Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
System(s): Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Arcade, IDevices
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sumo Digital
Genre: Racing
ESRB PEGI USK 6 OFLC CSRR DJCTQ

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a racing game developed by Sumo Digital. It stars characters from a wide range of Sega games, similar to the previously released Sega Superstars Tennis, also by Sumo Digital. Unlike Sega Superstars Tennis, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is more skewed towards the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, with roughly half the tracks based on the series and appoximately one third of the characters.

It's development was announced May 28, 2009, with the game being released in early 2010. It has so far been released for five home systems, including the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC. An arcade version of the game, titled Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade and which runs on Sega's RingWide arcade hardware, was released in 2011. An IDevice version (The DS version with new features) was shown at E3 2011.

The game is very similar to Mario Kart in design - each character has a vehicle (ranging from cars, bikes and even planes) and competes across several themed tracks in an attempt to finish first. Along the way there are power-ups, which can help the player or hinder others. Some tracks have multiple paths, and many are littered with obstacles which serve to slow the player down.

The game is scored by Richard Jacques, who previously worked on Sonic R and the Sega Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing has many console-specific features though the core gameplay is retained across all ports.The Xbox 360 version has the extended title of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie as it features Banjo and Kazooie from the Banjo-Kazooie series (which are now exclusive to Microsoft consoles). The Xbox 360 version also allows users to play as Avatars, while the Wii version allows the use of Miis. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions can benefit from downloadable content.

With the exception of the PC version, the game supports up to eight-player online play as well as four-player split screen multiplayer. The PC version only allows local split-screen races, presumably due to fears of players hacking their statistics. "Bandwidth issues" prevent players from using All-Star power-ups online.

Characters

Sonic Characters	Vehicles	All Star Moves
Sonic the Hedgehog	Speed Star	Super Sonic
Miles "Tails" Prower	Tornado Racer	Tails Tornado
Amy Rose	Pink Cabriolet	Piko Hammer
Knuckles the Echidna	Land Breaker	Emerald Power
Shadow the Hedgehog	Dark Rider	Super Shadow
Dr. Eggman	Egg Monster	Missile Madness
Big the Cat	Green Hopper	Giant Froggy

SEGA Characters	Game Series	Vehicles	All Star Moves
AiAi	Super Monkey Ball	Blazing Banana	Super Monkey Roll
Billy Hatcher	Billy Hatcher	Racing Rooster	Egg Rodeo
Amigo	Samba de Amigo	Sun Buggy	Samba De Party
Ulala	Space Channel 5	Astro Glider	Tension Blast
Beat	Jet Set Radio	De La Custom GGs	Tag Jamming
B.D. Joe	Crazy Taxi	Crazy Taxi	Crazy Dash
Zobio and Zobiko	House of the Dead EX	Hotrod of Horror	Run-A-Way Love
Ryo Hazuki	Shenmue	Naoyuki's Motorcycle	Working Man
Jacky Bryant and Akira Yuki	Virtua Fighter	Red Lightning	Virtua Fight
Chuih, Chubei, Chupea and Chubach	ChuChu Rocket!	ChuChu Rocket	Cat-Walker
Robo and Mobo	Bonanza Bros.	Get-A-Way Wagon	Blimp Strike
Alex Kidd	Alex Kidd	Sukopako Motorcycle	Peticopter
Opa-Opa	Fantasy Zone	Opa-Opa	Fantasy Thorn

Other Characters	Specification	Vehicles	All Star Moves
Banjo-Kazooie	360 version only	Bolt Bucket	Jiggy Rain
Xbox 360 Avatar	360 version only	Ava-Car 720	Party Power
Nintendo Mii	Wii version only	Super Zoomer	Parade Power
Ryo Hazuki	360/PS3 DLC/ Europe Pre-Order	Forklift	Working Man
Metal Sonic	360/PS3 DLC	Metal Booster	Maximum Overdrive

Development

A number of characters were once planned for the game but ultimately failed to make the final cut, often due to licensing issues. The reveal of Xbox-exclusive characters has suggested characters exclusive to the PlayStation 3 version of the game may emerge in the form of downloadable content in the future.

Several characters were confirmed to have existed in the game's development timeline at some point.

• Mario. Briefly considered to be a Nintendo Wii exclusive character, Nintendo and Sega agreed that Mario/Sonic crossovers would be best suited in the Mario & Sonic at the xxx Games franchise, so the character was not added.
• Segata Sanshiro. The martial artist mascot of the Sega Saturn was revealed to have been discussed at one point with his vehicle being a Sega Saturn. Concept art is said to exist, but never made the final character roster.
• ToeJam and Earl. Disputes with Mark Voorsanger, the creator of the duo meant that insufficient time was left to include these characters. Fan feedback has since prompted a rethink on Voorsanger's part, who decided to ask Sega again on the matter. No word has been spoken on this issue since.
• Gilius Thunderhead. Discussed at an early stage of development, the Golden Axe character was scrapped for unknown reasons (he had previously appeared in Sega Superstars Tennis). Supposedly he would have rode on a Chickenleg monster from the series.
• Vyse. This character from Skies of Arcadia was briefly in an interview, but was never mentioned again.

The Sonic levels are based on stages from Sonic Heroes.

Manuals

• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3) US Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3) EU Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3) JP Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360) US Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360) EU Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360) JP Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii) US Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii) EU Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii) JP Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS) US Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS) EU Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS) JP Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PC) US Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PC) EU Manual
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PC) JP Manual

Resources

Videos

• All-Stars Racing US Christmas Trailer

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2006  Sonic the Hedgehog     2008  Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Free Riders     2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed      Demos  Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Xbox Live demo) | Sonic Generations (Demo 1/2)  Prototypes  Sonic Unleashed prereleases | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (prototype; 2009-12-01)

	2006  Sonic the Hedgehog     2008  Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed      Prototypes  Sonic Generations (Demo 1/2)

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2010  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Spinball | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles | Sonic Adventure | Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2     2013  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2015  Sonic Lost World     2017  Sonic Mania | Sonic Forces     2019  Team Sonic Racing     2022  Sonic Origins | Sonic Frontiers     2023  Sonic Colours: Ultimate | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Superstars     2024  Sonic X Shadow Generations      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8)

2005  Sonic Rush     2007  Sonic Rush Adventure     2008  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood     2009  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Classic Collection | Sonic Colours      Unknown date  Super Speed Pack (201x)  Demos  Sonic Rush (E3 demo) | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (demo) | Sonic Colours (demo)  Unreleased  Sonic DS

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2007  Sonic and the Secret Rings | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games     2008  Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sonic and the Black Knight | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic and the Secret Rings & Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Colours     2011  Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games      Demos  Sonic to Himitsu no Ring Taikenban  Prototypes  Sonic and the Black Knight (preview build) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (GamesCom preview build) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (review build)