The Power attribute allows characters to destroy obstacles that make shortcuts for the character to go on. The Flight attribute allows characters to "fly" over certain portions of the track, triggered by rings. The Speed attribute allows characters to grind on rails along the track for a good shortcut. The main benefit to these attributes is what it allows the character to do during a race. Performing a trick.Įach character has one of three attributes: Speed, Flight, or Power. Rings on the track "level up" the player, allowing them to carry more air (at the start of each race, the player is restarted to Level 1). Air can be gained at some stations along the way (when out of air, the character runs along the track slowly while carrying their board), as well as by doing well in tricks. Air is also depleted when the player performs certain maneuvers, such as boosting. Air is essentially the fuel for the Extreme Gear, and is depleted slowly as the race goes on. The key feature of the game is a small air gauge in the corner of the screen. There are a total of fourteen tracks to race on, seven of which must be unlocked through the game's story mode, and two that must be unlocked by winning Gold in the World Grand Prix. In addition, the player can select a board or even other vehicles to use as they are unlocked, and each affects the performance of the character during the race. Players can choose a character, each with different stats that slightly alter their performance during the game. Sonic Riders is a traditional racing game in the same vein as F-Zero and Wipeout.
Game Rankings lists the GameCube version as the highest rated with a 63.1% rating, then the PlayStation 2 version with 59.7%, the Xbox version with 59%, and last the PC version with 43.3%.
The game's reception was relatively mediocre. Sonic Riders even had an Archie Comics adaptation of the game. The game was released on February 21, 2006. As part of this celebration, the Xbox version (for a short while) shipped with a DVD containing the first five episodes of Sonic X. The game was originally released to kick off the 15th anniversary for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The game was developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. Sonic Riders is a spin-off of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise in which Sonic and his friends face off in a futuristic hoverboard racing setting. Overview A wallpaper with many of the characters in the game.
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