGDB

90User score · 38 ratings

This is a completely different game than its 16-bit counterpart on the Genesis/Mega Drive, and was originally released on the Sega Game Gear and Master System. The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game marks the debut of Miles ‘Tails’ Prower, Sonic’s best pal, who is then seen recurring in the series. Assist Sonic to rescue Tails, who has been kidnapped by Dr. Robotnik in this platform video game. In exchange of Tails’ safety in this Sega Game Gear video game, the evil scientist asks that the six Chaos Emeralds be given away to six robots, so he can dominate the entire globe. With advanced ability of …

Released
1992
Genres
Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes
Single player
Engine
Custom Engine
Franchise
Sonic The Hedgehog
Developer
Aspect Co. Ltd
Publisher
Sega, Tec Toy

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
Japan
Publisher
Q122741
Developer
Aspect
Platform
Q751719
Distribution format
ROM cartridge
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publication date
2013-06-27
language of work or name
English language
title
ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ2
different from
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
social media followers
21400
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