![]() As usual the level design relies on speed and some tricky platforming to progress through the acts. The gameplay saw several areas of refinement as any problems the first entry suffered from finally got fixed. Sonic 2 would end up being among the bestselling Genesis games with reaching over 6 million copies. ![]() The second entry also marked the introduction of Miles "Tails" Prower who acted as the sidekick character. Sonic 2 was the company's biggest game that year as it easily beat out Nintendo's Super NES despite having a solid lineup. It’s no surprise why the company's profits moved 50% up. We can also factor in two bundles of a core model priced at $99.99 and the other for $129.99 that includes Sonic 1 being available. Then the ad leads to two boys rushing into the living room to see the system with the game inserted as the big guy disappears. Sega put together an ad showing Santa playing the game for a few minutes in a living room. They had a big release for the holiday season when Nintendo had no major titles to counter them. The marketing the company used during the Christmas season was pure genius for many reasons. However, Sonic 2 is what sold many gamers on actually buying a Genesis that year. I remembered back in 1992 when Sega had a successful year with their in-house games such as Streets of Rage 2 and the release of their CD add on. We take a look at the sequel to Sonic for the Genesis that would refine the gameplay mechanics and graphics of the previous game. ![]() Welcome to another edition of Retro Corner Reviews and it’s been quite a while since we went over a Genesis title.
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