While the game lacks the planes and boats of Transformed, the kart gameplay feels as zippy and precise as ever.
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As a whole though, does it stand up to the quality of the Sega All-Stars series?įirstly, the fundamental racing mechanics of the previous series is still prevalent. Team Sonic Racing thankfully plays far better than it did at the preview events, with a good level of polish and much easier to grasp team mechanics that make sense. The team went back to the studio and delayed the title for a few months to tweak things and this appears to have been a winning strategy.
It seems that Sumo Digital and Sega heard the echoed feedback from these preview events. This general worry was further expanded upon when I played preview builds at Gamescom and EGX, the action felt choppy, team racing felt alien and I couldn’t help but feel that the lack of a wider Sega roster made things less fun overall. Alongside the missing characters, the themed courses also disappeared and seemingly worst of all, introduced in this game was a team mechanic that dictated the need to play with two teammates, AI or otherwise that would ultimately dictate how well you would do in each race. Gone were the wide cast of Sega mascots, pared down only to the Sonic cast. Six years passed before Team Sonic Racing was announced and to tell the truth, all semblance of excitement turned to palpable concern.
The only issue with all this, is that despite being a great addition to its genre, it seemed that we would not see a follow up. It mixed tight controls, speedy gameplay and a genuine love for the subject matter that celebrated the history of many properties that I and many others grew up with. While a lot of its ideas could have been called the result of gimmickry and the need to be different for the sake of it, it provided some incredible smile widening moments for an aging Sega fan like myself. The Kart racing genre isn’t exactly known for being the most exciting in terms of freshness and innovation, but for what it’s worth, Sumo Digital’s Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed was the closest we have been to this in the decades of iterative Mario Kart titles and the many clones they spawned.
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