The background is colored blue with multiple texts of the playable characters (" Sonic" and " Miles") which alternate. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the first game to feature a new Level Select menu design which was used in subsequent Mega Drive titles where all Zone names (without the "Zone") are listed along with their Act numbers. The player then has to have two fingers on the screen and wait until the title screen appears and he/she will be redirected to the Level Select menu. On the Sega screen, the player has to tap the letters S-E-G-A in that order (a Ring sound plays if successful). To access it, the player has to start the game in "No Save Mode". In addition, the player can also adjust various options such as enabling seven Chaos Emeralds or determining which character(s) to play as. There is also a touchable directional pad and a "GO" button to navigate around the menu and confirm selections respectively. In the 2013 re-release of the game, the Level Select menu design exactly resembles the format used in the following main series sequels ( Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 etc.). Alternatively, if the player is playing on the Japanese release of the game, he/she must press ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ← → instead of ↑ ↓ ← →. Hold down and press the start button to enter Level Select menu. To access it, the player must press the following: ↑ ↓ ← → and the Ring chime can be heard. Oddly, the Level Select refers an "Act" as a "Stage". Here, it is presented as a black screen with the game's title card as a grayscale image in the center of the screen while the Zones (including the Special Stage) and the Sound Test (called the Sound Select) are featured in a list.
The Level Select made its debut as a hidden feature in the original Sonic the Hedgehog. In such cases, the Level Select only shows a map or a list of Zones/stages that the player has already cleared. Over time, however, Level Select has become a regular menu feature in later games. Level Select was a hidden feature in the earlier installments and spin-off titles of Sonic the Hedgehog series, usually accessed by a cheat code.
In most games, the Level Select menu is the place where the Sound Test feature can be found and the player can also activate other hidden features such as Debug Mode. When accessing the Level Select screen, it features every Zone and its Acts, Special Stage, Bonus Stage or multiplayer exclusive levels in the game, which the player can commence gameplay from rather than the first level. Level Select, also referred to as Stage Select, Zone Select or Act Select, is a menu in the video games of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The menu design is later reused in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.
Level Select menu from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. For the setting in Sonic the Hedgehog 4, see Level Select (Sonic the Hedgehog 4).
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