This means that Sonic 4 is no longer canon and a new Sonic 4 game will be made.This is the last Mania game before returning to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

This game is the longest 2D Sonic game to this day.While originally including only new zones, Takashi Iizuka stepped in again and put back some old zones.This game does not include any DRM except the Steam DRM after a lot of backlash on Denuvo in Sonic Mania.Can be compared a bit with Sonic Utopia but in 2DĪ new final level inspired a lot by: Scrap Brain, Metropolis, Death Egg and Titanic Monarch You literally run down a very long rollercoaster. NOTE: Levels with an asterix (*) are from non-sonic games!Ī zone with a lot of snow and ice with a avalanche in Act 2.Ī city based zone with loads of fake ads (like in SA2) based around New Amsterdam.Ī musical themed zone, the story behind the zone is a lot like The Flash Season 3 Episode 17 (Duet). Also back are the 50hz and 60hz options so you can play the game faster or slower (gameplay and music affected) After you have the first emerald you only play the new special stages.Īll the Bonus Stages from Sonic 3&K are back including a new one called Catch up and it's based on A Hat in Time's Cheating the Race, you can also collect items like shields and rings on the way.Īlso new in this game is Online coop after a lot of people wanted that after Sonic Mania only having local coop. You start off in the Sonic 1 Special Stage for around 15 seconds (unless you die) after that the Sonic 2 SS for 15 seconds, after that Blue Spheres for 15 seconds, after that Sonic Mania Catch the UFO for 30 seconds and after that the new Special Stage appears it is a hybrid between the Sonic Mania SS and the Rifts from A Hat in Time (which SEGA bought). Special Stages are back aswell but in a really interesting way! There are secret rings hidden like in Sonic 3 but the stages are interesting.

Zones are 2 acts long and lasting around 4 to 5 minutes altough some single acts zones are here.ĭifficulty options are back from Sonic 3 Complete and Sonic Jam. Like its predecessor Sonic Mania it has remastered levels and new ones. Sonic Mania 2 is a 2D Platformer which plays exactly like its predecessors.

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