Sonic Mania Plus makes two of the franchise’s most obscure characters playable again

Have you heard of SegaSonic the Hedgehog? Unless you’re a huge Sonic fan, you probably haven’t. It was a 1993 arcade game that only came out in Japan. It had three players using trackballs to control Sonic and two new characters, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. But thanks to Sonic Mania Plus, those character are coming back.

Sonic Mania Plus is a new version of last year’s retro 2D side-scroller. It is coming out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch this summer. The packaged game includes Mighty and Ray as playable characters. The new content will also become available as an update to the original Sonic Mania. Sega has not released exact sales numbers for Sonic Mania, but Sega gave it credit for helping improve game sales for the first half of 2017.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.