Sonic Rivals

The best Sonic game of 2006 is ironically the one that plays like one from 10 years ago. If you know how to hold right, you'll have fun with this competitive racer.

Genre: Racing
Release date: Nov 17, 2006
Published by: Sega
Developed by: Backbone Entertainment
Features: Wireless play


Screenshots updated Nov 13, 2006
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Sonic Rivals shots reveal new level
Loops, hoops and balloons appear in a fairground fracas
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Knuckles joins roster of Sonic Rivals
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Silver footrace
[PSP] Sonic Rivals welcomes the brand-new, telekinetic hedgehog
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Sonic Rivals set aside differences
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Sonic almost old enough to drive
[PSP] SEGA celebrates 15 years with a blast of hedgehog gameyness
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Sonic speeds to PSP
Side-scrolling racer will focus on sheer speed
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It's been a pretty sad anniversary for Sonic the Hedgehog. Nearly every game carrying the "15 years of proud service" badge has been a steaming pile (by our count, only Sonic Rush is worth the cash), and the latest title, the 3D adventure game on PS3 and 360, is the worst yet. Thus, it's a little hard to expect much out of a simple, side-scrolling racer featuring Sonic and his fleet footed pals. But ironically, it's Sonic Rivals' simplicity that makes the best Sonic game in a year. With ...
Sonic Rivals - hands on
Rubber band racing at its hedge-hoggiest
May 15, 2006
When we first heard that Sonic Rivals was going to be more of a competitive racer than a standard, 2D side-scroller, some brows began to furrow. After playing through a race or two, that area of concern seems pretty well founded. The E3 demo of Rivals put Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehogs against each other on a left-to-right raceway that looks right out of the classic Sonic titles - springboards, spiky pits and giant loops all made several appearances, but the most important aspect, speed, was ...   » Read Full Sonic Rivals preview
ESRB Rating
Sonic Rivals is rated:
Everyone
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