Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360)

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Description

Sonic makes his Kinect debut with a Kinect-exclusive sequel to the previous generation's Sonic Riders title. Sonic Free Riders is notable for also for being a minority in Kinect releases as just about the only launch title that's not only a sequel, but part of a pre-existing game franchise, where most titles are Kinect-specific "show-off" titles for the controller-free hardware add-on. The game is also billed by Sega as being the first Sega title controlled by "full body movements".

Like previous entries in the series, the game is played controlling characters from the Sonic franchise as they race through closed tracks going over jumps, performing stunts, and attacking one another. The difference now, as is perhaps obvious, is that the controller is removed in place of full body movement for control. The game is for one or two players on a single Xbox 360, or up to eight online. There is even a mode, called Tag mode, where two players may work together in a race by placing their hands together and moving in sync to control their characters onscreen. Besides the series' trademark "hoverboards," the option to ride bikes has been added to the game.

There is a story mode to the game featuring Sonic and friends, essentially, versus some bad guys--a bunch of birds from "Team Babylon." Story mode features four teams, each with three characters, along with some additional characters. The teams are Team Heroes, Team Babylon, Team Rose, and Team Dark with nineteen total characters, including a player's Xbox 360 Avatar as an option. Characters are divided up into three classes as before, known as Speed, Flight, and Power.

Players can collect rings through the race tracks which can be used to level up characters, and to enhances various attributes. Besides this, there are weapons and other items which are used by specific motion controls, such as physically throwing a missile or other item at another player or character.

Menu navigation can be controlled by voice through the Kinect device.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Kart racing
• Sonic Riders series
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe

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The Press Says

Softpedia	Dec 02, 2010	9.5 out of 10	95
Brash Games	Dec 01, 2010	5 out of 10	50
Fragland.net	Dec 29, 2010	48 out of 100	48
GameSpot	Nov 10, 2010	4.5 out of 10	45
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 11, 2010	9 out of 20	45
Gaming Nexus	Jan 11, 2011	C-	42
Games Radar	Dec 02, 2010	4 out of 10	40
1UP	Nov 12, 2010	D	25

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• Sonic Free Riders (Official website)