On that topic, this games has tons of different bosses. Some of them are direct homages to Sonic bosses in past games and even spin-offs, for example, the Chemical Plant boss is literally a game of Mean Bean Machine, while the Hydrocity mini-boss is the boss of Hydrocity in Sonic 3 & Knuckles with the roles reversed. There are plenty of references to Sega's history and even Sonic's own history in the game.The Elemental Shields are brought back, and the Combine Ring is back for the first time since Knuckles' Chaotix.In a way, the game gives an idea of what a 2D Sonic game for the Sega Saturn could've looked like. Gorgeous graphics which accurately represents the Genesis Sonic games graphics but also does many things the actual Genesis hardware couldn't for the sake of making animations smoother and the graphics cleaner.The Drop Dash from the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 prototype build makes its first official appearance in a game.Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, originally from SegaSonic the Hedgehog, make their triumphant return an update named Sonic Mania Plus, after two decades of absence (Ray's absence was 25 years long, while Mighty's appearance in Knuckles' Chaotix made his absence only 23 years long).Playing as Knuckles changes some aspects of the game (for example, some levels are changed in terms of design, and Knuckles has alternate bosses), which gives the game great replay value.You can play as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and they all play as they did in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.Amazing soundtrack by Tee Lopes and Hyper Potions.The older stages especially have some new gimmicks that doesn't make the stages feel fully rehashed in the process. The game has remastered old stages and brand new stages.Sega hired multiple fans of Sonic the Hedgehog who had made their own Sonic fan games, including Christian Whitehead, who created the mobile ports of Sonic 1, 2, and CD, to develop the game.Unlike the infamous Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I and Episode II, this game feels like a proper follow up to the classic Sonic games by bringing in some new stages and bringing back all Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles.Why It's The Ultimate Celebration of Past and Future 1 Why It's The Ultimate Celebration of Past and Future.
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