Sonic Mania
Release: 2017
Availability: PS4, Xbox, PC
As a child born in 1991, I have a certain affinity for Sega’s willy blue hedgehog and his sassy Twitter account. That said, the years haven’t been the kindest to the mascot character. It could be said that a lot of why is because Sonic Team hasn’t really been sure what to do with Sonic’s gameplay. That leads us to Sonic Mania, a return to form for the series. Announced as a part of Sonic’s 25th Anniversary, Sonic Mania promises to be a modernized classic, sticking to the basics of the Sonic the Hedgehog classics, but with cleaned up visuals and new abilities. What is really uplifting about Mania is who is actually making it. The team includes PagodaWest Games, known for creating an unofficial HD remaster of Sonic 2; and programmers Christian Whitehead and Simon “Stealth” Thomley; who worked to port multiple Sonic classics to PC and mobile successfully. All of these guys understand the fundamentals of the classics and have been shown to work well with Sonic Team. Things are starting to look bright for the Blue Blur.
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