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.

Plot
Dr. Eggman is up to his schemes again. This time, he has held a second EX World Grand Prix. This time he challenges four teams again one another either than two like in the previous EX World Grand Prix, to prove who is the best:


 * Team Sonic: Sonic, Tails and Knuckles


 * Team Babylon: Jet, Wave and Storm


 * Team Rose: Amy, Cream and Vector


 * Team Dark: Shadow, Rouge and E-10000B


 * Secret Eggman Team (Not Confirm Yet)

However, this course will reveal a new secret about the ancient Babylonians, that could newley threat the fate of Earth.

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.

Main Menu
In the final version of the menu of the game you can select one of the next options:

Offline Mode

 * World Grand Prix - Enter the World Grand Prix and challenge yourself to a variety of missions.
 * Free Race - Race with three rules types for one or two players.
 * Tag Race - Team up with another player and race against your rivals in Tag Mode.
 * Relay Race - Team up 2 to 4 players.
 * Time Attack - Race for the best time on each course.
 * Tutorial - Learn how to ride an Extreme Gear.

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. In a team race you can simply team and beat your opponent, however at a pit, the players can connect with each other and have their palms on each other showing absolute co-operation, note that this does not stay permanently in the race.

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, the special parts include swimming, mine-carting and using bobsleigh.

Customization
The customization of the game is to change the powers of an Extreme Gear, and also level up one characters extreme gear by tasks.

Courses
But this are not all the courses that are gonna be in the game, SEGA is still doing the rest of the stages, including the Special Stages.
 * Dolphin Resort
 * Rocky Ridge
 * Frozen Forest
 * Metropolis Speedway
 * Magma Rift
 * Forgotten Tomb
 * Final Factory
 * Metal City

Weapons

 * Octo-ink
 * Soda rocket
 * Tee shot
 * Bowling strike
 * Target torpedo

Music
The theme song of the game is Free, 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.

Characters
Now, in this game, every character have a information of his characteristics: height, weight, and strance.

Speed Type

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Height: 100 cm

Weight: 35 kg

Strance: Regular
 * Jet the Hawk
 * Height: 100 cm

Weight: 33 kg

Strance: Goofy
 * Amy Rose
 * Height: 90 cm

Weight: Not telling!

Strance: Regular
 * Metal Sonic
 * Height: Unknow

Weight: Unknow

Strance: Unknow
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Height: 100 cm

Weight: 35 kg

Strance: Goofy
 * Blaze the Cat
 * Height: Unknow

Weight: Unknow

Strance: Unknow

Flight Type

 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Height: 80 cm

Weight: 20 kg

Strance: Regular
 * Wave the Swallow
 * Height: 110 cm

Weight: Secret

Strance: Goofy
 * Cream the Rabbit
 * Height: 70 cm

Weight: 12 kg

Strance: Goofy
 * Silver the Hedgehog
 * Height: Unwknow

Weight: Unknow

Strance: Unknow
 * Rouge the Bat
 * Height: 105 cm

Weight: Secret

Strance: Regular

Power Type

 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Height: 110 cm

Weight: 40 kg

Strance: Regular
 * Storm the Albatross
 * Height: 140 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Strance: Goofy
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Height: Unknow

Weight: Unknow

Strance: Unknow
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Height: 180 cm

Weight: 200 kg

Strance: Bike Gear Only
 * multi colored E-10000 robots
 * Height: 120 cm

Weight: 300 kg

Strance: Regular

Other

 * Xbox 360 Avatar
 * Height: Unknow

Weight: Unknow

Strance: Unknow

Achievements

 * (15) Rocket Star - You've used 30 or more soda rockets! Shake it, shake it, baby!
 * (10) Welcome License - You've cleared the Board Gear Basics Tutorial! You're a true rider now.
 * (15) First License - You took 1st in a Normal Race! The real race starts now!
 * (15) Debut License - You've uploaded your first record to the leaderboards! Aim to be the world's best!
 * (15) Offline Champ License - You've taken 1st in 16 offline normal races! You're now amongst the top echelon of riders!
 * (15) Rich King - You've collected 10,000 Rings or more! Time to go shopping!
 * (15) Bomb-Happy - You've launched 30 or more Target Torpedoes at your rivals! Pretty impressive throwing arm there!
 * (15) Punchout - You've attacked your rivals 30 times or more with a Bowling Strike! Nice Bowling!
 * (15) Masters - You've attacked your rivals 30 times or more with a Tee Shot! Fore!
 * (15) Troublemaker - You've attacked your rivals 30 times or more with Octo-Ink! Squeegee, anybody ?
 * (15) Clutch Shooter - You've attacked your rivals with 30 or more Free Throws! Nice shot!
 * (15) Ringmaker - You've used 30 or more Ring Cans! Hurry to the Shop as soon as you save up some Rings!
 * (15) Boost Star - You've used 30 or more Octo-Boosts! Those Blue Octopi love you!
 * (30) Grand Prix License - You've cleared the World Grand Prix! Congratulations on your victory!
 * (30) Tag License - You've raced every course in Tag Race! Aim for a new world record with your perfect partner!
 * (30) Relay License - You've raced every course in Relay Race! Aim for a new world record with your outstanding teamwork!
 * (15) Tutorial License - You've cleared every Tutorial topic! You have mastered every Gear technique!
 * (15) Time Attack License - You've raced every course in Time Attack Mode! Hammer the best time out of every course!
 * (15) Ring Collection License - You've raced every course in Ring Collection Mode! Gimme gimme gimme!
 * (15) Damage Survival License - You've raced every course in Damage Survival Mode! Attack, attack, attack! Aim for that high score!
 * (40) Gear Collector - You've collected every Gear! Ride every single one of them!
 * (15) Part Collector - You've collected evey Gear Part! Try every last one!
 * (30) Character License - You can play as any character! Try them all out!
 * (15) Dolphin Master - You've broken the 3'45"00 record on the Dolphin Resort standard course! Can you do better?
 * (15) Rocky Master - You've broken the 4'00"00 record on the Rocky Ridge standard course! Try for an even better time!
 * (15) Frozen Master - You've broken the 4'15"00 record on the Frozen Forest standard course! Try for an even better time!
 * (15) Metropolis Master - You've broken the 3'50"00 record on the Metropolis Speedway standard course! Can you do better?
 * (15) Magma Master - You've broken the 3'36"00 record on the Magma Rift standard course! Try for an even better time!
 * (15) Forgotten Master - You've broken the 4'15"00 record on the Forgotten Tomb standard course! Can you do better?
 * (15) Final Master - You've broken the 4'00"00 record on the Final Factory standard course! Try for an even better time!
 * (15) Metal Master - You've broken the 3'15"00 record on the Metal City standard course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) Resort Master - You've broken the 4'42"00 record on the Dolphin Resort expert course! Can you do better?
 * (20) Ridge Master - You've broken the 5'45"00 record on the Rocky Ridge expert course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) Forest Master - You've broken the 5'00"00 record on the Frozen Forest expert course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) Speedway Master - You've broken the 4'50"00 record on the Metropolis Speedway expert course! Can you do better?
 * (20) Rift Master - You've broken the 5'00"00 record on the Magma Rift expert course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) Tomb Master - You've broken the 5'00"00 record on the Forgotten Tomb expert course! Can you do better?
 * (20) Factory Master - You've broken the 5'22"00 record on the Final Factory expert course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) City Master - You've broken the 5'20"00 record on the Metal City expert course! Try for an even better time!
 * (20) Trick King - You've scored an X-Rank trick on every standard course! You're a trick pro!
 * (30) Expert Trick King - You've scored an X-Rank trick on every expert course! You're a trick master!
 * (40) Character Master - You've placed 1st with every character! You've perfected each characters' techniques!
 * (50) Gear Master - You've placed 1st with every Gear! Your riding technique is unparalleled!
 * (10) Charred King - You've taken damage from over 30 Target Torpedoes! Ouch!
 * (10) Gutter King - You've taken damage from 30 or more Bowling Strikes! Somebody's got it out for you!
 * (40) Dash King - You've got an UNBELIEVABLE Start Dash on every course! No one can keep up with your amazing dashes!
 * (10) Jolt King - The start line's stopped you dead in your tracks over 30 times! Shocking!
 * (15) Survival King - You took 1st in a Damage Survival race with 150 or more points! Impressive battle technique!
 * (40) Ring King - You've finished with 400 Rings or more in Ring Collection Mode! You're a true Ring tycoon!
 * (30) Technical King - You've placed 1st without kick dashing! That's some undisputable skill!

Trailers
Video:Sonic Free Riders Trailer HD|Sonic Free Riders Japanese Trailer Video:Sonic Free Riders - Introduction Trailer|Sonic Free Riders Introduction Trailer Video:Sonic Free Riders - Gamespot Gameplay (Xbox 360/Kinect) (HD)|This video shows the final look of the game. Video:Sonic Free Riders Weapons Trailer Video:Sonic Free Riders GameSpot Daily Demo #2

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
 * This game is the first game in which the 4kids voice actors will be replaced by new actors.
 * 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.

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