These are some of the best designed levels in any Sonic game ever. We honestly can’t wait for full maps to be compiled online for us to drool over. In Sonic Mania every area zig zags wildly, with secrets and new thrills around every corner. Sonic games have always boasted multiple routes, but for the most part were quite basic. Two paths we took at the start Flying Battery Act 2 went in absurdly different directions, only meeting up together at the very end. Every stage is densely packed with alternate routes, even from the very beginning. But some of the bosses are much, much more left-field (and we won’t spoil them).Įvery stage is densely packed with alternate routes.īut no amount of rings can save you from tricky platforming, so it might have been the right choice - focusing difficulty on navigating the levels rather than annoying boss fights. Studiopolis Act 1’s boss is one of our favourites, an on-the-run helicopter chase. Here, they always seem to bounce in much the same way, making some sections trivial with good use of invincibility frames and picking up those lost rings. In the classics, these would bounce more aggressively with subsequent hits, making it hard to juggle just a few rings. Collecting rings protects you from a hit, whereupon they’re scattered, giving you time to recollect some. To be honest, the way being hit works makes the game easier than the originals. Boss-wise, they can be devious, but once you figure out the tricks can be taken care of pretty easily, with the exception of Stardust Speedway’s boss (you can guess what it is), that did overstay its welcome a tad. Whether they’re beloved or hated, Sonic Mania directly draws from some of the original games’ most memorable sequences.Įach zone has two acts that are quite different from one another, punctuated with some incredibly interesting boss fights that offer new challenges each time. It’s classic Sonic how you remember it with rose-tinted glasses, made form. Sonic Mania replicates the gorgeous feeling of momentum and motion perfectly and tightens everything up so it feels more fluid, more animated. In terms of game feel, Sonic Mania plays like an extremely refined version of those retro Sonic games we all know and love - from the first Sonic all the way up to Sonic CD.
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