Retro Corner: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis) Review · 11:35pm Jan 1st, 2021
As I continue playing through my Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Collection on Steam, here is another old Genesis review. It is my Sonic 2 review that was written almost five years ago and a few months from when this site opened. After playing through the nearly 60 plus collection of games, it’s hard for me to get Sega off the mind. I even planned to go to my local game store next year and for once buy a Master System and a Saturn. Unless Sega decides to release mini consoles to the rest of their past systems, you will need to shell out over a hundred dollars. The Master System won’t be an issue for emulation, but Saturn and Dreamcast are where the challenges will come from. It is annoying that both the Sega CD and the 32X lineup isn’t included in the Genesis Collection. Unfortunately, the Sega CD is still expensive and at $200 used from Amazon and eBay.
The Hedgehog’s second outing is the textbook definition of an improved sequel. It’s what gave the Genesis a big release that was needed to convince consumers to buy the system. The original game had several issues that needed refinement. To modern gamers and even those who played the first title came off frustrated thanks to the illogical designs of certain stages. Games like Sonic 2 are why we look fondly on Sega back then before their third party era. Ever since the 2000s Sega slowly started to falter to their own devices and would get worse as time went on. When your main series is either a hit or a miss with mixed feelings instead of being exceptional then there is something wrong. However, with that said let’s check out another Genesis classic.
