Sonic Riders

by Sega

Product Features

• Burn up wide-open courses on airboards, battling computer or human opponents and pulling amazing tricks for bonuses
• Revolutionary slipstreaming gameplay - Opponents generate half-pipe-like turbulence on the course - use it to your advantage!
• A cast of familiar characters are joined by a gang of new faces - All have their own unique skills
• Discover new characters in the giant Story Mode
• Up to four players in multiplayer splitscreen

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E36OVM
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 21, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,669 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: GameCube

Sonic Riders teams up Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles and a group of new characters, in a wild new racing game. Dr. Robotnik has challenged racers from across the world to compete in his Worldwide Grand Prix, the prize being a Chaos Emerald. Sonic and his friends must compete get the Chaos Emerald before anyone else does. Multiple visually stunning locations from across the Sonic universe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absoluly Great, February 23, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sonic Riders (Video Game)

Story 6.2/10

(From the manual:)

At midnight one evening in Metal City, Sonic and friends uncovered a valuble Chaos Emerald. As they stood admiring it, a mysterious trio on floating Extreme Gear airboards appeared out of nowhere and snatched the precious gem.

As they raced away, one of the three dropped their airboard and Sonic jumped aboard to persue the thieves. But unaccustomed to riding, he lost his footing and they got away.

Later, as Sonic and friends gathered in Metal City Plaza, they were interrupted by Dr. Eggman speaking on a giant build moniter.

"I've put together a little extra something to spice things up! I call it the 'EX World Grand Prix!' a tournament to see who's the best of the best with Extreme Gear!"

Sonic groaned in disdain.

"Eggman again! Just what is he up to this time?"

At that moment, the three mysterious Chaos Emerald thieves appeared as top ranking entrants on the moniter and Sonic's attitude changed.

"The EX World Grand Prix, huh? Let's do this!"

Sonic's mind was made up. But just wheat is Eggman really planing? And who are the three mysterious characters?

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Pretty bland, in other words.


Graphics: 7.8/10

FMV's do not rank up to Shadow the Hedgehog, which I found sad, being as that game was made in November. However, the in-game graphics are better, giving them a better rating graphicly in Shadow the Hedgehog. The screenshots of the game, at least from what I have seen, look extremely pixely, this is not the case in game. I was playing as Cream at one time, and the detail on her head when she was skating was amazing! Clipping on this game is much better than from what I see in the past Sonic's. Also, the boxart on here is made with 3-D polygons, giving the box a very nice detailed look to it. I just thought something needed to be said about it. A little side note is, the looks of the characters when they are confused, mad, or suprissed, is enough to crack anyone up (Espicially Knuckles).


Sound: 7.5/10

I have yet to hear all the tunes, but the ones I do have, I could have easily gone without. If Sonic Rush has such great music, why can't they get any good music for a Gamecube exclusive? They Sonic Speed Riders main theme will be caught in your head, and it's not always a good thing. It's a love or hate type of song which I feel I'm in between of. As far as I have heard, none of the music sounds like Crush 40, which Sonic games are supposed to go with. I liked most of their songs and am waiting for one to show up. The voice actors... not the greatest. I like Jet and Wave's voice actors, but Storm dosen't sound like what you would expect.... Scratch that, Storm isn't anything like you would expect. As for diolauge, most of it's cheesy, which is what most would expect, being Sonic the Hedgehog. Langauge, I'm glad they've stepped down from Shadow the Hedgehog. The worst I've heard so far is Wave telling Strom he 'sucks' at racing, which I started laughing at, being that's something I would have least expected from this. All in all, decent. Note that when that person comfirmed that you could turn the announcer to Male, Female, and off altogehter, was wrong. I looked for it, and found nothing. I'm a bit skeptical about Fang being in this now.


Gameplay: 8.8/10

Yes everybody, all the fan reviews are true, this game is the best Sonic racing game period, and even out-matches Sonic Gems Collection, Shadow the Hedgehog, and perhaps, dare I say it, Sonic Adventure 2. You can Race, do Time Trials, Battle Mode, Survival Mode, Team Mode, and even a Mission Mode. I will be occupied with this for awhile. I heard from GameZone's review, that this game was not as fast as they hoped. I'm sorry, but if they made this any faster, they would have been F-Zero GX 2, Sonic Edition. I loved the speed. It was intense and had me on the edge of my... um... couch... the entire time. Mission Mode I haven't done yet, but from what I have heard, is extremely fun. The story mode could be a lot longer though. I beat the Heroes story within 3 to 4 hours of play. Even though playing as the Baylons pose more of a challenge, I would assume I'm almost done with them too. As for a Final Story, not sure. Not sure how they could fit it in at all. Going to the shop will let you buy many new types of Extreme Gear. We have 3 types. Airboards, Bikes, and, the rumors are true, skates. Skates are great. The multi-player, although not as fun as one would think, did keep me going for an hour or 2. And finally, the thing that keeps me playing, the difficulty. The difficulty is insane for a racing game, and there's no adjusting it. I spent so much time trying to beat Storm, Jet, and Amy. I was so relieved when I finished the races, only to realize I had another, harder race ahead. Overall, absolutly great.


Controls: 6.8/10

This is the part of the game that needed tuning. Turning on your board is insanly hard. Using power slide boost, you have to wait a good 2 seconds for it to work, and those two seconds can cost you the race. I somewhat disliked the fact it auto-accelerated like Kirby Air Ride. I can't tell you how many times I lost a race because I hit a wall and coulden't turn back, and when I did get back in the swing if things, I was in 8th place. It honestly could have been better.


Overall: 8.4/10

This is one of the greatest Sonic games I own, and that's saying something, being as I have most of them. It's the best racing game out of the other's I have, because it actually gives you a challenge. Sonic fans need to get this as soon as possible! This one will keep you playing for months, and when those months are over, put it away for awhile, delete the memory if you want, and start the game again, because this is a game where you need to milk as much as possible out of it, before it breaks. Sonic fan's don't pass this up. All others, at least rent it. Great game. Absolutly great.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game is worth your money!, June 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sonic Riders (Video Game)

I think this game is really cool because It's the sequel to Sonic Dx. Also, it has racecar themed levels but they are fun and cool. Also, I like it because you choose diffrent characters
and locations. And you'll even choose multiplayer modes like story mode or race mode. And there is so much stuff to look at
and it uses great graphics. They are not scary, however and you are simulating sonic races and adventure lands and this game has Special effects. Overall, it is definitly a must see for sonic and racecar fans. I'd reccomnd it to ages 4 and up, though
our 3 year old loved it. I love it, too!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try to keep up with Sonic Riders., March 17, 2006

By 

The Snowman "Corey" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sonic Riders (Video Game)

Sonic Riders is a really fast pace game, because Sonic rides on a hover board called Extreme Gear.

The game only takes up 1 block of memory, which is nice. At the main menu the player can go to the game or to extras or options. In Extras the player can chose theater, audio room, gear gallery, and records. In the Options menu the player can chose audio settings, rumble settings, language settings, and game data.
In the game the player can chose normal race, story mode, mission mode, tag mode, survival mode, and shop. Normal Race is where the player can do a free race (1p-4p),Time Attack(1p only), and World Grand Prix(avaliable after story mode is complete). Story Mode is where the player can chose the story he/she wants to play. Mission Mode is where the player clears given missions one after another. Tag Mode is wherethe player partners up with the CPU or another player and share Air as the player compete in a race. Survival Mode is where the player compete under set rules. Shop is where the player can shop for more extreme gear to use by using the rings collected from races.

There are also three new characters, they are the following: Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross

The controls are simple to learn. The controls are the following:
The A button is Jump/Grind
The B/X button is Air boost/Attack rival
The L/R button is Brake/Air Slide(with left and right)
The L+R button is Exit turbulence/Tornado

The Control stick is the following:
Up is move foward/front flip(during trick action)
Down is move backward/back flip(during trick action)
Left and right is move sideways/steer/Sideways spin(during trick action)

This is a really fun and fast game, I would recommend this to anybody who likes Sonic the Hedgehog and his speed ways.

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