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The editors liked
Good track design with lots of hidden shortcuts
Upgradable equipment gives you something to strive for.
The editors didn't like
Awful controls taint every potentially good aspect.
Abstract: Sonic Team in conjunction with Sega has put out yet another title in the Sonic Riders franchise. The racing hoverboard game, Sonic Free Riders, has taken heights to the motion control era with Microsoft’s new Kinect technology. Playing as one of the ma...
Sonic Free Riders is a decent attempt at a Kinect-enabled racer, but every fun and brilliant element is marred by how finicky the camera’s recognition of the player can be. I can envision the younger demographic really getting into the game as the trac...
Abstract: The Kinect has always been a peripheral that provided excitement when thinking about the potential impact it could have on the gaming industry. Unfortunately, Sonic Free Riders doesn’t show one ounce of effort on Sega’s behalf to produce a quality gam...
Abstract: Anyone remember a game called EyeToy: AntiGrav for the PS2? It was one of the few games that released with dedicated support for the PS2 camera and one of the even fewer games that was any good. In that game you rode a hoverboard through wild and color...
Abstract: I find Sonic Free Riders to be damn near unplayable. I actually held off on writing the review until now (it's the only publisher provided Kinect title I had received prior to the actual Kinect launch) but I can safely say that I don't understand how t...
Abstract: Launch titles are always a bit tough to evaluate -- is it Sonic Free Riders itself that sucks, or is it the inherent limitations of Kinect that hamstring the title? Either way, this game is heavily "fun challenged," and you should probably stay away. T...
Abstract: I don't think many people were expecting racing games to be one of the most populated genres available on Kinect at launch. Piloting a vehicle just doesn't seem natural on a device invented to track body movements. Sonic Free Riders releases alongside ...
Abstract: Missing that key ingredient.Being one of the first titles for a new technology can be tough. Microsoft's motion-controlled device Kinect has launched to mostly positive reviews, and the launch lineup, while not fairly diverse, is plentiful. Sonic Free ...