A very good kart racer that is fun all the way through!
The first couple of races you'll have to get used to the controls/handling, after having played it I find that the game controls very well.
Customization isn't really big, but you can modify all you racers to make your favorite character suit your playstyle.
The stages are where it's at in this game! Super imaginative, with the tracks changing with each lap driven. From a volcano spewing debris to destroy parts of the road, to an aquarium slowly filling up with water!
Is it as good as Mario Kart? Of course not! Only Mario Kart is as good as Mario Kart.
But Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed does enough things differently to be fun in it's own way!
The first couple of races you'll have to get used to the controls/handling, after having played it I find that the game controls very well.
Customization isn't really big, but you can modify all you racers to make your favorite character suit your playstyle.
The stages are where it's at in this game! Super imaginative, with the tracks changing with each lap driven. From a volcano spewing debris to destroy parts of the road, to an aquarium slowly filling up with water!
Is it as good as Mario Kart? Of course not! Only Mario Kart is as good as Mario Kart.
But Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed does enough things differently to be fun in it's own way!
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed takes the Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing concept and adds onto it, for better and for worse. For starters, the stage and map selection is much more varied than the first game and there have even been many more characters added, including non Sega properties which is neat (except for the inclusion of Yogscast who is the single most annoying character in a racing game). It still feels good to string together drifts, however where I feel the game falls short of the original game is in it's other vehicle modes. The airplane makes most of the tracks much less interesting in my opinion, and any time I was in the boat was hell to control and manage. This game is good overall, but I'd much rather play the original.
This game is very good. I would say it is better than the first one...But not by much.
The transformation mechanic is a cool idea and I love how most of these tracks are super dynamic, with different water and aerial sections, and some of these actually change completely by the third lap. However, there are a few minor things that make this game a bit of a step back from the first one.
- The commentator is not nearly as involved in the races and pretty much lacks any of the personality from the one in the first game
- The all star moves are all pretty generic and look almost the same
- You can no longer unlock different music tracks for each stage
- All star moves are still kind of a problem since you can save your all star move pretty much all race and use it to win for free right at the end.
I have also noticed that getting hit by anything in this game is way too common. It almost feels like there is barely any cooldown right after you get hit by an item, so getting hit by one means you are probably going to get comboed and left behind by like half of the racers.
I have also noticed that whenever I get pushed by other racers, my car essentially starts flying in one direction at high speed and I end up crashing or falling off. I'm not sure if these were also problems in the first game since I haven't played it in a long time.
With that said, I would still recommend this game. Whether or not it is better than Mario Kart is debatable, I personally prefer the higher difficulty and skill ceiling.
Plus you can play as Team Fortress 2. Why do they sound like that doe?
The transformation mechanic is a cool idea and I love how most of these tracks are super dynamic, with different water and aerial sections, and some of these actually change completely by the third lap. However, there are a few minor things that make this game a bit of a step back from the first one.
- The commentator is not nearly as involved in the races and pretty much lacks any of the personality from the one in the first game
- The all star moves are all pretty generic and look almost the same
- You can no longer unlock different music tracks for each stage
- All star moves are still kind of a problem since you can save your all star move pretty much all race and use it to win for free right at the end.
I have also noticed that getting hit by anything in this game is way too common. It almost feels like there is barely any cooldown right after you get hit by an item, so getting hit by one means you are probably going to get comboed and left behind by like half of the racers.
I have also noticed that whenever I get pushed by other racers, my car essentially starts flying in one direction at high speed and I end up crashing or falling off. I'm not sure if these were also problems in the first game since I haven't played it in a long time.
With that said, I would still recommend this game. Whether or not it is better than Mario Kart is debatable, I personally prefer the higher difficulty and skill ceiling.
Plus you can play as Team Fortress 2. Why do they sound like that doe?