After the disaster Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic is finally bring back to life and justice with this game ! At first I am worried about Sonic Riders appearing on PS2 as my previous experience with the choppy framerate and lousy graphics from Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonics Heroes on PS2 haunts me. But I finally decide to give Sonic Riders a chance and the graphics amaze me at a constant 60fps ! Sound wise it is also easy on the ears too. This games reminds me of the great job by sonic team for Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast.
After my mini review, I head down to the nearest book store and Japanese Game Magazine Famitsu gives this game a score of 7,9,8,8 !!! Guess what, the X-box version also has a similar score of 7,9,8,8 !!! The score is very good for this game from the leading Japanese game magazine as you know how strict their selection and scoring is. Do not believe what IGN review said !!!
Admittedly I was hoping that this game would be a good one after the Shadow game and I will say it was an improvement. A while after it's release, I picked the game up and I have to say, this game is fun. The story is... Read Full Review
Gameplay - great intense racing despite a few turning problems. I was and still am deeply into the game but story mode leaves you wanting more. Multiplayer is my favourite part of the game especially with the battle mod... Read Full Review