Sonic The Hedgehog 2

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the second game to be released in the Sonic series. This game introduced Sonic's faithful sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower to audiences. This is also the first Sonic game where Sonic can become Super Sonic by collecting all the Chaos Emeralds. It was the best selling Sonic game on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis, selling over six million copies worldwide after only six months of release. Like Sonic The Hedgehog, it also became a pack-in game for the console.

Slotting this game into Sonic & Knuckles unlocks Knuckles In Sonic 2.

[edit] Game Storyline

taken from the US Sonic 2 manual

Find the Chaos Emeralds! Miles "Tails" Prower the fox can't sit still when Sonic's around. Ever since Miles was a baby fox, he's dreamed of being like Sonic. He loves to run after Sonic, waving his two tails behind him, trying to keep up with his hero! Mostly, Sonic lets him trail along. But sometimes, just to show off, Sonic explodes in a burst of super speed and leaves him behind. But Miles doesn't give up. He whirls his tails like a helicopter rotor and takes off flying until he catches up! All the animals call Miles by his nickname, "Tails", because of his two special tails. And one day they saw an astonishing feat... They were all together in the forest, watching Sonic perform. Sonic would run, spin and jump in his Super Spin Attack. Then "Tails" would whirl like a turbo engine and blast off in his Super Dash Attack. What a showoff! Suddenly, "Tails" just couldn't help himself. He took a running start, curled up his tails, and - whoosh - he was spinning like Sonic!

But now something frightening is happening. Sonic's friends are disappearing. In their place, nasty metal robots are popping up all over the island. The mad scientist Dr Robotnik is at it again! This time, Robotnik's planning a global disaster. He needs workers to create a doomsday machine that can take over the world. So he's trapping all the animals, turning them into robots, and forcing them to build his ultimate weapon, the Death Egg! Robotnik now rules the factories, refineries and cities! He's grabbed control of everything - except the 7 Chaos Emeralds. These magnificent gems are believed to hold exceptional powers. With them, Robotnik could have the entire world in his grasp. And he'd never let go! The Chaos Emeralds are buried somewhere on the island. Only one tough dude with spiky hair has the speed to find them first!

Help Sonic stop the devious scheme of the demented scientist! Spin like a speedball through space. Grab Power Sneakers and loop 'til you're dizzy. Twirl over twisting speedways and rocket through tunnels. Balance and blast across a bubbling ocean of oil! Find the Emeralds, free the animals, and squash Robotnik forever!

[edit] Trivia

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was the best-selling Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game of all time.
• The developers wanted to pay tribute to two of the biggest franchises in pop-culture from both the East and the West. From the East we received *Super Sonic, which is a tribute to Dragonball Z's Super Saiyan characters. From the West we received the end level, the Death Egg, which is based off of Star Wars' Death Star.
• The game's level select code 19, 65, 09, 17 is actually Yuji Naka's birthday, the creator of the Sonic series. September 17th, 1965
• The game's debug code 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4 stands for November 24th, 1992, which is the US version's release date.

[edit] Cheat Codes

These are cheat codes which can be accessed by inputting songs into the Sound Select screen. A + means the buttons must be held simultaneously.

[edit] Zone Select

Play tunes 19, 65, 09, 17 on the options screen, A+Start on title screen.

[edit] 14 Continues

Play tunes 01, 01, 02, 04 on the options screen. An incorrect sound command is issued, causing OOZ music to continue playing until a reset.

[edit] Super Sonic

Play tunes 04, 01, 02, 06 on the zone select sound test, an emerald sound triggers, select zone, hold A until Sonic appears.

[edit] Debug Mode

Play tunes 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04 on the zone select sound test, a ring sound triggers, select zone, hold A until Sonic appears.

[edit] Game-Genie Codes

 009 04F 3BE
1) Infinite Lives

 A78 92C 19E
2) Invincible after 1 Ring (Except on Act 3!)

 026 5ED E6E
3) Each Ring worth 2 Points

 036 5ED E6E
4) Each Ring worth 3 Points

 046 5ED E6E
5) Each Ring worth 4 Points

 056 5ED E6E
6) Each Ring worth 5 Points

 066 5ED E6E
7) Each Ring worth 6 Points

 076 5ED E6E
8) Each Ring worth 7 Points

 086 5ED E6E
9) Each Ring worth 8 Points

 3A7 E4C 2A2
9) Don't lose Rings when Hit

 012 B8D E66
11) Start with 1 Life

 052 B8D E66
12) Start with 5 Lives

092 B8D E66
13) Start with 9 Lives

 001 12D 3B7
14) Stop Timer

 3E2 E4D 3B4 + 012 E5D E69
15) Start on Act 2

 3E2 E4D 3B4 + 022 E5D E69
16) Start on Act 3

[edit] Pages

• Items (StH2Retro)
• Levels (StH2Retro)
• Secrets (StH2Retro)
• Bosses (StH2Retro)
• Enemies (StH2Retro)
• Endings (StH2Retro)
• Characters (StH2Retro)
• Versus Mode (StH2Retro)

[edit] See also

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Beta - a prototype version of this game.

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