My 63rd review after Star Fox 64.
When I played this game one time at Best Buy, it's about Sonic meets a new rival in the name of Jet The Hawk along with his Babylon Rouges members, Wave The Swallow and Storm The Albatross, and these three birds like to be teasing and making fun of Sonic and his friends and they like to be showing off that they are better and faster than Sonic and his friends. Hmmm... maybe that's the main reason why my cousins didn't like Jet, Wave or Storm. Anyways, this game will get an A-! Here the results:
Voice-acting 8/10: Although it seems like Jason Griffith must be getting on some people's nerves, especially with his voice of Jet the Hawk, the voice-acting is still pretty talented. Another problem with the voice-acting is Omochao's voice during the game. That's right! Omochao NEVER SHUTS THE *beep* UP!
Gameplay 8/10: The gameplay is pretty fun with all the hoverboarding racing and the game has excellent sense of speed, and of course, there are some awesome tricks to perform when jumping off of ramps in the tracks, which if you do more, you'll gain more air. However, the track designs can be a problem, which is one of the reasons why some gamers and fans dislike this game, and when it comes to grinding, you have to press the A button to jump and press it again to attach to it. There are also 16 playable characters to choose from, even with other Sega characters from Nights, Space Channel 5, and Super Monkey Ball, and they are also organized with their own classes (Speed, Flight, and Power) with their Extreme Gear and shortcuts.
Graphics 10/10: Pretty colorful and cool!
Controls 2/10: Story mode can be hard to beat because the controls are stiff, not to mention the stick rotation can feel very uneasy.
Sound/Music 9/10: The audio sounds awesome.
Lasting Appeal 9/10: A pretty fun Sonic racing game.
Overall, Sonic Riders is not a bad game at all!
The Good:
-Cool unlockables
-Awesome, kick-*beep* music
-Great sense of speed
-Performing tricks when jumping off of ramps are awesome
-Nice graphics
-16 playable characters, including other Sega characters from Nights, Space Channel 5, and Super Monkey Ball
-Rings are useful to buy new Extreme Gear
-The characters are in their own classes: Speed, Flight, and Power with their own Extreme Gear and type of shortcuts
-Enjoyable story
The Bad:
-Jason Griffith's voice of Jet the Hawk can be pretty irritating
-Omochao's voice talking can get annoying as well as he NEVER SHUTS UP
-The number of tracks is very little
-The problems with racing includes making pit stops that kills the pacing and even the grinding
-Stiff controls, even the stick rotation doesn't feel very comfortable
That's all I got to say. Good day!
Sonic Riders gets an 8 out of 10!
-sonic_rareware8