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Sonic 2 speeds onto XBLA

There was a time when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 -- now available on Xbox Live Arcade -- was accompanied by much fanfare and bizarre commercials. Alas, that time is gone and we are left only with tiny little announcement posts like this one. Still, the quality of the game hasn't been diminished. Actually, in light of Sonic's more recent console endeavors, the quality may actually have increased. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 improves on the first game in a number of ways. It introduces Sonic's bosom buddy Miles "Tails" Prower, split-screen multiplayer, and Sonic's trademark spin dash. It's definitely one of the best games in the series and worth checking out.

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xenocidic1

9-12-2007 @ 10:30AM

xenocidic said...

anyone know if it have the same save-state feature that Sonic 1 does?

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xenocidic2

9-12-2007 @ 10:39AM

xenocidic said...

carrying on a recent trend of answering my own questions, the answer is yes, it features the same save-state (save anywhere) feature that Sonic 1 XBLA does

http://forums.xbox.com/15090602/ShowPost.aspx

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Lucky3

9-12-2007 @ 10:40AM

Lucky said...

I can't wait to get it, as soon as my 360 comes home...

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Jonah Falcon4

9-12-2007 @ 10:42AM

Jonah Falcon said...

Yeah, I remember that commercial.

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Rob5

9-12-2007 @ 10:54AM

Rob said...

Was the girl at the end the one from Scrubs (and Roseanne) ?

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drklrdbill6

9-12-2007 @ 11:11AM

drklrdbill said...

i love this game and beat it probably 1,000,000 times as a kid. i will be buying it as soon as i get home

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mike7

9-12-2007 @ 11:19AM

mike said...

My first experience with sonic was with sega channel.

Sega Channel was the best back then.

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Tony8

9-12-2007 @ 12:16PM

Tony said...

@5 - It sure as hell looks like it lol.

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mfed39

9-12-2007 @ 12:45PM

mfed3 said...

yes, it will have the same sega emu system sonic 1, streets of rage 2, and golden axe share. the save system will be identical.

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Brian10

9-12-2007 @ 12:48PM

Brian said...

Anyone else having problems with the Online multiplayer being choppy?

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Edge11

9-12-2007 @ 1:56PM

Edge said...

Yeah. I remember that too. The tackle box, the bald spot, the julianne fries...

...the embarrassing warranty claims.

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TheMiz12

9-12-2007 @ 1:56PM

TheMiz said...

what i wanna know is why they advertised it all over the web to have ONLINE CO-OP when it only has ONLINE VS...only reason I got it was to co-op online with other ppl.

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xenocidic13

9-12-2007 @ 3:11PM

xenocidic said...

@12 good question. in fact it still claims "Xbox Live Coop" on the official product page

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonic2xboxlivearcade/

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JohnHeist14

9-13-2007 @ 3:38AM

JohnHeist said...

A $54.99 value!! So cheap!

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Insomnious15

9-13-2007 @ 11:36AM

Insomnious said...

The coop in Sonic 2 was pants. If you were tails, you were constantly waiting for Sonic to sit still for 2 seconds so you could land and follow on foot. Never happened.

I hope they still have the teleport boxes in multiplayer. CCHHHEEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWW! Right back to the start!

Good times.

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Stranger16

9-13-2007 @ 7:37PM

Stranger said...

Can't we just skip ahead to Sonic CD?

(And include both soundtracks this time!)

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