Sonic Mania Plus Announced; Releases Summer 2018

A new expansion of the latest Sonic game was announced during the Official Sonic the Hedgehog panel at the South By Southwest Film Festival. The expansion is called Sonic Mania Plus and will be available as DLC for people who have a digital copy of Sonic Mania.

Sonic Mania Plus will also be available as a physical release with deluxe packaging that includes a holographic slip cover, a reversible Genesis/Mega Drive sleeve with box art and a 32-page Sonic Mania art book.

What is included with the expansion? Well, there are two additional playable characters – Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. Check them out in the picture below:

Sonic Mania Plus will also include an all new “Encore Mode” as well as a 4-player competition mode.

The expansion will be available for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch sometime this summer. The physical release will cost $29.99. As mentioned above, the expansion will be available as paid DLC for existing owners of the digital version but pricing has not been revealed yet.

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