

Sonic Mania: Retro vs Modern - The Complete Analysis There are seven stages in total, each in sequence, no matter where you find them, but are specific to that playthrough - so all seven must be found by the last boss.

UFO chase stages - Littered throughout every stage are giant rings, which take you to special stages to unlock Chaos Emeralds if you complete them successfully.Progress carries over between playthroughs, so no need to get them all in a single sitting. Completing these will earn you a silver or gold medal, depending on your performance, which then unlock bonus modes from the Extras menu. Blue Sphere stages - If you have 25 rings and hit a mid-level signpost, a ring will appear above that you can leap through, taking you to a special stage.

There are two types of special stages in Sonic Mania, which unlock different things:
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Sonic Mania special stages - How to play Blue Sphere and UFO It's once again how you access Chaos Emeralds - a bonus challenge that unlocks the game's best ending - while the return of Blue Sphere provides additional attractions to be toyed around with elsewhere in the game - which we explain more of in our Sonic Mania unlocks and cheats page. Sonic Mania special stages are, like the rest of the game, a nostalgia-tinged throwback to Sonic's vast 16-bit history.
