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4 CommentsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed coming to 3DS Feb. 12 with limited edition
By Dave Tach on Feb 04, 2013 02.04.13
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Sega's star-studded kart racer originally scheduled for a late 2012 release on Nintendo 3DS, will be released in North America on Feb. 12, according to a post on Sega's blog. The handheld version, which will be released in Europe on Feb. 8, will allow you to perform challenges through StreetPass, race as your Mii character and includes up to eight racer multiplayer. A limited edition of the game will be available at retail outlets while supplies last and include a "Metal Sonic" playable character and accompanying vehicle, a bonus track called Outrun Bay, challenges, time trials and decorations for your in-game driver's license. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed was released last year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii U and Jan....
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58 CommentsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed review: by air, land and sea
By Chris Plante on Dec 04, 2012 12.04.12
"Transformed" in the title refers to the game's vehicles, which transform seamlessly from kart to boat to plane throughout each race. While the elements affect the race in unique ways — earth is stable, water ripples into unpredictable and bumpy waves, and airs adds a vertical-axis — the vehicles are consistently easy to handle. The cohesiveness of the game is thanks in part to the central drift mechanic, used to gain boost while cutting tight turns. Drift works on land, over water and in air, and it's intuitive enough to make even the first time racer feel like an expert. If anything, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is more enjoyable free of context In traditional three-lap races, ten competitors barrel through lengthy tracks paved in relics of Sega games both...
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7 CommentsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed DLC could feature fan-chosen characters
By Emily Gera on Nov 23, 2012 11.23.12
Upcoming DLC for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed could feature fan-chosen characters, developer Sumo Digital's Steve Lycett announced in a post on the official Sega forums. If at least 1,000 fans agree on three characters to include in the title by December, Lycett states he will bring these suggestions to Sega to potentially include in the downloadable content. "I'll set you a challenge," he said. "Without any policing from the Sumo or Sega crew, if you can all agree on three characters by the first of December and prove there is sufficient interest of at least 1,000 unique people per character, I will present the result to Sega."I can't promise anything will happen as a result, but since you're starting it, let's see if you can organise yourselves in the next few weeks to pull...
