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Sonic Drift

System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre: Racing
ESRB PEGI USK OFLC CERO GRB

Sonic Drift is a kart racing game released only in Japan. It features Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Robotnik, and is a typical racing game of the early 1990s. The games racetracks and order they are played in are the same as the original Sonic The Hedgehog.

Gameplay

The objective of the game is to win the three different Chaos GPs (green, yellow and red emerald). Each Chaos GP has six different tracks based on the original Sonic game levels' design. The players will race around a track against the other three characters for a top position, using to accelerate, to brake and the latter combined with a direction allows to drift corners, though abusing it will send the character into spinning out of control. Going out of the asphalt track drops the speed immediately and in the sidelines there are several obstacles that will stop the character altogether if they are hit. The direction on the directional pad can use rings collected on the track as a special move, unique to each character.

Each track is composed of a circuit which needs to be completed thrice. At the end of the track, points are awarded based on the finishing positions: 1st place - 3 points, 2nd place - 2 points, 3rd place - 1 point and 4th place - 0 points. At the end of each tournament, the character with most points naturally wins. Additionally, there are other two modes to play: a training mode called Free Run, which allows viewing results for each course as well, and Versus, which is a standard 2 player. There're also two difficulties the game can be played, normal or hard, which can be chosen via the options menu.

Characters

	Vehicle	Special Move	Gameplay
Sonic	Cyclone	Speed dash (same as red monitor power-up)	Good speed and acceleration, poor handling.
Tails	MTP-01 Whirlwind	Jump over (same as spring power-up)	Good handling, poor speed.
Eggman	Egg Typhoon	Drop mine (same as collision)	Good speed, poor acceleration.
Amy	Breeze	Toss heart (reduces other's speed)	Good acceleration, poor speed

Power-ups

There are several power-ups scattered through the course.

Sprite	Power-up	Description
	Rings	Collect two rings allows the player to perform the character's Special Move. Rings can be lost due to using them, abusing the drift or obstacle collision.
	Red Monitor (speed)	Makes the player dash down the track with a momentary burst of speed.
	Blue Monitor (invencibility)	Makes the player invincible for a short period of time. The BGM during invincibility is based on "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
	Springs	These all launch the player up into the air, increasing the speed.

Production Credits

Producer: Hiroshi Aso
Director: Hase
Main Programmer: Wa-Da
Programmer: Shinchan
Designer: Choko Kawaguchi, Gen, East
Planner: K
Sound Creator: Naofumi Hataya
Special Thanks: Wahaha, T.D.H

Manual

Sonic Drift (Game Gear) JP Manual

Also Released On

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut for the GameCube (2003)
Sonic Gems Collection for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2 (2005)
Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for the Microsoft Xbox (2005)
Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog for the Sony PlayStation 2 (2009)
Sonic PC Collection for the PC (2009)

Resources

Artwork

Cover artwork
Cyclone
MTP-01 Whirlwind
Egg Typhoon (an Eggpod)
Breeze

Sonic's car could be modeled after a Ferrari F40, Tails after a Lotus Seven (most likely) and Amy after a Rover Cabrio.

Scans

Front cover
Back cover
Cart

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 ==Gameplay==
-Players race around a track against three opponents for a top position collecting rings and power-ups along the way. The {{up}} direction on the directional pad can use rings collected on the track as a speed boost. Rings can also be lost due to collisions. Both buttons on the [[Game Gear]] are used, one for accelerating, and the other for braking.
+The objective of the game is to win the three different ''Chaos GPs'' (green, yellow and red emerald). Each Chaos GP has six different tracks based on the original Sonic game levels' design. The players will race around a track against the other three characters for a top position, using {{2}} to accelerate, {{1}} to brake and the latter combined with a direction allows to drift corners, though abusing it will send the character into spinning out of control. Going out of the asphalt track drops the speed immediately and in the sidelines there are several obstacles that will stop the character altogether if they are hit. The {{up}} direction on the directional pad can use rings collected on the track as a special move, unique to each character.
+Each track is composed of a circuit which needs to be completed thrice. At the end of the track, points are awarded based on the finishing positions: 1st place - 3 points, 2nd place - 2 points, 3rd place - 1 point and 4th place - 0 points. At the end of each tournament, the character with most points naturally wins. Additionally, there are other two modes to play: a training mode called ''Free Run'', which allows viewing results for each course as well, and ''Versus'', which is a standard 2 player. There're also two difficulties the game can be played, normal or hard, which can be chosen via the options menu.
+===Characters===
+{|border="1" class="prettytable"
+!colspan="2"|Character !! Vehicle !! Special Move !! Gameplay
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift Sonic.png]] || Sonic || Cyclone || Speed dash (same as red monitor power-up) || Good speed and acceleration, poor handling.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift Tails.png]] || Tails || MTP-01 Whirlwind ||Jump over (same as spring power-up) || Good handling, poor speed.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift Eggman.png]] || Eggman || Egg Typhoon || Drop mine (same as collision) || Good speed, poor acceleration.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift Amy.png]] || Amy || Breeze || Toss heart (reduces other's speed) || Good acceleration, poor speed
+|}
 ===Power-ups===
-Power-ups are scattered throughout each track, with a variety of abilities.
-*'''Springs''': These all launch the player up into the air, increasing your speed.
-*'''Blue Monitor''': Makes the player invincible for a short period of time. The BGM during invincibility is based on "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
-*'''Red Monitor''': Speed Boost.
-===Production Credits===
+There are several power-ups scattered through the course.
+{|border="1" class="prettytable"
+!Sprite !! Power-up !! Description
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift ring.png]] || Rings || Collect two rings allows the player to perform the character's Special Move. Rings can be lost due to using them, abusing the drift or obstacle collision.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift redmonitor.png]] || Red Monitor<br/>(speed) || Makes the player dash down the track with a momentary burst of speed.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift bluemonitor.png]] || Blue Monitor<br/>(invencibility) || Makes the player invincible for a short period of time. The BGM during invincibility is based on "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
+|-
+  |align="center"|[[File:Drift spring.png]]|| Springs || These all launch the player up into the air, increasing the speed.
+|}
+==Production Credits==
 Producer: [[Hiroshi Aso]]<br>
 Director: Hase<br>
@@ Line 44: / Line 71: @@
 ===Artwork===
 <gallery>
-Image:SSS SONIC40.png
+Image:SSS SONIC40.png|Cover artwork
-Image:SSS SONIC38.png|Cyclone
+Image:SSS SONIC4A.png|Cyclone
-Image:SSS SONIC4A.png|
+Image:SSS SONIC38.png
-Image:SSS SONIC4B.png|Whirlwind S7
+Image:SSS SONIC4B.png|MTP-01 Whirlwind
-Image:SSS SONIC4C.png|[[Eggpod]]
+Image:SSS SONIC4C.png|Egg Typhoon (an [[Eggpod]])
 Image:SSS SONIC4D.png|Breeze
 </gallery>
-Sonic's car could be modeled after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40 Ferrari F40], Tails after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Seven Lotus Seven] (most likely) and Amy after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini Rover Cabrio].
+*Sonic's car could be modeled after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40 Ferrari F40], Tails after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Seven Lotus Seven] (most likely) and Amy after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini Rover Cabrio].
 ===Scans===