Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Difference between revisions

== The 16-Bit Version ==

 

 

On a trip to West Side Island, Sonic meets a shy young fox named Miles Prower, nicknamed "Tails" by the other inhabitants of the island based on the fact that he has two tails. Sonic allows Tails to tag along with him when he notices that the fox can keep up with him by rotating his two tails like a jet propeller. Tails is also a surprisingly gifted mechanic for his age, as evident when he curiously examines the Tornado, a biplane Sonic used to travel to West Side Island.

The game is the first part in a three-game arc regarding the Death Egg, being resolved in the [[One Game for the Price of Two|bipartite game]] ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''.

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* [[Acrofatic]]: Dr. Eggman turns out to be this when fleeing Sonic into his giant mecha. How he outruns Sonic is unclear. Maybe Eggman is the fastest thing alive after all.

* [[Action Bomb]]: Asterons.

* [[Duel Boss]]: The battles at the Wing Fortress and Death Egg Zones, since even in Sonic & Tails mode, Tails is shot down in the Tornado on the way there.

* [[Dummied Out]]: A couple of zones met this fate, most notably the Hidden Palace Zone, of which you can find its BGM (track 10) in the finished game's sound test menu. Hidden Palace Zone would appear in ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic and Knuckles]]'' due to complaints about how they left out a beautiful level when it was advertised so much, but sadly, it was almost nothing like the original.

* [[Eternal Engine]]: A number of levels, but most notably Chemical Plant Zone and Metropolis Zone.

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: If you're playing as Sonic and Tails, both characters are present in the Special Stages even during the last few levels where Tails is absent.

It's also the only SMS/GG ''Sonic'' to ''not'' have Special Stages.

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* [[Bubbly Clouds]]: Sky High Zone is a mix of this and [[Death Mountain]], as the lower parts of its Acts appear to be a mountain peak and the upper parts are clouds, some of which can be stood on.

* [[Easter Egg]]: There is a 1-up hidden at the left side of Sky High Zone Act 1. When Sonic jumps over the monitor, a group of birds will come out of the trees and jump around.

* [[Zero Effort Boss]]: The boss of Aqua Lake Zone, a robotic seal who just knocks Sonic away like a ball, is incapable of directly harming you.

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* [[Eternal Engine]]: Metropolis Zone in the 16-bit version, Gimmick Mountain in the 8-bit version.

* [[Evil Knockoff]]: Silver Sonic.

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