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Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Genre: Racing
Released in US: November 1995
Released in EU: March 1995
Released in JP: March 17, 1995
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Sonic Drift 2 (ソニック ドリフト２), called Sonic Drift Racing in Europe, is a kart racing game for the Game Gear and the sequel to Sonic Drift. It features Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Amy Rose, and Dr. Eggman from the original Sonic Drift. Newly added characters are Knuckles, Fang, and Metal Sonic. As in the last game, players race around a track collecting rings and power-ups.
An unofficial port to the Master System was made by Shibunoa on June 1st, 2009. The conversion is currently in an early state, but is fully
playable.
Gameplay
The objective of the game is the same as its predecessor, to win the three different Chaos GPs (purple, white and blue emerald). Each Chaos GP has six different tracks, some based on Sonic 2 and 3 game levels' design, but mostly are new. Three Chaos Emeralds are awarded for winning races. If Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy collect all six 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.
Gameplay is nearly the same as the original Sonic Drift as the directional pad steers, 
uses rings for a burst of speed, and the two buttons are used for acceleration and braking. Rings are lost during collisions. The AI of the game is also much smarter and it takes effort to keep the top position. The Item boxes also are not used automatically upon being touched as in the previous game. Instead, an icon appears on the top of the screen and on the directional pad must be pressed to use the item. Only one item can be held at a time. However, the Star and Reverse balls are triggered upon impact and cannot be saved.
Everything else is exactly the same except for the number of tracks. The game features the same additional modes of play and game difficulty. There's an enhanced option however, the choice of having obstacles or not.
Characters
| Character |
Vehicle |
Special Move |
Gameplay
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| Acceleration |
Speed |
Handling
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Sonic |
Cyclone |
Speed dash (same as red monitor power-up) |
High |
High |
Low
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Tails |
MTP-02 Whirlwind S7 |
Jump over (same as spring power-up) |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium
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Amy |
Breeze |
Toss heart (reduces other's speed) |
High |
Low |
Medium
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Eggman |
Egg Typhoon |
Drop mine (same as collision) |
Low |
Decent |
Very high
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Metal Sonic |
Blue Devil |
Super speed dash (more than red monitor power-up, uses three rings) |
Very high |
Very high |
Very low
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Fang |
Marvelous Queen |
Sling oil balls (same as collision) |
High |
High |
Low
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Knuckles |
Tempest |
Punch if within range (same as collision), otherwise jump over (same as spring power-up). |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium
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Power-Ups
Power-ups are scattered throughout each track, with a variety of abilities. Like it was mentioned before, the power-ups cannot be accumulated and they do not respawn in each lap either.
| Sprite |
Power-up |
Description
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Rings |
Collecting two rings (or three in the case of Metal Sonic) allows the player to use their special attack.
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Spring |
These all launch the player up into the air, increasing the speed.
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Star |
The screen whites for everyone.
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Reverse ball |
Steering is reversed.
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Red Monitor
(speed) |
Makes the player dash down the track with a momentary burst of speed.
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Blue Monitor
(invencibility) |
Makes the player invincible for a short period of time. The BGM during invincibility is based on Sonic 3's invincibility theme.
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Yellow Monitor
(spring) |
Same as Spring.
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Black Monitor
(mine) |
Slings a mine to the track and has the same effect as a collision.
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Courses
Manuals
Also Released On
Production Credits
Programmer: A. Morino
Artists: K. Tamura, H. Takano, A. Tezuka
Sound: Naofumi Hataya, Saori Kobayashi
Planner: Norihito Kato
Director: Katsuhiro Hasegawa
Producer: Motoshige Hokoyama
Resources
Artwork
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- Additional artwork of the vehicles and characters can be found in the Japanese manual.
Scans
Trivia
- Knuckles and Metal Sonic had their names either misspelled or shortened due to space limitations: Knucles and M.Sonic.
