Editing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (section)

===Awards===
''[[wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' awarded ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' as the '''Best Game of the Year''' for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], describing it as "the best Genesis cart to come along in a long time!"<ref name="egmbuyersguide1993">{{Cite journal|year=1993|title=Buyer's Guide: Best Game of the Year (Genesis)|journal=[[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|quote=Sega's famous mascot -- Sonic the Hedgehog is back for his second visit to the Genesis, and this version is hot! With 8 megabits of memory good ol' Sonic has a lot more room to do cool tricks and this is what makes this version stand head and shoulders above all the other Genesis games that came out this year. All in all, Sonic 2 is the best Genesis cart to come along in a long time!}}</ref> ''[[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]'' gave the game the Best Action/Adventure Game award, praising it for keeping "the same look and feel of the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', while adding a two-player mode, longer levels, new moves, and better animation. Wow!"<ref name="defunct_games"/> ''[[wikipedia:Electronic Games|Electronic Games]]'' chose ''Sonic 2'' as one of the three nominees for their Video Game of the Year award, along with ''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:NHLPA Hockey '93|NHLPA Hockey '93]]''.<ref name="eg1992">{{Cite journal|title=Electronic Gaming Awards|journal=[[wikipedia:Electronic Games|Electronic Games]]|date=January 1993|issue=38|pages=26,27|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/00_happy_new_year_1993.htm|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref>

''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' has been listed among the [[Wikipedia:List of video games considered the best|greatest video games of all time]]. In 2000, ''Game Informer'' ranked it number 61 on its "Top 100 Games of All Time" list, calling it "the most challenging and finely polished ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' title."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 2001|title=Top 100 Games of All Time|journal=[[Wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]|issue=100|page=28}}</ref> They later ranked it the 97th best game of all time in 2009.<ref name="GI2009">{{Cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/game-informers-top-200-games-of-all-time/|title=Game Informer's Top 200 Games of All Time|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]|year=2009}}</ref> ''Mega'' placed the game at number 36 in their "Top Sega Mega Drive Games of All Time" list in 1994.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Mega|publisher=[[wikipedia:Future Publishing|Future Publishing]]|issue=26|page=74|date=November 1994}}</ref> It has also been listed among the best games of all time by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' (in 1997<ref name="EGM1997">{{Cite web|url=http://kisrael.com/vgames/powerlist/egm100.html|title=EGM Top 100|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|date=November 1997|accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref> and 2001<ref name="EGM2001">{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20011220003000/http://www.gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp|title=Top 100 Games of All Time|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|year=2001}}</ref>), [[wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]] (in 2004,<ref name="GF2004">{{Cite web|title=Spring 2004: Best. Game. Ever.|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr|publisher[[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]]|accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref> 2005,<ref name="GF2005">{{Cite web|title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest—The 10 Best Games Ever|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10|publisher=[[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]]|accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref> 2009<ref name="GF2009">{{Cite web|title=Spring 2009: Best. Game. Ever.|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3509|publisher=[[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]]|accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref> and 2014<ref name="GF2014">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ddjgames.com/category/gamefaqs-top-100/|title=Top 100|publisher=[[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]]|year=2014}}</ref>), [[wikipedia:GameRevolution|GamingBolt]],<ref name="GamingBolt">{{Cite web|url=http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made|title=Top 100 greatest video games ever made|publisher=GamingBolt|year=2013}}</ref> ''[[wikipedia:Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records]]'' (in 2009<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100107164406/http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/270209_top50.aspx|title=Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition reveals the Top 50 console games of all time|publisher=[[wikipedia:Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition|Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]|year=2009}}</ref>), [[wikipedia:Imagine Publishing|NowGamer]] (in 2010<ref name="NowGamer">{{Cite journal|100 Greatest Retro Games|journal=NowGamer|publisher=[[wikipedia:Imagine Publishing|Imagine Publishing]]|year=2010}} [http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-1/ part 1], [http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-2/ part 2], [http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-3/ part 3], [http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-4/ part 4]</ref>), ''[[wikipedia:Retro Gamer|Retro Gamer]]'' (in 2004<ref name="RetroGamer">{{Cite journal|journal=Retro Gamer|issue=1|pages=30|date=January 2004}}</ref>), and [[wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]] (in 2006<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050801002743/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/|title=The 100 greatest computer games of all time|publisher=Yahoo!|year=2006}}</ref>). In 2022, IGN placed ''Sonic 2'' as the eighth best ''Sonic'' game in their "10 Best Sonic Games" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=15 July 2022 |title=The 10 Best Sonic Games |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-10-best-sonic-games |work=IGN |accessdate=2 December 2022}}</ref>