However, the game was subject to criticism for the lack of new features in the new mode. However, the new content is separately included as a downloadable DLC named 'Encore DLC'.Īs with its predecessor, Sonic Mania Plus received positive reviews, with most praise being directed towards the inclusion of Mighty and Ray and the gameplay in Encore Mode. Around 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. 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. 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. 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 and digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles and as a digital-only release on Steam for the PC. Sonic Mania Plus ( ソニックマニア・プラス, Sonikku Mania Purasu ?) is an expanded version of Sonic Mania.

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