In Sonic Riders, Dr. Eggman challenges Sonic and his friends to a Worldwide Grand Prix, and the prize for coming out on top is an ultra-rare Chaos Emerald! Gliding on air boards – which are performance-oriented for each playable character – gamers will experience a heightened sense of sports-style racing tension as Sonic and his pals perform tricks and stunts over treacherous wide-open terrain.

Sonic and friends speed through tracks on air boards, using individual special moves to strike down opponents. Air is a big element of Sonic Riders. Your board's "fuel" source is air. You can fill up your air at various points on the course, but to race well you'll have to use another means of replenishment: performing tricks with your board. You'll also want to make use of turbulence from racers who are in front of you.

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Screenshots

Sonic Riders PlayStation 2 In Game 6 - Stage 1: A long leap.

Sonic Riders GameCube Sonic on Metal City stage

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Promo Images

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Alternate Titles

"索尼克滑板" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"ソニックライダーズ" -- Japanese spelling
"소닉라이더즈" -- Korean spelling

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User Reviews

One of the most unusual racing game with Sonic & buddies	Windows	M R (12)
As a racing game it's pretty decent, but as a sonic game it's a PURE insult.	GameCube	sonicteamUSA (38)
Skill building and fun!	GameCube	Cinos the hedgehog (2)

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Critic Reviews

The Next Level (USA)	GameCube	Mar 06, 2006		80
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Mar 28, 2007	66 out of 99	67
4Players.de	PlayStation 2	May 04, 2006	57 out of 100	57
Diehard GameFan	Xbox	Mar 08, 2006	5.5 out of 10	55
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	PlayStation 2	Apr, 2006	5.2 out of 10	52
Games TM	PlayStation 2	Mar, 2006	5 out of 10	50
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Nov 25, 2006	10 out of 20	50
Jeuxvideo.com	GameCube	Mar 16, 2006	10 out of 20	50
GamePro (US)	Xbox	Mar 01, 2006	2.5 out of 5	50
Eurogamer.de	Windows	Dec 07, 2006	4 out of 10	40

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Heroes Story - Stage 5: Sand Ruins	3	DJP Mom (11375) Aug 16, 2007

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Trivia

Although Sonic Team is listed as the developer, United Game Artists is responsible for this game - a SEGA division that merged with Sonic Team in 2003.

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