Sonic celebrates its 25th anniversary with a brand new game

Sonic is one of the most beloved characters from Sega who enjoys a huge fan following and plethora of content to its name. While arguably the most popular hedgehog celebrated his 25th birthday this June, the creators of the character celebrated it at San Diego Comic-Con. Sega, famous for IPs like Mario and Sonic, announced their upcoming game Sonic Mania through a livestream of Sonic’s (belated) birthday party as a part of San Diego Comic-Con 2016.

While many would think that the new game would take them to a futuristic and more polished version world, Sega seems to have other plans in mind. The new game takes one through a ride down the memory lane (somewhat). The 2D adventure seems to have the charm of Sonic Genesis and will feature the “core classic gameplay” with three playable characters, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The game will also reportedly have new worlds to explore coupled with new abilities (YES!).

The trailer reveal comes after a month since Sega confirmed this to be their 25th anniversary title. Apart from this, we also now know that there will be a merchandising crossover between ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and ‘Sanrio’ characters (like ‘Hello Kitty’). Shortly after the announcement of the trailer, it was revealed to the fans that they would be able to try the game at the event itself.

Fans of the game might have to contain their excitement as the game will not be releasing before Spring of 2017. It will be launched over PS4, Xbox One and PC. Sega is creating the game in collaboration with Christian Whitehead (famous for his impressive Sonic ports).