Sonic Racing Looks Surprisingly Super In Screens Inside
Just as all looked lost for any surprises leading up to E3, Sega has just swerved us all by announcing Sonic & Sega’s All-Star Racing, the follow up to Sega Superstars Tennis. The new game appears to be a racing game in the vein of Mario Kart featuring veterans of the ‘Superstars’ series such as Sonic, Tails, Eggman, AiAi, Amigo and Amy all being spotted up to press. Check out some in-game screenshots below.
Sega have also issued a press release on the games official website, the full content of which is as follows;
“In a frantic battle to the chequered flag, Sonic and friends speed around tracks set in mediaeval castle ramparts, lush rainforests and bustling cities, all taken from the visually rich and varied universes of Sonic and SEGA. Fan favourites such as Dr. Eggman, Tails, AiAi, Amigo and many more will join Sonic in their custom built vehicles, revving their engines and jostling to stay ahead of the pack. Each character will speed around the track in cars, planes, motorbikes, and in Aiai’s case – a banana mobile! Secret short cuts, swift handling and avoiding strategically placed obstacles are certainly the best way to get to the top of the podium…
But winning is only part of the fun in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing! Each character has a specific All Star move – such as Super Sonic, Banana Blitz and Tails Tornado – that allows a quick way for competitors to get back into the race! Power ups and weapons can also be collected around the tracks and used against the opposition to ensure they don’t become a threat to that number one position.
Battle it out in single or multiplayer mode, allowing up to four friends to race in frantic split-screen action, or up to eight players to compete online in the ultimate racing showdown.
Can Amigo scramble Dr. Eggman? Will AiAi say bye-bye to Tails? Are you gonna be faster than Sonic? The race will start in 2010…”
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Okidoki!
I’m sure that the majority of you guys are gonna go:
“SONIC IN A CAR! WTF SEGA! WTF! YOU NEVER MUTHA F*CKING LEARN! GERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! !WORSE SONIC GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Or something of the sorts.
Not to be a downer or anything,but Sega Superstars Tennis looked really cool in the preview screenshots as well. But when we saw the game in action, it didn’t look very next-gen. Anyway, I wonder what kind of characters will make it into the list of stars. Hopefully Ristar, Sketch, and Vectorman.
I hope Jet will come with his board!
Why cant Sonic games look as nice as that rejigged Seaside Hill Zone?
Of course it looks super Paul, Sumo Digital are amazing when it comes to making good looking games like this.
Joh Taylor: I think the graphics here is much better then Green hill zone (or what you are talking about)!
I`ll be waiting 4 this game!!!
I really enjoyed Sega Superstars Tennis, it was a solid game and even though I don’t expect this to set the world on fire either it looks to be a good knockabout racer. I almost can’t wait to launch missiles at people from Eggman’s Monster Truck Egg-Mobile. Mwuhahaha!
Instead of this, Sumo should just show Sonic Team concept art of what a Sonic game looks like.
@ Werehog: I’m talking about is the fact that recent Sonic games don’t seem to look like Sonic games.
And yet whenever they see fit to include Sonic in a non Sonic game its always Green Hill that is brought out.
To me the stage looks like Seaside Hill from Sonic Heroes.
This looks pretty sweet. I mean, it should be better than Riders.
*Sigh* =_=; Oh Sega
I never got the hang of Riders so a more traditional racing game with Sonic in it is exciting.
From which version is the screenshots from. 360/PS3?
I don’t know, the models look a bit crappy in the Wii way, but I don’t think that it is screenshots from the Wii version, but the characters dosen’t looks so smooth like the nature around them.
But it looks and sounds good. I will get this one. ABSOLUTELY!
@Osnic
The graphics are the same on the PS3 and 360 versions so its hard to tell….
at least thats what 06,Unleashed and tennis taught me… of course Im the only person in the world that play those alot since Im the only one here that likes those games… and plays them on a PS3 and not 360…
Heh, I knew everyone would start crying about this.
This could be a very fun game if it’s done correctly. And by that I mean good controls, and balanced “All Star moves.” That was the main thing that messed up Superstars Tennis.
This really sounds like Diddy Kong Racing, and that’s a good thing.
*Disgusted sigh* Seriously, if these were screenshots for a level in an unleashed type sequel, I would be thrilled since I thought the only thing wrong about that game was its lack of imaginitive/cool/diverse/futuristic levels that sonic usually is running around in. (This level, however, is legit cuz it’s imaginative.) Yet, Sonic is in a car. A freaking car.
SEGA I THOUGHT U LEARNED!!!!
@musikman
wow did you complain when sonic drift or riders came out? hes not running in those games.
(head desk) WHAT….THE…..HELL…….
WHY SEGA?! This total BS. I thought they said the next big Sonic game would be a side scroller like Unleashed! Ok, this is total BS.
i can’t belive you guys are judging it before you even see gameplay of it and every racing game is not a rip off of mario kart mario has done almost every sport besides football and when sonic gets in that car you say it’s a rip off of a mario kart !
@edge
i’m only a couple months away from 16, so i don’t remember drift when it 1st came out, but I’m very familiar with playing it when I was like 5. I couldn’t complain as a baby, and when I finally could play the game, I was too young to judge.
However when riders came out, yes…yes that was my initial reaction. (Although it was much better than i thought it would be, it still wasn’t great.)
It did John Taylor, the game was called Sonic Unleashed, Heard of it?
This isn’t a Sonic game…it’s a mascot racer. You know, does anyone consider Superstars Tennis a Sonic title? Is Brawl a Mario title? Seriously. This is the third game in the SEGA SUPERSTARS series. The original with the eye-toy, Tennis…now racing. I mean, the game could be pretty nice or garbage…but either way, it’s not a Sonic game at all. So, who cares? Sonic Team isn’t making it, it’s coming out next year(a a holdover to Unleashed 2?). I don’t understand the hatred.
I don’t know what the complainers are talking about, but I know this game is going to be awesome. Don’t judge until the game is out or see it in action.
Ok, so maybe I over-reacted. I’m still not pleased to see Sonic in a freaking kart racer. He can run at the speed of sound, maybe faster. Why the hell does he need a car or one of those stupid hover boards?
I’ll hold off on final judgement for now, but I still think it’s a stupid idea.
I understand James, but this game isn’t about Sonic by himself, what about the others.
Very true, Kori-Maru. Though, I do hope to see the next big Sonic title go back to what made Sonic great. Heck, I’d kill to have the Green Hill zone as a playable stage in Unleashed gameplay.
What!! why do sonic need a car can’t he just run.
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Cool, I just hope that Jacky, Sakura, G, Ryo, and Ristar make it in the game.
Sonic.
Cycle.
Repeat.
Also, Sonic should be running on those Green-Hill esque levels instead of a grey New York City on an overcast day.
Also, Those screens are how a CANONICAL Sonic game should look.
Also, argh.
@DirSeenith
This is not a part of the Sonic Cycle.
Cool! This is like a Sonic Drift 3!
“Also, Sonic should be running on those Green-Hill esque levels instead of a grey New York City on an overcast day.
Also, Those screens are how a CANONICAL Sonic game should look.”
-Thank you DirSeenith!!! THANK YOU!
The trailer has ‘PC DVD’ as one of the platforms.
@Ratchet:
Would it be fair to the other racers if Sonic was allowed to run?
In all honesty, I prefer this to another Sonic R. Games like that make Sonic look slow. If he’s in a car, it’s not embarrassing if he loses.
If Jack from Madworld was in this, this would shoot from E+10 to T.
Gotta love that Unleashed character model.
The only things I disliked about Sonic Unleashed were:
-Lack of Spindash
-No Item Boxes
-Annoying Werehog battle music
-Not enough platforming
As for the Werehog himself, I could tolerate him to an extent.
Anyway, what I’m getting at is that SEGA/SONICTEAM should develop a Sonic game with no characters but Sonic, Tails and Knuckles playable, and bring back the Spindash, item boxes, classic level design, and more platforming.
Not to say that Unleashed wasn’t a good game, in my opinion it is the best 3D Sonic.
*Prays that Jacky Bryant from Virtua Fighter to be playable in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with the Daytona Car*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Check this out!
http://au.xbox360.ign.com/objects/143/14353444.html
Look at ‘Dr. Eggman’
Racing game … one word to say…. YES !!!!!!
Sorry for randomly discussing Unleashed.
Good lord IGN. When are they going to buy a clue and actually get some Sega/Sonic news right? Do they still think Yu Suzuki has left Sega too? Bah, back on topic anyway… think of this like the Ex GP in Riders, only with a car being a requirement to race rather than a hover board. It’d be totally cheating for Sonic to be on foot, he’d have too much of an unfair advantage. It’s also the reason why Eggman has attached wheels to his Egg-Mobile instead of just flying.
When i learnt of this i got kinda worried. But it’s an All-Stars game, so i’ll let it pass.
@RaveToTheGrave
Yeah I heard of it. The whole game was flawed, wasn’t it?
Sonic Unleashed featured locations based on real life places and stylised them slightly. I mean the Jungle level based on Thailand looked like the love child of Wave Ocean and Tropical Jungle from Sonic 06.
Dont get me wrong it looked alright, but they still looked like realistic locations.
Only Eggmanland looked like a proper Sonic level.
Sonic Riders was COOL, why didn’t they just build on that? Cars? I dunno that looks really… *sigh* they should have stuck with the boards…
I’ve personally never liked car racing games either…hehe ah well, can’t win em all
At least it LOOKS good I guess, I’m glad they haven’t changed the Sonic model.
Even though Riders had the same flawed concept (he can run faster -.-), it was a much cooler looking concept. Yeah, i’d much rather see a Riders 3…
Well, I liked SEGA Tennis, so I think I’ll check this out. Looks quite funky.
Love Sonic and Eggman’s cars. All the same, though I have to wonder whether Extreme Gear would be available to use as well… *is shot for mentioning Extreme Gear for the third time*
@John Taylor
“Only Eggmanland looked like a proper Sonic level.”
Nonsense. Ever seen Holoska? Noticed the abstractly shaped ice blocks in the background? Totally stylised and not realistic, actually reminded me of Green Hill Zone’s polygonal palmtree leaves.
The art design of Sonic Unleashed rocked. Yes, it looked somewhat realistic, but at the same time it had a unique style. Best 3D Sonic game so far.
This new racing game looks nice, but judging from the few released screenshots so far, it doesn’t look as good as Unleashed. Seems like it’s not using global illumination lighting technology.