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''Sonic R'' is a Racing Game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn and PC , the latter version being ported to the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in '' Sonic Gems Collection ''. It features characters from the '' Sonic The Hedgehog '' series. The game is characterized by the same sense of environmental openness in the Sonic Platformers . It contains colorful 3D Graphics combined with a strong soundtrack by Richard Jacques (including songs performed by British Singer T. J. Davis ). It is also credited as the first console game with lyrics in the music; this is due to the saturn's ability to play CDs. The Saturn version has a severe case of graphical pop-up while the PC version is generally much cleaner yet sadly lacks the transparancy effects of the Saturn version used. Older versions of the PC game will not run in XP but more recent budget release versions of this game will run on XP. GAMEPLAY There are several collectible rings across each of the five racetracks. Each ring regenerates after a short period of time. These rings can serve one of three purposes.
There are also inexhaustible emblem bonuses. Touching an emblem gives the racer one of multiple possible rewards, including a random number of rings and the bubble and lightning shields that appeared in '' Sonic The Hedgehog 3 ''. The bubble shield allows the racer to walk on water once, after which it disappears. The lightning shield attracts rings to itself, but is eliminated upon touching water (or after having it for a long enough time). There are five racers in each race. The four racers selected depend on what character the player chooses. If the player chooses a secret character, he'll face the other secret characters that have been unlocked. If the player chooses a starting character, he races against the other starting characters. For the purposes of selecting the racers, Dr. Robotnik is treated as a starting character. Racers can run on water for a limited period of time, and can "swim" in it indefinetely, at greatly reduced speed. In addition, each of the ten playable characters has a different speed and a unique set of abilities. Unlike most racing games, these abilities are designed such that certain characters, even among characters that are initially playable, have a clear edge over others. Other modes Aside from the main game, there are three special gameplay modes accessible from Time Attack mode: reverse, in which racing occurs facing the opposite direction, break five balloons, and tag four players. COURSES Sonic R has five racetracks, based on staple Sonic level themes. They are very complex, with many alternate routes to take through the race. The first four are playable from the start, and the final, Radiant Emerald, is unlocked by completing the initial tracks in first place with any character.
CHARACTERS Default characters The following are the characters that are initially playable:
Secret characters
With the exception of Dr. Eggman and Super Sonic , all other secret characters can be unlocked by collecting all five tokens on a racetrack and finishing first, second, or third. Upon doing so, the player will be challenged by one of the following characters, depending on the racetrack:
Defeating the secret character in this first race makes it playable. Otherwise, the process has to be done all over again. Super Sonic Super Sonic is the fastest racer, and also the hardest to unlock. He can double jump and can run on the surface of water, provided that he does not slow down. To unlock him, the player must collect all seven Chaos Emerald s scoured throughout the five racetracks. When a player collects one, he/she must finish in first place to keep it. If you race Super Sonic, he is virtually impossible to beat because of his immense speed. It's not impossible to win, but it is extremely difficult; you'll need to be an expert if you want to have even a slight chance of victory. Due to this fact, people tend to not use the secret characters in Grand Prix races, other than Super Sonic himself. For some reason, Super Sonic has 1 fatal flaw. His skills are so good, somtimes the player can't control him, especially his speed. It can cause the player to constantly bump into a wall. VERSIONS For the PC version the graphics were somewhat modified. For example races occur in random weather conditions, either normal, rainy, or snowy, unless the default settings are altered. Snowy weather freezes the water so that racers can run across it without sinking. The PC version also allows one to select between software rendering and 3D acceleration. When using 3D acceleration, track lighting is far less dramatic, almost unnoticable and occasionally too dark, when compared to the software rendered or original Saturn versions. The version of the game in ''Sonic Gems Collection'' is similar to the PC version. Minor differences include that there is no Network option on the main menu and that the Options menu is slightly different. It uses the lighting style from the 3D accelerated mode. EXTERNAL LINKS
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