Sonic Riders
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Sonic Riders is an Sonic racing game, revealed by Famitsu on September 7, 2005, prior to 2005's Tokyo Game Show.
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Plot
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are walking through Metal City one evening, and Tails detects a Chaos Emerald on his radar. Glass shatters and from Metal City Bank fall Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow and Storm the Albatross, who have the Chaos Emerald! Sonic and Knuckles manage to knock Storm off the airboard he was riding, but Wave catches Storm and gives him a lift. Sonic steals the board the clumsy albatross left behind and pursuits Jet. However, Jet gives Sonic a taste of his own medicine, and the Babylon Rogues escape. Wave slows down a bit, allowing Storm to grab his airboard, then they get away.
The next day, Sonic found that Doctor Eggman had set up a hoverboard racing tournament, with the prize being the very Chaos Emerald that was stolen, and the top three entries being the theives! Our heroes promptly took up the challenge. But what was Eggman's true motive, and what of the three theiving birds?
The boards that the characters ride are air-powered. While it's possible to refuel air at various points along the track, the main method of refueling is to perform various stunts with your board, or ride off the turbulence another board gives off.
The known characters are:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Storm the Albatross
- Jet the Hawk
- Wave the Swallow
- Amy Rose
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Rouge the Bat
- Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao
- Dr. Eggman
- E-10000R
- E-10000G
- Aiai
- Ulala
- NiGHTS
- Super Sonic
Courses:
- Metal City/Night Chase
- Splash/Red Canyon
- Egg/Ice Factory
- Green/White Cave
- Sand Ruins/Dark Desert
- Babylon Gardens/Sky Road
- Digital Dimension/Babylon Guardian
- SEGA Carnival/SEGA Illusion
Extreme Gear
It has been confirmed that there will be more than just air boards. It sounds as if the air vehicles will be called "Extreme Gear." Currently, three types are known. Bikes, skates, and boards. The boards are the main one, but the other two can be found, as well. Eggman uses a bike, and Shadow will likely use skates (perhaps even his own "Air Shoes"). The known gear is below.
- Boards
- Sonic - Blue Star/Blue Star II (NOTE: After Sand Ruins, Sonic uses the Blue Star II because Wave sets a bomb, then detonates it on the Blue Star and blows it up, forcing Tails to create new Extreme Gear)
- Tails - Yellow Tail
- Knuckles - Red Rock
- Jet - Type J
- Wave - Type W
- Storm - Type S
- Amy - Pink Rose
- Cream - Smile
- Rouge - Temptation
- Aiai - Banana
- Ulala - Space Channel 5
- NiGHTS - Night Sky
- Skates
- Shadow - Darkness
- Bikes
- Eggman - E-Rider
The game is being produced by Takashi Thomas Yuda, who has worked on such titles as Puyo Puyo and Space Channel 5. He also designed Knuckles.
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GameCube Version
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PlayStation 2 Version
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XBox Version
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