Vectorman 2

Infobox VG| title = Vectorman 2


developer = BlueSky Software
publisher = Sega
designer = John Abad
Marty Davis
Keith R. Freiheit
Jerry Huber
Rick Randolph
Rick Schmitz
Ron Thompson
Thi Truong
Jason Weesner
Dok Whitson

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released = flagicon|USA November 15, 1996
genre = Run and gun
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: Kids to Adults (K-A)
platforms = Mega Drive/Genesis
media = Cartridge
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"Vectorman 2" is a run and gun video game created by Sega and Bluesky Software in 1996 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis system. It is the sequel to the popular game "Vectorman", released the previous year. This game was only released in the United States. The game is also a part of the Sega Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable and Sonic Gems Collection for the Gamecube.Although this game takes place where the original left off, Vectorman has a more mechanical sounding voice in this sequel, whereas in the original game, he had a more human sounding voice.Vectorman's "Chicken, fight like a robot!" line is a reference to the arcade classic "Berzerk", where that is one of the lines that Evil Otto says.

tory

After saving Earth from Warhead in the previous game, Vectorman's sludge barge is targeted and destroyed by a missile. Vectorman escapes, parachuting down to the planet to battle with the Earth's multitudinous enemy; mutant insects. Now it's up to Vectorman to fight through the mutant bugs and find the most fearsome source infestation; the evil Black Widow Queen.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the previous game. Vectorman has a different set of weapons, including a pulse beam, energy shot, and supershot guns. Vectorman can also now transform into insect forms such as a fire ant, a rhino, and "shield bug" that repels attacks. Unlike the original "Vectorman", the full-level transformations featured in this game are not used to combat bosses as that is left to the human-form Vectorman.There are 22 levels divided into 7 parts in all.

equels

A "Vectorman" game for the Sony PlayStation 2 was announced, but was soon cancelled. Character art for the redesigned "Vectorman" looked very similar to "Halo"'s Master Chief. According to initial reports, it was to have been vastly dissimilar to the 16-bit games.

"Sonic Gems Collection" has both "Vectorman 2" and its prequel as unlockable extras. This was also the first time that "Vectorman 2" was available in Europe and Japan, as the original release never got there despite the release of the first game. "Vectorman 2" can be unlocked by playing the compilation for at least 7 hours and playing "Vectorman" once.

"Sega Genesis Collection" (known outside North America as "Sega Mega Drive Collection") also features "Vectorman 2" and its prequel, this time as games available from the beginning.