Sonic Riders Thread

Well, the game is out in US, I don't know if anyone here has it yet, but I know I can't wait, the UK release is 17th of March, & even then I'll have to wait for my copy to arrive. For those wondering about the character line up, 16 have been confirmed, & there MAY be one more secret 17th character, you start out with

Sonic
Tails
Knuckles
Jet
Wave
Storm

Then you have to unlock
*SPOILERS*

Amy
Shadow
Rouge
Cream
Eggman
Robot 1
Robot 2
Ulala
AiAi
NiGHTS
Super Sonic

*SPOILERS*

If any of you are unsure about the character line up, these are all CONFIRMED to be in the game, & there are official art pictures of each of them, even the last 3.

You can race using Boards, bikes & skates; some characters start out with a certain transport, but they can ride all of them eventually.

From what I've heard from people owning the game, is that it's ICNREDIBLY hard on the later levels in story mode, but they also say that the game is brilliant fun & an awesome game. Reader RATINGS on IGN are about 9.1 so far, tehre are yet to be reviews...

Give me your thoughts...

( Edited on 23.02.2006 22:49 by Superlink )

( Edited on 02.03.2006 18:35 by Superlink )

Well ive been awaiting this game for a lil while but i think my resi evil collection is gonna content me for a while.Most Sonic games go budget pretty quickly so im gunna wait for this to go to

( Edited 02.06.2021 11:11 by Flynnie )

Can you get a picture of NiGHTS? I can't find one.

Hmm, I wouldn't mind it as it looks pretty interesting. My only concern at the moment is the fact that it looks so much like the dreadfully simplistic Kirby Air Ride.

I know just missing out an accelerate button shouldn't hamper it too much but I read, I think in an NGC preview, that it has some sort of auto pilot when you crash.

It looks good, not ground breaking but like it coul dbe a decent game.

C3 review will be up soon after UK launch

If it's anything like Fzero it should be good.

I just found this hidden in the nights website:
>link<
It's a bit messed up.

( Edited on 23.02.2006 23:24 by grumbler )

Bring back the nights sig!!!!

Sold!

!!!

I know I really can't wait, apparantly IGN gave it a 6.7 (or around that) in their review, not too good but above average... well they just gave it that 'cos it was a Sonic spin off, I know I'm gonna love it anyway!

I'm a bit annoyed about the character line up though, hopefully it will be improved with Chaotix too when Sonic Riders 2 is out.

when Sonic Riders 2 is out.

Oh god no. One spin-off is enough for everyone.

Anyway, I've been watching some of the new footage at Gametrailers.com, and it's actually starting to look quite good. Very polished visuals, smooth frame-rate - looks like F-Zero.

They're probably using the same engine or a likewise one.

Oh god no. One spin-off is enough for everyone.

SEGA want Sonic Riders to be a new racing experience with an original racing style. So they are trying to make it it's own series, alongside the Sonic series itself, a lot like Mario Kart, but obviously it will improve over time, & who knows, it could end up to be a brilliant racing game by the time of Sonic Riders 4, or whatever they decide to call the sequels.

& obviously one spin off is not good enough for everyone *coughmariocough*

Seems they arn't using the Fzero engine, Darn shame. Probably won't buy it after reading IGNs review but probably get it if it ever become budget.

Too late, it was confirmed ages ago for 360 & PS3, & rumours have it that it could be in development for Revo too.

I'm going to ignore you just said that...

Urgh! Do you have a source?

Urgh! Do you have a source?

Of course he doesn't. He's Superlink and he's rubbish with facts and expects us to just put up with it. Whatever he says must be taken with a very large pinch of salt or simply assumed to be bollocks unless proven otherwise

Thats true......

You were saying...?

http://news.sonicstadium.org/index.php?full=140

As I said...

EDIT: edited 2 posts into one... silly me

the last character has been confirmed as
*SPOILERS*

Super Sonic

*end spoilers*

( Edited on 02.03.2006 18:38 by Superlink )

Sorry to bump this but:

Clicky

Spot on review from the lads and lassies at ONM.

Super aint gunna like this. Well hes conteneted enough with it. These mid average/bad reviews have cemented my non purchase of the game.

Oh, I think I might get Sonic Riders...I want to play as Rouge! And skateing can be really fun...Though I suck at it in real life...

Well, I dont like it. But I'm used to the mags giving games I like bad reviews.

the old NOM team said SADX was better than SA2B.. which they gave 64% (or close to that...) They gave Sonic Battle & Sonic Gems bad reviews.

That was the old team, but this ONM team ALSO gave Rub Rabbits is fairly poor rating, athough I thought it was awesome, they also said the slowest & shortest Sonic action platformer (Sonic Advance 1) was better than both of it's sequels (HEEEEEEEEEL NO!)

Besiedes, I dont exactly care if people dont like the game... lots of people do, & lots of people don't, I'm one of the people that do. That's IMHO!

I finally unlocked Super Sonic after 1 week of playing, & now I just need to get the least gears & Red Robot to get 100 % finish.

EDIT: Just a curious question, would you guys even lay it if you were at a friends & he offered you a go? Or rent it even?

( Edited on 06.04.2006 10:03 by Sought The Poltercow )

Sheena said:
Oh, I think I might get Sonic Riders...I want to play as Rouge! And skateing can be really fun...Though I suck at it in real life...

I really wouldn't, I've never played such a fundamentally flawed game in my life. Use your cash elsewhere.

Just a curious question, would you guys even lay it if you were at a friends & he offered you a go? Or rent it even?

No I wouldn't. It's not fun, impossible to control and it feels like the comp is controlling the game sometimes.

No I wouldn't. It's not fun, impossible to control and it feels like the comp is controlling the game sometimes.

& If it feels like a comp is controlling, then why is it so hard? The computors always do really well!

I personally thought Tetris Worlds & Milon's Secret Castle were worse... a LOT worse... I like this game. A LOT.

Just to let you know I'll answer this tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty ill tonight so can't really put my problems with the controls into words.

Lemme just say this, I play tested it for about a week and a half before my review went up and I had all but 100% it by the time I'd finished the review. The controls don't affect progress, but they do affect enjoyment.