Oh, boy, oh boy. Fazia tempo que eu não me divertia tanto em um jogo de corrida.

Sonic consegue me desafiar de uma maneira que exige mais conhecimento e técnica das pistas sem depender tanto de sorte como Mario Kart, em comparativo. O sistema de dificuldade atrelado à posição na linha de chegada adiciona um desafio emocionante e viciante, quando não descamba na frustração.

As transformações dos veículos e das fases também fornece um dinâmica onde cada volta é dotada de detalhes e peculiaridades específicas, tornando ainda maior o desafio de dominar o jogo.

It's a really good arcade racer!

It's a very forgiving racing game too. I've done a lot of split-screen gaming with someone who doesn't game or even use controllers very much, and compared to other kart games, it wasn't frustrating. Common problems with new players in arcade racers is that it's easy to spin out or take a corner and go the wrong way. There's a few things happening in here that prevent that, and some invisible wall guidance to push people back on track. There's also a very nice assistance for flying. There are a couple of choke points we've had with progression, like the "pursuit" challenges where you have to finish a lap in a certain time.

For someone who's played a lot of arcade racing games and is looking for a fun and challenging experience, this has it too. While the easiest mode is a breeze, the higher challenges improve the AI where they will actually use items properly, drift and use other mechanics to their advantage. It forces the player to learn maps and proper techniques with the cars. There are enough modes to keep the game entertaining and replayable, and it is really easy to invite friends in for local coop or remote play.

Aesthetically, it's a Sega/Sonic 3D game with lots of callbacks, bright colours, and pretty designs. Some sounds and voice lines can be silly, but at least the music has been done in a way where the loops don't feel too repetitive or annoying.

It's great! It's also pretty cheap! If you're looking for an arcade racer to get a few friends together for, this is probably it.

I may be slightly biased because I am a sega fan but this is my favorite kart racer of all time. Not even really for the sega fanservice, either. The character picks are solid and the courses aesthetically look okay but not the greatest. The soundtrack slaps though. This game is so incredible because of the mechanics and game balance. Boosting feels fun with up to 5(?) levels of boost, and chaining from drifts to boost panels to trick boosts, transform boosts, risk boosts, there are so many ways to go fast in this game and it makes it incredibly in depth. The items also don't make races entirely skill-dependant yet also don't make games absolutely chaotic either. The car, boat, and plane forms of each car aren't cosmetic either and entirely changes how you control and play the game. Each port of this game is also pretty unique and cool. The PC port has a ton of extra characters that none of the other ports have, which makes it my personal rec. The Xbox 360 version has a framerate boost on modern xboxs, and the wii U version has its own exclusive gamepad-utilizing gamemodes as well as 5-person multiplayer (at the cost of the wii U version looking and running like trash). Even the 3DS and vita ports are solid ways to play. This game is a turbo banger and absolutely something you should play even if you don't like sonic or sega