Sonic Mania Opening Animation & Launch Trailer is Nothing But Retro Goodness

Sonic Mania, the 2D Sprite based platform from Christian Whitehead and SEGA, comes to the Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One as a Digital Download tomorrow (15th August 2017) and to celebrate the publisher have not only released a launch trailer but the games opening animation.

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.

Sonic Mania Release Date Confirmed for PC, Switch, XB1 & PS4

Obviously Sonic Mania is not a Japanese anime related title, and realistically it shouldn’t have a ‘news piece’ on this site; but considering that SEGA are returning to Sonic the Hedgehog’s roots, by releasing a 2D game inspired by the original SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis trilogy, and that this new release date trailer features anime styled cut-scenes inspired from Sonic the Hedgehog OVA and Sonic CD it’s worth talking about.