Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Sky High Zone
5Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ２, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu 2) is a platforming game developed by Aspect Co. Ltd and published by Sega for the Game Gear as well as the Sega Master System. It was originally released in Japan on November 21, 1992, and in North America in December of 1992.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was developed by Aspect with co-operation from Sega, unlike its predecessor which was developed by Ancient. Craig Stitt, who worked as a stage artist with Sega Technical Institute (STI) on Sonic 2 for the Sega Genesis, stated that there was little interaction between Aspect and STI, because of this the Game Gear/Master System version features a completely different story and level designs.
While gameplay is largely the same as its 1991 predecessor. The story takes place following the events of the last game; Sonic returns home to find that Doctor Robotnik has kidnapped his friend Miles "Tails" Prower, and so Sonic heads off to find him before it's too late. In essence this could be considered a sequel to Sonic 2 on the Genesis.
The soundtrack was composed by Naofumi Hataya, who is known for his work on NiGHTS, and
Masafumi Ogata, who is known for his work on Sonic CD.