GameCenter - Issue 64 - 49

UNCENSORED EVALUATIONS FROM THE GAMECENTER EXPERTS

It isn't too arcade-y,
but it isn't too
technical, either.
extensive character-customization options,
you can build your ideal roster to take home
the trophy.
Working together on the track is the key to
victory, and you can do this in a variety of ways.
Slingshotting from behind opponents is easy to
do thanks to the game's generous in-game vi-

sualization of your teammates' drift, and it gives
you a significant speed boost. You can also help
out teammates who have crashed by skimming
their car, giving them an instant recovery boost.
Performing these moves and giving your teammates items you've picked up will build your
Ultimate Meter. Once that's full, you can use
your Team Ultimate to get a temporary speed
boost and invincibility. Pulling off these moves
is easy and rewarding, and it encourages a
cooperative playstyle that isn't present in most
racing games. It's quietly revolutionary.

This team-based gameplay translates to
all of Team Sonic Racing's modes. You can
work with AI teammates in the game's Team
Adventure mode, which finds Sonic and pals
(or foes, in the case of Dr. Eggman) racing at
the request of a mysterious scientist named
Dodon Pa. The story is a little disappointing,
especially because there are barely any animated cutscenes, but you can play the entire
campaign with up to three friends in local multiplayer. There's also standard multiplayer and
online multiplayer if you just want to get a few
races in. It's all focused on racing, so you won't
find any battle modes here, but there are over
20 tracks total, all of which can be mirrored, so
the racing never gets too stale.
Fans of the series might have been a little
disappointed that Sumo Digital dropped the
other Sega all-stars from the roster, but Team
Sonic Racing proves that more characters
doesn't necessarily make a better game. New
team-based mechanics and a solid and satisfying racing experience combine for one of the
best in the series. It might be a little thin on
content, but what we get should please fans of
Sonic and other kart-racing series.

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