Sonic Mania Plus - NETFLIX 9+

I first experienced Sonic 1/CD/2 through the Christian Whitehead ports, which still hold up well today, even with touch controls. I’ve already got Mania on the Switch, but it just felt right to have it with the others, plus it was a nice excuse to replay it. The controller support is great, and the touch controls work well for regular platforming. My only complaint with them is that blue spheres can be kinda hard to control with touch controls, but it’s something that can be learned quickly. At the time of this review there’s a glitch in the D.A. Garden where the song immediately before the one you select always plays instead, hopefully that gets fixed. But overall, one of the best Sonic games ever, if you have a Netflix account and have been considering this game, definitely go for it.

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Don't get me wrong, I love this game (I've played it more times than I can count on my Switch) and I was excited to play it again on mobile. However, this port has a few issues which make it a lot less fun.
Probably the worst issue is the audio. The songs seem to play a bit slower than they're supposed to, and stutters and crackling are very common. It's a big deal in this game because it has such a great soundtrack, so it being mangled detracts from the experience.
In addition, there's some minor but noticeable slowdown throughout the entire game, and it gets worse when getting hit and losing a lot of rings. I'm playing the game on an iPhone 14 Pro, which absolutely should not be struggling. The game works just fine on the Switch, so a phone that is substantially more powerful shouldn't perform worse than a tablet with specs from 2015.
The game is still fun, which is what really matters, but to see such a great game released in a state like this is disappointing, to say the least. Here's hoping a patch will come by and fix these issues.

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It’s great port, and a plus for me is that it’s free! My mom already had a netflix account. As for the menus, i don’t see why they couldn’t just reuse the ones on console, and in my opinion, they butchered the sound test, lol, apart from that. Great port, would reccomend. Super fun, my only issue is that i think the debug mode is glitched because it keeps going away and i have to reactivate it, and sometimes it doesn’t even activate in the first place. I’m a massive sonic fan and i hope Sonic Frontiers can also come to mobile too, and also i’ve seen all the sonic films and am gonna see sonic 3 when it releases in theaters. Overall, a 9/10 port. Fun game, and great franchise.

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