When the heroes go there to check it out, they find that Eggman has discovered the surviving Hard Boiled Heavies with the Phantom Ruby. Eggman in his Death Egg Robot, though they manage to defeat him, with the robot falling into the ground until it gets stuck in a cave.
Along the way, they find their other friends, who join them on their adventure.Įventually, Sonic and his group get attacked by Dr. The Phantom King then uses the Ruby to restore the Hard Boiled Heavies, leaving Sonic and his teammate to begin hunting them down in Green Hill Zone. However, they arrive too late, as the Heavy Magician gives the Phantom Ruby to the wrecked remains of the Phantom King, among the Phantom Heavies. Suddenly however, the Heavy Magician reveals herself to have been disguised as the other prisoner and steals the Phantom Ruby, leaving Sonic and his new teammate to chase her down. Upon freeing them, Sonic sides with one of them. These are none other than Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, two of Sonic's old friends who helped him on a previous adventure. Eventually though, he finds it above two familiar figures trapped in a trap box. The ruby then floats away, and Sonic tries to catch it. However, he finds out that the Phantom Ruby has survived the past incident and followed him home. In the aftermath of the War to Take Back the Planet, Sonic is transported back to his dimension's Angel Island. Sonic finding Mighty and Ray trapped in Angel Island Zone. Main article: Sonic Mania#Plot Encore Mode Since Tee Lopes was busy working on the soundtrack for Sonic Mania Adventures, one of the members of Hyperkinetic, Hunter Bridges, worked on the new music tracks along with Falk Au Yeong. Hyperkinetic Studios was part of the development of this update. However, the new content is separately included as a downloadable DLC named "Encore DLC".
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This re-release adds two new characters to the game, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, as well as a new game mode, Encore Mode, and expands the Competition Mode up to four players.Īround the time of the release of Sonic Mania Plus, a patch was released for the base game which includes many changes and bug fixes from Sonic Mania Plus.
The content introduced in this version was also made available as downloadable content to digital copies of the original game for all platforms. It was released in July 2018 both physically for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles, and as a digital-only release on Steam for the PC.
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Sonic Mania Plus ( ソニックマニア・プラス, Sonikku Mania Purasu ?) is an expanded version of Sonic Mania. Developed by Hyperkinetic Studios in collaboration with Sonic Team, Sonic Mania Plus adds two iconic characters from past Sonic games, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, and an Encore mode that provides a fresh look to familiar zones with new challenges and layouts for new and veteran players alike.The ultimate celebration of past and future. Eggman's evil robot army.Īdditionally, the Encore DLC pack for the definitive Sonic Mania experience, Sonic Mania Plus, is available on the Epic Games Store for $4.99. With an exciting new twist on classic zones, players can relive their favorite Sonic moments while fighting new bosses and Dr. Players can experience explosively fast speeds as Sonic, soar as Tails, or power through tough obstacles with Knuckles' brute strength. Courtesy of SEGA.ĭeveloped by Christian Whitehead, Headcannon and PagodaWest Games in collaboration with SEGA of America, Sonic Mania celebrates the best of Classic Sonic, pushing the envelope forward with stunning 60 FPS gameplay and pixel-perfect physics. Celebrate the classic Sonic The Hedgehog games with a twist, now on the Epic Games Store. They didn't specify how long it would be free, but based on prior releases, we're guessing it won't be tomorrow. It's kind of an awesome deal for people on the platform to get as this was an amazing throwback title that we enjoyed when it first came out, and the DLC was pretty cool to check out too as it added a new challenge and depth to the game. You get Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, as well as a new Encore mode. meanwhile, the DLC is available for $5, which adds in two more characters beyond Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles.
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Right now, as we're writing this, you can snag the primary game absolutely free on the EGS for everyone to play and add to their library.
SEGA and Epic Games revealed today that both Sonic Mania and the DLC Sonic Mania Plus have both been added to the Epic Games Store.