Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed cover

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2012

Released: November 15, 2012
Genres: Racing · Sport · Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3 · Android · iOS · Wii U · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher: Sega
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Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

A 2012 kart racer for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U, later on other platforms, in which over 20 characters from Sega franchises race. Sonic the Hedgehog is joined by others from Jet Set Radio, Super Monkey Ball and Space Channel 5. Each vehicle changes between car, boat and plane by driving through blue transformation gates. The car earns boost by drifting around corners or doing tricks in the air. On water, the boat has to account for turbulence and can jump off waves for stunts. In the air, the plane is fastest, moving vertically and horizontally, with air drifts, rolls and boosts for narrow dodges. A vehicle that keeps changing in mid race still gives every lap three kinds of driving today.