Vectorman 2
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| Developer(s) | BlueSky Software |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date(s) |  November 15, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Kids to Adults (K-A) |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Media | Cartridge |
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 apart of the Sega Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.
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[edit] Story
After saving Earth from Warhead in the previous game, Vectorman's sludge barge ship ends up as a target for a missile and he parachutes in a 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 of who led the mutant insects and the planet: the evil Black Widow Queen.
[edit] Game
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 prequel, 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.
[edit] Scenes
Bog Part 1
Scene 1: Geronimo (as Helicopter)
Scene 2: Night in the Swamp
Scene 3: Bog Jam
Scene 4: In Blackest Night (Boss)
Lava Part 2
Scene 5: Fired
Scene 6: Magma P.I.
Scene 7: Turn up the Heat (Boss)
Underground Part 3
Scene 8: Orbot Express (as Skater)
Scene 9: Dirty Job
Scene 10: Vectorman 1 2 3 (as Skater)
Scene 11: I Can Dig It
Scene 12: Rollerderby (as Skater)
Cave Part 4
Scene 13: Mist Chances
Scene 14: Cave Fear
Scene 15: Dreamsnake (Boss)
Reclamation Part 5
Scene 16: Recycle or Die
Scene 17: The Shadow Nose (Boss)
Road to the Queen Part 6
Scene 18: Shout and Twist
Scene 19: Tank You (as Tank)
Scene 20: Tank Patrol (as Tank)
The Lair Part 7
Scene 21: Bad Eggs
Scene 22: Queen for a Day (Final/Boss)
[edit] Power-Ups and Morphs
Instead of TVs like in the original, Vectorman now collects power-ups from destroyed powersacs. Morphs can mainly be acquired by destroying specific kinds of bugs.
Weapons:
- Ball Gun (standard)
- Laser Beam
- Pulse Beam
- Energy Shot
- Supershot
- Overkill
Morphs:
- Fire Ball (from Fire Ants)
- Shield (from Shield Bugs)
- Scorpion Tail (from Scorpions)
- Rhino Charge (from Rhino bugs)
- Tick Punch (from Ticks)
Tornado (from powersacs in "Shout and Twist" only)
Other Power-Ups:
- Save Point
- Photons (extra points)
- Extra Life
- Extra Time
Health Power-ups
Health Point, Full Health Points, Max Health Point
Multipliers
2x, 3x, 5x, and 10x
[edit] Series
This is the sequel of the original Vectorman, produced for the Mega Drive/Genesis and released in 1995.
A Vectorman game for the Sony PlayStation 2 was announced, but was soon cancelled, perhaps because the redesigned Vectorman looked too much like 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. In Japan, this is in addition to the Streets of Rage titles and Bonanza Bros.; in the American release, the games are on their own. For a time it was thought that the US and European releases were getting the games as exclusives to make up for the lack of the Streets of Rage games (removed to keep the game's rating at E for Everyone and at PEGI 3+), but this was not the case, as they are also present in the Japanese release although the original games were never released in that region. This was also the first time that Vectorman 2 was available in Europe, 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.
[edit] Secrets
Programmed Cheats
Much like the first version of Vectorman, legitimate cheats can be found by "spelling" phrases using the game pad. A, B, C, L for Left, U for Up, R for Right, D for Down. These cheats each hold interesting names in themselves.
CALLDAD (Call Dad) - Will change weapons when your hear the 'orb' sound and unpause. Do it again and unpause to become a fireant. Do it again and unpause to become a shield bug.
RUBADUBDUB (Rub-a-dub-dub) - Extra life
BABALU (Babalu) - Refills health
URABADLAD (You're a bad lad) - Level select
BALL (Ball) - Replaces # of lives with level coordinates.
