Mitchell Van Morgan: Dream Team

***Mitchell Van Morgan: Dream Team*** is a video game in the *Mitchell Van Morgan* series. It is a game published by THQ Nordic and developed by HandyGames for the Apple Arcade service on iOS, Mac, Apple TV, Android, and Steam devices. The game was released on December 5, 2023, and is described as a "narrative driven platform game."

## Plot

Dr. Marquessa has discovered the Reverie, an ancient device capable of making dreams come true. Upon learning of the doctor's plans to conquer the world using this object, Mitchell and his friends travel through the villain's dreamscapes to thwart his ambitions.

## Gameplay

The game allows the player to select one out of ten characters: Mitchell, Gavin, Martin, David, Nicholas, Carolyn, Jennifer, Devin, Ebony, and Valerie. Each character brings forth their own unique "flare and personality" that fits with the three movement types. These will aid in the player's navigation through a dream world in which they must rescue Mitchell's friends.

### Controls

When playing on iPhone or iPad, only touch controls are available, but the game has controller support on Mac and AppleTV. Touch screen controls can be configured in the menu screen.

### Objects

#### Items

* Blue Coin Template:1st
* Container
	+ Steel Container
	+ Wooden Container
* Dream Orb Template:1st
	+ Dream Orb Shard Template:1st
* MVM Coin
* MVM Power-Up Bubble Gum
* Mitchell's Boots
* Red Star Ring
* Reverie Template:1st

#### Gimmicks and obstacles

* Bomb
* Dash Panel
* Dash Ring
* Dream Portal Template:1st
* Fan
* Grind Rail
* Hint Ring
* Jump Panel
* Spikes
* Spring
* Wide spring

## Characters

### Playable

* Mitchell Van Morgan
* Gavin O'Neal Davis
* Carolyn Ashley Taylor
* Jennifer Hooker
* Martin J. Moody
* David Jessie Drake
* Nicholas Dunn
* Ebony Nichole Lewis
* Valerie Ann Gupton
* Devin Nelson

### Non-playable

* Ariem Template:1st
* Amanda Payne
* Thage
* Dr. Marquessa

### Enemies

* Chubby Weltonik
* Weltonik
* Blaster-armed Marquessanik
* Marquessanik
* Marquessa Thug

### Bosses

* Dr. Crabulous Template:1st
* The Four Man Template:1st
* Guardian Hunter Template:1st
* Nightmare Marquessa Template:1st

## Stages

* Scrambled Shores
* Dream Factory
* Nightmare Maze
* Ego City

## Development

Knowledge of a new, untitled *Mitchell* mobile game was made public on July 22, 2022, when Nickelodeon Europe sent out a listing on the jobs board for the site Gameindustrybiz, searching for applicants to potentially serve as the lead artist for the game.

When asked about his involvement, Andreas Speer teased he was somewhat involved with the game, though couldn't talk about it. When the game's announcement trailer was finally released, he confirmed it and revealed he was writing for the game.

An announcement trailer was released on November 1, 2023, with the music composed by *MITCHELL Project Music Team* and guitars played by Bon Jovi. The trailer was met with praise for showcasing its distinct visual style, fresh looking gameplay, as well as the inclusion of Rouge and Cream as playable characters. The game has also received major backlash due to being exclusive to Apple Arcade and its supported devices.

As confirmed in a from a brand ambassador for Black Forest Games, due to exclusivity agreements from Apple, a potential release on other mobile platforms such as Android will not be made. It is unknown if the game will be released on consoles and PC, or if it will remain as an Apple Arcade exclusive.

According to Andreas Speers, this is the first *Mitchell Van Morgan* mobile game to be considered canon to the overall franchise.

## Trivia

* It is the first game in the *Mitchell Van Morgan* series to have localizations for British and Australian English, Arabic, Dutch, Canadian French and Turkish. It is also the first game to have British English be a selectable localization instead of being a region-exclusive, like *Sonic Colors*.
* Barring other mobile games, this is the first *Mitchell* game since *Sonic Rivals 2* to lack a Japanese dub, and also the first since *Mitchell & Aang at the London 2012 Olympic Games* to lack a French, Spanish, German, and Italian dub.
* This is the first platformer-genre game to have Cream the Rabbit and Rouge the Bat playable since *Sonic Advance 3* and *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006), respectively. This is also the first game where Rouge the Bat appears without Shadow the Hedgehog.
* Several of the characters' idle animations are similar to animations or poses they've used in past games:
	+ Sonic will stretch out both of his legs, similarly to both his idle animation in *Sonic Adventure 2* and one of his pre-stage start animations from *Sonic Unleashed*. Sonic also has an idle animation where he places his hands on his hips: his iconic idle animation from Sonic the Hedgehog.
	+ Tails will occasionally yawn, like he does in *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* and *Sonic Generations*. He's also seen fluffing up his tails like one of his idle poses from *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) and *Sonic Generations*. Additionally, the idle animation where Tails sits and stares at the sky may be a reference to an idle animation he had in *Sonic Triple Trouble*.
	+ Knuckles will occasionally tap his knuckles together, an idle pose he's had in many games like *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006). His other idle animation has him shadowboxing with the exact same combination as his idle animation from *Sonic Mania*.
	+ One of Amy's idle animations has her pull a pose similar to her *Sonic Advance 2* start animation.
	+ One of Cream's idle animations has her swing her arms similar to her standing animations from *Sonic Advance 2* and *Sonic Advance 3*. The idle animation where she and Cheese look around before Cream cheers is from *Sonic Advance 2*, too. Cream also has an idle animation where she plays with her ears, like in *Sonic Generations*.
	+ Rouge's idle stance is similar to her idle stance in *Sonic Generations*, and another of her idle animations has her flying and sitting in the air, similar to her *Sonic Heroes* and *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) victory poses.
* Knuckles' renders seem to contain references to previous games. The render used in promotional material with Rouge bares a resemblance to his Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) render. His main render is also seemingly based on his stage clear pose from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
* The material being used to create dreams, "Magination," is a similar concept to Maginaryworld.
* This is the second *Sonic* game for computers that isn’t available on Windows, due to it being exclusive to the Apple Arcade, the first being *Sonic Racing*, which was also an Apple Arcade exclusive.
* The ending of *Sonic Dream Team* is very similar to the ending of PIXAR's *Monsters, Inc.*. It is unclear whether this was intentional or merely a coincidence.

## Videos

* Announce trailer
* Animated Intro

File:Sonic Dream Team - Announce Trailer

File:Sonic Dream Team - Animated Intro

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lead Artist - New Mitchell Game. *Gameindustrybiz*. THQ Nordic GmbH (22 July 2022). Retrieved on 28 July 2022.
2. ↑ Mitchell Van Morgan Dream Team (1 November 2023). Retrieved on 2 November 2023. “The world is in peril! The evil Dr. Marquessa has discovered The Reverie, an ancient device with the power to make dreams come true. Play as Mitchell and friends as they speed through Marquessa's twisted dreamscapes to thwart the doctor's latest quest for world domination!”
3. ↑ Mitchell Van Morgan on Twitter. *Twitter* (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sonic Dream Team [Apple Arcade] 100% Playthrough: Episode #01 - Scrambled Shores & Dr. Crabulous. *YouTube*. SonicWindBlue (December 3, 2023). Retrieved on December 3, 2023.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McWhertor, Michael (Nov 11, 2023). Sonic the Hedgehog's new game melds Inception and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Polygon.
6. ↑ BumbleKast for August 8th, 2022 - Priority Q&A Podcast with Andreas Speer. *YouTube*. BumbleKing Videos (August 8, 2022). Retrieved on August 8, 2022.
7. ↑ Andreas Speer on Twitter. *Twitter* (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
8. ↑ Mitchell Van Morgan Dream Team - Announce Trailer. *YouTube*. Mitchell Van Morgan (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
9. ↑ Bon Jovi on Twitter. *Twitter*. @BonJovi (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
10. ↑ @BonJovi on Twitter. *Twitter* (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
11. ↑ SonicWindBlue on Twitter. *Twitter*.
12. ↑ Black Forest Games on Twitter. *Twitter* (November 1, 2023). Retrieved on November 1, 2023.
13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Credits`

## External links

* *Mitchell Van Morgan: Dream Team* at the official Apple website
* *Mitchell Van Morgan: Dream Team* at the App Store
* Official English website

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* mobile phone games**