Metallic Madness (Sonic Mania)

Metallic Madness is the 11th and penultimate zone in Sonic Mania. It proceeds Lava Reef and is succeeded by Titanic Monarch and it is based on the stage of the same name from Sonic CD and improves opun its concepts due to its qualities:

Note this is specifically referring to the Mania incarnation not the CD incarnation

Why Its Great

 * 1) The stage has many gimmicks but they are all self contained to the point where dont overwhelm the player (for a stage that does the opposite see Wacky Workbench on Atrcious Gameplay Wiki)
 * 2) Act 1 does something unique, their are these seesaws that toss you into the background letting you explore the background
 * 3) Act 1 rewards exploration, for example their is a path only knuckles can take over some crumbling platforms in the background and if you pass it you can get a big ring
 * 4) Act 1 brings back the final boss from the fist Sonic the Hedgehog game as the mid boss of the zone
 * 5) Act 2 fleshes out the mini sonic segments which were quite undercooked in CD, their are even spirited for the other 4 playable characters with their abilities intact
 * 6) Act 2 also fleshes out the revolving doors from Act 2 of CD, this time using them as clever transition to go behind the stage
 * 7) Act 2 is quite condensed and feels cramped but still has many different pathways if you take advantage of mini sonic
 * 8) Act 2 ends with a quite comical fight against Eggman in a gumball machine esc mech and you fight miniatures of his Drill Car and Flame Dropping devices with Amy robots attacking you
 * 9) Both acts have awesome music, special mention to Act 1

Bad Quilites

 * 1) Act 1's boss can be a pace breaker to some and its frustrating to do in a super form due to the slippery controls
 * 2) There is a console esclusive achievement where you have to destroy Eggman's mech without busting up the miniatures, which can be frustrating
 * 3) It brings back that spiked ceiling obstacle from the final stage into this Act 2, it can catch you by surprise if you dont pay attention, plus it's a one hit kill.