Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling platformer that pays homage to the original Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. Players choose from Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles, each with unique abilities, and speed through…
Sonic Mania is an adventure developed by Christian Whitehead, released 15 August 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What Sonic Mania is
Sonic Mania is an adventure game developed by Christian Whitehead and released in 2017. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Retro Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the events of a previous adventure, Sonic and Tails detect a powerful energy signal on Angel Island and fly out to investigate. Dr. Eggman's elite robots, the EggRobos, reach the source first, a magical gemstone called the Phantom Ruby, and are transformed by its power into the Hard-Boiled Heavies. The gem warps Sonic, Tails, and the island's guardian Knuckles across familiar territories as they race to stop Eggman from harnessing the ruby's reality-bending abilities. With the Hard-Boiled Heavies pursuing their own ambitions and Eggman scheming to use the Phantom Ruby to retake control of Little Planet, the trio must chase the doctor through zone after zone before his plans can be…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 18 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic Mania is the 318th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic Forces: Speed Battle in 2017. Its critic score of 85 is 14 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.
How it was received
Sonic Mania holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 342 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $4.99, that works out to about $2.50 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 256MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Sonic Mania launched on 15 August 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Sonic Mania yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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