There’s a mixture of retro-remix stages and entirely new ones and I can’t think of a single zone I’d remove if given the choice. Speaking of those levels, they’re all pretty dang wonderful. Your first time through is really mostly a dry run for the future, knowledge of the level layouts and combining this with mastery of character control make your future playthroughs all the more exciting. You have plenty of opportunities to ascend to higher paths again if you choose to, and these multiple paths give Mania a whole pile of replay value. It’s simple to choose an easier path, they’re usually at the bottom of a level layout and they’re where you’ll fall if you mess up on a higher path.
Through smart level design, Sonic Mania lets you choose your own difficulty just through playing. High speeds are exhilarating by themselves but Mania rewards you with different paths to explore based on your skill and knowledge of its levels. Sonic Mania understands that Sonic was not only about going fast but going fast to aid exploration. More than any game in the last 15 years Mania truly understands why people enjoyed Sonics 1, 2 and 3. I do want to say though that if you are someone who had given up on trying to understand why the heck people like Sonic games – you should try Mania. I don’t want to do a too much direct comparison to other Sonic games, as just comparing to the past doesn’t do justice to what has been achieved here.
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With Sonic Mania things have changed – by using developers with a deep understanding of retro Sonic’s mechanics and appeal along with a clear passion for the series we have the best Sonic game in decades. There were some gems among the pile (I have fond memories of Sonic Rush and Colours, for sure) but their quality was so inconsistent that many had given up on the series altogether. There seemed to be a mass misunderstanding of what people enjoyed about the early Sonic games, in that the pursuit of a ‘Sonic is fast!’ goal we lost focus on anything else. Really since the late nineties, Sonic has starred in what have been mostly mediocre games. Sega has tried so many times to recapture just what was right about the Mega Drive trilogy of Sonic games, but never really succeeded.
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Review has been updated to included to cover Sonic Mania Plus content.
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