Hyperkinetic Studios was part of the development of this update.

Main article: Sonic Mania#Plot Encore Mode Since Tee Lopes was busy working on the soundtrack for Sonic Mania Adventures, one of the members of Hyperkinetic, Hunter Bridges, worked on the new music tracks along with Falk Au Yeong. Sonic finding Mighty and Ray trapped in Angel Island Zone. In the aftermath of the War to Take Back the Planet, Sonic is transported back to his dimension's Angel Island. However, he finds out that the Phantom Ruby has survived the past incident and followed him home. The ruby then floats away, and Sonic tries to catch it. Eventually though, he finds it above two familiar figures trapped in a trap box. These are none other than Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, two of Sonic's old friends who helped him on a previous adventure.

Upon freeing them, Sonic sides with one of them. Suddenly however, the Heavy Magician reveals herself to have been disguised as the other prisoner and steals the Phantom Ruby, leaving Sonic and his new teammate to chase her down. However, they arrive too late, as the Heavy Magician gives the Phantom Ruby to the wrecked remains of the Phantom King, among the Phantom Heavies. The Phantom King then uses the Ruby to restore the Hard Boiled Heavies, leaving Sonic and his teammate to begin hunting them down in Green Hill Zone. Along the way, they find their other friends, who join them on their adventure.Įventually, Sonic and his group get attacked by Dr. Eggman in his Death Egg Robot, though they manage to defeat him, with the robot falling into the ground until it gets stuck in a cave. When the heroes go there to check it out, they find that Eggman has discovered the surviving Hard Boiled Heavies with the Phantom Ruby. Deciding to use the gem once again for his own plans, the doctor takes the Phantom Ruby and uses it to send Sonic's crew to Chemical Plant Zone. Not giving up after this, the group continues their adventure from there, defeating various of Eggman's machines, including the Hard Boiled Heavies, along the way.Įventually, Sonic and his friends discover that Dr. Eggman has seized Little Planet once again. If the player has not managed to collect the seven Chaos Emeralds, the Phantom Ruby will be stolen by the Heavy King immediately after Eggman's defeat.Īfter destroying the Phantom Egg, the game's ending will depend on the player's progress: Traveling to the planetoid and entering the re-built Titanic Monarch Zone, the heroes find and fight Eggman wearing his Phantom Egg.He will then use it to power himself as Sonic's group and Eggman leave.

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