Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Preview_ Better Than A Blue Shell
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
How is this game different from Mario Kart? Besides starring Sonic and featuring a Billy Hatcher level. That was the key question during a recent hands-on with 2010’s Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. What Is It? Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a kart-racing game shaped by the mold of the Mario Kart series, with at least one twist. It stars a Sega pantheon that includes Ai Ai from Monkey Ball, Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, as well as Sonic cast members such as Dr. Eggman, Tails, Amy Rose and… Sonic. The characters compete in races around tracks strewn with random speed and combat power-ups. The game is developed by Sumo Digital, the studio behind last year’s Sega Superstars Tennis. It’s set for a PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS release.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); What We Saw I watched the game’s producer perform one race. Then I took the wheel on the Billy Hatcher track. I drove through it, dodging giant rolling eggs, power-sliding and coming from behind to win. How Far Along Is It? The game is set for an early 2010 release but already looks polished graphically. Sega could release a demo of the track I played now and people would be satisfied with the quality already achieved by the development team. What Needs Improvement? The Announcer: If you’re Y1 com going to have all this fun with Sega’s colorful cast of characters, why have a plain announcer? Get the guy who used to scream Sega in the old Genesis TV commercials. Or how about Ryo Hazuki, the lead character of Shenmue? Instead, it sounds like we’re just getting a flat, regular voice to announce the races. The Originality: Sega isn’t showing much about this game that makes it feel like a necessary purchase for those who don’t car about Sega characters and/or are satisfied by Mario Kart and its already-released imitators. What Should Stay The Same? The Graphics: In the age of Y1 apk Unreal technology, it’s still the bright colorful high-definition mascot games that can look the most spectacular. Blue skies, bright colors and more abstract — simpler — character and level design allow Banjo Kazooie and Sonic games to look magnificent on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This game already looks great, as the screens released show. The Mixed Vehicles: Tails gets a plane. Dr. Eggman gets a big-wheeled truck. Amy Rose gets a roadster. Each characters gets just one vehicle, which is disappointing compared to, say, Diddy Kong Racing on the Nintendo 64, which allowed each character to be in car, plane or hovercraft. But it
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