Sonic Mania
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Sonic Mania is a retro-styled 2D platform game that revives the classic Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay and aesthetics with new levels, remixed stages, and modern refinements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sonic Mania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sonic Mania Context triple: [Sonic the Hedgehog, notableWork, Sonic Mania]
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A.
Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations is a platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that celebrates the franchise’s history by combining classic and modern gameplay styles across remastered stages from earlier titles.
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B.
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World is a 3D platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, featuring parkour-style movement and gravity-defying level design.
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C.
Sonic CD
Sonic CD is a critically acclaimed 2D platformer in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, known for its time-travel mechanic, animated cutscenes, and standout soundtrack.
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D.
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush is a high-speed side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo DS that introduced dual-screen gameplay and the character Blaze the Cat to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
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E.
Sonic Highways
Sonic Highways is a 2014 studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, created alongside an HBO documentary series and recorded in eight different U.S. cities to capture their distinct musical identities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sonic Mania Target entity description: Sonic Mania is a retro-styled 2D platform game that revives the classic Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay and aesthetics with new levels, remixed stages, and modern refinements.
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A.
Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations is a platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that celebrates the franchise’s history by combining classic and modern gameplay styles across remastered stages from earlier titles.
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B.
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World is a 3D platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, featuring parkour-style movement and gravity-defying level design.
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C.
Sonic CD
Sonic CD is a critically acclaimed 2D platformer in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, known for its time-travel mechanic, animated cutscenes, and standout soundtrack.
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D.
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush is a high-speed side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo DS that introduced dual-screen gameplay and the character Blaze the Cat to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
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E.
Sonic Highways
Sonic Highways is a 2014 studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, created alongside an HBO documentary series and recorded in eight different U.S. cities to capture their distinct musical identities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sonic the Hedgehog game
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video game ⓘ |
| artist |
Jared Kasl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Golden Joystick Awards 2017 Best Original Game nomination
NERFINISHED
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The Game Awards 2017 Best Family Game nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tee Lopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| designer |
Christian Whitehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jared Kasl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
Christian Whitehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Headcannon NERFINISHED ⓘ PagodaWest Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Christian Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Doctor Eggman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Knuckles the Echidna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miles "Tails" Prower NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | Hard-Boiled Heavies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameEngine | Retro Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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platform ⓘ |
| hasAgeRating |
ESRB E
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PEGI 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExpansion | Sonic Mania Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGameMechanic |
drop dash
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elemental shields ⓘ spin dash ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | side-scrolling ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | 16-bit retro aesthetic ⓘ |
| includesRemixedStagesFrom |
Sonic & Knuckles
NERFINISHED
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Sonic CD NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sonic the Hedgehog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
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surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Takeshi Iizuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmer | Christian Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-08-15 ⓘ |
| releaseDateWindows | 2017-08-29 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sonic Mania Description of subject: Sonic Mania is a retro-styled 2D platform game that revives the classic Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay and aesthetics with new levels, remixed stages, and modern refinements.
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