Nintendo News | Sonic Rides onto Wii

By Jorge Ba-oh 14.08.2007 15

Who ever said that Sonic and airboards don't mix? The last-generation luke-warm hit, Sonic Riders, is due a sequel on Wii and PS2 as recently speculated bringing the blue wonder and his past rivals into the racing circuit once more.

Mobius' greatest hero finds himself encountering a strange object that has gravity controlling capabilities. This results in a f ace-off between Sonic and the previous one-hit-wonder Jet the Hawk. The trick and turbulence systems return, promising an overhaul in control.

No additional details are known, but be sure to stick around for updates.

Thanks to Sonic Statium.

Box art for Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Developer

SEGA

Publisher

SEGA

Genre

Driving

Players

4

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  6/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  9/10 (2 Votes)

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Mandown is offline. Mandown 14.08.2007#1

Wii Board support would have been good, shame this has come too early...{LS]

 
Laurelin is offline. Laurelin 14.08.2007#2

Whenever another Sonic games emerges, I go to 'meh, well... crap arriving!'. So Sega has to built up the Sonic-brand again. At least for me. So another game I will not buy. I hope they prove me all wrong. And on Wii they are kind of successful (Sonic and the Secret Rings)...

I find your lack of faith disturbing!
 
jb is offline. jb 14.08.2007#3

This could really be a decent game if they don't make it so sodding hard (then again Sega is known for annoyingly difficult Sonics)

Linkyshinks, the Wii board idea is a great one - I'd love to see support for it in some way! Wii-remote is a given, hopefully it'll be held horizontally and not pointed toward the screen like in some mini-games.

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mooojc is offline. mooojc 14.08.2007#4

jb said:
Linkyshinks, the Wii board idea is a great one - Id love to see support for it in some way! Wii-remote is a given, hopefully itll be held horizontally and not pointed toward the screen like in some mini-games.

Agreed, the Wii board would definitely be a great addition to the game if implemented well.

As this IS the sequel to Sonic Riders, I honestly don't expect much from it at all. Prove me wrong Sega, prove me wrong.

 
JoshSL is offline. JoshSL 15.08.2007#5

Cool, looking forward to it, hopefully it'll have nicer visuals than the PS2 version, & online should be supported.

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Udkedae is offline. Udkedae 15.08.2007#6

jb said:
This could really be a decent game if they dont make it so sodding hard (then again Sega is known for annoyingly difficult Sonics)

Nevermind, I find Sonic games ratter easy, especially the Rider's franchise (If it could be called a franchise); the air control when you had to "do the roll" with the joystick was crazy! Hey do you guys happen to have the Chaos Emerald on this game? I got bored trying to get it...

mOojc said:
jb said: Linkyshinks, the Wii board idea is a great one - Id love to see support for it in some way! Wii-remote is a given, hopefully itll be held horizontally and not pointed toward the screen like in some mini-games.
Agreed, the Wii board would definitely be a great addition to the game if implemented well. As this IS the sequel to Sonic Riders, I honestly dont expect much from it at all. Prove me wrong Sega, prove me wrong.

Internet play would rock! Just imagine 23 more riders on the same track! (a hopeless idea since this game has little characters).
I don't expect much either, Sega has to prove me wrong too Smilie


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dojo is offline. dojo 15.08.2007#7

SuperLink said:
hopefully itll have nicer visuals than the PS2 version, & online should be supported.

Smilie

 
JoshSL is offline. JoshSL 15.08.2007#8

dojo said:
Smilie
OK, I guess that was too farfetched.

I meant to say I hope it has better visuals than the PS1 version. Smilie

( Edited on 15.08.2007 00:11 by SuperLink )

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dojo is offline. dojo 15.08.2007#9

SuperLink said:
dojo said:Smilie
OK, I guess that was too farfetched.I meant to say I hope it has better visuals than the PS1 version. Smilie( Edited on 15.08.2007 00:11 by SuperLink )

SmilieSmilieSmilie

E: Okay, maybe I'm being a little bit silly now. Sonic and the Secret Rings has rather nice visuals Smilie

( Edited on 15.08.2007 00:19 by dojo )

 
Udkedae is offline. Udkedae 15.08.2007#10

dojo said:
SuperLink said:
dojo said:Smilie
OK, I guess that was too farfetched.I meant to say I hope it has better visuals than the PS1 version. Smilie( Edited on 15.08.2007 00:11 by SuperLink )
SmilieSmilieSmilieE: Okay, maybe Im being a little bit silly now. Sonic and the Secret Rings has rather nice visuals Smilie( Edited on 15.08.2007 00:19 by dojo )

One of the bests, but still can't get the whole game story Smilie, hopefully the graphics will be THERE or maybe they will suck. Gameplay is not hard to imagine...


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dojo is offline. dojo 15.08.2007#11

Have you completed SSR? If you haven't, the story might all comes together then. And if you have completed it, then I guess you just don't get it. ^^;

I can't see why they wouldn't use the same engine though. It looks built for the Wii and PS2 really. Isn't NiGHTs using the SSR engine too?

 
Udkedae is offline. Udkedae 15.08.2007#12

dojo said:
Have you completed SSR? If you havent, the story might all comes together then. And if you have completed it, then I guess you just dont get it. ^^;I cant see why they wouldnt use the same engine though. It looks built for the Wii and PS2 really. Isnt NiGHTs using the SSR engine too?

Smilie Maybe that's it 'cause I don't own the game...played, but not owned.

Yes they are supposed to be using the same engine, but SSR looks better than NiGHTs (now I remember, in Sonic Rider's Sega Carnival you can get through the rings where NiGHTs hangs the entire game :lolSmilie


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James2t3 is offline. James2t3 15.08.2007#13

I wish they would use the FzeroGX engine.

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Yoyoenix91 is offline. Yoyoenix91 19.08.2007#14

I REALLY want this game to be good. I love the 1st. ^_^

Hoopla!
 
ED.X is offline. ED.X 19.08.2007#15

awwwww yeah this game was tight man...i know jet will come back wayy faster i bet...wanting revenge and all...Smilie
i hope theres is online so i can rip up the courses against anyone SmiliehehehSmilie

 

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