Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing
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| 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
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| Genre(s) | Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega RingWide |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (iOS) 86/100 (Wii) 78/100 (DS) 78/100 (PS3) 77/100 (X360) 75/100 (PC) 65/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | (DS, PS3, Wii, X360) 8.0/10 |
| GamesRadar | (PS3, Wii, X360) 8/10 (DS) 7/10 |
| GameTrailers | (All platforms) 8.0/10 |
| IGN | (DS, PS3, Wii, X360) 8.0/10 |
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 released worldwide in May 2010. A mobile version has been developed by Gameloft. The game was released for iOS in June2011. A version for OS X was released by Feral Interactive in April 2013.
A sequel, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, was released in 2012.
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. Players can choose to race as one of 20 characters from various Sega franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Crazy Taxi, and Fantasy Zone. 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.
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