![]() I was able to get a dash created for Sonic CD to add into my arsenal through completion of bonus stages. You start out with the basics like the spin dash and using Tails to hover, but there are also unlockables. Controls were tight, very responsive, and there was no frustration except from my own mistakes. Everything feels just as it should, I felt like I was hoping right into Sonic 3 or CD. SEGA attempted to capture the 2D magic before with Sonic 4, but the movement physics and controls just didn’t feel right. Big thumbs up to the sound team, they hit it out of the park! Listening to Chemical Plant Zone faithfully recreated gave me goosebumps, then listening to the remixed version in act two got me all forms of excited. The new tracks are quite good and would fit well back in Sonic’s 16-bit heyday, but it’s the classic tracks that really did it for me. Jumping back to the music real fast, the soundtrack is amazing. Take Chemical Plant Zone, you’re introduced to a new mechanic right away in the 2nd act that turns the blue liquid, found throughout the stage, into two different types of rubbery compounds sending you airborne. Stages are large, elaborate, and filled with new gimmicks. But once you hit the second act, things get remixed. ![]() The first act is very accurate to the original stages, music and all. There’s plenty of new things to find within the old zones too. Which was a pleasant surprise to see classic stages like Green Hill Zone, and Chemical Plant Zone mixed in with Mania’s new stages. ![]() All the branching paths and new obstacles make these new areas just as fun and challenging as classic Sonic stages. There’s lots of nooks and crannies where you’ll find new and interesting things to discover, it may take a few playthroughs just to see everything a stage has to offer. The new stages are well created, the themes and designs are beautiful to look at and never feel too busy they’re vibrant, colorful, and creative. Players will dash their way across 12 zones split into two acts each. ![]() Friends Tails and Knuckles are also along for the ride. Sonic Mania has our spiky blue hero fight the evil of Dr. Sonic Mania is a near perfect return to form for the blue blur, bringing back the 2D sidescrolling of yore and this time his 16-bit looks as well. Needless to say, Sonic’s had his share of highs and lows, but the hedgehog constantly proves to be one of gaming’s popular icons. They’ve hit some good titles like Sonic Generations and some misguided ones like the episodic Sonic the Hedgehog 4. SEGA’s marquee franchise has had a rough time over the years finding it’s footing. ![]()
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