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Post by eh on Sept 7, 2005 16:42:33 GMT -5
September 7, 2005 - Just as we were starting to think that Shadow had taken over the Sonic franchise for the remainder of 2005, Sega makes the surprise announcement of an all-new racing game featuring Sonic and friends. The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that Sonic Riders is being developed by Sonic Team for a Winter Japanese release on the Xbox, PS2 and GameCube this winter. Serving as producer is Yuda Koshi, a veteran of Sonic development who's also worked on Puyo Puyo and Space Channel 5. In Sonic Riders, Dr. Robotnik has set up a speed challenge, and all the Sonic characters, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Storm the Albatross, Jet the Hawk, Miles "Tails" Prower and Web the Swallow, have decided to compete. To the victor goes a Chaos Emerald. Unlike the classic Sega Saturn racer Sonic R (now appearing as a game in Sonic Gems Collection), Sonic Riders promises an "eXtreme" experience. Yes, Sega is actually using this buzz word that we thought had died two years ago to promote the game. Sonic and friends speed through tracks on air boards, using individual special moves to strike down opponents. Air is a big element of Sonic Riders. Your board's "fuel" source is air. You can fill up your air at various points on the course, but to race well you'll have to use another means of replenishment: performing tricks with your board. You'll also want to make use of turbulence from racers who are in front of you. By riding your rival racers' turbulence, you get a burst of speed and can even make your board leap into the air (sometimes finding shortcuts in the course). Your air supply remains fixed when riding turbulence, making this a tactic that you'll want to employ as you play the game. Turbulence isn't all good, though, as players can generate irregularities in their turbulence, knocking those who are along for a free ride out of the course. Sega is planning a whole lot of gameplay for Sonic Riders. Expect numerous tracks, including such Sonic fare as Splash Canyon, Egg Factory, Green Cave and Sandy Ruin. The game will offer a number of different modes, including two and four player split screen. Sega of Japan will be holding a press conference in Tokyo on Friday to show off some of its upcoming plans for the Sonic series, and we expect Sonic Riders to make an appearance there, followed by a showing at the Tokyo Game Show. Sonic fans, stay tuned for much more to come. cube.ign.com/articles/648/648549p1.html================================ yay this game seems intresting ;D
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Post by Kit on Sept 8, 2005 3:56:10 GMT -5
Another racing game? Might be fun, Ill have to keep an eye out.
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Post by Marik on Sept 8, 2005 15:26:12 GMT -5
I saw some screenshots. They're on hover boards and Sonic and Tails wears goggles. Tails also has new shoes.
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Post by ShadowFan24 on Sept 8, 2005 17:34:44 GMT -5
You bastard, you beat me to it. Anyway, if you don't know yet. There are three new characters. ^^ Here they are. "In Sonic Riders, Dr. Robotnik has set up a speed challenge, and all the Sonic characters, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Storm the Albatross, Jet the Hawk, Miles "Tails" Prower and Web the Swallow, have decided to compete. To the victor goes a Chaos Emerald." Plus there are two pics img154.imageshack.us/img154/9067/sonicriders15wl.jpg and img154.imageshack.us/img154/658/sonicriders27qv.jpg
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Post by Guess Who on Sept 9, 2005 2:19:05 GMT -5
I hate the way this game looks and it looks to be a ripoff of the Dreamcast game TrickStyle.
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Post by Draco on Sept 26, 2005 17:51:52 GMT -5
Rip off? More like Sonic improved. Just saw the preview for it and I must say it looks really nice. Just as long as the controls are fine it should be a good game. And I must say seeing Tails and Sonic in goggles looks really nice.
Oh and Amy is playable too. She likes to yell at people in the game. Must say that is funny too.
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Post by Guess Who on Sept 27, 2005 14:55:57 GMT -5
Yes, ripoff of TrickStyle for the Sega Dreamcast.
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Post by Draco on Sept 27, 2005 17:29:38 GMT -5
Like I said, it is Sonic improved. They took the bases of the game and made it better.
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Post by DigiTails on Sept 27, 2005 19:19:59 GMT -5
[glow=purple,2,300]Hey, I don't care if its ripped, improved or whatever, I just want another Sonic game to play. This should prove to be interesting. (thought I'll probably suck horribly in it, like I always do XD)
Sonic doesn't seem to be wearing goggles so much as he is sun glasses...they needa add that to Knux-san's outfit in future games, it would be sweet! (the ones from SA2 peoples...I like that look on 'em)...and the graphics are much better then heroes from what I can tell, almost like SA2, but improved. and I like Tails's new shoes, or rather boots, but his Tails seem a tad "fluffy"?
It sounds like an interesting game, but I'll probably run out of air, since I can't do tricks for my life.
Now wouldn't it be interesting/disturbing/freaky if Eggman was playable? Oo I mean how would he stay on the board...but it doesn't seem like it, and thats good.[/glow]
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Post by Marik on Sept 27, 2005 19:30:37 GMT -5
Hopefully the controls and grip won't suck like Sonic R.
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Post by Morphed Chaos on Sept 27, 2005 20:27:35 GMT -5
well on Sonic Gems, Sonic R had Good controls, jsut takes a little while of getting used too. Sounds strange to me... the new charicters i mean, probobly going to become extinct like many others...
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Post by Draco on Oct 5, 2005 6:37:01 GMT -5
Not extinct, just put on the back shelf for later use, like the Chaotix
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Post by Guess Who on Oct 5, 2005 17:13:44 GMT -5
Naw, Sonic Team brought back the Chaotix because people were begging them to. There are too many characters in the Sonicverse, they really need to get rid of some of them and have them die off like they were supposed to in the first place and not bring them back for the fanboys and n00bs (coughshadowcough).
Yes, I know I am so going to get flamed for that.
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Post by Marik on Oct 6, 2005 0:07:23 GMT -5
You're right though. He's supposed to be dead. But don't comment on Shadow, comment on how those birds won't see the light of day after this game.
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Post by Draco on Oct 13, 2005 20:16:34 GMT -5
Makes me wonder if...If they kill Tails off would they bring him back too? I mean I would hate to have to fly all the way over there to beat them up for doing something like that...but still would they bring him back? The Sonic world is getting a lot of charaters
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Post by Lil Ninja on Oct 18, 2005 20:04:56 GMT -5
...why did they even create three birds for this game? If they're going to have new characters, then they shouldn't all be birds. But what do I care? I figure this will be the only game they're going to be in.
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Post by Guess Who on Oct 19, 2005 17:34:00 GMT -5
By the way, it is "Wave the Swallow", not Web. It was a mistranslation.
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Post by Tails X-Treme on Oct 24, 2005 16:56:01 GMT -5
Good, because Web was sounding a little strange already.
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Post by Marik on Nov 3, 2005 17:14:46 GMT -5
This game has gotten a PSP version as well as the 3 major platforms.
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Post by Guess Who on Nov 5, 2005 11:00:26 GMT -5
Oh God. The game looked bad before, imagine how bad it'll look on the PSP's inferior hardware.
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Post by Tailsfan on Nov 10, 2005 14:41:32 GMT -5
The game reminds me of SSX and at least Sonic gets a sports title. Now, if only they could make Sonic B-ball.
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Post by Lil Ninja on Nov 11, 2005 23:23:18 GMT -5
No way, Sonic Soccer lol. That'd be great. Or a Sonic skateboarding game. Tee hee, I'm a fan of Tony Hawk games
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Post by Marik on Dec 6, 2005 13:24:33 GMT -5
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Post by Lil Ninja on Dec 6, 2005 14:42:45 GMT -5
it's pain in the butt for me to load the videos though. why does it take so long to just download two minutes of footage
but ow... why does Tails have to get picked on by those three birds
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Post by Marik on Jan 30, 2006 1:27:14 GMT -5
Here's the plot for the game from GameSpot:
"The plot of the game begins with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles hanging around in Metal City, where they witness a chaos emerald being stolen by a mysterious trio of thieves known only as the Babylon Rogues. To retrieve the emerald, Sonic and company agree to go head-to-head with the Babylon Rogues in the Ex World Grand Prix, a racing tournament set up by none other than Dr. Eggman. For what it's worth, the game does a good job of integrating the plot into the heroes mode, which intersperses cutscenes between the races and sets up the rivalries between the two trios of characters."
GameSpot also said that they hope there is more levels cause all they saw was 5.
Sonic Riders is only a few weeks away and it looks like it might be a contender for best Sonic game this generation(cause there ain't much competition). I'm glad Sonic Team is releasing another Sonic game after Shadow so soon(I also beat Shadow last night so I wanted info on something new).
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Post by Guess Who on Jan 30, 2006 20:29:00 GMT -5
Does Sonic Rush count, or is it considered next-gen (if you consider DS/PSP "next-gen handhelds")? Also, from Nintendo Power: "Other Sega characters make guest appearances, too; we can't say who, but let's just say that some dreams will come true" Hmm... sounds like NiGHTS.
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Post by Lil Ninja on Feb 2, 2006 20:50:35 GMT -5
I like NIGHTS.
Yeah you know, there had better be more than just five levels. Cause for a Sonic game, that's not enough. -_-; oh, it had better be a good game.
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Post by Marik on Feb 3, 2006 0:31:53 GMT -5
IGN was ands on and said there was 16 levels. Now that's better.
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Post by Lil Ninja on Feb 3, 2006 20:45:38 GMT -5
Yeah, that's much better. ....Well, actually it depends. We've gotta also take the length of the levels into account.
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Post by Marik on Feb 8, 2006 20:46:03 GMT -5
Oh yea, Shadow, Eggman, Cream, Amy and Rouge are unlockable and they have new outfits. Sonic Riders is set for a Feb 21 release.
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