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.thumb|300px|right|This video shows how to play with a Speed Type Character (Sonic)

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.

Co-Op
Co-op is an online feature in the game. It can be only done in multiplayer mode.

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). (Spin your whole body to swicth the characters gear from fly gear to speed gear.)''

Customization
The customization of the game isn't really making an extreme gear but leveling up one characters extreme gear by tasks.

Courses
It has not been mentioned about all of the names of the new stages for Sonic Free Riders, but they have mentioned on the Official Site that the courses are going to be like sun-drenched resorts, deep winding canyons, glimmering waterfalls and majestic ancient ruins.
 * Dolphin Resort
 * Rocky Ridge

Music
The theme song of the game is Fly Higher, it was first performed at the Tokyo Game Show.

Offline features

 * Players: 1-2
 * Players Co-op: 1-2
 * Multiplayer Versus
 * In-game Dolby Digital
 * HDTV 720p
 * Storage Device

Xbox Live features

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

Avatar Support
There are unlockable costumes in which the player can unlock for their avatar, both male and female. These are the following:

Sonic Shirt – Place 1st on every course with Sonic.

Jet Shirt – Place 1st on every course with Jet.

Sonic Free Riders Shirt – Watch the credits in their entirety.

E-10000 G Shirt - Place 1st on every course with E-10000 G.

Speed Type

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Jet the Hawk
 * Amy Rose

Flight Type

 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Wave the Swallow

Power Type

 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Storm the Albatross
 * Dr. Eggman
 * E-10000G

Other

 * Xbox 360 Avatar

At E3 2010
thumb|300px|left|Sonic Free Riders Japanese Trailer

Trivia

 * This is the first Sonic Riders game to be released exclusively on a Microsoft console.
 * This is the first game where Sonic is seen swimming without a life jacket (With the exception of Super Smash Bros. Brawl). However, this is probably not canon in the series and merely for gameplay purposes.Eggman-power-up-soda-can.png
 * The game will be available this holiday season for $49.99
 * In the game, there is a "Soda Can" item which you shake until it bursts, giving the player an extra boost. On the can, if you look closely, you can see Eggman along with the words "Power Up".
 * The Eggman artwork on the "Soda Can" item is from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.