Sonic Free Riders

Sonic Free Riders is an upcoming game that will be released in Holiday 2010. The game will be using the Microsoft Kinect's motion sensor capability. The game was first announced on 14th June, 2010 on E3 2010 at Microsoft's Conference. It is the third installment of the Sonic Riders series, the first being Sonic Riders and the second, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

Gameplay
The game brings full body motion controlled fast-paced boarding action, developed to take full advantage of Kinect for the Xbox 360. Kinect’s unique motion sensor means Sonic Free Riders will see family and friends controlling their fully customizable hover board or bike by twisting, turning, and jumping in an exhilarating race to be first to cross the finish line.

Choosing from one of your favorite Sonic characters or your own avatar, you can reach out and grab a variety of pickups along the course. By throwing, shaking, or swinging your arms to launch your items, you can gain the competitive edge over your rivals in high octane single or multiplayer races. Players can use Kinect to hurl items such as bowling balls, rockets, and other traps toward opponents in the race to the finish.

Multiplayer
The multiplayer will be up to 4 players with 12 players as online multiplayer. The game will also have "taunts" in which you can taunt your opponent by actually speaking, this belongs to the ability of the Kinect.

Kinect Controls
Basically the Kinect Controls of the game are simple, in order to turn left or right you move the upper portion of your body in the direction given. However the player must actually stand as if he/she is really on a skateboard. In order to perform a jump on a trick platform the player must jump in a spin once the time is right. Once a special part of the track comes the player must do certain movements, ''(e.g Flapping the arms and hands in order to swim the way through).

Customization
In this game you can customize your own gear. The gear can be designed, colored, named and set as Power, Speed or Flight type. Once you create a gear you can use it for all characters. Once the gear has been used in one race and the player gets 1st, 2nd or 3rd, the gear's stats will upgrade.

Offline features

 * Players: 1-4
 * Players Co-op: 1-4
 * Multiplayer Versus
 * In-game Dolby Digital
 * HDTV 720p
 * Storage Device

Xbox Live features

 * Players: 2-12
 * Content Downloads
 * Leaderboards
 * Voice Messaging
 * Voice Support

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Amy Rose
 * Jet the Hawk
 * Wave the Swallow
 * Storm the Albatross
 * Dr. Eggman
 * The Avatars

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Trivia

 * This is the third game scheduled to be released in late 2010.
 * This is the first Sonic Riders game to be released exclusively on a Microsoft console.
 * There are conflicting reports by SEGA and Microsoft; Sega claims it will be on disc and Microsoft reports it as available for Xbox Live Arcade.