18 Best Video Game Moments Of 2017

4. The Inverted Robotnik Boss Fight - Sonic Mania

Speaking of exemplary, Sonic Mania's inverted fight in Hydrocity is the perfect example of just how much Christian Whitehead and his team of fan-modders new exactly what to do when designing a game for 25+ years' worth of Sonic love.

Really, what better way to tip the nod to the old school than inverting one of the most iconic boss battles in gaming history? No sooner have you flew through Hydrocity than you'll be plonked in Robotnik's own hover-vehicle, letting you hoover the porker up and damage him in the same way he once did all those years ago in Sonic 3.

You can also point to another boss battle where Sonic Mania sees the Blue Blur and Robotnik slip into a game of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, but just for the "Holy sh*t they're actually doing the whole sequence like this?!" feel of Hydrocity, this has to take it.