Zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum des wohl bekanntesten blauen Igels, hat SEGA für das kommende Jahr neben Projekt Sonic auch Sonic Mania für PC, PlayStation 4 und die Xbox One angekündigt. Darin werden nicht nur klassische Jump & Run-Spielszenen aus zahlreichen bekannten Stages der Plattformer-Serie enthalten sein, sondern auch komplett neue Level und Zonen. Einen Gameplay-Einblick liefern nun die Kollegen von Polygon, die am vergangenen Wochenende einige rasante Runden auf der PAX West gedreht haben.


SONIC MANIA: 12 Minutes of Gameplay (No Commentary)
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According to Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Mania is a "passion project" that "was born out of our fans’ love of the classic Sonic 2D platform games." He added, "This type of collaboration is a first for SEGA and we hope everyone will be both surprised and delighted by this title."

Emulating the style of the original Sonic Sega Genesis games, Sonic Mania is a 2D side-scrolling platform game with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles as playable characters. The goal is to race to the end of each Act of a Zone (a level in the game). The game's levels consist of remixed Zones from past games, such as Green Hill Zone from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, and new Zones as well. In addition to the standard Spin Jump, Spin Attack and Spin Dash maneuvers, Sonic Mania introduces the Drop Dash, which allows the player to instantly dash into a Spin Attack upon landing from a jump. The game will also feature the elemental shields from the early games.
Sonic Mania - Boxart