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Sonic Robo Blast 2
Latest version: Final Demo v1.09.4
Latest release date: Aug. 19, 2006
Engine: Doom Legacy
Credits: Sonic Team Junior

Sonic Robo Blast 2 is a fan game developed by Sonic Team Junior for Windows and DOS platforms. The game is a 3D platformer using the Doom Legacy game engine meant to emulate many of the elements of the classic Sonic series. The reason it is popular among fans is the addition of online multiplayer, as well as the ability to make characters, zones, and whole game modifications.


Storyline

Months after Eggman's defeat in Sonic Robo Blast 1, Dr. Eggman took an interest in harnessing the Black Rock's energy. After claiming it as his own battleship, Eggman chose Greenflower City as his first target for obliteration.

Sonic was enjoying a long overdue vacation when Tails alerted him of the danger. Sonic gazed at the giant battleship aimed toward Greenflower, and had already bolted towards it in a blink of an eye. Even though Sonic rushed to save Greenflower City as quickly as possible, it was already a pile of ashes by the time he arrived. Now, after a quick reunion with the evil doctor, Sonic and Co. journeys off to another quest to save the world from Dr. Eggman.



Playable characters

Sonic the Hedgehog

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The blue streak returns again, ready to tackle Eggman and his robots. Definitely the quickest of all the three, but also the least versatile. He will find several areas inaccesible and must find new routes around them. That's not to say he's not learned anything since last time. He has a special 'Air Spin Attack' move, allowing him to shoot forwards at high speeds, aiding him in longer jumps and giving him automatic acceleration.

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Miles "Tails" Prower

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Having missed his first chance to help Sonic back in Sonic Robo Blast I, he is more than ready to assist Sonic this time around. While nowhere near as fast as Sonic, he has his flying ability, which will help him over longer jumps and reach new areas.

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Knuckles the Echidna

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Having played a minor role in stopping Eggman from the original Sonic Robo Blast, he returns to put Eggman out of commission once and for all. While he lacks Sonic's speed, he is faster than Tails and retains his climbing and gliding skill.

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DR. EGGMAN

Watch out! The evil doctor is back to wreak havoc upon the planet and make Sonic & Co.'s lives miserable! He won't stop at anything to achieve his ultimate goal.

Hyper Sonic

An unlockable in the game, Hyper Sonic plays exactly like Super Sonic, with the exception that his Thok has the same effect as Hyper Sonic's in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. When used, all enemies on screen will be destroyed. This is a secret exclusive to the 1.09 beta series, and will not be included in later releases of SRB2.



Single Player Levels

Greenflower Zone

Greenflower Zone (abbreviated GFZ) is the first zone. It is the only zone to have the 8th emerald, the Master Emerald. Additionally, a player can go to a secret level in Act 1 with either Sonic, Tails or Knuckles.

Techno Hill Zone

Techno Hill Zone (abbreviated THZ) is the second zone in the demo, with Eggman's factory. Water here is replaced with slime, which will damage the players. This zone is the favourite of most players, as it's an excellent Race stage.

Castle Eggman Zone

Castle Eggman Zone (abbreviated CEZ) is the final zone in the demo. While expressed as being a demo exclusive, it will be completely redone in the final game, 1.1. It has the player in Act 1 to find a switch to go in Eggman's castle, then in Act 2 the player is inside the castle itself.



Multiplayer Play

Along with traditional Single Player play, SRB2 features a fully functional online mode. There are a few types of games that can be played with this.

Match

SRB2's Match multiplayer mode is a game where players shoot rings at each other in order to score points. The player with the most points wins. The shields that are available for Single Player are all fully functional here, and can help the player with their added effects. Also, there are 5 special rings that the player can collect to power up their firing. These rings can be combined to make a more powerful weapon when used.

Team Match

SRB2's Team Match is a multiplayer mode similar to Match, with the difference that 2 teams compete, and the team with the higher amount of points wins.

Capture The Flag

Capture the Flag is similar to Team Match in terms of teaming and playing. In this game, however, the players run between bases and try to take the flag from the opponents' base to their own. What makes SRB2's CTF mode somewhat unique is that a team can only capture their opponents' flag if their own team's flag is in their base. This forces cooperation from both sides in order to secure victory.

Race

Race mode is as it sounds. First person to the end of the stage wins. Race mode works for all of the SP maps in the game.

Circuit Race

Circuit Race is exactly that. SRB2 has a bunch of maps that the player races around for a few laps. First person to finish all the laps wins. Important in Circuit is that all checkpoints must be touched before the player can complete a lap. If one is missed, the player must go back, hit it, and proceed forward. This is made less cumbersome by level designers who use a function to make the entire area around a checkpoint activate it. All of SRB2's vanilla levels have this.

Co-op

SRB2 has a functional Co-op mode. Co-op is played in all the SP levels. Co-op is designed to let players explore the SP levels together, get used to playing them, and finding secrets. It should be noted that this is often abused on SRB2's Master Server, and spending too long in levels is frowned upon, and can even wind up with the host of the game banned.



Popular Addons

The following are a list of popular addons by various members of the SRB2 Community. Mods here can be anything from simple characters to full-scale source code modifications.

Single Player Modifications

Source Code Modifications
Level Packs
Other notable modifications
Single Levels
Characters

Multiplayer Modifications

Source Code Modifications
Multiplayer Packs
Single Levels



SRB2ME

SRB2ME, or Sonic Robo Blast 2: Marriage Edition, is a special release of all the finished 1.1 content that will be released sometime in May. All information on public 1.1 information can be found on the SRB2 Wiki's Version 1.1 page. A promotional video for SRB2 1.1/SRB2ME was released on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008. It can be found here

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