20 Megadrive Games You Must Play Before You Die
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cr1rqVcIhADeveloper - Sonic Team
Genre - Platformer
Release Date - 1992
Current Price (Approx) - £5
While Sonic 1 brought SEGA's mascot to the masses and Sonic 3 & Knuckles made impressive technical strides, it was with Sonic 2 that SEGA perfected the formula for their little blue speed demon and created the game that could most ably stand up against the best that the Mario series has to offer.
Expanding on everything that made the original so great, Sonic 2 introduced the world to Tails - who was not quite so annoying as he would become in later years - and offered a ton of brilliantly designed levels. Unlike many of the games that followed - especially in recent years - Sonic 2 never felt like it forced you to catapult yourself into an enemy and lose your rings, which meant that the majority of lost lives came down to player error.
Happily, it was also one of the most popular games on the console and has been re-released a ton of times, so you should have no trouble getting your hands on it.