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Sonic Racing[1][2] is a mobile racing game developed by Sega and SEGA HARDlight. It was released for the Apple Arcade service on iOS devices, Mac and Apple TV on 19 September 2019. It was released to promote Team Sonic Racing.
Development
The game was announced on 25 March 2019 as one of the first titles for Apple's new Apple Arcade service in an event held by Apple.[1][2]
Gameplay
Objects
Items
Item | Rarity | Description | ||
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Super Rare | Become invulnerable to all damage for a short time. Upgrade to increase duration. | |||
Wisps | Rare | Throws a bomb ahead, which explodes after a short delay or if an opponent hits it. Upgrade to increase damage. | ||
Common | Drops onto the track behind you damaging any opponent who drives into it. Upgrade to increase damage and for increased chance of multiple Blue Cubes | |||
Rare | Homes in on an opponent ahead and explodes on impact. Upgrade to increase damage and for increased chance of multiple Crimson Eagles. | |||
Common | Locks onto an opponent in range and blasts them with a laser after a short time. Upgrade to increase damage and the lock-on range. | |||
Rare | Flies far ahead and creates several obstacles. Upgrade to increase damage and the number of obstacles. | |||
Super Rare | Strikes the leading opponent with lightning unless you take damage or they can dodge out of the way in time. Upgrade to increase damage and the number of targeted opponents. | |||
Super Rare | Makes you intangible, preventing you from colliding with anything, and steals a Wisp from a nearby opponent. Upgrade to increase the range you can steal from and the level of the stolen Wisp. | |||
Common | Causes all opponents to become disorientated and obscures their view of the track. Upgrade to increase duration. | |||
Common | Fires straight ahead and rebounds off walls, exploding when it hits an opponent. Upgrade to increase damage and for increased chance of multiple Orange Rockets. | |||
Rare | Surrounds you with vicious spikes, damaging opponents who get close. Upgrade to increase damage and duration. | |||
Rare | Creates a deadly trail of fire behind you. Upgrade to increase duration. | |||
Common | Sucks in Rings and item capsules from the track, and Wisps fired by opponents. Upgrade to increase duration and range. | |||
Super Rare | Gain a huge boost of speed. Upgrade to increase speed. | |||
Super Rare | Transforms you into a drill and rams through opponents at high speed. Upgrade to increase damage and duration. | |||
Characters
Playable characters
Character | Vehicle | Skill | Playable from |
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Capsule Gift | Available from the start | ||
Skim Boost | Available from the start | ||
Boost Pad Charge | Available from the start | ||
Slipstream | League 2 | ||
Super Damage | League 2 | ||
League 3 | |||
Skim Boost | League 3 | ||
Hero Chao, Neutral Chao and Omochao) |
Slipstream | League 4 | |
League 4 | |||
League 5 | |||
League 5 | |||
League 6 | |||
League 6 | |||
League 7 | |||
League 7 |
Other characters
Tracks
- Planet Wisp
- Seaside Hill
- Orange Roof
- Glacierland
- Iceberg Alley
- Frozen Twist
- Magma Loop
- Sandopolis Zone
- Ancient Ruins
- Desert Canyon
- Pyramid Paths
Trivia
- This is the first Sonic mobile app game where Sonic has a new 3D model for the game icon.
- Every Wisp in the game is named after their respective Color Power.
- The game mistakenly refers to the Invincibility Shield as a Wisp.
- Blaze and Rouge's artwork are reused from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple introduces Apple Arcade — the world’s first game subscription service for mobile, desktop and the living room. Apple. Apple Newsroom (25 March 2019). Retrieved on 25 March 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic the Hedgehog on Twitter (25 March 2019). Retrieved on 25 March 2019.