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games(TM)Sep 8, 2017Ultimately this all amounts to - hold on to your trousers, because this'll shock you - a genuinely good Sonic the Hedgehog game. Yes, in 2017. That this exists at all after so many failed attempts is impressive, but the fact that it's really good is a bloody miracle. [Issue#191, p.75]
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Aug 14, 2017Sonic Mania is a brief yet charming tribute to the haydays of the series. Still, the developers holds its source material in such reverence that surprises or new gameplay elements are kept at a bare minimum.
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Aug 14, 2017It took two decades and change, but a team of developers has shown they understand what made the old Sonic games great with Sonic Mania, even if nostalgia is sometimes too much of a driving force.
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Aug 14, 2017Sonic Mania brings Sonic and friends back to the series' 2D roots successfully but also reminds us of many of the issues with early 90s 2D platformers. Longtime Sonic fans will no doubt find some value here, but everyone else is better off playing more modern takes on the genre.
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Aug 14, 2017At its best, Sonic Mania makes classic zones from past Sonic the Hedgehog games feel unpredictable again.
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Aug 14, 2017Sonic Mania comes packed with enough delicious, best-in-series goodness for any self-proclaimed Sonic fan to buy it immediately, with the caveat of a few bugs in the near term. Lesser series fans should tread carefully between those bugs and the pacing issues mentioned above.
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Aug 14, 2017What's old has become new, and Sonic is once again the star he was supposed to be. [Essential]
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Aug 14, 2017Sonic’s early days stressed his supposedly edgy attitude and speed, traits meant to differentiate him from the slower, more deliberate Mario. But it was never really about attitude or speed. Sonic Mania clearly articulates Sonic’s true appeal: Sonic is pure joy, a spinning ball of fun blazing a trail towards the next adventure.
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Aug 15, 2017All of this is just a fancy way of saying Sonic Mania is probably the best Sonic ever made.
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Aug 14, 2017After years of forgettable games and aborted reboots, Sonic Mania is exactly what the franchise needs. It shows you why you loved Sonic in the first place — and it’s a chance for a whole new generation to discover that feeling.
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Aug 14, 2017It's so much fun to encounter these new features, and see how seamlessly integrated they are with the old school style. This really does feel like an older Sonic game that's been given proper consideration, with thoughtful level design that encourages wild leaps of faith, and characteristic speed. And then many happy returns, with different characters, to plumb away at the game's secrets.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 560 out of 678
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Mixed: 36 out of 678
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Negative: 82 out of 678
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Aug 15, 2017
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Aug 17, 2017
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Aug 15, 2017I don't need Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball, I literally creamed myself over this game. Now I need to hot glue the collector's edition Sonic figurine.