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  1. Sep 15, 2022
    9
    Sonic Mania Plus Is One Of The Greatest Sonic Games Ever Made, And It Wasn't Even Sonic Team Who Made it. Sonic Mania Starts Off Right Where Sonic 3 & Knuckles Left Off At Angel Island. Sonic And Tails Arrive only Too See Weird Robots, With The Phantom Ruby. They Get Teleported To Green Hill Zone From Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1991) They Robots They Saw Get Transformed In To The Heavy MetalsSonic Mania Plus Is One Of The Greatest Sonic Games Ever Made, And It Wasn't Even Sonic Team Who Made it. Sonic Mania Starts Off Right Where Sonic 3 & Knuckles Left Off At Angel Island. Sonic And Tails Arrive only Too See Weird Robots, With The Phantom Ruby. They Get Teleported To Green Hill Zone From Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1991) They Robots They Saw Get Transformed In To The Heavy Metals And The Game Begins. So Sonic Mania Is FULL Of References Longtime Fans And Newcomers Will Love. You Can Play As Sonic,Tails And Knuckles. Knuckles Has His Own Unique Stages. There Are New And Old Stages. Like The Return Of The Flying Battery Zone From Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) And New Stages Like Press Garden Zone which Is A Printing Press And Act 2 Is A Beautiful Garden. There Is The Return Of The Blue Spheres Game, But There Is A Original Special Stage That Is Kinda Like A Race Track Chasing A UFO. Another Addition Is The & Knuckes Mode. which Replaces Tails With Knuckles And Is A Refremce To a Meme. Controls Are Immaculate They Are Perfection. But The Drop Dash OOOO BABY YEAH ITS SO GOOD!!!!!!! You Jump And The Hold B In The Air to Have A Mini Spindash. And The Elemental Shields Return From Sonic 3 & Knuckles. And That Make It So Good. Tails's Controls Are Like The Ones From Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Knuckles Is Also The Same From Sonic 3 & Knuckles . The Boss Fights Are Good. There Are Mini Animated Cutscenes Also which Are So Cute And Cool. The Game Would Be Good As Is But If You Buy The DLC ITS EVEN BETTER. New Playable Characters. Mighty From Knuckles Chaotix, And Ray From Sega Sonic The Hedgehog, And A New Mode With Special Stages. Overall Sonic Mania Plus Is A 9/10 The Only Bad Thing About Is The I Wish There Was More And More Original Stages. Expand
  2. Oct 25, 2022
    10
    This $5 Encore DLC for Sonic Mania has a new Encore Mode and Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel are playable but it's still fun. Encore Mode is really fun and Mighty and Ray are amazing inclusions considering Sonic Mania only had three characters in the beginning, Sonic,Tails & Knuckles.
  3. Dec 10, 2022
    10
    The only words that even come close to describing this game are masterpiece and phenomenal. Everything about this game is amazing from the level design to the amazing soundtrack to the great selection of old and new zones to the boss fights to the good amount of fun to play as playable characters. This game is perfect, it has no flaws whatsoever. The graphics in this game are beautiful andThe only words that even come close to describing this game are masterpiece and phenomenal. Everything about this game is amazing from the level design to the amazing soundtrack to the great selection of old and new zones to the boss fights to the good amount of fun to play as playable characters. This game is perfect, it has no flaws whatsoever. The graphics in this game are beautiful and are a good mix between the classic's graphics (the graphics from the genesis games) and modern day. The encore mode is great and fun as well. There are so many Easter eggs and references to past games in the series in here too. The majority of the classic sonic games were great, but this one exceeds them all by miles. This a must buy sonic game, a love letter to the iconic franchise and one of the best ever created. Well done Christian Whitehead and Sega. We need a sequel ASAP! Expand
  4. Oct 16, 2022
    9
    A great game putting old and new together but is too hard at points but best sonic game
  5. Nov 18, 2022
    10
    Uno dei migliori giochi di sonic, a mio parere il miglior sonic 2d, I livelli sono abbastanza intuitivi e sembra che il gioco sappia in tempo reale dove stai e cosa stai facendo, perché c'è sempre qualcosa da fare su Sonic mania.
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  6. Nov 23, 2022
    6
    Sonic mania = 6/10
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  7. Mar 29, 2023
    9
    What Sonic fans have wanted for 20 years

    Sonic Mania is the game that fans of the series have wanted for years: A new 2D Sonic that feels like the parts on the Mega Drive back in the day. The game is really great, but unfortunately has one negative point, and we'll get to that in a moment. Contra: - Unfortunately only 4 of the total 12 stages are original new zones, the rest were
    What Sonic fans have wanted for 20 years

    Sonic Mania is the game that fans of the series have wanted for years: A new 2D Sonic that feels like the parts on the Mega Drive back in the day. The game is really great, but unfortunately has one negative point, and we'll get to that in a moment.

    Contra:

    - Unfortunately only 4 of the total 12 stages are original new zones, the rest were unfortunately taken from the previous games Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles and CD. I still think it's okay since this is an Anniversary Game and the zones have also been remastered a bit so they don't feel 1:1 like they did back then, but I would have liked a bit more new stuff.

    That was the only negative point imo, so now we come to the positive.

    Pros:

    - I like the graphics of the game, it's a pixel game but the artstyle is so nice, you can see the inspiration was there to make the game look like it was a Sega Saturn game. Also, the animations are all so super smooth, the game always manages to run in at least 60 FPS constant (On PCs that support it also with 120 FPS).
    - The soundtrack is ultra nice. Tee Lopes has really done a great job.
    - The story (yes there is one) is also quite nice, it picks up right where Sonic 3 & Knuckles left off. In addition, the game also explains how "Classic" Sonic came back into the "Modern Sonic World" to help him fight Dr. Eggman in Sonic Forces.

    All in all, Sonic Mania is a really great game. I really recommend it to everyone.
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  8. Dec 24, 2022
    10
    Good history for the alternative version of sonjc "classic" version"
    They bring things who was the wish of a lot of fans
  9. Feb 17, 2023
    10
    I cant tell you how much time I've played this game so instead ill let the number talk.
  10. Apr 17, 2023
    10
    This is THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME !
    Everything in this game is done right: The music is AMAZING!The gameplay is PERFECT!The level design is the best in the whole sonic franshose!and even The bosses are BANGERS!
    And my favorite part of this game is STARDUST SPEEDWAY ACT1!
  11. May 24, 2023
    10
    this is the local kebabs place kebab of gaming
    you just go there you get a big portion finish it in 20 minutes and feel nothing but joy all the way through
    10/10 ill replay it again when im eating a kebab
  12. zlt
    Jul 17, 2023
    8
    People Say That Sonic Mania Is The Best 2D Game. (By Far) For Me This An 8/10 At Best The Game Still Pretty Good
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Sep 18, 2018
    90
    Sonic Mania Plus builds up on Sonic Mania and tops it off. The ensemble of the two builds the best 2D Sonic game available and the Encore mode brings a new approach to the plot. While the extra characters don't bring any significant change to the way the game is played, Sonic Mania Plus is essential to any committed fans of the supersonic blue hedgehog.
  2. Sep 10, 2018
    100
    If you loved Sonic Mania, Plus is an essential purchase. It’s more Sonic Mania, but different.
  3. Sep 7, 2018
    90
    Sonic Mania Plus keeps the essence of Sonic Mania and extends the experience with interesting contents, although they may be insufficient for those who already have the digital version of the game, so this version is recommended for players who did not buy the original game and / or lovers of cartridges.