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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Act 2 walkthrough: navigate anti-gravity platforms, rotating drums, and defeat Dr. Robotnik's Energy Suction Machine.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Act 2 walkthrough: navigate anti-gravity platforms, rotating drums, and defeat Dr. Robotnik's Energy Suction Machine.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head right and down the slope, past bumpers, and enter the water.
  2. 2
    After two rotating drums, go right, jump onto a drum, and pass the Starpost.
  3. 3
    Float across anti-gravity platforms, use a dropping platform, then jump up to hover upwards.
  4. 4
    Spin Dash up a slope, jump to a platform above, cross balloons, and go right.
  5. 5
    Drop down and break through the floor.
  6. 6
    Float across anti-gravity platforms and use bumpers to go right.
  7. 7
    Pass rotating drums and anti-gravity platforms, hover upwards, and go right.
  8. 8
    After more drums and platforms, pass spikes and the Starpost to meet Knuckles, who turns off the lights.
  9. 9
    Collect the Water Shield, enter the water, go left, break through the floor, and Spin Dash through the wall.
  10. 10
    If running out of air, pop balloons for bubbles to stop drowning.
  11. 11
    As you drop, the water drains. Go left and drop down.
  12. 12
    Float across anti-gravity platforms, enter the water, head right, and pass bumpers.
  13. 13
    Hover upwards, go left, pass rotating drums, hover upwards, and use a spring to reach the top.
  14. 14
    Spin Dash through the wall, go down the slope, go left, and pass rotating white cylinders.
  15. 15
    Press the switch to turn the lights back on.
  16. 16
    Spin Dash down the slope, go past the Starpost.
  17. 17
    Get underneath the difficult rotating drum by pressing Up and Down rapidly when the drum moves up and down, respectively. Jump down when the gap is large enough.
  18. 18
    Drop down and collect the Invincibility.
  19. 19
    Float across anti-gravity platforms, go down the slope, pass rotating drums, and hover upwards.
  20. 20
    Go left, hover upwards again, go down the slope, and float across more platforms.
  21. 21
    Pass the Starpost and Spin Dash through the wall.
  22. 22
    Run through speed boosts to see Knuckles again, who presses a switch causing you to hover upwards.
  23. 23
    Head right to meet the Boss.

Boss Battle: Dr. Robotnik's Energy Suction Machine - 8 Hits

Tips
  • To beat the Mini-Boss, trick it into destroying itself. Hit the blade to open and extend it, then score a hit when the drill attempts to re-attach.
  • Watch out for energy that appears around the Mini-Boss; touching it will cause damage.
  • If you fall off the floor during the Mini-Boss battle, you will lose a life.
  • To get past the difficult rotating drum, press Up and Down rapidly when the drum moves up and down. Jump down immediately when the gap is big enough.

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