Leaderboards for Overall High Scores over Xbox Live Arcade and Achievements are supported. A custom Game Save option is also included. A custom Options screen is available, which allows the player to toggle a graphics smoothing filter, character selection (via screen size adjustment, and custom button mapping. Since the game uses a custom title screen it is not possible to enter any cheat codes via the Sound Test or select the in-game options selection. The game is run on an Mega Drive emulator and allows for control by either analog stick or D-pad. It has extra features that the Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox Live Arcade) port didn't have, like online multiplayer (over Xbox Live or Local Play) and voice messaging. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a downloadable version of Sega Mega Drive game Sonic the Hedgehog 2 released for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade in late 2007 as part of the ' Sega Vintage Collection' series.
