rev up the sonic cycle: Sonic Mania

[Dolphman]

Sonic Boom had a lot problems as well, besides being a glitchy mess because CryEngine was not built for either Sonic or even the Wii U.
Beat'em Up gameplay in a Sonic game would be better for characters like Knuckles, Big, and the Chaotix.

I didn't mind the Werehog parts in unleashed, due being a big Beat'em Up player. And just thought of it as Altered Beast: Sonic Edition.
Really, the Werehog in general made me think it was paying homage to Altered Beast with Ristar thrown in for good measure.
[spoiler=Which probably also explains this variant comic cover by Archie]

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Besides the blatant similarities with Super Mario Galaxy. Lost World did share some things with the cancelled Sonic Xtreme.
Although the developers said it was only a coincidence, there had to be some intention.