Electronic Theatre delivers an in-depth review of SEGA and Sumo Digital's recently released Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, now available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS across Europe.

The similarities to the genre pioneer go beyond cartoon-esque racing with comedy weaponry, right through to the organisation of single-player modes, unlockables and multiplayer battle modes. The bulk of the game lies in the Cup Races, offered at Beginner, Advanced and Expert levels, each containing a number of four-race Cup events. As player completes Cups, winning points in each race in much the same manner as the Super Mario Kart series, new and more challenging Cups are unlocked, in turn unlocking more tracks for other gameplay modes. Single Races, Time Trial mode, including pre-installed Ghosts, and an objective based mode are also available in single-player, the latter of which borrows the formula from SEGA Superstars Tennis almost wholly successfully.

kevcothirtythree via electronictheatre.co.uk »