Sonic &
Sega All-Stars Racing is a kart racing video game, part of the Sega Superstars
series, produced for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS (February 23,
2010), and Microsoft Windows (March 3, 2010), featuring characters from Sega
franchises. A mobile version has been developed by Gameloft. The game was
released for iOS in June 2011, as a paid download. A version for OS X was
released by Feral Interactive in April 2013.
The game is
also the last in the series to utilize the Sonic's 4Kids Entertainment voice
actors (except for Mike Pollock who continues to voice Dr. Eggman). A sequel
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, was released in 2012.
The game is
a mascot kart racing game, like other games in its genre like Mario Kart,
Konami Krazy Racers and Crash Team Racing. 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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