Mania begins in exactly the style of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (henceforth shortened to Sonic 3 & Knuckles), with a wordless in-game cinematic. Sonic and his friend Tails the fox are flying ...

Some of the levels even come from past titles. But some nice touches make Sonic Mania feel modern even as it apes the 16-bit style. The character sprites have more expressive animations.

As an upgrade to the excellent Sonic Mania, Sonic Mania Plus/Encore offers a pair of good new characters but underwhelms with new modes and content. Sonic Mania brings fans back into the 2D world ...

it's also the look and style that play a significant role here. Sonic Mania isn't just another attempt to cash in on 8-bit pixel art nostalgia. Instead, the team has created something here that ...

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics. Multiple playable characters ...

This is especially because the creators of fan games got to make Sonic Mania, an official game and ... Another classic-style game, Sonic Time Twisted, feels like an alternate future in which ...

It ditches pixel art for a cartoony new visual style that looks pretty good ... like Shovel Knight or Sonic Mania, they often dismiss them as “old looking” or “ugly.” ...

Sonic Colors does an excellent job of blending that high-speed boost-centric style with more methodical ... What is there to say about Sonic Mania that has not already been said?

Will There Ever Be a Sonic Mania 2? Iizuka’s comments would seem ... t ever be another game done in Sonic’s classic pixel style, but it doesn’t seem to be a priority at the moment.For ...

When this gameplay style is missing, you really do feel it ... Christian Whitehead, who spearheaded creation of the Retro engine in which Sonic Mania was developed, has chimed in to confirm ...