Sonic Mania trailer has Knuckles conquering a revamped model of Flying Battery Zone

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While Sonic depends on all the time going quick and Tails is all about precision platforming together with his propeller bounce, Knuckles is targeted on brief bursts of velocity in between climbing and gliding sections. Just within the footage, we see a quick gliding part on the surface of the airship transition right into a slower vertical climb, as Knuckles goes deeper into Eggman’s flying base. As such, anticipate ranges with the pink echidna to require rather less velocity than his hedgehog and fox compatriots. On the plus facet, there’ll most likely be a bit extra punching concerned.

As for the extent itself, it makes up one of many traditional Sonic ranges that might be returning in Sonic Mania. So far, Green Hill Zone and Flying Battery Zone are the one confirmed retro ranges, with the remainder of Sonic Mania being a mixture of model new zones and people created from scrapped ideas from earlier Sonic video games.

A strong launch date has but to be confirmed for Sonic Mania, however anticipate extra information to emerge from this 12 months’s E3. With Sonic Forces additionally scheduled to launch by the tip of this 12 months, 2017 is trying just like the time to be a Sonic fan.