Sonic 2 HD is an unofficial overhaul of SEGA’s franchise classic for the modern world. It is made for fans, by fans, with no financial gain whatsoever.

The Sonic 2 HD project aims to recreate Sega’s classic platformer, initially released in 8-bit and 16-bit versions in 1992 for the Sega Master System and Sega Genesis respectively, ...

And so it was that Sonic 2 HD, a fan project that was teased in the yonder year of 2011, has come back from the dead and is once more looking toward eventual release.

As the title suggests, Sonic 2 HD is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 overhauled with new HD graphics. Before you get too excited, though, the game is fan-created and has no official affiliation with Sega.

Team S2 HD's released a trailer of its Sonic 2 HD project, as promised.It's pretty much amazing, as you'll see after the break. The end of the video promises that an alpha release is "coming soon".

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