Game entry

Sonic Mania

2017 · Platformer, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · Sega

Sonic Mania is ranked no. 272 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,772 and 67% of duels won.

World rank

no. 272

ELO score

1,772

Wins

67%

Duels played

183

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About Sonic Mania

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling platformer that pays homage to the original Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. Players choose from Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles, each with unique abilities, and speed through 13 zones that include redesigned stages from past games alongside original levels. The game features special stages for collecting Chaos Emeralds, time attack with online leaderboards, and split-screen competitive multiplayer.

The community says

What strikes me is how the physics feel exactly right without ever copying the old games frame for frame. It plays fast without ever feeling out of control…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,772 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Portal 2 50% 6 duels played · 221 points behind
against Portal 25% 4 duels played · 120 points behind
against Super Mario 64 67% 3 duels played · 111 points behind
against Inside 67% 3 duels played · 7 points behind
against Limbo 33% 3 duels played · 85 points behind

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Crit_Becker

What strikes me is how the physics feel exactly right without ever copying the old games frame for frame. It plays fast without ever feeling out of control, which is harder to pull off than people give it credit for.

FrameKid2

Esa sensación de control tan directo es justo lo que hace que aguante tan bien las comparaciones.

ThéophileSamurai

Le mot inertie résume bien mon souvenir aussi, aucune bizarrerie même en enchaînant les loopings à toute vitesse.
barton_alaina

I keep coming back for the SPEED honestly, everything else feels secondary when you're mid run.

Ghost_Collet

classement à part, il mérite clairement mieux que 286e face à ce genre de concurrence.
IronRunner

Comparé à Portal 2, il n'a évidemment pas la même ambition de level design, mais il reste solide dans son registre limité.
Ibáñez5

Lo rejugué hace poco y sigue funcionando bien, aunque algunas zonas nuevas se sienten menos inspiradas.
Lucy_20

La maniabilité de Sonic est restée identique à ce que je connaissais, aucune inertie bizarre, aucun temps de latence. J'ai retrouvé mes réflexes en dix minutes.

LuckyByte9

Yo también volví a jugarlo hace poco, pero justo esa fluidez perfecta me hizo notar más los boss que se sienten pegados con cinta.

yleannon

Same feeling here, I picked it back up after years away and the CONTROL was the first thing that clicked, before the nostalgia even kicked in.

froyer

G refait les mêmes niveaux qu'ado sur l'écran du salon, direct les réflexes sont revenus.

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