Sonic Mania Plus (July 17)
Best PS4 Games July 2018
Fans flocked to Sonic Mania last year when it released, it was one of the best Sonic games we’ve seen in years, and even a contender for the best Sonic game of all time. Sonic Mania returned to the roots of the series with sprite art and fast-paced 2D gameplay. The original featured some fantastic level design with inventive new areas, and Sonic Mania Plus promises to expand on that even more.
Sonic Mania Plus adds on a fully playable Angel Island Zone, new story elements, and two new playable characters with Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. These characters play similarly to the main three, but they do have exclusive moves too, like Ray’s air glide that lets him cover wide gaps or spaces. There’s a handful of other changes and additions coming like Competition Mode now allowing up to four players, an Encore Mode that features remixed stages, and optimized difficulty for boss fights, to name a few. Sonic Mania Plus is the definitive version of an already great game, and it’s the perfect time to jump back in, or pick it up for the first time if you happened to miss it on the first go.
