Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Developer(s)	Sumo Digital
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Sega Superstars
Platform(s)	Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac OS X, Arcade,iOS,Android, BlackBerry, Java ME
Release	February 23, 2010 Wii & Xbox 360 NA: February 23, 2010 EU: February 26, 2010 AU: March 4, 2010 PlayStation 3 NA: February 23, 2010 EU/AS: February 26, 2010 AU: March 4, 2010 Microsoft Windows EU: February 26, 2010 NA: March 3, 2010 AU: March 4, 2010 Arcade INT: May 25, 2011 iOS NA: June 18, 2011 JP: November 2011 Mac OS X WW: April 4, 2013 Android WW: September 18, 2013 JP: September 25, 2013 BlackBerry WW: December 20, 2013
Genre(s)	Racing game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega RingWide

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a kart racing video game in the Sega Superstars series produced for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, featuring characters from many Sega franchises. It is published by Sega and developed by Sumo Digital. It was announced on May 28, 2009 and was released in North America on February 23, 2010 and in Europe on February 26, 2010, with the PC version available both from retail and via Steam. A mobile version has been developed by Gameloft. An arcade version of the game is currently being tested in some arcades as of January 2011, was publicly shown at the EAG Expo in London on January 25, 2011, as well as the ETI Asia China Expo in August 2011, and was released for sale in March 2011, according to the manufacturer. The game was released for iOS on June 18, 2011. The Mac OS X version of the game was released on April 4, 2013 by Feral Interactive.

A sequel, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, was released in 2012.

It was the last time 4Kids Entertainment dubbed a Sonic title, as all of the voice actors (with the exception of Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman) would be replaced.

The game is a mascot kart racing game, very similar to other games in its genre like Konami Krazy Racers, Nicktoons Racing, Diddy Kong Racing, Crash Team Racing and the Mario Kart series. Characters race through various race circuits themed on different Sega franchises and collect power-ups to boost their speed or hamper their opponents. The items have a rock-paper-scissors effect, in which certain items can be used to defend against others. Also, on occasions when players get three of one item, they can choose to fire/activate them at the same time. Additional boost can be earned by successfully executing drifts (with longer drifts earning more boost), or performing tricks while in midair. Like Sumo's previous Sega game, Sega Superstars Tennis, each character has a special ability (called an "All-Star Move") unique to them that they may use to their advantage (such as Sonic transforming into Super Sonic and AiAi riding in his monkey ball), which they can obtain if they are running behind in the race. How long each All-Star move lasts depends on the character's current position. Due to network latency issues, All-Star Moves are not featured in online races.