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'''''Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8)''''' is an early version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]'' which was released on the Steam store. There may be debugging commands left in the game as one has been found.
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'''''Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8)''''' is a prototype version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]'' for Windows PC. It was accidentally released via the Steam store on April 21, 2012. The build appears to be mostly complete and is fully playable.
  
 
==Leak==
 
==Leak==
Late April 20th Steam added the ability to pre-order ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II'' through the store. It was found by those that pre-ordered that the full Beta 8 version of the game could be downloaded from there. The download was eventually fixed sometime the next day and Beta 8 could no longer be downloaded.
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At midnight EST on April 21st, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]'' was made available for pre-order on the Steam store. Users who preordered the game found that they were able to download and play this build of the game. This security hole was fixed the following morning, and users who preordered the game afterwards could not download the game. Those who had previously downloaded it are locked out once their Steam library updates (via restarting Steam, for instance), thus making the game unplayable without use of a crack. However, videos, music, and other leaked material from the game still had time to surface before access was removed.
  
 
==Debugging Commands==
 
==Debugging Commands==
* Pressing 0 on the keyboard increases the number of rings in stock. This can be used to easily increase lives.
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* Pressing 0 on the keyboard (or LT on an Xbox 360 controller) increases the number of rings in stock by 99. This can be used to easily increase lives.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:19, 21 April 2012

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Beta 8)
System(s): PC (Steam)
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8) is a prototype version of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II for Windows PC. It was accidentally released via the Steam store on April 21, 2012. The build appears to be mostly complete and is fully playable.

Leak

At midnight EST on April 21st, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II was made available for pre-order on the Steam store. Users who preordered the game found that they were able to download and play this build of the game. This security hole was fixed the following morning, and users who preordered the game afterwards could not download the game. Those who had previously downloaded it are locked out once their Steam library updates (via restarting Steam, for instance), thus making the game unplayable without use of a crack. However, videos, music, and other leaked material from the game still had time to surface before access was removed.

Debugging Commands

  • Pressing 0 on the keyboard (or LT on an Xbox 360 controller) increases the number of rings in stock by 99. This can be used to easily increase lives.

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