
It's the same story for all of Sonic Mania's reused levels, where the best bits are retained but the rest is entirely original. It's a beautiful contrast which perfectly establishes Mania's philosophy celebrate the past, but don't get stuck in it. Then, the first lightning shield appears, the level expands outwards and upwards, and the concept grows before your eyes. Thrust back to the well-trodden surroundings of Green Hill Zone, the opening 20 seconds of Sonic Mania are identical to 1991's opening level.

SEGAĪs much as the plot revolves around the past - and trades chiefly on nostalgia - it is an incredible evolution of the formula rather than a tired retread. It's possibly even a little too complicated compared to the traditional 'man who looks like an egg puts animals in robot' narrative, but there are no theme parks or interstellar princesses muckying Mobius here. Coming into contact with a mysterious emerald, the enterprising Eggman sends our protagonists back in time, making off with ill-intent, emerald in hand.

Robotnik has already assembled a team of Egg-robots - the Hard-Boiled Heavies - intent on spoiling their well-deserved day off. don't even get the chance to put their feet up and enjoy a corn dog, as the extremely hard-working Dr. Immediately following the events of Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic and co. From the faithful, brightly coloured Mega Drive era pixel-art to the FM synth of Tee Lopes' wonderful soundtrack, Christian Whitehead and his team of die-hard franchise devotees have produced a game that Yuji Naka himself would struggle to make more 'Sonic'. The hedgehog homage never lets up from this point. The eponymous hero emerges through a giant ring, superimposed against the backdrop of a wildly rotating tropical island, just as he once did before he found a new attitude, new shoes, and a devastating new dimension.
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