Completing these earns the player Chaos Emeralds. In addition, there’s new special stages in which Sonic turns 3D. New bosses are fought in every level, classic or new.īonus stages return from “Sonic 3 and Knuckles” in which the player collects blue spheres, which give the player unlockables. There’s also new zones with fresh concepts, such as Mirage Saloon Zone, a desert stage filled with illusions. In Act 2, some of the pools are transformed into bouncy gelatin. For example, Chemical Plant Zone, a fan favorite from “Sonic 2,” has pools of toxic liquid. The first act of each classic zone is similar, but Act 2 has a twist that breaks the formula in a good way. However, no level is the same as its predecessor. Most zones are from “Sonic 1,” “Sonic 2,” “Sonic 3 and Knuckles,” and “Sonic CD.” “Sonic Mania” focuses on the Classic era of the series, which is everything before “Sonic Adventure” in the late 90s. Returning to the phrase, “in the vein of Sonic’s origins,” gameplay isn’t the only returning part of Sonic’s history. Zones have numerous paths, and each character allows for new discoveries with each new runthrough. Sonic can charge a midair Spin Dash and use elemental shields’ powers. They all have the series’s famous Spin Dash, which allows the player to quickly charge up speed, plus abilities that impact how zones are traversed. The game has three playable characters- the titular Sonic, his best friend, Tails the Fox, and Knuckles the Echidna, who’s rougher than the rest of them. This can be avoided by finding rings or elemental shields. If the player is hit without rings, it’s back to square one. Getting hit causes the player to drop rings, the series’ staple currency, with a short time to recollect them. Zones reward the player for getting past challenges with room to speed up, but reckless movement leads the player to hit enemies, which slows them down. Each level, or “zone” as the series calls them, is split into two acts played back to back, each with a boss battle. Building momentum is important to run through loops and up certain walls. “Sonic Mania” is a game in the vein of Sonic’s origins, a 2D platformer focused on speed. However, Sonic won’t go down that easily, and “Sonic Mania” is the boost he needs. It seemed the Blue Blur’s life in the fast lane was over. While he’s had excellent games like “Sonic Colors” since then, others like “Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric” muddled his track record. As SEGA’s mascot, he’s been a staple of gaming since he started running in the 90s, but he hit a rough spot in the mid-2000s. Sonic hasn’t been in the best situation lately. Sonic the Hedgehog, with a little help from his lifelong fans, is back on his feet and going full speed ahead. Technology Columnist Sonic runs through Studiopolis Zone, a new level based around a Hollywood premiere night. *Class of 2009 web and podcast editor Kathryn Wolterman is a *Class of 2019 editor-in-chief Cole Schnell is a youth reporter for the Columbia Missourian. *Class of 2021 entertainment editor Addie Palmquist is working for the University of Arizona's The Daily Wildcat. *Former web editor Phoebe Mussman is a videographer/photographer at Lindenwood University and won the Jury Award for Best Cinematography and Sound at the Stronger Than Fiction Film Fest for her documentary "Qualm and Quietus." *Former technology columnist Sean Mullins is at Webster University and continuing his blog "Electric Retrospective." *Class of 1978 ECHO staffer Russ Mitchell is an anchor for WKYC in Cleveland. *Class of 2008 news editor Kate Midden is theĬommunications director at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator. *Class of 2019 print editor Ellie Marshall is a copy editor for the Maneater. *Class of 2017 former ECHO editor Andy Kimball is a sports journalist for the Decatur Herald and Review. *Class of 2015 former ECHO editor Ariel Johnson is a producer at KTVI Channel 2. *Former sports editor Roy Harris is the author of Pulitzer's Gold. *Former editor-in-chief Kate Grumke is a a freelance reporter who also served as political producer for PBS and an Edward R. *Class of 2018 editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows is an admissions representative at the University of Missouri-Columbia. *Class of 2017 former sports editor/columnist Bennett Durando is a Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. *Class of 2009 former business/advertising manager Caitlyn Davis is a public relations strategist. Louis Post Dispatch during the summer of 2016. *Former entertainment editor Abby Botan interned with the St. Like The Echo on Facebook Former Echo Staffers
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