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.

Which probably also explains this variant comic cover by Archie

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.