A two- to four-player competition mode is also included, in which you can challenge friends to furious couch co-op races, and some boss battles have been updated to be less frustrating this time around, with visual cues added to more clearly delineate the path to victory. Sonic games are blistering and intense as is, but this added swap feature makes playthroughs even more hectic. This change-up alters the rhythm of gameplay in an interesting way, as it forces you to think carefully about which character is most effective for any given situation or obstacle. You have two characters deployed at a time and can switch between them with a simple button press, and when one dies, they’re replaced by the heroes you have left on reserve. These remixed stages come in the form of the Encore Mode, a new campaign that also introduces a new way to play in which, instead of lives, you gradually assemble your cast of characters via item boxes and special tasks peppered throughout the levels. Both characters control just as smoothly as the mainline protags, their character models fit perfectly into the game’s aesthetic, and new remixed levels from the original game feature paths that cater to their unique capabilities. Ray can glide, which controls almost exactly like the cape power-up from Super Mario World. Mighty has a pound attack that’s useful for transferring your forward momentum into downward momentum, which allows you to take a more calculated speed-based approach to gameplay (he also isn’t damaged by spikes upon first contact, though you will lose rings on second impact). New to this version of the game are two characters, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Squirrel, each of whom introduces variations to gameplay that, while not groundbreaking or transformative, are fun and do slightly enrich the game without negatively affecting the purity of the Sonic Maniaexperience. Those were Sonic’s glory days, and while the series has had a rocky go of it over the past fifteen years, to say the least, it’s safe to say that with Sonic Mania Plus, the future of Sonic is looking brighter than ever. This is as heartfelt an homage to the Sonic franchise as you could imagine, a direct continuation of the original, 2D line of games that made the character a pop-culture mainstay in the ‘90s and the only character who could rival Mario at the time. Perhaps that's one reason we had to add more excellent games to this list.The coolest and most unique thing about the original release is that it was developed in a joint effort between Sega and select fan-hackers, whose involvement gives the game a passion-project vibe. Curiously, unlike Nintendo, Sega has given the "okay" to fan-made games - provided no money exchanges hands. Of course, not every company looks kindly on fans who choose to express their love in the form of games. They can also create entirely unique stories or combat mechanics as is the case with Undertale fan games. Updated on May 22, 2020, by Jeff Drake: Fan-made games offer a way for franchises to take on new lives or prolong nostalgia. A few of the games on this were made with the blessing of Sega, and are considered, by many, to be “must play” games in the series. The Sonic the Hedgehog series has one of the most active fan game communities in gaming. The bulk of these fan-made games are a bit rough around the edges (to be nice), but there are also several examples that rival, and sometimes surpass, the original games. RELATED: New "Sonic Collection" Leaked By French Retailer
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