There are many great things about Sonic Mania – the retro graphics, the excellent soundtracks, the well-crafted stages, the fact that none of the characters talk. Where it ranks among the greatest Sonic games is irrelevant to my larger point, though: fans have clearly been craving a true-to-form return of 2D Sonic gameplay, and now that Sega has given us a taste, 3D Sonic simply won't cut it anymore. Sonic Mania is at least the best game in the series since Sonic and Knuckles, but I might even go so far as to say it's better than most of those classic Genesis entries, save for maybe Sonic the Hedgehog 2. To say that might be a little harsh, but while we may be able to point to some relative high points for the Sonic series since it made the jump to 3D (Sonic die-hards will often point to the two Sonic Adventure games as examples), Sonic Mania is better than all of them. Sonic Mania is unlike any other Sonic game made in the past 23 years.
Sonic Mania is a brilliant game, and it shows that Sega needs to commit to regular 2D Sonic releases once and for all. Now that it's been here for around two weeks – except for the PC version, which launches today – it's clear that I was wrong to be worried.
I was just as excited for a 2D Sonic the Hedgehog title as the next guy, but Sega's talent for screwing up Sonic games is not an easy thing to forget. Like many people, I was a bit apprehensive when Sega first revealed Sonic Mania.
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