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Romano, Sal (June 23, 2017). "Sonic Mania vinyl album announced". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017 . Retrieved June 25, 2017. A five-part animated short mini-series, Sonic Mania Adventures, was released on the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel between March and July 2018, promoting the release of Sonic Mania Plus. [48] The series depicts Sonic's return to his world following the events of Sonic Forces, teaming up with his friends to prevent Eggman and Metal Sonic from collecting the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald. [49] A holiday-themed bonus episode was released in December 2018. [50] The shorts were written and directed by Hesse, with animation production by Neko Productions, and music written by Lopes. [51] All six shorts were later included as part of the Sonic Origins compilation in 2022. Makedonski, Brett (September 7, 2016). "Some rushed first impressions after a fast Sonic Mania demo". Destructoid. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016 . Retrieved August 3, 2017.

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Sonic Mania Plus Famitsu Interview With Takashi Iizuka". PlayStation LifeStyle. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018 . Retrieved April 27, 2018. The presentation attracted acclaim. USGamer described it as the "pinnacle" of the series' pixel graphics. [88] GameSpot called the animations and detail superior to the original games, writing that they added an extra layer of personality. [73] Cubed3 described the levels as stylish and vibrant. [89] Critics also praised the attention to detail in recreating the early games. Game Informer wrote that its gameplay was "nearly indistinguishable" from its Genesis predecessors, but with "extra polish". [71] Easy Allies wrote that Mania emulated the original games "exceptionally", and that "running, jumping, and spin dashing all work exactly as well as you would hope". [90] Nintendo World Report wrote that it avoided the physics problems from Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and recaptured the spirit of the 16-bit games. [75]

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The game received some criticism. Polygon commented that frustrations with controls and enemy placement in the original Sonic games were present in Sonic Mania. [77] VideoGamer.com wrote that the game relied too much on nostalgia, with minimal innovation and too few original stages, but was a good proof of concept that the development team could expand upon. [78] Nintendo World Report complained about the boss fights, which they felt were poorly executed and too easy. [75] The Windows version was subject to review bombing due to its implementation of the digital rights management (DRM) software Denuvo, which some thought to be the real reason behind the two-week delay. [94] [95] The game could not be played offline on launch day; Sega stated this was a bug unrelated to Denuvo, and released a patch the following day. [96] [97] Sonic Mania Plus for Switch Physical Copies to Come with Additional Goodies in Japan". April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018 . Retrieved July 19, 2018. Sonic Mania Shows Off Green Hill Zone Act 2 Plus A Brand-New Boss, The "Heavy Gunner" ". Siliconera. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017 . Retrieved May 19, 2017. Elias, Az (August 20, 2017). "Sonic Mania (Nintendo Switch) Review". Cubed3. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017 . Retrieved August 21, 2017.

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