Sonic Riders

Overview

Sonic Riders is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R. The game was released to start off the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. For a short while, the Microsoft Xbox version of the game was released with a free Sonic X DVD. This game introduces five new playable characters, the Babylon Rogues and the E-10000 series. A sequel to Sonic Riders, entitled Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, was released in 2008 for the Wii and PlayStation 2, followed by the Kinect-required game Sonic Free Riders for the Xbox 360 in 2010. This was the last Sonic the Hedgehog game for the GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

Developed by

Now Production, Sonic Team

Published by

Sega

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Split screen

Player perspectives

Third person

Themes

Science fiction

Franchises

Sonic The Hedgehog, Nights into Dreams, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball

Series

Sonic Riders, Sonic the Hedgehog

Release dates

• Nintendo GameCube: Feb 21, 2006
• PlayStation 2: Feb 21, 2006
• Xbox: Feb 21, 2006
• PC (Microsoft Windows): Nov 17, 2006