Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Nintendo Wii - EN

The simplest way to describe Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing would be to call it a Super Mario Kart clone. But instead of famous Nintendo characters like Mario and Bowser, players race with Sonic, Billy Hatcher, Dr. Eggman and 17 other more or less well-known characters from the SEGA game library. However, the core of the game remains the same: In a normal race, the player must compete against seven other racers while using both his racing skills and one of the various power-ups scattered on the track, such as a boxing glove to knock off racers ahead or mines to destroy his pursuers. Since all cars travel at the same speed regardless of which character they belong to, charging the boost through drifts is the key to achieving first place. There are also tricks to get a turbo boost. However, the choice of which racer and which car you use influences which All-Star action is available to the player. While Sonic the Hedgehog transforms into Super Sonic for a short time, giving him a large amount of additional speed, Billy Hatcher lays egg shells on the track to hinder his pursuers. Like all other power-ups, the All-Star action must first be collected on the track before it can be used. The game offers several different game modes. In single-player mode, the player can either do a time trial, a single race, a Grand Prix or one of several dozen missions that are available and require the player to accomplish many different goals other than simply finishing first in a race. These goals include reaching the finish line with a long drift, running over as many crows as possible, or reaching the finish line without destroying any pots and much more. The multiplayer mode consists of a split-screen mode for up to four players and an online mode (not available in the PC version). In addition to normal races, various combat modes such as King of the Hill or simple deathmatch await. Completing a mission or winning a race in single-player or multiplayer mode earns the player SEGA Miles, which can be used in the in-game shop to unlock additional characters and tracks. In addition to SEGA characters and tracks, the Xbox 360 version also includes Banjo-Kazooie from Rare – hence the additional subtitle.