Publisher: Sega

Genre: Adventure

Wii Points: 500

Rating : Not Recommended

Owww my eyes!!  Okay I know I made a big deal about the greatness of Mega Man 9 even with the bad graphics, but this version of Sonic looks just plain awful.  I grew up with a Nintendo, not with a Sega Master System.  So maybe I’m being slightly harsh.  But I cannot stand looking at this game, especially after playing the vastly superior 16 bit Genesis versions of Sonic.

First of all, you know how in every 16 bit version of Sonic, it starts off in some colorful green area?  This one starts off in some underground lava zone.  Tradition is being broken here!  The level designs aren’t that exciting.  It feels like the enemies are far and few between.  I can’t imagine anyone having trouble getting through the levels, although I did have trouble with some of the bosses.

There isn’t too much to say abut the controls here.  Sonic runs and then he jumps to attack.  Disappointing is the fact that the spin dash isn’t in this version, yet it is in the Genesis one.

The sound is even worse than the graphics.  Sonic 2 for Genesis was filled with fun catchy music that stays in anyone’s mind for the rest of their life, especially in Emerald Hill Zone.  Sonic 2 for the Sega Master System is filled with trash.  You won’t remember a thing about the music in this game other than it becomes repetitive in a bad way.  Another reason why an 8 bit game like Mega Man or Mario works is because of the great music and overall quality of the level designs.  It’s not the fact that the original Mega Man or Mario were in 8 bit that made them great, it was the fact that they put a lot of effort into the overall quality of the presentation.  Sonic 2 feels like a lazy cash in on the success of the Genesis version.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Master System version is only for the most hardcore Sonic fans out there, or for extremely bored people who have played every good Sonic game that exists and are in desperate need of something to kill time with.  Everyone who is into games has played the Genesis versions of Sonic, so I don’t know if I can recommend that instead, since we’ve all tried them.  There must be something better you can spend your 500 points on.