#Coin Flip Lands on Tails in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Super Bowl Spot

Forget Bengals vs. Rams. Who gives a rip when we’ve got Sonic vs. Knuckles to look forward to? Some fresh footage is here for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 just in time for this Sunday’s Super Bowl, and you can see more of Knuckles, Tails, Sonic, and a peek at Dr. Robotnik’s massive Death Egg Robot in the new spot below.

Jeff Fowler is back in the director’s chair for the sequel, which features a screenplay by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington. James Marsden is in the lead alongside Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaugnessey as Tails, Idris Elba as Knuckles, and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik.

Synopsis:

The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. From the filmmakers behind The Fast and the Furious and Deadpool, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub and Jim Carrey returning, alongside new additions Shemar Moore, with Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails.

Source: Press release

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.