Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
80	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
90	Aktueller Software Markt	1992-11-13	DE DE		^[2]	[details]
100	Bad Influence!	1993-0x-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[3]	[details]
90	Beep! MegaDrive	1992-11-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[4]	[details]
92	Consoles +	1992-xx-xx	FR FR		^[5]	[details]
80	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[6]	[details]
94	Computer & Video Games	1992-10-15	UK UK		^[7]	[details]
91	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1992-11-10	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
88	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1992-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
80	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[10]	[details]
80	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[11]	[details]
75	Famitsu	1992-11-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
93	Freak	1992-xx-xx	IL IL		^[13]	[details]
99	GameFan	1992-xx-xx	US US		^[14]	[details]
93	Game Mania	1993-xx-xx	UK UK		^[15]	[details]
89	Game Power	1992-1x-xx	IT IT		^[16]	[details]
98	GamePro	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
87	Gamers	1992-11-19	DE DE		^[18]	[details]
65	GamesMaster	1992-12-03	UK UK		^[19]	[details]
90	Game Informer	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[20]	[details]
82	HiScore	1993-07-15	DK DK	PAL	^[21]	[details]
96	Hobby Consolas	1992-xx-xx	ES ES		^[22]	[details]
95	Joypad	1992-1x-xx	FR FR		^[23]	[details]
96	Joystick	1992-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[24]	[details]
93	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	1992-xx-xx	UK UK		^[25]	[details]
94	Mega	1992-10-15	UK UK		^[26]	[details]
94	Mega Action	1993-05-20	UK UK		^[27]	[details]
89	Mega Action	1994-02-24	UK UK		^[28]	[details]
80	Megablast	1993-09-29	DE DE		^[29]	[details]
95	Mega Force	1992-11-09	FR FR		^[30]	[details]
88	Mega Fun	1992-10-xx	DE DE	PAL	^[31]	[details]
93	MegaTech	1993-07-20	UK UK		^[32]	[details]
82	Micromanía (segunda época)	1992-1x-xx	ES ES		^[33]	[details]
96	Mean Machines Sega	1992-10-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[34]	[details]
96	Megazone	1992-xx-xx	AU AU		^[35]	[details]
97	OK Consolas	1992-xx-xx	ES ES		^[36]	[details]
97	Player One	1992-11-10	FR FR		^[37]	[details]
91	Play Time	1992-12-09	DE DE		^[38]	[details]
89	Sega Power	1992-11-05	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]
94	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK		^[40]	[details]
94	Sega Pro	1992-12-10	UK UK	PAL	^[41]	[details]
92	Sega Pro	1992-11-27	DE DE		^[42]	[details]
92	Sega Zone	1992-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[43]	[details]
95	Sega Force Mega	1993-06-24	UK UK		^[44]	[details]
100	Sega Force	1993-01-14	SE SE		^[45]	[details]
97	Sega Force	1992-11-05	UK UK		^[46]	[details]
88	Sega Mega Drive Review	1995-04-03	RU RU		^[47]	[details]
86	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[48]	[details]
91	Sonic the Comic	1996-07-24	UK UK	PAL	^[49]	[details]
91	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[50]	[details]
97	User	1993-0x-xx	GR GR	PAL	^[51]	[details]
90	VideoGames & Computer Entertainment	1992-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[52]	[details]
83	Video Games	1992-11-23	DE DE		^[53]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	53	90	65	100	35	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	3	84	75	90	15	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	5	91	88	98	10	Very positive
World	PAL	10	93	82	100	18	Very positive
JP	All	3	84	75	90	15	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	84	75	90	15	Very positive
US	All	6	92	88	99	11	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	5	91	88	98	10	Very positive
UK	All	17	92	65	100	35	Mixed
UK	PAL	6	94	89	100	11	Very positive
FR	All	5	95	92	97	5	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive
DE	All	7	87	80	92	12	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
ES	All	3	92	82	97	15	Very positive
IT	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive
DK	All	1	82	82	82	0	Very positive
DK	PAL	1	82	82	82	0	Very positive
GR	All	1	97	97	97	0	Very positive
GR	PAL	1	97	97	97	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
RU	All	6	83	80	91	11	Very positive
SE	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 216
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-13), page 8
↑ Bad Influence!, "xxxx 1993" (UK; 1993-0x-xx), page 46
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 31
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 194
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 22
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1992" (US; 1992-11-10), page 74
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 359
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 239
↑ Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 42
↑ Freak, "3/92" (IL; 1992-xx-xx), page 27
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Game Power, "Novembre 1992" (IT; 1992-1x-xx), page 74
↑ GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 40
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 56
↑ Game Informer, "January/February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
↑ HiScore, "15 Juli - 15 September" (DK; 1993-07-15), page 19
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 64
↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 158
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Mega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 36
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 80
↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 36
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-09), page 72
↑ Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 34
↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 50
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 46
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 60
↑ Megazone, "December/January 1992/1993" (AU; 1992-xx-xx), page 31
↑ OK Consolas, "xxxx 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 56
↑ Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 90
↑ Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 51
↑ Sega Pro, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-27), page 30
↑ Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 18
↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 91
↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 6
↑ Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 14
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 139
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "2 August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-24), page 10
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24
↑ User, "Fevrouários 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 69
↑ Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 54

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)

Books: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide (1993) | The Official Sega Solid Gold Guide: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1993) | Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1993) | An Official Player's Guide to Sonic the Hedgehog (1994)
Music: Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack (2011) | Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute (2022)

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 216

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-12.pdf_p8-2] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-13), page 8

[:File:BadInfluence.21_UK_02.pdf_p46-3] Bad Influence!, "xxxx 1993" (UK; 1993-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-12.pdf_p31-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 31

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_013.pdf_p56-5] Consoles +, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 56

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 194

[:File:CVG_UK_132.pdf_p22-7] Computer & Video Games, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 22

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_03.pdf_p74-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1992" (US; 1992-11-10), page 74

[:File:EGM_US_041.pdf_p26-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 26

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 359

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 239

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0206.pdf_p42-12] Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 42

[13] Freak, "3/92" (IL; 1992-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:GameFan_US_0102.pdf_p9-14] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-15] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamePower_IT_11.pdf_p74-16] Game Power, "Novembre 1992" (IT; 1992-1x-xx), page 74

[:File:GamePro_US_042.pdf_p50-17] GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p40-18] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 40

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_001.pdf_p56-19] GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 56

[:File:GameInformer_US_008.pdf_p58-20] Game Informer, "January/February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:HiScore_DK_01.pdf_p19-21] HiScore, "15 Juli - 15 September" (DK; 1993-07-15), page 19

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_014.pdf_p50-22] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Joypad_FR_014.pdf_p64-23] Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 64

[:File:Joystick_FR_033.pdf_p158-24] Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 158

[:File:MDAG_UK_04.pdf_p44-25] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Mega_UK_02.pdf_p36-26] Mega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 36

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-27] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaAction_UK_11.pdf_p80-28] Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 80

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p36-29] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 36

[:File:MegaForce_FR_11.pdf_p72-30] Mega Force, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-09), page 72

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1992-11.pdf_p34-31] Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 34

[:File:MegaTech_UK_20.pdf_p50-32] MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 50

[:File:Micromania2_ES_055.pdf_p46-33] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 46

[:File:MeanMachinesSega02UK.pdf_p60-34] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 60

[:File:Megazone_AU_25.pdf_p31-35] Megazone, "December/January 1992/1993" (AU; 1992-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:OKConsolas_ES_13.pdf_p16-36] OK Consolas, "xxxx 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_025.pdf_p56-37] Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 56

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-01.pdf_p90-38] Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 90

[:File:SegaPower_UK_37.pdf_p28-39] Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-40] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p51-41] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 51

[:File:SegaPro_DE_02.pdf_p30-42] Sega Pro, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-27), page 30

[:File:SegaZone_UK_01.pdf_p18-43] Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 18

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_01.pdf_p91-44] Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 91

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_01.pdf_p6-45] Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 6

[:File:SegaForce_UK_12.pdf_p14-46] Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 14

[47] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 139

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-48] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[49] Sonic the Comic, "2 August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-24), page 10

[50] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24

[:File:User_GR_33.pdf_p42-51] User, "Fevrouários 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_47.pdf_p69-52] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 69

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-12.pdf_p54-53] Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 54

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