Eggman believes all seven have returned to this island, from where they originally came, and he has plans to collect the entire set this time, in order to power his ultimate weapon the Death Egg! A huge, round satellite orbiting the planet, capable of immense destruction. The insane scientist believes that the legends of the island speak of none other than the seven Chaos Emeralds, which Sonic successfully prevented him from obtaining in his last attack on South Island. He's back, and this time he's got a much larger scheme in mind. Eggman, whose voice began to echo across the forest. Sonic immediately recognised them as being the work of Dr. Huge columns of flame rose into the sky, setting the forest on fire, and armies of robots emerged, spreading out across the island. This startled Sonic, who was asleep in the cockpit, and he raced over to investigate, with Tails following closely behind. Suddenly, all havoc broke loose when loud explosions began to occur in a nearby forest. If you spot the word "Miles" appearing here and there in the game, it was probably placed by Yamaguchi, thinking that he can subtly insert it into the player's subconscious without anyone realising. A compromise was eventually made, and "Tails" was given as a more commonly used alias to his full, play-on-words name, Miles Prower (get it?). Yasushi Yamaguchi, Sonic 2's lead artist, created Tails the flying fox (or kitsune) though he insisted that he be called Miles. Soon, a competition was held inside the company to create a new sidekick to accompany Sonic in his adventures. Sonic needed a sequel, and with the two main men behind the original now working for STI, they were allowed to produce Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Megadrive. As it happens, Hirokazu Yasuhara, the original game planner for Sonic 1, also joined the company as part of a temporary scheme to pass wisdom on to the less experienced members of STI. He was persuaded to join Sega Technical Institute instead (with the additional promise of a brand new Ferrari, might I add), which operated in the US, independently of Sega Japan. However, a slight hitch occurred when Yuji Naka, the game's lead programmer left Sega of Japan, due to various disagreements with the company. Nintendo DS - Sonic Classic Collection (2010)Īpple iPhone/iPod Touch - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2010)Īfter the overwhelming success of the first Sonic game, a sequel was inevitable. Sony Playstation 3 - Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection/Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (2009) Microsoft Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Arcade - Sega Vintage Collection: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2007), Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection/Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (2009) Nintendo Wii Virtual Console - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2007) Various Mobile Phones - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Parts 1 and 2 (2006) / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Dash (2008) Sony Playstation Portable - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Collection (2006) Sega Mega Drive 6-in-1 Plug 'n' Play 2 (2005) Microsoft Xbox - Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) Sony Playstation 2 - Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004), Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Collection (2006) Nintendo Gamecube - Sonic Mega Collection (2002), limited play on Sonic Gems Collection (2005) Windows PC - Sega Smash Pack 2, Sega B-Club, RealOne Arcade (2003) and Gametap (2005) online services Sega Mega Drive - Sonic Compilation (1995)
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