The Sonic series has had a *rocky history* ever since his first jump into ~~3D~~ with Sonic Adventure. While Mario has **perfected** 3D platforming, Sonic has had constant mediocore to bad outings like Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Unleashed, & Sonic 06. I mean, Sonic kissing a human? **What were Sega thinking?!?** Even though there were some fine ~~3D~~ games, fans wished that Sonic could go back to the **good old days**, where he was all about speed & platforming and not about whatever the hell ~~modern~~ Sonic is. But now, Sega has given us Sonic Mania, a game made by the **fans** that shows us that Sonic can actually be **good**. >!Even though this game has more old zones than new ones,!< Sonic Mania is a *breath of fresh air* unlike any other sonic game. The gameplay isn’t filled with gimmicks like the ~~3D~~ games, it’s just pure 2D platforming that we all grew up with. Do I even need to go on about Sonic Mania? It’s a 2D sonic game, we haven’t gotten a new 2D game ever since Sonic 3 & Knuckles>!, besides the Advance & Rush trilogies!<. Go buy Sonic Mania **immediately!**