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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

1992 platform video game
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,787 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's composer is recorded as Masato Nakamura[4].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was published by Q122741[5].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's genre is platform game[6].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's genre is adventure[7].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 followed Sonic the Hedgehog[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was produced by Shinobu Toyoda[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's developer is recorded as Sonic Team[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's operating system is recorded as Android[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's operating system is recorded as iOS[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog 2[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Android[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Q10680[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Nintendo GameCube[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Q132020[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as mobile phone[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Virtual Console[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Windows Phone[26].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • Community tags: game[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a81b8183-aebe-4c0d-9090-cfbf0984b308[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was published by Q122741[5]. It was produced by Shinobu Toyoda[10].

Publication

Publication dates include November 21, 1992[31], November 24, 1992[32], June 11, 2007[33], June 19, 2007[34], July 6, 2007[35], and September 12, 2007[36]. Sonic the Hedgehog 2's language of work or name is recorded as English[37]. Genres include platform game[6] and adventure[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[12]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[38] and digital download[39].

Subject and Themes

Sonic the Hedgehog 2's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[12].

Reception

Reviews include 91%[40], 7.5/10[41], and 8/10[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 followed Sonic the Hedgehog[8]. It was followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3[9].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,787 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] ↑ . Electronic Games. wikidata.org.
  30. [41] ↑ . gamespot.com. gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [42] ↑ . gamespot.com. gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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