NAME: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
SYSTEM: Sega Genesis
MAKER: Sega
PRODUCER: Yuji Naka
GENRE: Action/Platform

GRAPHICS: 7. For being so old, the amount of parallax used is shocking
MUSIC: 5. Catchy combinations of beeps and boops
FUN: 9. One of the better Sonics
REPLAY: 2. Maybe to get all of the emeralds
DIFFICULTY: 9. Beating the Metropolis Zone without all the Emeralds is half-impossible
ENDING: 3. *Yawn*
STORYLINE: 4. Run-of-the-mill Sonic crap, although it did introduce the Death Star ripoff
MULTIPLAYER: 8. Fun, but occasionally annoying
ORIGINALITY: 7. A lot of new ideas, most of them good
REALISM: 2. A second-generation Genesis game needs no explaination
CONTROL: 8. Can get hectic sometimes
MATURITY: 5. Not too cutesy, besides Tails, the "Scrappy Doo of gaming"

Ugh. This is like reviewing Mario All-Stars: nostalgic and not too appealing to new gamers. 
Anyway. If this is still included with Genesises, I'd have to say it's great :). But 
really, this game isn't half-bad, and especially so when it's locked on to Sonic and 
Knuckles. If you like the Sonic games then you might like this, and if you're new to the 
series, then you'll want to start out with this. I can't really tell you if you'll like it; 
for most people it's a love-hate relationship.

OVERALL: ****** 60%

Reviewed on 12/17/1998