Sonic R

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Suzanne Thompson
1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't use ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013
The game was in great shape however was not told I couldn't use it on a modern day PC :-(
Ryan Sil. (Gamer & PC/Android indie dev)
3.0 out of 5 stars Racing genre + Sonic = Good game?
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2011
Sonic R has appeared on the failed Sega Saturn and the PC.

You get to choose from a selection of characters, each with their own abilities. Sonic can double jump, Tails can fly (For a limited time), Amy drives a car that can turn into a boat, Knuckles can glide, Eggman can shoot missles, etc. However, that's one of the complaints about the game. Tails's tails make a really annoying spinning sound, Amy's car is too slow, and Eggman needs to pay 10 rings per missle he shoots.

(SPOILER ALERT RIGHT HERE)
The unlockable characters are Eggman, Metal Sonic, Metal Knuckles, Tails Doll, EggRobo, and Super Sonic. Metal Sonic and Knuckles can glide on water, EggRobo is a robot equivalent to Eggman, and Tails Doll......just floats. He has no special powers other than floating....
(SPOILER ENDS HERE)

There are only 5 courses. Wait...just 5? Compared to Mario Kart's 20? Wow. Each course has their own gimmicks, of course.

There aren't really any flaws with the racing, but the CPUs can be cheap at times. There are Chaos Emeralds and tokens hidden in the courses. You have to be in first in order to keep the emeralds, but the tokens have a different story. When it comes to looking for the 5 tokens in each course, it's like playing a 3D scavenger hunt without any enemies. It doesn't matter what place you have to be in when you have all 5. Getting all 5 in a course lets you unlock a character...after beating him to another race.

What is confusing is that once you start up your game after beating it, you'd think everything would still be there, right? Well, it doesn't turn out to be that way. You have to save/load your games every time.

There's also a multiplayer VS mode, along with Time Trials and a new Tag Mode, which is self-explanatory: You play tag with the CPUs or your friends.

The music is kinda weird. In the courses and title screen, women sing the songs.
The character models look kinda weird. Why are Sonic's arms so thin?

Overall, it's not a bad racing game, but it needs improvement.
Stephen Fillitup
5.0 out of 5 stars getting this because I believe
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2012
I have heard about the "Tails Doll" and I thought I should get the game to prove that he is REAL. also i hear it is a great game, too.
riversarl
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2004
I got this game 2 years ago for PC, being a fan of all the genesis games, and it was nice to see a departure from the horrible isometric perspective of Sonic 3D Blast. But once you've been playing it for a while things start popping up that are almost impossible to ignore, which sends the game to an early death:
1.Poor graphics. All the characters look like they're from Crash Bandicoot 1! cubed hands, MASSIVE pixels, each stage 'appearing' on the horizon...
2.Skidding and controls. In a race against the computer once you run into a corner that's IT. In order to turn around you have to turn a whole 360 degrees in what seems like slo-motion. Also, especially during the rain and snow, skidding becomes sure a pain and the only way to overcome it (unless you're Amy or Robotnic) is to double-jump, fly or glide!
3.Music. THE LYRICS ARE KILLING ME!! 'Livin in the city, ya know, ya got to survive... ya got to keep that dream alive, where ev-rything is dream, and fan-ta-seee!!' Had to turn the sound off sometimes
4.Egg-robo. Why would ANYONE want to use him as a character?
5.Length. Far too easy. And once you get supersonic the only way to keep him for future games is to save once you have 6 emeralds and then collect the seventh one each time:P Able to clock in hours.
6.Only five tracks!
7.Bugs galore. Whether it be gaps in the scenery or on the track (there's one loop where, if you press against the side while in a roll, you fly out of the stage and exit the game boundary) or sticky keys.
Balloon race: What? no battle mode! Balloon race is fun with a friend for a while, then gets extremely tedious once you're both searching for the last balloon hidden in some obscure place.
Pros:
1.Secret characters. Apart from Egg-robo the secr4et characters are really good racers, each an upgrade of their 'real' counterparts. The tails doll rules! Supersonic is super everything:)
2.Original racing options. like 'reverese' and 'tag'.
3.Open paths. Lots of shortcuts to learn.
4.Weather. Only racing game ever to have random weather effects!
Overall, if you want a slight sonic diversion that's low on replay value, fun for a while but with lots of problem areas, consider buying this game. Just turn off the speakers.

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