

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog 2#Gameplay

If the player is playing as Knuckles, the ending will be the same, except that Knuckles will not appear in the post-credits scene.After the credits, the Death Egg will be shown crash-landing on Angel Island, and a frustrated Eggman will be jumping on the text "END" while he is being watched by Knuckles from a bush. If the player has managed to collect all seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic (transformed into Super Sonic) will meet Tails, who has tried to save him with the Tornado.After the credits, a laughing Eggman will juggle the Emeralds the player did not collect while the text "TRY AGAIN" is shown. If the player has not managed to collect all seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic will be saved by Tails on the Tornado.From there, the ending of the game will depend on the player's progress: After defeating Eggman, a chain-reaction is triggered, causing the Death Egg to explode and forcing Sonic to escape. There, he defeats Mecha Sonic and the doctor himself in his Death Egg Robot. With Tails returning in the Tornado, Sonic manages to grab onto Eggman's space rocket and ends up aboard the Death Egg.

After defeating Eggman once more, the doctor tries to escape to the Death Egg in space. However, the Tornado is attacked, forcing Sonic, who managed to get aboard the vessel, to continue alone. Eventually, the two use the Tornado to reach the doctor's Wing Fortress Zone. Īttempting to stop Eggman, Sonic and Tails explore the various Zones of West Side Island, defeating Eggman various times along the way. Having learned of the legend, which he believes to be related to the Chaos Emeralds, he tears West Side Island up with his army of Badniks to find the Emeralds. There, he meets Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox, who is inspired by Sonic's cool demeanor. Eventually, he finds West Side Island, and decides to land there. Īfter the South Island incident, Sonic sets out for new adventures in his biplane, the Tornado. According to this legend, after an ancient civilization abused their power, these stones were sealed by the gods on the island. Despite its appearance, a legend speaks of seven mystical stones laying there. West Side Island is a beautiful island full of green hills and fields. The title screen of the 2013 remaster of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
