Sonic Mania is the upcoming 2D Sonic game that everyone loves to love. It’s being made for fans by fans, and is a mixture of remixed classic stages and brand new zones. For those of you too young to remember Sonic 2’s greatness, Chemical Plant Zone is of the former. Continue reading Sonic Mania trailer shows off remixed Chemical Plant Zone
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Sonic Mania Pre-order Trailer hits the right notes
Sonic Mania is the return to 2D pixelated glory that classic Sonic fans have been wanting for decades. Long time fan turned programmer Christian “Taxman” Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games have been given the reins in order to do what Sega couldn’t with Sonic 4: Bring classic Sonic to life in the modern day. Continue reading Sonic Mania Pre-order Trailer hits the right notes
Sonic Forces custom characters unleash the force of fandom
Oh no…No! It was said Sega would thin the horde of Sonic side characters, not create them! Yet here we are, Sonic Forces allows players to create their own custom characters. I fear Sega does not understand the “Sonic Forces” it has now tapped into. Continue reading Sonic Forces custom characters unleash the force of fandom
New Sonic Mania footage shows off Flying Battery Zone
Sonic Mania is the Blue Blur’s return to glorious pixelated 2D, and it features a mixture of entirely new areas and remixed zones from past Sonic games. As fans wait for this throwback to the days when Sonic gave Nintendo’s mustachioed plumber a run for his money, the development team has been showing gameplay footage here and there. Continue reading New Sonic Mania footage shows off Flying Battery Zone
GameStop (possibly) revealed the release date of Sonic Mania
There are two Sonic games scheduled to release this year: Sonic Forces, a 3D current generation game that looks to follow in Sonic Generations’ footsteps, and Sonic Mania, the classic 2D Sonic game of our dreams that’s being made by fans turned indie devs. The former is scheduled for release this holiday season, while the latter had been delayed to an unspecified date.
Sonic Mania was originally supposed to release this spring, but game development is a fickle business, and so it was delayed. Fans have been anxiously awaiting a new release date, and it seems GameStop has spilled the beans: Continue reading GameStop (possibly) revealed the release date of Sonic Mania
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