Sonic the Hedgehog 2

This article is about the 16-bit video game. For the 8-bit game, see Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit video game). For the film, see Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film).

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Developer	Sega Technical Institute
Publisher	Sega Tec Toy (Mega Drive in Brazil)
Platforms	Android, Arcade, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Genesis, Genesis Mini, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Saturn, Switch, Wii, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Released	Genesis/Mega Drive JP: November 21, 1992 NA: November 24, 1992 EU: November 24, 1992 AU: December 1, 1992 Brazil: 1992 Arcade (Mega-Tech and Mega Play) WW: 1992 Saturn JP: 20 June 1997 NA: 22 August 1997 EU: 28 August 1997 GameCube NA: November 10, 2002 JP: December 18, 2002 EU: March 7, 2003 PlayStation 2, Xbox NA: November 2, 2004 JP: December 9, 2004 EU: February 4, 2005 Windows EU: March 31, 2006 NA: March 9, 2007 WW: October 26, 2010 Wii JP: June 19, 2007 NA: December 8, 2008 EU/AU: December 26, 2008 Xbox 360 WW: September 12, 2007 Nintendo DS NA: March 2, 2010 AU: March 11, 2010 EU: March 12, 2010 PlayStation 3 NA: April 19, 2011 EU/AU: April 20, 2011 JP: July 28, 2011 iOS/Android WW: December 12, 2013 Nintendo 3DS JP: September 22, 2015 WW: October 8, 2015 Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One WW: May 29, 2018 Nintendo Switch WW (Sega Ages): December 7, 2018 Sega Genesis Mini WW: September 19, 2019 One, PS4, PS5, Switch, Win, X/S (Origins) WW: June 23, 2022 One, PS4, PS5, Switch, Win, X/S (Origins Plus) WW: June 23, 2023
Added to Museum	Genesis: December 25, 1992 Windows: March 11, 2016 Android: December 19, 2018 Linux, macOS: December 21, 2018 Genesis Mini: May 4, 2019 Switch (Sega Ages): April 14, 2021 Switch (Sonic Origins Plus): July 19, 2023

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the second 16-bit game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and the fourth overall.

Versions

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was originally released for the Sega Genesis in 1992. It was released in the Sonic Jam compilation for Saturn in 1997, in Sonic Mega Collection for GameCube in 2002, in Sonic Mega Collection Plus for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004 and for Windows in 2006. It was then released for Wii Virtual Console and Xbox 360 in 2007, in Sonic Classic Collection for Nintendo DS in 2010, for PlayStation 3 in 2011, for Android, and iOS in 2013, and for Nintendo 3DS in 2015. It was then released in the Sega Genesis Classics compilation for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2018. For Sega's 60th anniversary celebration in 2020, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was given away free for Linux, macOS, and Windows on Steam for a limited time.