Sonic Mania Gameplay Shows Competition, Time Trial and Special Stages

Sonic Mania comes to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC next week in digital form and SEGA have been busy promoting their blue mascot with a wave of new gameplay trailers and details; specifically Competition and Time Trial modes, both of which made their debut within Sonic The Hedgehoe 2, will be making their return in Sonic Mania – which is of course a brand new ‘retro HD instalment’ into the franchise.

Competition and Time Trial modes werent the only feature mentioned either as Special Stages, the stages used for collecting the Chaos Emeralds after collecting 50 gold rings and hitting a checkpoint within a level, will also be returning. This time the Special stages are based upon the levels found within Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – but this time with some slight differences.

You can view the gameplay modes yourself in the gameplay videos below:

Competition Mode:

Time Trial & Bonus Stages:

Sonic Mania will be available as a digital download from the 15th August 2017 for the Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.