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PUBLISHER SEGA
DE VELOPER SUMO DIGITAL
PL ATFORMS XBOX ONE, P S 4, S WITCH, PC
RELE A SE DATE 05.21.2019

TEAM SONIC RACING
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BY MICHAEL GOROFF

art racing is generally a dog-eatdog genre that ruins friendships as
quickly as you can throw a blue shell,
but Team Sonic Racing flips that on its head.
By dropping the other Sega all-stars from the
series and focusing on teamwork between the
blue hedgehog and his expansive roster of
supporting characters, Team Sonic Racing offers a fresh take on what kart racing can be.
If you've played any of the Sonic & Sega
All-Stars games (or any other kart racer, for that
matter), the basics of Team Sonic Racing should
seem familiar. You and 11 other racers zoom
through wacky racing tracks while picking up
items and using them to either give yourself a
boost or sabotage your rivals. Over the years,
developer Sumo Digital has refined this formula, so that the driving strikes a nice balance.
It isn't too arcade-y, but it isn't too technical, either. You can pick up the basics within
seconds, but discovering all the shortcuts and

mastering drift boosting will take a little longer. It's satisfying, but also not all that unique.
Where Team Sonic Racing really gets out in
front of the competition is in its cooperative,
team-based mechanics. Depending on which

of the 15 racers you pick, you'll be teamed up
with two other characters. You don't necessarily need to get first place, but your team
has to have the most points based on placements to win a race. Thanks to the game's

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