Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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  • Summary: Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog, is back! Introducing Miles “Tails” Prower, Sonic and Tails must stop Dr. Eggman’s diabolical scheme to take over the world. This time, Dr. Eggman is enslaving scores of Sonic’s friends in order to create an army of Badniks,Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog, is back! Introducing Miles “Tails” Prower, Sonic and Tails must stop Dr. Eggman’s diabolical scheme to take over the world. This time, Dr. Eggman is enslaving scores of Sonic’s friends in order to create an army of Badniks, which will build his ultimate weapon – the Death Egg, a planet-sized space station of unthinkable power. Dr. Eggman must be stopped before he can collect all seven Chaos Emeralds and power up the Death Egg – a move which would spell the end for Sonic and Tails! Using only his super sonic speed and the all new super spin dash, Sonic races into action! Are you up 2 it?
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    PRAISE FROM THE PRESS

    “Retro gamers and Sonic lovers would absolutely LOVE what’ they’ll see on this sequel.” – theappera.com

    “This iPhone game is a wonderful representation of the original and a welcome addition to the iTunes App Store." - appolicious.com (5 out of 5 bars)

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. GameZone
    Feb 21, 2011
    75
    Whether plowing through breakable walls, spinning along a corkscrew tunnel, or frantically running toward the finish line after grabbing Sonic's trademark power-up (his running shoes), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is all but a non-stop thrill-ride.
  2. Slide to Play
    Feb 21, 2011
    75
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a direct port of the Genesis classic and nothing more. Its controls, difficulty, and slight bugginess, however, will turn some people away.
  3. TouchGen
    Feb 21, 2011
    70
    Yes, I do hate inconsistent framerates, but the original gameplay still shines though.
  4. TouchArcade
    Feb 21, 2011
    60
    If you have a iPhone 3G of previous device, and haven't played Sonic 2 before, don't let this be your first experience with the game.
  5. Pocket Gamer UK
    Feb 21, 2011
    60
    With performance and control issues, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a sweet classic turned sour.
  6. Destructoid
    Feb 21, 2011
    55
    At best, it's an alright game, but everything good about it was good in 1992. The iPhone itself has added nothing, and you could get five better games on iTunes for the cost of one mediocre Genesis port.
  7. Modojo
    Feb 21, 2011
    20
    Sadly, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has little to no redeeming value. Considering the cost, you should get your retro fix elsewhere.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. kewkatt
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Este es el sonic de la vida y con su adaptación demuestra que sigue estando más fresco que nunca
  2. Patozilla
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos de Sonic para celular, só isso já descreve bem. NÃO deixe deixe de jogar pelas as críticas desatualizadas, todos os bugsUm dos melhores jogos de Sonic para celular, só isso já descreve bem. NÃO deixe deixe de jogar pelas as críticas desatualizadas, todos os bugs já foram corrigidos.… Expand
  4. rhaynes7
    Dec 17, 2013
    10
    There's no words to describe the pure joy that I felt coming home to see that Christian Whitehead had finished with the remastered version ofThere's no words to describe the pure joy that I felt coming home to see that Christian Whitehead had finished with the remastered version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. No longer is this port buggy, full of frame rate issues, or poor audio quality, but now, it's at the top of it's game.

    This was the first video game I ever played as a child, when my cousin thought I would enjoy it. She was right. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is my favorite in the Sonic franchise, and it maybe just my childhood nostalgia speaking, but it truly is an excellent game for anyone to play.

    This game introduces us to Tails, Sonic's new sidekick. They run through a vast number of worlds trying to take down Robotnik from taking all their animal friends. They blaze through all sorts of environments that are full of beautiful colors and deadly traps to stop him.

    What really sets the latest iOS update apart from the other ports and the original is that you now have more choice of how you want to play it. You can either choose to use a save state, or go the classic route and use no save state. Then, you can choose if you want to play as just Sonic, just Tails, Sonic and Tails, or even Knuckles. The world zooms by at 60 FPS, and the widescreen view allows for more of the action to be in view, helping you avoid fatal mistakes in your platforming. The special stages are much easier on the eye being much more polished, making rings and traps easier to see coming: a very welcome improvement.

    There's also a time attack mode added for each stage and there's even a challenging boss attack mode. Perhaps the biggest addition in the latest remastered Sonic game is the Hidden Palace Zone. It's great to see scraped levels making a comeback, and hopefully, this trend will continue. They've even added the multiplayer parts of the game into an online experience. You can play with random people or with friends.

    Overall, words cannot express my appreciation to Christian Whitehead for making this buggy port into something much more than even the original.    … Expand
  5. Minemon106
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    Before you read! I'm talking about the 2017 one developed by Christian Whitehead since you can no longer play the 2010 one I believe so...OkayBefore you read! I'm talking about the 2017 one developed by Christian Whitehead since you can no longer play the 2010 one I believe so...Okay review. This is one of the best ways to play Sonic 2 , It looks good, controls are responsive and work (though I use a pro controller so I can't say much about the on screen controls) , and it even have extra bonuses which aren't in the other ports which is great. so if you can, play it… Expand
  6. Zankyouo
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    Un buen juego pero al adaptarlo a Android hubo un pequeño problema, y es que hicieron los controles con ciertos fallitos tales como que alUn buen juego pero al adaptarlo a Android hubo un pequeño problema, y es que hicieron los controles con ciertos fallitos tales como que al mover el botón de caminar o saltar, hay veces que después de un golpe o tarda en seguir la acción o de paso no funciona.… Expand
  7. Shadow1
    Apr 8, 2016
    7
    One of my favourite ios and android game , but this average game . In this game can play for Sonic , Tails and Knuckles . Very good zones andOne of my favourite ios and android game , but this average game . In this game can play for Sonic , Tails and Knuckles . Very good zones and Sonic the hedgehog 2 on ios and android better than on Sega Mega Drive . 7/10 . Good game… Expand
  8. Megasss
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Very automated game, beat this entire game without pressing left once (except for wfz but shush)
    I would rather play with a pile of ****

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