NOTE: Levels with an asterix (*) are new to Sonic Mania Plus.

It turns any character into Metal Sonic and will gain the ability to perform a Homing Attack.

There is a new power-up called the Metal Suit.

Her ability is the Insta-shield performed by her hammer.

Amy becomes an unlockable character but she has the weakest jump and speed.

The Bonus Stages involve the revamped version of Blue Spheres from Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but will also include revamped versions of Rotating Maze from Sonic 1, Half Pipe from Sonic 2 and UFO Stage from Sonic CD.

The in-game cutscenes that appear in-between acts are removed.

The player will recieve Chaos Emeralds and Super Emeralds if he/she reaches 1st place. Blue Spheres and Boost Pads will allow characters to go faster. The characters are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty, Ray and Amy. However, the graphics, music and physics are exactly the same as the Special Stage in the original Sonic Mania.

The game will feature a slightly-revamped Special Stage that is a race course similar to Sonic R.

Super Emeralds (as well as the transformations Hyper Sonic, Hyper Knuckles and new to the bunch, Hyper Tails) are featured for the first time since Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

The Knuckles-exclusive acts from the original Sonic Mania are not featured.The game introduces 5 new zones that are exclusive to Sonic Mania Plus (Sakura Synagogue, Howling Fortress, Illusion Shore, Mega Egg and Marvelous Moon).However, the mid-bosses from Sonic Mania are now part of a E.G.G. The boss at the end of act 2 is the only boss the player encounters in each zone (just like in Sonic 2 and Sonic Advance). 1 Differences between Sonic Mania and Sonic Mania Plusĭifferences between Sonic Mania and Sonic Mania Plus.

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