SA2 is pretty good, but it falls short of an term to what SA1 did it right & better than SA2. And I have to agree with Skarz & NTT that Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the best Sonic game that's ever made. In fact, Sonic 3 & Knuckles is one of my favorite games of all time. Also Colors & Generation are the best 3D Sonic games in my opinion.