Editing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (section)

===Sales===
Due to the popularity of its [[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|predecessor]], ''Sonic 2'' already had an established fanbase anticipating its release.<ref name="IGNRev">{{Cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/795/795640p1.html|title=IGN's Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Review|accessdate=21 October 2007|year=2007|first=Thomas|last=Lucas M.|work=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis}}</ref> The game received critical acclaim upon release and was a best seller in the UK charts for two months,<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=[[wikipedia:Mega (magazine)|Mega]]|issue=6|date=March 1993|title=Official Gallup UK Mega Drive Sales Chart}}</ref> and the highest selling game of 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/cover-story/sonic-frontiers/brave-new-world|title=Sonic Frontiers Cover Story - Brave New World|last=Shea|first=Brian|date=20 July 2022|publisher=Game Informer|accessdate=23 July 2022}}</ref> As of 2006, the game has sold over 6 million copies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gamasutra.com/features/20060804/boutros_05.shtml|title=A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games|page=5|accessdate=8 December 2006|date=4 August 2006|first=Daniel|last=Boutros|work=[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]]}}</ref> making it the second best-selling game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], after ''Sonic 1''. Out of those 6 million worldwide sales, only 400,000 cartridges were sold in Japan.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/98/SegaForce_UK_16.pdf#page=12|last=Kai|first=Norton|title=Sonic CD Slips Up|journal=[[wikipedia:Sega Force|Sega Force]]|pages=12|date=April 1993|issue=16|accessdate=28 February 2022}}</ref>