Today, Sega has unveiled the newest character to join their kart-racing title Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, and it is none other than Shenmue's sailor-searching Ryo Hazuki. He'll be riding a motorcycle as his main vehicle, but when you activate his All-Star mode, he'll switch out from the motorcycle to a trusty forklift.



Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing releases February 10, 2010 for Wii, 360, PS3, DS, and PC.

He shall appear from a far eastern land across the sea, a young man who has yet to know his potential… And he’ll be driving a badass motorcycle.

Ryo Hazuki, star of the Shenmue series returns in his first playable appearance since Shenmue 2 to join the ranks of the SEGA All-Stars as part of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.

Ryo, protagonist of the Shenmue series and one of the most requested SEGA characters to make an appearance in All-Stars Racing, will be riding his borrowed motorcycle around classic SEGA themed race tracks. And when a motorcycle just can’t cut it, Ryo unleashes his All-Star move and is able to swap vehicles to his iconic forklift truck to charge and barge opponents out of the way!

Akira_EX via blogs.sega.com »