Sonic Riders: this time with airboards

Ganondorf8 · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject:

Shadow sounds that way in Sonic X? I suppose I should check back on those episodes as I skipped over them originally so I don't know how what his voice is really like. If the Sonic X cast is handling the voices for this "Sonic Riders" title and that Shadow is involved in some way, this could be a good opportunity for the voice actor that handled Shadow's voice in Sonic X to have a second chance at it.

In the early Sonic games, they had all of those animals that had to be rescued at the end of each zone and by defeating the Badniks and there was quite a variety. Yet, these animals were generic, with exception to the Flickys as they some character development. Since Sonic Riders is still in the early development phase, there could still be some surprises left in store for us.

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ComicX6 · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject:

I'm gonna miss the voices of the Sonic games, especially Knuckles, who I hear sounds like Yami in SonicX. His ''Bring it on!'' in Sonic Battle was my favorite. Shadow sounded stereotype, but still cool. I'll try to catch SonicX this Saturday, to see what they sound like and cause I've never seen SonicX before.
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Shadow.EXE · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:

Could somebody post two pics, one with Bean the Dynamite and the other with the green bird that looks like Bean? I'd like to see the two compared.

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I think thats requesting so I wont post the pics but I can tell you that he doesn't look alot like bean, not just his clothes but I was reptty sure Bean was purple.

Unknown Neo · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject:

Nope that was the 2 player color in his game of origen dynamite dux. That's why he's bean the dynamite.

Ganondorf8 · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject:

RLinksoul · Net Savior Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 186

Can't say I like the airboard idea. Though it does give the slower characters a fair chance. As for the voices, As long as Tails doesn't have the same horrible voice he did in Sonic Heroes, then I'm okay with them.

The same goes for Shadow's own game, which should be coming soon.

Synchro-Kun · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject:

Boo me, I revived a dead topic.

Anyway, is anyone getting this game? I personally find this game more and more interesting, and looks awesome. While the regular trio of heroes (Sonic, Tails and Knuckles) and the gang trio, there are also some other characters that interest me. Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Amy....makes me wonder would the teams back in Sonic Heroes was going to remake again. Of course, we can always expect the Chaotix to be back again, consider their present popularity.

I really do hope they make an anime out of this. The anime trailer looks awesome.
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Jean · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:31 am Post subject:

Airboards pwn because they remind me of snowboards, and Snowboard Kids is awesome. I wanna try this game. XD
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Viewtiful Starman · Puzzle Game Addict Age: 37 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 708

I'm planning on getting it... Wasn't interested at first, but the gameplay trailer looks like it had quite a lot more thought put in to it than I would have expected, and all this secret character business has me interested quite a bit.

Mugen.exe · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject:

This sounds like it'll be a really fun game! I can't wait to give it a play!
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:

I hope to get it. I did like Sonic R even though it was kind of short. This should be fun.

Kirbopher15 · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject:

I've been hearing some rumors (and a news article) that Nack/Fang the Weasel/Sniper is going to be playable.

Azureman.EXE · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:

Picked up Riders today... BEFORE YOU! HAHAHAHAHAHA! :puku:

Seriously, though...

First thing I noticed was the very, VERY nice animated intro. It's a lot different from the usual CG'd stuff Sonic fans would be used to.

Haven't really tried the Story Mode yet, as I don't think I'd be able to keep up with my present ability, so I'm getting in lots of practice in Time Attack and Free Race modes.

You start with a total of 7 characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and the three new characters Jet, Wave, and Storm. From the looks of the character select screen, there's about 9 or so more to be unlocked.

By the way, Jet, Wave and Storm are working for Eggman as a band of thieves called the Babylon Rogues. According to the manual, they stole a Chaos Emerald right from under Sonic's nose prior to Eggman's announcement of the world airboarding competition.

Each character starts with a basic board that supports their own abilities. Picking up rings and keeping them to the end of a level adds them to your total. You can use your total to buy new boards from the Chao Shop.

The boards run on air, and while just zipping along the track barely consumes your supply, performing the moves and tricks necessary to stay ahead of the pack will eat big chunks out of your remaining amount. Luckily, correctly pulling off tricks will refill your air gauge, not to mention giving you a nice speed boost. But if you gamble on a high-risk maneauver and fail it, you may find yourself out of gas, so to speak. Should that happen, you'll have to hoof it to the nearest refill station, all the while everyone else will be passing you by.

The AI in this game is tough to beat, but that's expected of a racing game. But you are given a very nice way of catching up with your rivals... Namely, jumping into their slipstream and weaving back and forth to pick up momentum before zipping right by them.

The game brings back the "Leveling" system from Heroes. The more rings you get and tricks you perform, the higher your level goes. The higher the level, the more incredible stunts you can pull off. For example, as Sonic levels up, he's able to execute his infamous Spin Dash in order to move even faster.

All in all, I have to say that so far, this is one of the most satisfying racing games I've ever played. I'm sure someone else will put together a more detailed review, but this is what you get for the moment...

...Back to racing for me, though. *Flees*
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Synchro-Kun · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:31 am Post subject:

*listens to ADX Rip of the game*

...Crap. Apparently, SEGA decided not to make a full version of that awesome 'Sonic Speed Rider' song.

Which is awesome.
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject:

Hmm this should be good. And I know eggman and a monkey is unlockable.
Hopefully nack is too.

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The monkey is Aiai (sp?) from Super Monkey Ball. I heard [spoil:5c03185762]NiGHTS and Ulala[/spoil:5c03185762] are unlockables too.

Anyway, I might not get the game yet. I still need to catch up on the Sonic series. *Has yet to play Heroes or Shadow the Hedgehog yet. x_x)
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Azureman.EXE · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

Finally managed to beat story mode for the Heroes team. Shadow, Rouge and Cream are unlocked, as well as their gear.

An interesting note is that once Shadow is unlocked, you get a new type of riding equipment, the Skate-type Extreme Gear, which basically lets you air-skate through each race. It's easier to perform tricks, but harder to catch much-needed airtime.

Also unlocked is Sonic's second exclusive board, the Blue Star II, which is basically an upgraded version of his standard board.

As for new modes, well, the Story Mode for the Babylon Rogues unlocks, which has you racing through retooled versions of the original six tracks, with much harder opponents to beat. You also get Mission Mode, where you complete various trick-based missions. Pretty sure the majority of the remaining hidden characters and/or Gear come from this mode.

Although I myself haven't done it yet, it's apparant that beating the Babylon story mode unlocks Eggman, as well as the Scooter-Type Gear.
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