Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992

Is it still worth playing?

The 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2, a different game from the Mega Drive one, made by Aspect in 1992 for the Game Gear and the Master System. Sonic comes home to find that Doctor Robotnik has taken his friend Miles "Tails" Prower, and collecting the six Chaos Emeralds scattered through the stages is the way to save him. Seven zones each have two acts and a fight with one of Robotnik's robots, and some acts give Sonic a ride in a minecart or on a hang glider. There are no checkpoints or shield boxes, but Sonic can pick up rings he drops when hit. A hit with no rings, a pit, drowning or the ten minute mark costs a life. On the Game Gear the lower resolution shows less of what is coming. Rings you can win back and acts built around a ride give it a pace of its own, and six hidden emeralds still give a reason to search every act.