Sonic Riders
Sonic Riders is a racing game developed by Sonic Team's UGA Division (a second-party developer for SEGA) for the video game consoles Nintendo Gamecube, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and PC DVD-ROM. It is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R. This time, the characters race on floating airboards, air shoes and motorbikes powered by air, the Extreme Gear.
Sonic Riders was revealed by Famitsu on September 7, 2005 prior to 2005's Tokyo Game Show.
The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series.
On August 22, 2006, a PC port of Sonic Riders was announced. The port was released in November according to both Sega of America's and Sega Europe's websites. A North American price of $19.99 is listed on Sega's Press Release. [1]. In Europe it was released at a price of 29.99€. A downloadable demo was released on October 19, 2006
Sonic Riders was revealed by Famitsu on September 7, 2005 prior to 2005's Tokyo Game Show.
The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series.
On August 22, 2006, a PC port of Sonic Riders was announced. The port was released in November according to both Sega of America's and Sega Europe's websites. A North American price of $19.99 is listed on Sega's Press Release. [1]. In Europe it was released at a price of 29.99€. A downloadable demo was released on October 19, 2006
Publisher: Sega
Features
It is midnight in Future City, and Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna are searching for a Chaos Emerald. Tails detected on his radar. Glass shatters and from the Metal City Bank fall Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross, the legendary band of thieves known as the Babylon Rogues. The thieves are riding on Extreme Gear, floating airboards. Sonic tries to get Jet to pull over, but the hawk ignores Sonic. However, Knuckles manages to send Storm flying off his airboard. As Tails notices a strange symbol, Wave appears to catch Storm. Seeing the Babylon Rogues escape, Sonic grabs the board Storm left behind to pursue Jet. The two are racing, and despite his inexperience, Sonic gets ahead. Sonic tries to cut Jet off, but realizes that Jet is gone. When he looks up, Jet uses a tornado to send Sonic flying off his board. Jet says, "So, YOU'RE supposed to be the fastest thing alive?" and flies away, as Wave and Storm arrive so Storm can grab his board and flee.
The next day, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are in Future City, and they see a familiar face on the monitors. Dr. Eggman announces that he's created a race called the EX World Grand Prix. It is a competition to see who is the best on Extreme Gear. Sonic decides to pass, but when Eggman announces that the prize is all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, and that the current racers are the same thieves Team Sonic met up with yesterday, Sonic quickly changes his mind saying his famous battle line, "Let's do this!"
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles have a hard time getting through to the final match. Tails and Knuckles defeated Wave and Storm (respectively) in the semifinals, whilst Amy Rose, who had also joined the competition, was defeated in the earlier heats by Wave. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Jet make it to the final race, taking place on the Sand Ruins track. Sonic almost reaches the finish line during the final race, but, unexpectedly, Wave activates a bomb attached to the bottom, blowing up his gear, allowing Jet to win. Jet then activates the odd cube he had received from his ancestors which causes the Chaos Emeralds to fire a beam of light to the desert in the distance which causes a giant island to rise: Babylon Garden. Out of the blue, Dr. Eggman steals Jet's cube and heads off into the Garden with it (unknowingly to Eggman, Amy was hanging on to the back end of his vehicle after a failed attempt to stop him when he left). The heroes give chase, and a final encounter to chase Dr. Eggman causes Sonic and Jet to race one last time, leaving Sonic victorious.
Dr. Eggman, at the front of the door leading to the Babylon garden is confronted by Sonic who sends him swirling up a whirlwind causing him to drop the cube (and Amy in the process). Sonic believes the cube should go to its rightful owner, Jet, and the Babylon Rouges continue past the door to find the entrance to the location of the Babylon Treasure, once the rouges leave, Amy becomes furious at Sonic for diving into Eggman knowing she was there, and attacks him with her hammer, a comical chase ensues. Just as the rouges find the treasure, they awaken a genie, and, as a result, the only exit door starts to close. Sonic, Amy, Tails and Knuckles hear the loud cry and see the door rapidly closing. The four of them rush inside the room, barely making it and as the door shuts, the seven of them are confronted by a hulking evil genie known as the Babylon Guardian, who guards the Babylon Treasure( The magic carpet).
The next day, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are in Future City, and they see a familiar face on the monitors. Dr. Eggman announces that he's created a race called the EX World Grand Prix. It is a competition to see who is the best on Extreme Gear. Sonic decides to pass, but when Eggman announces that the prize is all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, and that the current racers are the same thieves Team Sonic met up with yesterday, Sonic quickly changes his mind saying his famous battle line, "Let's do this!"
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles have a hard time getting through to the final match. Tails and Knuckles defeated Wave and Storm (respectively) in the semifinals, whilst Amy Rose, who had also joined the competition, was defeated in the earlier heats by Wave. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Jet make it to the final race, taking place on the Sand Ruins track. Sonic almost reaches the finish line during the final race, but, unexpectedly, Wave activates a bomb attached to the bottom, blowing up his gear, allowing Jet to win. Jet then activates the odd cube he had received from his ancestors which causes the Chaos Emeralds to fire a beam of light to the desert in the distance which causes a giant island to rise: Babylon Garden. Out of the blue, Dr. Eggman steals Jet's cube and heads off into the Garden with it (unknowingly to Eggman, Amy was hanging on to the back end of his vehicle after a failed attempt to stop him when he left). The heroes give chase, and a final encounter to chase Dr. Eggman causes Sonic and Jet to race one last time, leaving Sonic victorious.
Dr. Eggman, at the front of the door leading to the Babylon garden is confronted by Sonic who sends him swirling up a whirlwind causing him to drop the cube (and Amy in the process). Sonic believes the cube should go to its rightful owner, Jet, and the Babylon Rouges continue past the door to find the entrance to the location of the Babylon Treasure, once the rouges leave, Amy becomes furious at Sonic for diving into Eggman knowing she was there, and attacks him with her hammer, a comical chase ensues. Just as the rouges find the treasure, they awaken a genie, and, as a result, the only exit door starts to close. Sonic, Amy, Tails and Knuckles hear the loud cry and see the door rapidly closing. The four of them rush inside the room, barely making it and as the door shuts, the seven of them are confronted by a hulking evil genie known as the Babylon Guardian, who guards the Babylon Treasure( The magic carpet).
