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Reasonings behind the low rating included "far too easy toĬomplete. Give the lowest rating of all - and by some margin at that - with aĦ5%. Journalists like Andy Lowe, Les Ellis and Jim Douglas, who decided to The Sonic 2 review consisted of comments from experienced videogaming Was with the launch issue of GamesMaster which came out on 3rd December 1992 (cover dated January 1993). Stand out from the crowd by doing something different and this time it Time and even trickier to complete with all the emeralds. In the ratings box itself: "Beautiful sprites and stunning animation.Ĭonstant rip-roaring action. The few Mega Drive titles that should be on your 'must have' list." There is anything at all wrong with the game, is that the first few The shared duty of reviewer were John Davison and Julian Boardman. "You soon realise that Sonicįirst Sonic should have been done. "As a stand alone game, it's almost excellent," commentedĭean Mortlock. Spiky hedgehog's second adventure a more lukewarm reception with anĨ9% rating. The same cover and release date, Sega Power issue 37 gave the His main gripe "is that the two-player game looks a bit squashed."

Lives up to all the hype." Mat Yeo was also in agreement, although Was "brilliantly presented, with the kind of graphics and totallyĪddictive gameplay most developers would kill for, Sonic 2 more than Reviewer as he stated that "if you miss Sonic II you should beġ992, came out on 5th November 1992 with the Mega Drive version of Sonic 2 receiving a 97% rating. You just gotta get it." Julian Rignall was in agreement with his fellow One-armed-bandit, platform game to date," enthused Paul Davies, "and To be named the most impressive roller coaster, pinball, " Sonic II has certainly impressed me enough Released on the 28th of October was the second issue of Mean Machines Sega,Ĭover dated November 1992, which gave the gameĪn overall rating of 96. Then again it is a sequel so what would you expect? And even beingĭeliberately cynical about things, you'd find it hard to fault the Sonic 2 gameplay - it really is an essential purchase." You could say that maybe it was a bit too similar to the first game. "However, if you DID want to pick holes in Sonic 2, faster, bigger.," statedĭuncan MacDonald. The game in detail and was given a 'Mega Zone' accolade and an overall October, the review's intro stated that this was the first real review Original, it really is such a good game that it is an essential Perfect start to this new age of great-looking, great-playing Realise that the acts are much bigger than before. "Atįirst sight it looks like the improvements are only graphical,"Ĭommented Paul Glancey, "but as you delve further into the game, you

Surprised and Andy Dyer stated that " Sonicġ1 coverage on 20th October, the team produced a special 14-page miniīooklet to review the 95% rated game, detailing each zone, bonus stage,ĭr Robotnik's many appearances, and finally reviewers comments.

Really is just a turbo-charged version of the original," while AmandaĬook had hoped that she would be "gob-smacked" but was only pleasantly Hooked, and that's why it's a classic." Paul Mellerick added that "this "The moment you start playing it you'll be completely With all four main editorial contributors commenting on the game. Game went on to get a 94% in the six-page review in Mega issue 2 Induce an adrenalin overload, but more than enough to keep everyone It's better than the first game, not enough to Simply amazing." Tim Boone added that "the only thing that lets Sonic 2 down slightly is the difficulty, initially it's not that much harder Is the bonus stage - those high speed two player thrills and spills are "The most impressive, not to mention enjoyable part of the game "I wasn't really a fan of Sonics (sic)įirst effort but Sega have worked wonders with this," said PaulĪnglin. Sonic 2 got off to a great start with CVG giving the game a 'CVG Hit' There is a bit of uncertainty as to who actually had the UK premiereĢ as both Mega and CVG had cover dates of November 1992 with release dates of 15th OctoberĪnd that they claimed that it was a "world exclusive" first What did the critics think? Well, we thought we would Success all over the world and helped cement Sega's foothold in theĬonsole race with Nintendo. It goes without saying that Sonic 2s Day was a massive Personally bought on the very same day of release. Hedgehog's second adventure on the same dayĪcross North America and Europe - only a few days after Tuesday 24th of November 1992 wasĭubbed as 'Sonic 2s Day' by Sega as they released the blue Really twenty years ago today that one the biggest sequels in