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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
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Developer(s)	Sumo Digital
Publisher(s)	Sega
Video game overview
Series	Sega All-Stars
Engine(s)	Starlight
Latest version	Wii U: Version 1.1.2 (28 March 2013) iOS: Version 2.0 (24 April 2014) Android: Version 545632G3 (13 June 2015)
Release date(s)	Xbox 360/PlayStation 3: JP 15 May 2014 (PS3) NA 20 November 2012 EU 16 November 2012 AU 15 November 2012 Wii U: JP 15 May 2014 NA 18 November 2012 EU 30 November 2012 Nintendo 3DS/PlayStation Vita: NA 11 December 2012 EU 20 December 2012 AU 7 February 2013 PC: INT 31 January 2013 iOS: INT 2 January 2014 Android: INT 3 January 2014
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E10+ CERO: A PEGI: 7 ACB: G ClassInd: L App Store: 4+
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita PC Wii U iOS Android Ultrabook
Media	DVD-DL 3DS Game Card Blu-ray Disc PSVita game card DVD-ROM Digital download Wii U Optical Disc
Game order
Preceded by	Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

It's not just racing, it's racing transformed!

— Tagline

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (ソニック&オールスターレーシング トランスフォームド, Sonikku ando Ōru-Sutāzu Rēshingu Toransufōmudo^?) is a 2012 crossover kart racing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It is the sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and the fourth installment of the Sega All-Stars series. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U in November of 2012, for the PlayStation Vita in December of 2012, for Microsoft Windows in January of 2013, for Nintendo 3DS in February of 2013, and for iOS and Android devices in January of 2014. The PS3 and Wii U versions of the game were released in Japan on 15 May 2014.

It features a transformation element of racing gameplay unique to that of any other racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

In August of 2017, Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed was taken down from the App Store and Google Play due to technical issues. August of 2017 also saw a re-release of the Wii U version under the Nintendo Selects label.

On 1 June 2018, the Xbox 360 version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed was made backwards-compatible on the Xbox One. Additionally, from 1-15 June 2018, the game was available for free to those who had an Xbox Live Gold subscription through the "Games with Gold" program. On 15 November 2021, the game now supports FPS Boost on Xbox Series X and Series S to make the game run at 60fps.

Gameplay

Shadow in air mode in Carrier Zone.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed's gameplay is similar to the game's prequel, in which players choose different settings and characters before a race. The most noticeable addition to the game is the three different modes of racing: land, sea and air. Racers' cars can now change into a plane when in the air and into a boat when on water after passing through a Transformation Gate. The Sumo Digital staff stated in some interviews before its release that Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed would be "proper boating, proper flying."^{[citation needed]} In addition, the tracks themselves change during the race. For example, in Dragon Canyon, the bridges are destroyed by the dragons in the track's third lap, requiring changing into flight mode.

All-Star Moves return and they are collected in capsules like in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. There are new weapons, such as ice shots to freeze opponents and a baseball glove that catches an attack from behind, and giving the player that weapon. There are also seventeen new tracks, plus four favorite tracks from the previous game, similar to the retro cups in the more recent Mario Kart games.

Players are able to earn XP points to put towards a leveling system, which can potentially unlock vehicle mods and other items. The more XP points are collected, the better characters become on the track. Once collected enough stars from World Tour events, you can unlock Console Mods, that are found in World Tour. These mods have been chosen for characters, depending on the Console Mod unlocked.

A slot machine on the loading screen.

On the loading screen before a race, there is a slot machine similar to the one in Sonic Heroes. Once enough All-Star Tokens are collected from previous races, players can pull the lever to try their luck. If the three slots match, a new item is obtained. The player can also win an item at the start of every lap or have an item at the beginning of the race. If not, the player does not earn anything, and can spin once more if they have the required number of coins. The slot machine requires five coins for a spin. The slot machine and tokens are missing from the 3DS version due to it running on a different engine.

Even then, major balancing changes exist coming from the prior game to where:

• Drifts can no longer go backwards via usage of both either the left thumbstick or D-Pad + the right thumbstick, as well as being tighter in general. The front wheels of vehicles in question also no longer angle respectively of the thumbstick as they're visually always angled outwards of the turn.
  • The drifting camera is no longer slanted for vehicles in car mode, but are slanted instead when drifting in boat or plane mode.
• Air tricks have been massively reworked into being stunts done with the right thumbstick, loosely based on one of Sonic's Air Tricks from the previous game. Flicking the thumbstick upwards or downwards results in a flip upwards or downwards, while flicking it left or right results in a roll in the respective direction that directly moves the vehicle to the side (rolls recover faster than flips).
  • Stunts can be chained to stack up turbo boost potencies depending on the height of the jump, and in various orders. However, failing a stunt can occur if they're chained too soon or if the stunt is done too close to a surface (causing a crash landing of sorts); stunt fails lose all total boost generation gathered at that point.
  • In car and boat mode, stunts require a 0.6 second window to chain properly without doing them too fast, while plane mode has them at a 0.85 second window instead.
  • In plane mode, performing stunts causes the plane-car to move in the direction flicked, as flips can cause them to move up and/or down respective of the direction used (up and down are flipped in the Vita port by default). With this, it's possible to perform a Risk Boost by stunting away from course geometry (such as a pillar or course boundary/wall) to trigger a free level 1 boost. Danger/Reckless Boosting is a higher advanced technique can be done by stacking multiple risk boosts by chain stunting properly within the 0.85 second window (only on certain course sections), and even then a single Risk Boost can be prolonged before reaching a transform ring/gate.
  • Transform rings/gates on course sections only for car-to-boat, boat-to-car, plane-to-car or plane-to-boat (NEVER car or boat-to-plane) that allow for the vehicle to be airborne for a bit can be stunted through as with any usual jump, allowing for a Transform Boost bonus to occur. The aforementioned risk boost prolonging can be performed with enough skill to prolong a risk boost and unleash it in tandem with a Transform Boost on some courses.
• Boosts while possible to be powered up to 6 levels like before, are instead reworked to be speed multipliers (with the Boost stat dictation top speed during turbo boosts instead of duration), and have a visual indicator via the exhaust flame color for the level of either drift, stunt or boost item/panel stacking:
  • Level 1: Red. Small flames are unleashed. Boost pads (and the rings from the Dream Valley course) generate this on their own if triggered once.
  • Level 2: Purple. Also known as a Mega Drift in Japanese when unleashed from a drift. Medium sized purple flames are unleashed.
  • Level 3: Blue. Also known as a Tera Drift in Japanese when unleashed from a drift. Fairly long length blue flames are released. The exhaust flame color for charging this type of boost during a drift or stunt is shared with the higher tiers above this one.
  • Level 4: Longer orange-yellow flames are fired from the exhausts. This is normally achieved from a standalone "unique-triple" stunt (1 roll + 2 opposite flips or 1 flip + 2 opposite rolls in any desired order), or using the Boost Item.
  • Level 5: Longer blue flame jets are released. Normally unleashed during a boost that adds up to that level in general.
  • Level 6: Longer orange-yellow jets of flame with vortex rings emerging along them are fired from the exhaust(s), and is normally triggered by combining multiple sources of boost all at once (but may last only a small while depending on the type of boost used and when).
    • With this in mind, boost stacking duration is now dependent on the source (as well as potency of how many are unleashed all at once with timing) as opposed to how many boost triggers occur in succession. An example would be that sources that trigger a level 1 boost would only cause the generated boost regardless of level to match up to that duration, or unleashing a Boost Item in tandem of a Level 3/Tera Drift may cause the boost to last as long as the standard Level 3 or Level 4 depending on which one was triggered later within roughly the same time.
    • Boosts unlike before, can no longer plow through obstacles on courses. However, any form of boost can be unleashed against specific weapons that targeting the driver in question to perform a Boost Escape that removes the lock-on from the incoming weapon and complete invulnerability to it.
    • Boosts are now affected by uphill and downhill physics, as the latter now causes boosts at lower levels to slow the car a small bit.
• Cars no longer flip into the air when hit by weapons, and instead spin-out. Planes vortex roll in place when hit by weapons instead.

Stickers

Stickers are special rewards obtained after completing a certain condition in the game. Some of these Stickers also unlock Xbox 360 Achievements, PlayStation 3 and Vita Trophies and Steam Achievements. The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game do not use an achievement system, but allow for sticker collection in the game.

Objects

Pickups

Item	Effect
Blow Fish	Deploys a puffer fish that slows down opponents.
Boost	Allows the user to accelerate.
Firework	Temporarily stuns a racer from a distance.
Glove	Protects the racer from obstacles.
Hot Rod	Boosts a racer's speed.
Ice Cannon	Lets the user attack with snowballs.
RC Car	Can deploy homing drones at other racers.
Swarm	Deploys bees to slow down enemies.
Twister	Deploys a twister to flip opponents.

Controls

Button formation								Movement
PlayStation		Wii U			3DS	Xbox 360	PC
3	Vita	Gamepad	Wii Remote	Wii Remote & Nunchuk
			Tilt Wii Remote				[↑]/[←]/[↓]/[→]	Steer
			Steer +				[W]/[A]/[S]/[D]	Stunt
							[SHIFT]	Accelerate
							[SPACE]	Brake
Hold		Hold	Hold			Hold	Hold [SPACE]	Drift
							[Q]	Rear view
							[E]	Use item
								Swap item
							[F]	Use team weapon
						Start	[ESC]	Pause

Playable characters

There are a total of 33 playable characters (including four third-party characters). The game features specific platform rosters and no single platform has all 33 characters. Players start with twelve characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, AiAi, Beat, Amy, B.D. Joe, MeeMee, Ulala, Wreck-It Ralph, Metal Sonic and Alex Kidd, and the other characters are unlocked by winning enough stars in the events in World Tour. Racers include:

Returning characters

Image	Character	Vehicle description
	Sonic the Hedgehog	Speed Star: Sports car with two of Sonic's trademark quills on the back.
	Miles "Tails" Prower	Tails' vehicle: White and yellow car that resembles the Whirlwind S7, with a prominent spoiler, and a turbine-like engine on each side.
	Dr. Eggman	Egg Monster: Red six wheeled tank resembling Eggman's appearance. (Clear all Mirror Cups on Console versions, or clear all normal GPs on 3DS)
	Amy Rose	Pink Cabriolet: Updated version of the vehicle from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
	Knuckles the Echidna	Land Breaker: A backwards trike with a design influenced after Knuckles' appearance in a gliding stance.
	Shadow the Hedgehog	G.U.N. Auto Tread: A black and white GUN vehicle with tank-like treads. (Buy for 35 stars in World Tour on console versions, 16 stars on 3DS)
	Metal Sonic (paid DLC)	Metal Booster: Updated version of the vehicle from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
	AiAi	Yellow F-1 like car similar to his one from the previous game resembling large bananas.
	Beat	Quad bike themed after his gang and his game's titular radio station.
	B.D. Joe	Crazy Taxi: a shorter version of his personal Chevy Impala.
	Ulala	White backwards trike with a Space Channel 5 theme.
	Amigo	A four-wheeled toy train inspired by his previous kart. (Buy for 8 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 5 stars on 3DS)
	Alex Kidd	A red capsule like vehicle resembling a Peticopter/V-22 Osprey hybrid with JanKenPon engines.
	Ryo Hazuki (PC exclusive as paid DLC)	A transforming Arcade cabinet that changes from OutRun as a car to Super Hang-On as a boat and Space Harrier as a plane.
	Mii (Nintendo exclusive)	Confirmed during Gamescom 2012. Steve Lycett (S0L) on an official SEGA Forum also confirmed. Car styled after an OutRun vehicle in the Mii's chosen color (Wii U only; red in 3DS). (Clear all normal GPs on Wii U, or clear all Mirror Cups on 3DS)
	Xbox Live Avatar (Xbox 360 exclusive)	An upgraded version of the Ava-car 720 that is now black and green just like the Xbox 360 Elite and the Xbox 360 S model and looks like a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. (Clear all normal GPs)

New characters

Image	Character	Vehicle description
	AGES	A transforming fusion of several elements from Sega's past; the Hornet from Daytona USA, a Dreamcast controller, and a F-14 Tomcat from Afterburner. (Buy for 165 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 111 stars on 3DS)
	Vyse	From Skies of Arcadia, an old-fashioned steampunk race car similar in design to his airship, The Delfinius. (Buy for 30 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 32 stars on 3DS)
	Gilius Thunderhead	From Golden Axe, a bronze animal-eqsue statue. It appears as an Ox in "car" mode, Turtle with a Rhinos' head in "boat" and Gryphon in "plane" mode. (Buy for 120 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 80 stars on 3DS)
	Joe Musashi	From Shinobi, a yellow and black quad bike which when transformed into a boat, becomes a Jet Ski. (Buy for 85 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 52 stars on 3DS)
	NiGHTS	NiGHTS themself becomes the vehicle while a Nightopian is the driver. (Buy for 80 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 40 stars on 3DS)
	Reala	Reala transforms into the vehicle while a Nightmaren is the driver. (Buy for 160 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 90 stars on 3DS)
	Gum	A white and neon green quad bike, similar to Beat's vehicle. (Buy for 105 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 48 stars on 3DS)
	MeeMee	A pink version of AiAi's F-1 car.
	Pudding	A green, futuristic car from Channel 42 resembling her vehicle the Spacebird 42 from Space Channel 5: Part 2. (Buy for 50 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 64 stars on 3DS)
	Football Manager (PC exclusive)	Drives a small cart-esque SUV, motorboat, and jet. Transforms inside of a soccer ball/football.
	Shogun (PC exclusive)	From Total War Shogun 2, drives a feudal-inspired cart with a dragon design in car and plane, while the boat transformation is inspired by a fish.
	General Winter (PC exclusive as free DLC on 5 July 2013)	From Company of Heroes 2, the Commander drives a tank with a red star on the sides.
	Willemus (PC exclusive as free DLC on 5 August 2013)	From Rome II: Total War, drives a Roman legion-themed vehicle.
	Danica Patrick	A neon green racing car called Danicar with logos for Sonic, SEGA, GoDaddy.com, and Hot Wheels. (Buy for 16 stars in World Tour on Console versions, 10 stars on 3DS)
	Wreck It-Ralph	A red truck with a wrecking ball on it.
	Team Fortress (PC exclusive)	A combined team consisting of three characters from the multiplayer first-person shooter Team Fortress 2. In Car form, the Pyro drives a red Go Kart-like vehicle with Flamethrowers mounted on its sides. In Plane and All-Star modes, the Spy pilots a sleek miniature Fighter Jet and in Boat form, the Heavy controls a camouflaged Airboat with steel plating and Miniguns mounted on each side.
	Yogscast (Simon) (PC exclusive as paid DLC on 6 December 2013)	A 3rd-party character from Yogscast, a famous Minecraft Commentary YouTube Gamers. It is a Charity DLC Promotional for the Yogscast's Dwarven Dairy Drive's Humble Bundle. It includes Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Game-Base for Steam.

Tracks

There are a total of twenty-one tracks, with seventeen new ones (one exclusive to the Limited/Bonus Edition, which is OutRun Bay) and four returning ones (one as paid DLC, which is Egg Hangar) from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

Not all seventeen new tracks are the same while racing throughout the three laps. Four tracks change during the last lap: Ocean View, Graffiti City, Graveyard Gig and Adder’s Lair. Seven change every lap: Dragon Canyon, Galactic Parade, Rogue’s Landing, Dream Valley, Sanctuary Falls, Burning Depths and Race of AGES. Ten do not change; in other words, they stay the same for all three laps: Samba Studios, Carrier Zone, Temple Trouble, Seasonal Shrines, Chilly Castle, Sunshine Tour, Shibuya Downtown, Roulette Road, Egg Hangar and OutRun Bay. Also, Race of AGES is the only track that the path can be changed to allow for a boat path or plane path, depending on which gate is entered by the racer who is in first place.

The tracks have a set Grand Prix order, and are as follows:

Dragon Cup

• Ocean View (Sonic Heroes) - Car/Boat
• Samba Studios (Samba De Amigo) - Car/Boat
• Carrier Zone (After Burner: Climax) - Car/Boat/Plane
• Dragon Canyon (Panzer Dragoon) - Car/Boat/Plane

Rogue Cup

• Temple Trouble (Super Monkey Ball) - Car/Boat
• Galactic Parade (Sonic Colors) - Car/Plane
• Seasonal Shrines (Shinobi) - Car/Boat
• Rogue's Landing (Skies of Arcadia) - Car/Boat/Plane

Emerald Cup

• Dream Valley (NiGHTS into Dreams...) - Boat/Plane
• Chilly Castle (Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg) - Car/Boat
• Graffiti City (Jet Set Radio) - Car/Plane
• Sanctuary Falls (Sonic & Knuckles) - Car/Plane

Arcade Cup

• Graveyard Gig (The House of the Dead EX) - Car/Boat
• Adder's Lair (Golden Axe) - Car/Boat/Plane
• Burning Depths (Burning Rangers) - Car/Boat
• Race of Ages (SEGA Tribute race) - Car/Boat/Plane

Classic Cup

• Sunshine Tour (Samba De Amigo) - Car
• Shibuya Downtown (Jet Set Radio Future) - Car
• Roulette Road (Sonic Heroes) - Car
• Egg Hangar (Sonic the Hedgehog 2/Sonic & Knuckles) - Car

Bonus level

• OutRun Bay (OutRun 2) (Bonus/Limited Edition, DLC) - Car/Boat

Achievements

These are the achievements and trophies for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Steam versions of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Image	Name	Requirement	Trophy Class	Gamescore
	Ultimate All-Star	Earn every Trophy in the game. (PS3)		N/A
	Racing Transformed	Go All-Star!		15
	Parts Shop	Win an event with a Mod equipped.		15
	Sonic Drift	Do a 10 second Drift as Sonic.		10
	Tornado	Do a Level 3 Air-Drift.		10
	Magic Second	Finish 0.5 seconds ahead of an opponent in a Race.		15
	Spin Dash	Do a Boost-Start in each vehicle mode.		10
	Scud Racer	Finish 1st in a Race without getting hit by weapons.		15
	Blast Processing	Hit 2 opponents with a single Hot Rod Blast.		15
	Fighting Viper	Evade or Block a homing-weapon 3 times in a Race.		10
	Catcher Pitcher	Absorb a weapon with the Glove and fire it back at your attacker.		15
	Eyes on the Road	Hit an opponent with a weapon while looking backwards.	Bronze	10
	Cosmic Smash	Detonate the Hot Rod at the very last second.		10
	Nomad	Visit every location in the game.		20
	Rank B	Earn your B Class License.		10
	Rank A	Earn your A Class License.		20
	Rank S	Earn your S Class License.		30
	SEGA All Star	Earn your Star License.		50
	SEGA Super Star	Earn your Triple-Star License.		100
	Hardcore	Complete a World Tour event on Expert difficulty.		20
	Newtron	Manually select a Random character for a Matchmaking game.		10
	Sumo Wrestled	Beat your first Staff Ghost in Time Attack.		10
	Yokozuna	Beat all the Staff Ghosts in Time Attack.		50
	De Rol Le Credits	Unlock Superstar Showdown in World Tour.		20
	Takes AGES	Unlock every Character in the game.		30
	Racing Hero	Get a Podium Finish in every Grand Prix tournament.		30
	Welcome to the Fantasy Zone	Finish 1st in a Grand Prix tournament.		15
	Holosseum	Unlock Mirror Grand Prix mode.		20
	Gale Racer	Get a Podium Finish in every Grand Prix tournament on Expert difficulty.		30
	Race Leader	Win a Matchmaking game.		15
	House Party of the Dead	Complete an event with 4 local friends. (360/PS3/Steam)		10
	Swirling Ranger!	Survive a Twister attack without crashing or being hit. (PS Vita)		N/A
	Virtua Trickster	Roll Left, Roll Right, Backflip, Forward Flip and land as a car or boat.		15
	Link Chain	Complete the Dream Valley Ring Race and pass every Ring as NiGHTS or Reala.		15
	Vyse The Legend	Beat 01:11.16 in Time Attack as Vyse in Rogue's Landing.		15
	You Got The Horn	Level-up a character.		15
	All Stars	Collect every Star in World Tour.		50
	Battle Outrunner	Do 5 overtakes in a single Drift.		15
	Genesis	Triple-Stunt while transforming into a car or boat.		15
	Drift More	Get a Perfect Drift score on a Drift Challenge event.		15
	Mega Jet	Do a Reckless Boost.		15
	Ax Battler	Finish a Battle Race without losing any lives.		15
	Arrow of Light	Freeze an opponent with Ice from at least 100 meters away.		15
	Buzz Bomber	Hit 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with a Swarm attack.		10
	Lock On Sight	Score 90% accuracy with aimed weapons in an event.		20
	Welcome To Victory Lane	Finish 1st in every Grand Prix tournament on Expert difficulty.		50
	Meteor Strike	Collect 10 Stars in World Tour.		15
	Justice Shot	Get 10 hits by firing weapons backwards in a single event.		10
	Shadow Step	Do 10 Stunt Combos in a single event.		15
	Crack Down	Get a total of 20 hits with weapons in a Race.		10
	The King of Speed	Finish 1st in a Grand Prix tournament at Expert difficulty.		20
	Team Sonic	Finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th with local friends in a 10 player Race. (Xbox 360/PS3/Steam) Race in an ad hoc or Online game with Sonic, Tails, Amy, Shadow and Knuckles in the same race. (PS Vita)		10

Steam collectibles

Steam has various exclusive features for each game such as collectibles like emoticons, badges, backgrounds and trading cards. This game is the first game in the Sonic series to have these features.

Badges

In Steam, badges are crafted by combining a set of trading cards, obtainable through a random item drop, which lands in the Steam Inventory. The more cards combined, the greater the experience points the badge will contain.

Badge	Name	Level	XP
	Red Power Shield	1	100
	Twister	2	200
	Puffer Fish	3	300
	Bee	4	400
	Hot rod	5	500
	All-star	1 (Foil Cards)	100 (Foil Cards)

Backgrounds

Once a Steam user has enough XP through crafting badges, special perks will follow by, such as item drops of backgrounds and coupons. Furthermore, these backgrounds can be purchased through the Steam Points Shop, which can be used with Steam Points, earned by purchasing games, DLC, subscriptions, items and micro-transactions. These are the backgrounds for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed:

Image	Name	Class
	Carrier Zone	Common
	Temple Trouble	Common
	Sanctuary Falls	Common
	Dragon Canyon	Uncommon
	Race of AGES	Rare

System requirements

PC

Minimum

OS	Processor	RAM	Graphics	DirectX	Hard Drive	Sound
Windows XP/Vista/7/8	Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent	2GB (1GB Windows XP)	256MB with Shader Model 3.0 support	9.0c	6.7GB free hard drive space	DirectX 9 compatible

Recommended

OS	CPU	RAM	Graphics	DirectX	Hard Drive	Sound
Windows XP/Vista/7/8	Intel i5 2.4GHz or equivalent	4GB (2GB Windows XP)	512MB with Shader Model 3.0 support	9.0c	6.7GB free hard drive space	DirectX 9 compatible

Platform differences

Platform	Steam	Xbox Live	PlayStation 3	PlayStation Vita	Wii U	Nintendo 3DS
Supported OS	Windows	Xbox 360/Xbox OS	CellOS	PSVita/PSTV	Wii U	3DS/2DS
Supported graphics	AMD/Nvidia	PowerPC/AMD	Cell	PowerVR	PowerPC	ARM
Gamepad support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Keyboard & mouse support	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓
Touchscreen support	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
Duel-Screen support	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Cloud save support	✓	✓	✓ (PS Plus required)	✗	✗	✗
Multiplayer	✓	✓ (Xbox Live Gold required)	✓	✓	✓	✗
Physical release format	DVD (one time activation key)	DVD	Blu-Ray	PlayStation Vita game card	Wii U Optical Disc	3DS game card
Digital release	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Supported controllers	Xbox 360 controller Xbox One controller Xbox Series controller DS4 controller	Xbox 360 controller (not on Xbox AMD devices) Xbox One controller (not on Xbox PowerPC devices) Xbox Series controller (not on Xbox PowerPC devices)	DualShock 3 DualShock 4 DualSense	PlayStation Vita DualShock 3 DualShock 4	Wii U Gamepad Wii U Pro Controller Wii Remote Wii Remote & Nunchuck Wii Remote & Classic Controller	Nintendo 3DS
No. of racers	10			8	10	8
Aspect ratio	4:3, 16:9, 16:10	16:9, 4:3 (16:9 Letterbox) (Xbox 360)	16:9, 4:3 (16:9 Letterbox)	16:9	16:9, 4:3 (16:9 Letterbox)	N/A
Customizable graphics settings	Launcher only	Fixed
Graphics options	User-defined LAN	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Resolution & FPS	User-defined	1280×720p at 30fps (Xbox Series X/S @ 60fps)	1280×720p at 30fps	960×544 at 30fps	1280×720p at 30fps (Gamepad @ 480p)	800×240p at 30fps
Graphic settings	Full-PC High-End Graphics	Console's lowest settings				Custom lowest graphics
Texture	User-defined	Reduced texture quality/sizes

Updates

After the release of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, various updates have been released across all of its versions to fix various bugs and improve performance:

Wii U

• The Boost Challenges and the Burning Ranges world tour track have been fixed as they were noted as broken earlier.

PC

• Alternative INTZ Render for cards that do not support INTZ was added along with VAC support, and other bug fixes to ensure stability.
• Network fix to stop the issues with the Race Playlist when the servers are busier.
• Online matchmaking should work regardless of region.
• Dropped connections were lessened.
• The Pointer drift in the Launcher was resolved.
• Better support for Direct Input controllers was added with better automatic control mapping.
• The Time Attack ghost download for top ten players was fixed.
• Time Attack filters now works correctly.
• The "judder" was removed for high spec machines and 120 Hz monitors.
• A Steam Voice Chat Enable/Disable option was added.
• A Steam Voice Chat Push to Talk support was added.
• A Steam Voice Chat volume setting was added.
• The Ability Steam Voice to mute/unmute players in a lobby was added.

All versions

• Networking:
  • Vehicle collisions in online races handle high latency was improved.
  • The Rating reset issues was resolved.
  • The -100 Rating Penalty for players leaving the race to dodge losing points was resolved.
  • In Galactic Parade, the Road shader was adjusted to prevent "driving in the sky" issue.
  • The Super pick-ups bug in which they sometimes do not activate in arenas was fixed.
  • The Rare issue leaving players unable to return to the lobby were addressed.
• Difficulty:
  • Tuned the difficulty of Traffic Attack, Ring Race, and certain Race events in World Tour.
  • Corrected certain traffic attack gates if they do not give extra time.
  • Made the "Skip event after 3 failed events?" option appear on all difficulties.
• Achievements/trophies:
  • The "Team Sonic" achievement/trophy is made achievable in local gameplay so it is easier to get.
  • "Yokozuna" achievement/trophy is no longer unlocks when the player only beats Sunshine Tour Expert Ghost.
  • 'Beat someone 500 points higher than you' sticker no longer awarded unless a specific criteria is met.
  • The 'Meteor Strike' No longer triggers incorrectly.
• Misc:
  • Co-op swap weapon slot now allows the player to swap if he has already had a weapon.
  • Improved front end leaderboard caching.
  • In-games triggers now handles physics tunneling better for very fast players.
  • Incorrect HUD showing "Lap 2" cases was addressed.
  • Improved motion controls for the Wii U version.
  • The Favorite character in license is no longer incorrect.
  • Occasionally being able to drive through Swarm attacks corrected.
• Audio:
  • Announcer should now say correct finishing position in high latency games.
  • All-Star music volume level was corrected.
  • Reverb effects was removed when audio is disabled.

Development

Announcement

Pictures depicting the side-view of the shelf revealed boxes for Sonic, Tails, Beat and AiAi. Shortly after this event the website called Starland.com also added info on the game. They listed it in the pre-order list for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii for $57 USD, to be released on 30 November 2012 but was then removed by Sega.

On 30 April, an announcement trailer was released, revealing the game's official name, as well as a new mechanic that transforms the character's vehicles to land, air and water forms. The confirmed platforms of release are PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, Vita and Nintendo 3DS.

The game was released for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in Australia on 15 November, for the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita in North America on 11 December and in Europe on 20 November. The PC version was released on 31 January 2013. The Wii U version was a launch title (with the exception of Japan), launching along with the console on 18 November in North America, and on 30 November in Europe/Australia. It was later revealed that the PC edition will allow racers to play as the DLC Team Fortress 2, Total War Shogun, Football Manager, Company Of Heroes 2 and Total War: ROME II characters.

On 22 October 2013, Sega announced that the game would be released for Android and iOS devices, coming out on 1 January 2014 with Ryo Hazuki as an additional character.

On 12 February 2014, Sega announced that the game will be released in Japan for the PS3 and Wii U by 15 May 2014.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
Publication	Score
Eurogamer	9/10
GameTrailers	8.7/10 (Xbox 360)
IGN	8.5/10 (Xbox 360/PS3)
Nintendo Power	8.0/10 (Wii U)
Official Nintendo Magazine	62% (Wii U)
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	8/10 (Xbox 360)
The Daily Mail	5/5

For the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, IGN gave an 8.5/10 score, saying that it is better than several of the racing games of 2012 and that it is a true arcade-like racing game, but not as fresh as Mario Kart 7. The second review released was from UK's Official Nintendo Magazine, giving it an average score of only 62%. The reviewer stated that "the early excitement of the transformations doesn't make up for an interminable world tournament, poor local multiplayer and uninspiring weapons. The mixture of Sega and Sumo (with a hint of Bizarre) should have made for a game that was as accomplished as it was nostalgic. Instead, it just feels pallid." Eurogamer, however, gave the game a score of 9/10, saying "this manages to be more than just a tribute to the great and good of Sega's past - it does enough to earn its own place alongside them." The Daily Mail reviewer gave the game their perfect score of 5/5, saying that the game was bad on multiplayer, but overall a revisit to Sega's greatest memories. GameTrailers gave the Xbox 360 version an 8.7/10, saying that "it's a fun, challenging, and easily enjoyable racing game that uses a lot of familiar mechanics and ideas but knows well enough to try and do its own thing". In their last Sonic game review, Nintendo Power gave the Wii U version an 8.0/10, commenting on its "well-behaved multiplayer and tracks that were born to become a race track." The Official Xbox Magazine gave Transformed an 8/10, praising for its beautiful track graphics and awesome multiplayer, with the exception of poor quality on its split screen in multiplayer mode.

On 18 February 2013, the game was the first third-party game to score a Wii U number one. As of March 2013, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed has sold 1.36 million copies worldwide.

Update history

iOS

• Version 1.0 (2 January 2014)
• Version 1.1 (2 January 2014) - Bug Fixes
• Version 1.2 (17 January 2014) - VIP Pass included for FREE, please sign into iTunes when you first open the game to redeem.
• Version 1.7 (28 February 2014) - Many minor fixes and optimizations.
  • Fixed the issue some users were experiencing which would cause the game to crash upon launch.
• Version 2.0 (24 April 2014) - Now you can record and share video clips of your favorite gameplay moments in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed with Everyplay!

Trivia

• This is the only Sonic racing game where the Sonic characters were not dubbed in French, Italian, German or Spanish following Sonic Generations.
  • Only the Announcer was dubbed in these languages.
• All sixteen characters from Sega Superstars Tennis return in this game.
• This is the second time in which a Sonic game was leaked due to the premature release of toys, the first time being when toys of Rouge the Bat and Shadow the Hedgehog had been revealed before both characters' debut game, Sonic Adventure 2, was even announced. Both of these games happen to be sequels.
• AGES, Amy Rose, Danica Patrick, Knuckles, Pudding, Reala, and Wreck-it Ralph are the only non-DLC racers to not be on the Japanese cover.
• Unlike the first game, the PC version of the game features an online multiplayer mode.
• There is a minor change in the title compared to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, as the "Sega" part is missing, just making it Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed rather than "Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed". This is because other characters, such as Wreck-It Ralph, Danica Patrick, and Yogscast are not Sega characters.
  • General Winter was a THQ character before Sega claimed the franchise.
• The first three trailers for the game use the song "Promises" by Nero for the background music. All the trailers that followed the August trailer used "Acid Cube" by Richardson & Macklin & Ford.
  • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the second Sonic game to have a trailer that uses non-Sega music, the first being Sonic Generations, which had trailers that used the songs "Tenderoni" by Kele for the Gameplay/Green Hill trailer and "Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance for the City Escape trailer.
• Although Beat appeared in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing game with his Jet Set Radio Future design, he appears in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed with his original design from Jet Set Radio, although a bit shorter in height.
• The cars in the game have undergone a radical design change due to the transformation mechanics in this game. Notable examples include Sonic's Speed Star, which now has sharper angles, different wheels, and less "Sonic spines"; Amy's Pink Cabriolet loses the tire cover, gets a bigger wind shield, and becomes rounded; and Dr. Eggman's Egg Monster is now a six-wheeled red "tank". Every racer now has a car, a tank-like vehicle, or a quad bike instead of a bi-plane (e.g. Tails' Tornado Racer) or a motorcycle (e.g. Shadow's Dark Rider).
• This is the first Sonic the Hedgehog game (as well as the first spin-off title) on the PlayStation Vita (not counting the PSP re-releases on the PlayStation Network) and the Wii U. Inversely, this is the final Sonic game released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
• During development of the game, Sumo Digital considered adding a Story Mode. The story would’ve involved a villain kidnapping characters from various SEGA universes and forcing them to race for his amusement. At the end of the story, the villain would turn out to be Dr. Eggman in disguise. However, the team thought there was no good reason for these characters to come together and abandoned the idea. They also worried about the cost for voice acting and animating the cutscenes, which only gave them more reason to scrap the Story Mode.
• Wreck-It Ralph, from the 2012 Disney film of the same name, is a playable character in the game, which is likely a reference to the fact that in the film, Ralph "game jumps" through different arcade games. The game including Ralph might reference the fact that Sonic, Dr. Eggman, and other Sega characters appear in the film Wreck-It Ralph.
• Bayonetta was considered to be included in the game, but was rejected because the developers feared that including her would raise the game's age rating.
• Sumo Digital approached Sony about possibly adding Sackboy to the game as a guest character, but was turned down because of the announcement of LittleBigPlanet Karting.
  • Despite this, a mugshot of Sackboy can still be found in the files of the Nintendo 3DS version of the game.
• All of the characters that appear on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing's cover also appear on the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed cover, though Tails and Amigo only appear on the Japanese cover.
• This is the first Sonic game to have a guest characters that are not a video game characters.
  • This is also the first Sonic game to feature a real-life celebrity as a playable character.
• Just like its prequel, this game uses recycled voice clips from previous Sonic games, notably from Sonic Generations.
  • Again, none of the Sonic voice actors were credited in the credits.
• Ocean View is the only new stage in the game that has been based off a stage (that stage being Seaside Hill) previously used in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing tracks, which are Whale Lagoon, Lost Palace and Ocean Ruin.
• Similar to its prequel, the PS3 version does not get an exclusive character.
• Sonic Universe #45 ties in to this game, making it the first stand-alone issue of the series to crossover with a video game. It also marks the first appearance of non-Sonic characters in the comic series, such as Beat and Vyse.
• This is the first game in the Sega All-Stars series to have an RPG series represented.
• If one fails an event multiple times, a quiet mocking laughter can be heard.
• If the player turns the audio for the announcer or audience down, the announcer will attempt to stop the player and ridicule them, while the audience will boo. Conversely, if the player turns the audio for the announcer or audience up, the announcer will praise the player and compliment his own voice, while the audience will cheer.
• Some reused sound files are from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Sumo Digital start up) and Star Fox Assault (pressing / whilst on the slot machine with no tokens).
• Amigo is the only mute character in the game, only communicating via whistle blows.
  • This is not counting Metal Sonic in the Bonus Edition.
• This game and its prequel both have Seaside Hill as their background on the cover.
• Unlike the first game which had three female characters counting the player's Mii/Avatar, this time there are six, counting the player's Mii/Avatar if they are a girl.
• The announcer does not say "Final Lap" in the console/PC versions when the player is on their final lap of the race.
• Unlike Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, the Xbox Live Avatars and Miis are given voices.
• World Tour mode is labeled as having the player travel from island to island while saving characters that they unlock.
• The "Takes AGES" achievement/trophy features an image of Tarō Sega, the main protagonist of the Japan-exclusive game Segagaga.
• It is possible to bypass the transformation gates in courses as a glitch. The character needs to move as close to the gate as possible and then face the opposite direction until the "Wrong Way" sign appears. After the "Wrong Way" sign appears for a while (the character will be respawned), the character will respawn in front of the transformation gate without going through it, which means the player could attempt to drive as a boat at car sections or drive a plane on boat sections, etc.
  • This, however, may be fixed in some of the versions due to patches.
• This the first Sonic game to have Steam Trading Cards on Steam.
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the only Sonic game that appears in three Humble Bundles. The first one being Yogscast's Dwarven Dairy Drive, and the second one is being Humble Weekly Sale SEGA. In Germany only, it's because The House of The Dead: Overkill is banned in that country, the game is replaced. And the third one being Humble SEGA Bundle.
• Takenobu Mitsuyoshi is the announcer of the game in the Japanese version.
  • Via this proxy, several characters gain and/or reprise their original Japanese voices in this game, while the prior game, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, did not have any Japanese dub.
• The Japanese version of this game is the only version to have the original The House of the Dead logo for Graveyard Gig course while the Race of AGES course has the "SEGA AGES" logo instead of the game logo.
• In the video game Disney Infinity, Wreck-It Ralph has an unlockable vehicle called "Ralph's Wrecking Truck", which bears a resemblance to the red wrecking truck he drove in this game.
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the only multiplatform release on the Wii U to be given a Nintendo Selects re-release in North America. It is also the only Sonic title to be released under the label, and is the final Nintendo Selects release on the Wii U in general.
• While motion controls were supported in the PlayStation 3 version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, they are completely omitted from the PS3 version of this game.
  • The PlayStation Vita version, however, does support motion controls.
• None of the Arcade Cup tracks were properly in the DS version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and ironically are fully functioning in the 3DS version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
  • Though Shibuya Downtown and Roulette Road were selectable tracks in the former, they had considerably different layouts than in the console version.

Videos

Trailers

• Announcement trailer
• E3 trailer
• Comic-Con trailer
• Gamescom trailer
• Ways To Play trailer
• Trailer (Japanese)
• Wreck-It-Ralph trailer
• Wii U trailer
• Danica Patrick trailer
• TV spot (Japanese)
• Launch trailer
• PC trailer
• Mobile gameplay trailer
• Mobile trailer

Commercials

• Danica Patrick TV commercial
• European commercial

External links

• Official website (Japanese)

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

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Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off games

Sega Master System	Sonic Spinball (1994) · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1994)
Sega Mega Drive	Sonic Eraser (1991) · Sonic Spinball (1993) · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) · Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio (1994) · Knuckles' Chaotix (1995, 32X) · Sonic 3D Blast (1996)
Sega Saturn	Sonic 3D Blast (1996) · Sonic R (1997)
Sega All-Stars	Sega Superstars (2004, PS2) · Sega Superstars Tennis (2008, multi-platform) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010, multi-platform) · Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012, multi-platform)
Sonic Riders	Sonic Riders (2006, multi-platform) · Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008, multi-platform) · Sonic Free Riders (2010, Xbox 360)
Sonic Storybook Series	Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007, Wii) · Sonic and the Black Knight (2009, Wii)
Mario & Sonic	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) · Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) · Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) · Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch)
Super Smash Bros.	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) · Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) · Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) · Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Sonic Boom	Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014, Wii U) · Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014, 3DS) · Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom (2015, mobile) · Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016, 3DS)
Arcade and redemption machines	Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (1991) · UFO SegaSonic (1992) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993) · SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter (1993) · SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Air Circus (1994) · Curling Holiday (1994) · Sonic's Space Tours (1994/1999) · Sonic the Fighters (1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1997) · Sonic & Tails Spinner (2002) · CR Sonic (2003) · Sonic Spinner (2007) · Sonic Live! (2008) · Sonic Sports Basketball (2010) · Sonic Sports Air Hockey (2010) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade (2011) · Sonic Athletics (2013) · Sonic Ghost Shooting (2013) · Sonic Brain Ranking (2013) · Sonic Dash Extreme (2015) · Sonic Blast Ball (2015) · Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020)
Other	Puzzle Construction (1991, TeraDrive) · Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld (1994, Pico) · Tails and the Music Maker (1994, Pico) · Sonic's Schoolhouse (1996, PC) · Sonic Shuffle (2000, Dreamcast) · Shadow the Hedgehog (2005, multi-platform) · Sega Splash! Golf (2008, PC) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2008, Didj) · Team Sonic Racing (2019, multi-platform) · Sega Streaming Theater Sonic Edition (2021, PC) · Sonic Speed Simulator (2022, multi-platform) · The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (2023, PC)
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