Sonic Riders is showing you what true speed really is that no other racing games have!!!
SPEED TYPE - allow riders to grind on rails
FLIGHT TYPE - allow riders to fly through accelerator rings while riding off the ramp
POWER TYPE - allow riders to find shortcuts ans knock down barricades
you can also attacks your enemies while boosting your gear at full speed. don't use it too much or you will run out of air and you will have to run on foot until you find a power up item, air pit or perform tricks. level 1 is your weak attack but you can collect rings along the way. when you reach 30 or 60, your levels will increase and your attacks will become stronger. but watch out you will lose all your rings and power levels if you get attack by other riders or fall off of high places and you will had to collect the rings all over again.
there are also good and bad point from the game...
GOOD
+ you get to pull some fun tricks while in the air
+ purchase cool new gears at the shop
+ nice cinematic graphics while watching the scene
BAD
- story it too short
- you can't use shortcuts or items in tag mode
- bad survival mode
well that's it!
it may not be great as Mario Kart, but it's real fun once you get the hang of it. it's either your choice. if you're a sonic fan and like racing, then Sonic Riders is the game for you.