SEGA has released a new trailer for the upcoming Sonic Mania, introducing the game’s Competition Mode. It may look familiar to long-time series fans, but there’s more than meets the eye here.

with multiplayer options allowing players to enjoy the games together. Recent Sonic games like Sonic Mania Plus have ...

You won’t just cruise through the game, but Sonic Mania doesn’t purport to be very difficult. With tons of unlockables, various multiplayer modes, and enough bonus stages to make a ...

Sonic Mania also has a few multiplayer options. Just like with Sonic 2, a second player can take control of Tails. It’s not a true co-op experience, as Sonic can often run and leave Tails behind ...

Sonic Mania is absolutely amazing ... How to unlock Mean Bean multiplayer and extra Blue Spheres stages Much as with most of Mania's other unlocks, these two modes are unlocked by completing ...

and four-player split-screen multiplayer, making it one of the most complete 2D Sonic titles in years. Which is great and all for people who hadn’t already invested in Sonic Mania (the filthy ...

Sonic Mania also brings back Sonic 2’s split-screen multiplayer battle, which is a nice touch if you fancy your competitive edge in a more localised fashion. It certainly remains a good time.

Sonic is - and has always been - about running really fast. Spin dashing down green hills. Speeding through loops and corkscrews. Grabbing rings with an iconic tinkle as you fly through the air.

But in the meantime, co-op is the only multiplayer way to go for the time-being. Visually otherwise though, Sonic Mania's stunning. Easily, it's pinnacle of the perpetually running hedgehog's ...

Sonic Mania was one of the first good pieces of ... this month My dream Sonic game is finally real and it even has online multiplayer, except it's actually this "high-speed" 3D platformer with ...

I’ll admit to a closing complaint that I’m surprised to make — the packaging around Sonic Mania is surprisingly anemic. Yes, there’s a multiplayer option, both cooperative and competitive ...