I always felt this was a strange sequel, but it was alright. Most of the game isn't too hard; you could actually get through without having to cheat fairly easily. The final boss is incredibly frustrating though. And if you play Sonic 3 and expect Tails to be more useful, he doesn't have controllable flight in this one. The 2-player mode is also a bit strange, with different music and a LOT of lag. Fun fact though, this game taught me what hexidecimal was, because the sound test is written in hexadecimal.