Vectorman 2

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Vectorman 2

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Steam

Publisher: Sega

Ballistic (US re-release)

Developer: BlueSky Software

Distributor:

Majesco Sales (US re-release)

Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1996-11-08^[1]	$59.9959.99^[2]	1843
EU ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
BR	1996-12		048280
SA ▼ (Sega Channel)	1996	SUBsub
US ▼	2012-05-02^[3]	$2.992.99^[4]	211208
EU ▼	2012-05-02^[3]	€2.492.49^[4]	211208
DE ▼	2012-05-02^[3]	€2.492.49^[4]	211208
UK ▼	2012-05-02^[3]	£1.991.99^[4]	211208
AU ▼	2012-05-02^[3]	$3.493.49^[4]	211208
US ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	$0.990.99^[6]	211208
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	€0.990.99^[6]	211208
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	€0.990.99^[6]	211208
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	£0.790.79^[6]	211208
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	$1.351.35^[6]	211208
US ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	$0.990.99^[6]	211208
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	€0.990.99^[6]	211208
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	€0.990.99^[6]	211208
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	£0.790.79^[6]	211208
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[5]	$1.351.35^[6]	211208

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Vectorman 2 (ベクターマン2) is the sequel to Vectorman, released in 1996 for the Sega Mega Drive. Though it claims to be a direct sequel to the original game, Vectorman 2 takes place mostly in the present day, rather than an urban futuristic setting seen in Vectorman. Gameplay is largely the same as its predecessor, but more morphs and weapons have been added.

Story

“	VectorMan 2 picks up on VectorMan's adventures immediately after the demise of his arch-enemy, Warhead. A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages VectorMan's ship. VectorMan escapes destruction and freefalls back to Earth, landing on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility. As he begins to investigate the source of the missile, VectorMan discovers a mutant strain of insects have begun to flourish in the research facility. Worse yet, the insects display destructive tendencies towards the planet and seem to be run by an unseen intelligence. VectorMan's mission is clear: defeat the mutant insects and once again save the Earth from impending disaster.	„
— US manual^[7]

Gameplay

Scenes

	Scene 1: Geronimo

	Scene 2: Night in the Swamp

	Scene 3: Bog Jam

	Scene 4: In Blackest Night

	Scene 5: Fired

	Scene 6: Magma P.I.

	Scene 7: Turn up the Heat

	Scene 8: Orbot Express

	Scene 9: Dirty Job

	Scene 10: Vectorman 1 2 3

	Scene 11: I Can Dig It

	Scene 12: Rollerderby

	Scene 13: Mist Chances

	Scene 14: Cave Fear

	Scene 15: Dreamsnake

	Scene 16: Recycle or Die

	Scene 17: The Shadow Nose

	Scene 18: Shout and Twist

	Scene 19: Tank You

	Scene 20: Tank Patrol

	Scene 21: Bad Eggs

	Scene 22: Queen for a Day

	Bonus Stage: Tubular

	Bonus Stage: Orbot Orbit

	Bonus Stage: Plan 9

History

Legacy

As one of the last titles to be released for the system, Vectorman 2 did not see a formal release outside of North America on the Mega Drive, but was eventually released in Japan as part of Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3. It has also re-appeared in a number of compilations, including Sega Mega Drive Collection, Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection and Sonic Gems Collection.

Production credits

Game Design: John Abad, Marty Davis, Keith R Freiheit, Jerry Huber, Rick Randolph, Rick Schmitz, Ron Thompson, Thi Truong, Jason Weesner, Dok Whitson
Producer Sega: Jerry Markota
Producer Blue Sky Software: Jerry Huber
Lead Artist: Rick Schmitz
Artists: Jerry Huber, Rick Randolph
Lead Programmer: Keith R Freiheit
Programmers: John Abad, Ron Thompson, Thi Truong
Level Layout: Jason Weesner
Music Composer: Jon Holland / XYXU Studio
Sound Effects: Sam Powell
Special Thanks to: Marty Davis, Ellis Goodson, Jeff Remmer, Dok Whitson, Mark Botta, Rich Karpp, James Doyle, Kevin McMahon
Marketing: Eric Dunston
Lead Tester: David Wood
Assistant Leads: Ty Johnson, Jeremy Campbell, Robert Hernandez
Testers: Steve Perez, Jason Cordero, Mike Dobbins, Lou DiSimone, Matt Lucich, Eugene Valenzuela, Nicolas Azizian, Fernando Valderrama, Francesco Zappacosta, Matt Underwood, Mark Dawson, Mark Paniagua, Sean Potter, Chris Thompson, Pedro Ponce, Tim Spengler, Eric Sierra, Chris Garrett, Toad Slepian, Mark Griffin, Jeffrey L. Loney, Aron Bandur, Ferdinand Villar, Josh Simpson

Digital manuals

Steam manual
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Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Vectorman 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

90

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[10]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[11]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

90

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

98

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[14]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

83

^[15]

	85
Based on 8 reviews

Vectorman 2

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (re-release)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Vectorman 2/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Mega Drive
Vectorman 2 on Steam

References

↑ http://www.bizlink.com:80/~future/release.html (Wayback Machine: 1996-10-30 08:30)
↑ Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 3
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 https://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-21 22:03)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 http://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:17)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 ^5.8 ^5.9 https://steamdb.info/app/211208/history/?changeid=5755261
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 ^6.7 ^6.8 ^6.9 http://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-21 22:03)
↑ File:Vectorman 2 MD US Manual.pdf, page 5
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 256
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 232
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 367
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 267
↑ GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Game Informer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 50
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27

Vectorman 2
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Games in the Vectorman Series
Vectorman (1995) \| Vectorman 2 (1996) \| Vectorman 3 (unreleased) \| Vectorman (PlayStation 2) (Unreleased)
Vectorman related media
	Sega Tunes: Vectorman (1996)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19961030083007.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.bizlink.com:80.2F.7Efuture.2Frelease.html-1] ttp://www.bizlink.com:80/~future/release.html (Wayback Machine: 1996-10-30 08:30)

[:File:SegaFY1997BrandReview_US.pdf_p3-2] Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 3

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191121220339.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F211208.2F-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 https://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-21 22:03)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130522201714.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F211208.2F-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 http://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:17)

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191121220339.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F211208.2F-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 ^6.7 ^6.8 ^6.9 http://steamdb.info/app/211208/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-21 22:03)

[:File:Vectorman_2_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p5-7] File:Vectorman 2 MD US Manual.pdf, page 5

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 256

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 232

[:File:EGM_US_088.pdf_p90-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 367

[12] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 267

[:File:GamePro_US_099.pdf_p156-13] GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:GameInformer_US_043.pdf_p50-14] Game Informer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 50

[15] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27

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Vectorman 2

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Scenes

History

Legacy

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References