Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed review

[Dogg Thang]

I really like that Wreck It Ralph is in the game. It's like a fake gaming history.

[Golgo]

Danica Patrick has the coolest car - 6 wheeler Hot Wheel indycar type jobbie - so thrwwp to you precious Sega pedants!

[nonny]

Yeah I don't mind Wreck It Ralph either. I think he actually suits the game.

As for online. The whole ranking thing has been broken since day one for me. I'd pay no notice to it and just enjoy playing, when nothing else is glitching of course.

[SCCAAMMM]

The PC version has configurable joypad controls!

[rmoxon]

hahahaha, Football Manager, oh yippy! Actually, I think Wreck it Ralph on the 360 version is lame as is that woman Nascar racer. I never go those two. Why spoil a fantastic Sega racer with two nobodies? They have nothing to do with Sega. Sane with Banjo and Kazooi in the first Sonic Racing game.

By the way, does anyone know how the online ranking is worked out? If my son plays a guest and comes say 3rd place while I come first (as often is the case) do I loose ranking points because he is signed in as a guest? Also, how on earth are the match points awarded in Capture the Chao? Yesterday I scored 4 captures (higher than anyone) and my son got one yet he was awarded 100 points while I got -14 ???? How ?? Is it a bug?

Talking of bugs I’ve had the game not recognize the time limit when playing on line meaning the round never ends or at one point I flew right out of the arena then got stuck in the floor  There are many bugs in this game but yeah, I still love it. I’m hoping there will be some great DLC to come in the form of tracks.

Wreck it Ralf is not a Nobody, his film was not only the most popular animated films last year but also probably the best reviewed.

Also, it makes complete sense that he could be in a sega game, as the film is about "game jumping".

[Yakumo]

He's a nobody in the part of the world where I live. I do knwo the film and knwo what it's about but I still stand by my opinion that he feels out of place but not as much as that nascar woman.

[kellog7]

Whenever I get the chance I try to knock Wreck it Ralph and 'Who She?' Nascar woman off the track.

[Golgo]

Let's be fair: the Sonic menagerie is hardly full of variety is it? Just a bunch of cookie-cutter cute animals in different colours, with the occasional 'mean' one in black.

[dvdx2]

Let's be fair: the Sonic menagerie is hardly full of variety is it? Just a bunch of cookie-cutter cute animals in different colours, with the occasional 'mean' one in black.

shhhh

you'll spoil the illusion of 'fan service'

[originalbadboy]

?18 at shopto currently for the WiiU version .. which is an absolute bargain if you ask me

http://www.shopto.net/video+games/wiiu/WIIUSO01-sonic-allstars-racing-transformed-special-edition

[Se7enus]

I have this game waiting to be played on then side of my work surface, how doesn't stack up to Mario Kart?

[Dogg Thang]

I don't know what others think at all but I found this way more fun than most Mario Karts. Not to diss the Marios but this game basically takes the idea of Mario Kart 7 and does it as it should have been done. And the tracks and fanservice are superb.

It's not a perfect game though - I have had the odd glitch. Guess you don't get that often in a Mario Kart...

[buster_broon]

playing through the vita version and the glitches seem to be more in your face

played a grand prix on hard and so much invisible walls and glitches were happening it was making me frustrated with the whole thing

[Golgo]

I don't know what others think at all but I found this way more fun than most Mario Karts. Not to diss the Marios but this game basically takes the idea of Mario Kart 7 and does it as it should have been done. And the tracks and fanservice are superb.

It's not a perfect game though - I have had the odd glitch. Guess you don't get that often in a Mario Kart...

I agree: although the glitches and invisible walls do become more apparent and irritating over time, still I've had more fun with this than any Mario Kart.

[sj33]

I would personally say that it's a little bit more than just a kart racer, too. Like a half-way medium between a kart racer and a classic arcade racer.