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Sonic Riders

2006 67 / 100 Racing
Sonic Riders is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R. The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. For a short while, the Microsoft Xbox version of the game was released with a free Sonic X DVD. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series. Show full summary

Sonic Riders is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R. The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. For a short while, the Microsoft Xbox version of the game was released with a free Sonic X DVD. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series. A sequel to Sonic Riders, entitled Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, was released in 2008 for the Wii and PlayStation 2, followed by the Kinect-required game Sonic Free Riders for the Xbox 360 in 2010. This was the last Sonic the Hedgehog game for the GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayStealth Game modeMultiplayer

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Sonic Riders is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R. The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. For a short while, the Microsoft Xbox version of the game was released with a free Sonic X DVD. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series. A sequel to Sonic Riders, entitled Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, was released in 2008 for the Wii and PlayStation 2, followed by the Kinect-required game Sonic Free Riders for the Xbox 360 in 2010. This was the last Sonic the Hedgehog game for the GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

GameplayStealth Game modeMultiplayer GenreRacing ThemeScience fiction Trait60 fps on consoles Traitanime Traitanthropomorphism Traitcapture the flag Traitcrossover Traitdeath match Traitespionage Traitfriendly fire Traitgame title announcer Traitgreatest hits Traitgrind Traithacking Traithedgehog Traithigh score Traitinstant kill Traitmascot sports Traitmodern military Traitmodern warfare Traitmoving bodies Traitmurder Traiton-site procurement Traitone-man army Traitpolygonal 3d Traitrespawning Traitrivalry Traitrobots Traitshadow stealth Traitskateboarding Traitspiky-haired protagonist Traitsplit-screen multiplayer Traitsprinting mechanics Traitstarting grid Traitstealth kill Traitteam deathmatch Traitvoice acting Traitxbox 360 backwards compatibility

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
NOW Production, Sonic Team
Publisher
Sega
Franchise
Sonic The Hedgehog, Nights into Dreams, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Science fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation 2 Feb 21, 2006
  • Xbox Mar 22, 2006
  • Nintendo GameCube Feb 21, 2006
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 17, 2006
  • Nintendo GameCube Feb 23, 2006
  • PlayStation 2 Feb 23, 2006
  • Nintendo GameCube Mar 17, 2006
  • PlayStation 2 Mar 22, 2006
  • PlayStation 2 Mar 17, 2006
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 29, 2007
  • Xbox Feb 21, 2006
  • Xbox Feb 23, 2006
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 24, 2006
  • Xbox Mar 17, 2006

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