There’s a bit of a story to be found in the game, but it’s unimportant. This isn’t to state that developer Sumo Digital phoned it in with Team Sonic Racing, though. Lamentably, the results are a tad underwhelming, not quite reaching the level that Transformed had to offer. With the announcement of a follow up, the mind races through the potential leaps forward that would be found in the package. The fact that Mario Kart 8 turned out as well as it did probably had much to do with Sega pushing the genre forward. The thing is, once all the kinks were ironed out, the second title in the series, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed topped everything Mario was doing in his karts. This is a long way of pointing out that the existence of the Sonic kart racing games can only be described as equal parts ridiculous and smacking of attempting to get some of that Mario Kart money. The only thing that might top it is Ham Gloves, the fashion wear for the cowardly autosarcophagist. For me, however, it is my least favourite out of the three released.In the pantheon of stupid, stupid ideas, taking a character known for his foot speed and tossing him into a car for a racing game manages to top the list. The team-based system might take away from the skill required to master the game but the overall experience is enjoyable. However, it is not a bad racer by any means. Having had played this before and after Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Team Sonic Racing is less polished and refined and can’t match Crash’s sheer greatness. A few hours into the game and a few characters had some pretty cool-looking changes to their karts. From visual tweaks to actual performance enhancements (that also change your kart’s visuals), there is plenty to collect and unlock here. These loot box-like drops contain different customization items you can use across the entire roster of characters.
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During the game, you will earn currency you can use on the Mod Pod. We then have the customization system which is great too. Let’s not forget the fantastic soundtrack that carries the game through its darkest of times. Tracks are gorgeous featuring the iconic Sonic locations, racing feels solid when you’re speeding through the track and of course, the selection of Sonic characters mixes things up with different pros and cons for each of them. When looking past the team-based races, the overall gameplay is not that bad. It becomes a scripted and badly-executed race system. The worst part must be the lack of excitement taken away due to the system relying too much on whether or not you were given an item by a teammate or granted a super boost thanks to them. AI teammates just feel overpowered and overskilled so losing was tough at times and at during some races, the AI opponents felt godlike making it hard to find the balance between it all. The system also takes away from any skill required to win some races. So where does the gameplay fall in? Well, the issue with Team Sonic Racing is it has been designed around a class-based team system which does not work half the time especially when you are playing alone.Ĭlass-based team system which does not work half the time especially when you are playing alone
In terms of writing, it is not half bad and considering how bad recent Sonic games have been in terms of story, it is one of the better ones. The Adventure Mode offers a great time as you listen to some decent dialogue from the characters you meet, unlock new racers to take with you into these new tracks and discover the plot all while drifting around corners and winning races. These are then broken up by actual three-lap races during the mode too. These “other” races include challenges were you need to drift through rings, chain ring pickups to keep the timer away and blowing up robots. It is also a great way to learn all the new types of races the game has on offer and master them before taking your skills online or with into the other game modes.
The Adventure Mode packs a decent combination of mini-games and actual races into it to keep the pace going.