Sonic Mania plus android port

Sonic Mania (ソニックマニア, Sonikku Mania) is a platform video game developed by Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games, and Headcannon, and published by Sega. Produced to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game returns to the 2D gameplay and original visual style of the Mega Drive games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on August 15, 2017. Sonic traverses over 12 levels, including several redesigned stages from previous games. The player controls Sonic the Hedgehog and his companions Tails and Knuckles the Echidna in their adventure to defeat their arch-nemesis Dr. Eggman and his chaotic robots.

The development team consisted of members known for their work in the community producing fangames of the series. Development began with the support of Christian "Taxman" Whitehead, who was previously hired by Sega to develop adaptations of Sonic games for smartphones and tablets. The developer presented a playable prototype to Sonic Team producer Takashi Iizuka. Art direction, level design, audio, and additional programming were done by the independent studios PagodaWest Games and Headcannon. The team used Whitehead's Retro Engine for graphical quality similar to that found on the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn.

Sonic Mania was released in August 2017. Many critics saw the game as a return to the series' roots due to the large number of negative reviews given to its predecessors. Its presentation, level design, music, and faithfulness to the early Sonic games were praised, but its lack of originality was criticized. Several critics described it as one of the best Sonic games and one of the best games of 2017. In one year, it sold over one million copies worldwide across all released platforms. Sonic Mania Plus, an enhanced version with additional content, was released in July 2018.

Gameplay:

Returning to the style of the original Sonic the Hedgehog games for Mega Drive,[1] Sonic Mania is a 2D side-scrolling platform game based on sprites, in which the player controls Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles as they race through various levels.[2] The game includes new levels and some "remixed" levels from past games, such as the Green Hill Zone from the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Along with classic moves like the spin attack and spin dash, Mania introduces a new move, the drop dash, which allows the player to instantly advance into a rolling attack upon landing from a jump.[3]

Scattered throughout the levels are golden rings, a form of energy/health: if the player has only one ring in their possession and is touched by a dangerous object, they will survive, however their rings scatter and disappear after a few seconds. Small monitors are also found throughout the levels, which contain rings, shields, or ‘power-ups’ such as temporary invincibility or speed.[3][4] Giant Rings leading to special stages, an element that first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog, also exist in Sonic Mania.[3] In these stages, the characters have changed their sprite to a 3D model taken from the games that appeared on the Sega Saturn and will have to catch a UFO that has a Chaos Emerald before time runs out (a reference to Sonic CD, which has to destroy 5 UFOs).

This port also has a PC version, if you know what I mean. Anyway, if the page goes down, I'll put it back up.

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