Sonic Drift 2

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Sonic Drift 2 is the sequel to Sonic Drift. It was released in Japan for the Sega Game Gear in March 17, 1995. The European version was released that same month as Sonic Drift Racing, and the North American release in November 1995. It added three characters: Knuckles, Nack the Weasel, and Metal Sonic. Sonic Drift 2 was the first game to feature Metal Sonic and Nack the Weasel as playable characters. If Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy collect all six emerald in the Blue GP, they will face Dr. Eggman in a final race around the Death Egg. If Eggman, Metal Sonic or Nack collect all six in the Blue GP, they will face Sonic in the final race.
Unlike its predecessor, this game was released internationally. Sega Europe decided to rename the game to Sonic Drift Racing, most likely because the "2" would make it obvious that the game was a sequel and would discourage gamers who would not have played the original. However, although the name of the packaging was changed to Sonic Drift Racing, the title screen itself still used the name Sonic Drift 2.

Objective

Start your engines! Sonic and company seek even a greater speed in the second Chaos Grand Prix. Hone your drift techniques and take advantage of the special powers to become the champion of all the circuits.

Characters

Driver	Vehicles	Special Power	Picture
Sonic the Hedgehog	Cyclone	A High-Speed Dash that greatly increases Sonic's speed for about five seconds.
Miles "Tails" Prower	MTP-02 WhirlWind S7	A Flying Jump, similar to the jump given from driving over a Spring.
Dr. Eggman	Egg Typhoon	The ability to throw Land Mines onto the track, which explode and immediately stop any racers that drive into them.
Amy Rose	Breeze	The ability to summon and throw small Hearts onto the track, which don't do damage, but greatly slow down and reverse the controls of any racer that drives into them.
Metal Sonic	Blue Devil	A High-Speed Dash similar to that of Sonic, except with greatly increased Power and Acceleration. However, it's so powerful, it requires 3 Rings to use, instead of the usual 2.
Fang the Sniper	Marvelous Queen	The ability to toss Oil Balls onto the track, which cause any racers that drive over them to slip, lose control, and eventually spin out.
Knuckles the Echidna	Tempest	The ability to Punch any nearby racers, causing them to drop a Ring, and grind them to a complete stop. If none are in the vicinity, a Flying Jump, similar to that of Tails, making Knuckles the only playable character in the game with two Special Abilities.

Courses

Several of the courses in Sonic Drift 2 are named after zones from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (including the Emerald Hill Zone and the Casino Night Zone, among others). In addition, the Ice Cap is a reference to the Ice Cap Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 3, released a year earlier. Interestingly, the game is somewhat harder than the first one, as the courses have more tricks and the A.I. is more aggressive than the original.

Purple GP	White GP	Blue GP
Emerald Hill 1 Hill Top 1 Dark Valley 1 Casino Night Desert Road 1 Iron Ruin	Desert Road 2 Rainy Savanna Ice Cap Hill Top 2 Mystic Cave Emerald Hill 2	Dark Valley 2 Quake Cave Balloon Panic Emerald Ocean Milky Way Death Egg