
“We’re supporting extensive customizable options for the vehicles since it is an online racing game at its core,” he said. It’s likely that those rings will go towards the virtual purchase of different customization options for your kart, which Iizuka highlighted as an important part of the game. It also features a progression system that’s tied to rings you collect while racing, although the development team wasn’t ready to elaborate on what that progression might entail.
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The full game, which releases sometime this Winter on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, includes a classic arcade mode, an adventure mode, individual challenges, as well as local and online co-op. I’m not sure if the 11 other characters could be nearly as memorable as the roster in previous SEGA racing games. This title takes all of its items, stages, and characters from the Sonic universe and they must be digging deep since I can only name Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. This disappointment hit especially hard when you consider that “Team Sonic Racing” ditches the usual all star roster that has come with previous games. Positioning and communication, two things that usually work alongside player skill, overshadowed how the karts controlled. It makes sense in theory and was actually the most interesting part of the demo, but it made the racing feel rigid. Drifting was more effective if you positioned yourself directly behind a teammate, items could be given to one another to help friends who were falling behind, and the ultimate meter that triggered a short bit of invulnerability and extra power filled up faster when your team worked in unison. Drifting, items, and special abilities had all been designed to encourage teamwork among four teams of three. Lizuka’s explanation sat with me as I spent more time with the game, it felt like the cooperative elements shared among my team of three had replaced tight mechanics that made games like “Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed” so frantic and fun. “Team Sonic Racing is more like ‘Splatoon’ or ‘Overwatch’ where you get that good sense of collaboration.” We wanted teamwork to be one of the key elements,” Iizuka told Variety. Expect more details on Sonic’s new racing game at E3 2018.“We didn’t take any notes from other kart racers like Mario Kart 8, we didn’t want to make a network game. You can watch the first teaser trailer for Team Sonic Racing above and check out a trio of screenshots below. Team Sonic Racing will also feature power-ups based on Wisps, the alien characters introduced in Sonic Colors. Sega promises 15 playable characters and car customization options.

Racers can also build up and unleash Team Ultimate attacks on other racers.

Teams will compete in races of up to 12 players, and Sega promises online multiplayer and local co-op modes, including four-player split-screen.Īs teams of three - Sonic, Tails and Shadow, for example - players will use moves to assist their allies and knock out opponents. Team Sonic Racing, which Sega teased in March, will focus on team-based races, as its title suggests.
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Team Sonic Racing is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One this winter, Sega announced today. Sonic the Hedgehog is heading to the race track later this year for Team Sonic Racing, a new arcade-style racing game from developer Sumo Digital.
