Sonic Mania is a 2017 platform game published by Sega for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows.
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21 Facts About Sonic Mania
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Development began after lead developer, director and programmer Christian "Taxman" Whitehead, who was previously contracted by Sega to develop enhanced mobile ports of Genesis Sonic Mania games, presented a playable prototype to Sonic Mania Team producer Takashi Iizuka.
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Sonic Mania was released in August 2017 and became the highest-rated Sonic game in fifteen years.
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Many reviewers saw it as a return to form for the Sonic Mania series following a number of poorly received games released after the 1990s.
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Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling platformer similar to the early Sonic the Hedgehog games released for the Sega Genesis.
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Players select one of 3 playable characters, each with their own unique abilities: Sonic Mania can perform a "drop dash" which sends him rolling in a dash after a jump, Tails can fly and swim, and Knuckles can glide and climb walls.
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Sonic Mania takes place over 13 levels, called zones; the game features eight "remixed" zones, such as Green Hill Zone from the first Sonic game, alongside five original ones.
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Sonic Mania uses the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic Mania and fights Eggman and the Heavy King separately to keep the ruby out of their possession.
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Development of Sonic Mania began in 2015, led by Australian programmer Christian "Taxman" Whitehead.
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Sonic Mania gave it the working title of Sonic Mania, which stuck after no one suggested a better one.
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Sonic Mania was produced in commemoration of the series' 25th anniversary.
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Iizuka and the rest of Sonic Mania Team provided guidance and made sure the team did not "go off the rails into something that doesn't feel like Sonic Mania".
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Sonic Mania was announced alongside Sonic Forces at the 25th anniversary Sonic event at the San Diego Comic-Con convention in July 2016.
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Five-part animated short mini-series, Sonic Mania Adventures, was released on the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel between March and July 2018, promoting the release of Sonic Mania Plus.
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Additionally, an update released alongside Sonic Mania Plus adds more cutscenes and a reworked Metal Sonic battle based on his appearance in Knuckles' Chaotix .
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Sonic Mania was announced following years of mixed reviews for the Sonic franchise.
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At launch, Sonic Mania was the bestselling Switch game, outselling Minecraft and Overcooked: Special Edition.
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Easy Allies wrote that Sonic Mania emulated the original games "exceptionally", and that "running, jumping, and spin dashing all work exactly as well as you would hope".
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Nintendo Life felt that Sonic Mania represented "a true return to form" and was a contender for the best game in the series.
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Sonic Mania Plus received stronger reviews, with the Nintendo Switch version receiving "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregator Metacritic.
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Sonic Mania was nominated for the "Best Family Game" at The Game Awards 2017 and the "Best Kids Game" at the 2018 New York Game Awards.
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