Team Sonic Racing

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  1. FreedomFighters
    Jun 13, 2019
    7
    These days, I've learned to be weary when it comes to "Sonic" games, because you never know what you're going to get out of them: you can get a surprisingly enjoyable title like "Sonic Mania" or "Sonic Lost World," or you can get an absolute clunker like "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric." Hell, you can even get something like "Sonic Forces," which lands somewhere between being surprising andThese days, I've learned to be weary when it comes to "Sonic" games, because you never know what you're going to get out of them: you can get a surprisingly enjoyable title like "Sonic Mania" or "Sonic Lost World," or you can get an absolute clunker like "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric." Hell, you can even get something like "Sonic Forces," which lands somewhere between being surprising and disappointing. That said, when it comes to the non-platformer titles, it should be abundantly clear that they aren't held in as high a standard as something like "Forces" or "Mania," and so that's why I was able to properly temper my expectations with "Team Sonic Racing." It certainly looked enjoyable, but I was still going to keep my expectations in check and not expect anything over the top. So what did I get out of this new "Sonic" racing game? Well, something that wasn't too bad.
    "Team Sonic Racing," at its core, is a "Mario Kart" clone. There's no two ways about it, this is a game that's definitely riding the coattails of the Italian plumber's brand of racing titles. Still, that doesn't mean there's a lack of effort here, because there is certainly a good deal to like about the game: I love the gorgeous and colorful visuals throughout the courses, I love how the game features so many throwbacks to older games in the series, and the musical soundtrack is pretty amazing, too. And from a gameplay standpoint, this is a smooth, tight racer with a relatively varied mission structure in the campaign mode and an interesting focus on teamwork. The team-based play works well in the main story mode, and it adds up to a game that delivers on most fronts.
    That said, it's definitely got some flaws. For starters, while I don't go into "Sonic" games expecting a brilliant story, I do feel like this one is a bit too juvenile and silly even by the series's standards, and a lot of the constant voiceovers during races can get frustrating because of that. Also, while the campaign is relatively varied in terms of mission structure, I couldn't shake the fact that the game started to feel repetitive because of how many courses were reused. For a rather long, 7-chapter story mode, it felt like they didn't have nearly enough stages to work with, and the fact that they just rehashed the same levels made the game start to slow to a crawl by the end.
    Flaws and all, though, "Team Sonic Racing" is a reasonably fun spinoff and, despite being a "Mario Kart" clone through and through, this is not a bad one at all. It's probably not going to win the series any new fans, but if you're a fan and your curiosity is piqued, go ahead and give it a shot. I doubt you'll fall in love, but you might have some fun with it.
    Final rating: 7 out of 10 "Good"    … Expand
  2. The_Underdookie
    Jun 9, 2019
    7
    This review is based solely on my experiences with the game. If you want to know every new addition to the game, look to another review. With that said, Team Sonic Racing is a good kart racing game, but it's not without its flaws. The new Team based karting mechanic while refreshing to the kart racing genre, is also its biggest downfall. After playing around 60 hours of this game, it'sThis review is based solely on my experiences with the game. If you want to know every new addition to the game, look to another review. With that said, Team Sonic Racing is a good kart racing game, but it's not without its flaws. The new Team based karting mechanic while refreshing to the kart racing genre, is also its biggest downfall. After playing around 60 hours of this game, it's safe to say I've experienced everything this game has to offer.

    Starting the game for the first time, I was impressed by the colourful visuals, nice looking graphics, and energetic soundtrack. I immediately dived right into the offline campaign, and I wasn't expecting anything to fancy in terms of content. However, one thing that I immediately noticed was how slow the game felt compared the previous Sonic Transformed during races. This was later remedied by playing on higher difficulties which increases the speed, but also the intensity of the AI. The initial jump from Normal to Hard mode right from the start is a huge difficulty spike, and isn't recommended until you get used to the games Team based mechanics, and unlock mod parts to increase kart speed. Beyond that, the Team based mechanics play a crucial role in winning races. It's not just about you, it's about you and your fellow team members finishing races with a combined total of points dependent on everybody's race position.

    While the premise of being on team with racers sounds like a cool idea, you are constantly hindered by your AI teammates unable to keep up with you, especially on higher difficulties. Which causes you to lose races as a result. You came in 1st place? Well to bad, your AI came in 8th and 12th. So you lose! Sucks to be you! However, when playing with Human teammates, this is where the game really shines. As it was clearly meant to be played with actual people, instead of AI. Although this does require you to actually have friends willing to come over and play local split screen, but the option is there if you wish to use it offline.

    In addition to races, there are various other challenges you need to complete in order to progress, and also the option to obtain all the stars in their respective chapters to unlock Kart customization Paint kits. My overall experience with the campaign was enjoyable, albeit a little tedious during some sections. I especially disliked the Eggpawn challenges, and found that there were far to many of them. They felt like more of a filler than anything else. Overall I did manage to 100% the offline, but not without a lot of frustrating moments. I also don't feel the need to revisit the campaign for any reason upon completion.

    ONLINE

    Being a big fan of competitive Kart racers both Offline/Online. My biggest concern with any Kart racer is how they balance different Kart speeds, track design, and most importantly the items. But in this case, the Team aspect now has to be considered. Upon starting the Online portion, my biggest fear about the game long before it was released was that I would be losing races as a result of my teammates. Sure enough this is consistently the case. You may find yourself in lobbies where there are multiple teams of 3, and you are a lone wolf on team with AI. Now I don't care how good you are at this game. You WILL lose as a result of your teammates, even IF you come in 1st place yourself. Due to this game being a cumulative points structure, and not just your position. There have been numerous occasions where I came in 1st place, only to come in 3rd place overall due to being stuck with AI, or teammates not working as a team properly. This in addition to if one is a good player, you could painfully tackle on full squads solo, come in 1st place, but then lose overall. But hey, at least you have pride that you came in 1st place alone, but not overall right!? It should also be mentioned that the game has a broken mechanic where players can regurgitate one item by sending it back and forth to max out their Ultimate gauge, which causes the player to fly forward at a fast speed and become invincible. Cool mechanic, except for the fact that once again if you're alone or with an uncooperative team, you are stuck going against squads of players abusing the Ultimate and securing victory majority of the time, despite your best efforts.

    Also the ITEMS in this game are painfully unfair, and ANNOYING. The game has not one but TWO first place offensive items, which is the stone cylinders, and lightning bolt which also attacks other players. More times than I can remember, was I in 1st place only to get spammed with 2 stone cylinders, 2 lightning bolts, a homing eagle, and then have a squad fly by me with their Ultimate ability. The Blue shell from Mario kart has nothing on you compared to this!

    Online also has VERY long load times & a pointless voting system at the end of races. It takes 2-5 Mins watching a results screen after every race dependent on players times.

    Online is hit or miss!    … Expand
  3. DarrionVale
    Aug 14, 2019
    6
    My personal rating for "Sonic Team Racing" (PS4): 5,9/10 - Okay
    Gameplay: 5,5
    Video: 8
    Audio: 8
    Scope: 5
    Balance: 4
    Story: -
  4. Skape
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    Well well.

    You know, the game is actually not that boring as Sonic Forces, but still disappointing. The number 1 reason why is refunded this game is the graphics. It feels like they look even worse than Sonic Forces, they are just blurry and the lighting is garbage. The most shocking part is that Sega sells this game with a price of a mainline Sonic game. The voice actor of Shadow    Well well.

    You know, the game is actually not that boring as Sonic Forces, but still disappointing. The number 1 reason why is refunded this game is the graphics. It feels like they look even worse than Sonic Forces, they are just blurry and the lighting is garbage.

    The most shocking part is that Sega sells this game with a price of a mainline Sonic game. The voice actor of Shadow sucks a lot. Online is dead, and you should find friends if you don't want to play with bots. Because of the small number of maps, you will replay the same levels with no changes again and again in story mode.

    If you want a Sonic racing game, buy Transformed. It's a pretty decent game, but the community is also dead.

    For this game, I want to spit on the face of the publishers, but not the developers who have made at least some work on the gameplay.    … Expand
  5. Sonaut
    May 24, 2019
    6
    Would be much better if the matchmaking didnt suck. It definitely isnt fun when 2 teams have 1 player and 2 bots each whilst the other 2 teams have 3 players. The matchmaking is nowhere near balanced in the slightest. You get bots on your team, you automatically lose
  6. Mango69
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    I am a fan of racing and I bought this game thinking is maybe just as half as good as Crash Team Racing of even Mario Kart 8. Well, i found myself very dissapointed. This game has very weird mechanics and unsofisticated content of nearly similar tracks. I don't think that has a worth of it's price.
  7. caronte69
    Oct 15, 2019
    6
    no se a quien se le ocurrio hacer un juego de carreras sobre personajes que su habilidad es ser rapido, nunca me convencio este juego ademas de que salio muy cerca del crash nitro kart, ese si es un buen juego
  8. TheDonald
    May 21, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After seeing the all the stages in the game, I feel like there's a lot of potential here with this game. Although I find the team mechanics to be ambivalent, I'm glad that you can still play the game normally, without the team mechanic. The music, in my opinion, is not as good as Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, but I do believe that the themes to Lost Palace and Sky Road sound really unique and are pretty awesome to listen to!

    My other problem with the game is the lack of the new stages. There are 12 new stages for the game, which makes up 57 percent of the game, and there are 9 "retro" stages, which makes up 43 percent of the game. I can definitely tell that they reused many assets from Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, such as animations for the characters and such.

    Overall, I'm glad that this game is not a flop,but I definitely don't like many of the changes that are in the game. Team Sonic Racing looks good, but it's probably only because Sumo Digital, not Sonic Team, made the game. We'll see what Sonic Team can do in the future.    … Expand
  9. SuperkenGaming
    May 31, 2019
    7
    Team Sonic Racing
    I’m Torn
    Sonic and the gang have been given these sweet new whips to race and are promised that whoever wins this racing tournament gets to keep them Is Dr Eggman up to no good or is this legit? Who knows? Theres an 8 hour long campaign for you to find out This campaign gives you the option to skip the story and get right into the racing or watch it.. oddly enough    Team Sonic Racing
    I’m Torn
    Sonic and the gang have been given these sweet new whips to race and are promised that whoever wins this racing tournament gets to keep them
    Is Dr Eggman up to no good or is this legit?
    Who knows? Theres an 8 hour long campaign for you to find out
    This campaign gives you the option to skip the story and get right into the racing or watch it.. oddly enough the skip option is connected to the command that we by defult chosoe things so I went a full 2 chapters not realizing ive been skipping the story the whole time
    Sadly I wasn’t missing much, the story is kinda throw away and just told through some badly voice acted dialog
    No real cutscenes here aside from the games opening
    I have a love hate relationship with Sonic Racing.. on one hand I love the team dynamic.. on the other hand im annoyed that they took the potential that is sonic and allstars racing transformed, threw that concept into the trash for just another kart racer
    It broke my heart to not just lose the land sea and air aspect, but to also lose the changing track as I raced, and more importantly the speed…
    Its like every time they make a sonic racing game theyre making a new racer and I don’t like it…
    my only hope is that sonicand al stars racing is its own thing and this isn’t part of that…
    All of that aside, Team Sonic Racing is actually probably the best Kart Racer on the playstation 4, that’s not necessarily saying much, but its not saying nothing..
    In tam sonic racing you race in teams of 3… you don’t get to chosoe individual characters, as each team must be made of of one speed character, 1 technique, and one power character…
    there are 15 characters total to unlock, aka 5 teams to unlock…
    All characters have their own stats, these stats can be adjusted with mods you unlock from mod pods with credits earned while racing, and each racer type has their own perk,
    speed obviously being the fastes, power can smash through objects without losing momentum and technique characters attract rings to them, increasing their top speed
    i thought the team aspet would get annoying here but it actually doesn’t
    its actually quite fun working together, leaving behind a trail for your team mates to get a little speed boost, picking up items (which by the way different types pick up different items in boxes), and choosing whether or not to use them for yourself or give them to a team mate….
    And I love how this game encourages team work… by allowing your teammates to sling shot off of you or give them a boost, by sharing items you don’t necessarily want to use or need, youre award stars that fill up a bar to give your entire team a speed boost and invicibilty for a short period of time,
    This adds a layer to strategy, will you use items to get to the front or will your team do everything it can to help eachother and pull out in front with the boost at the end.. it keeps the racing exciting…
    what isn’t exciting are the 21 tracks this game has..
    gameplay wise this is the weakest aspects, no tracks are memorable, theyre more frustrating than fun at times…
    the sonic team needs to go back and ply transformed to get a little reminder of what excellent track design looks like…
    Team Sonic Racing overall is a fun kart racer that can be played locally or even online
    it has everythin going for it but the tracks to keep players coming back
    I give Team Sonic Racing
    a 7/10    … Expand
  10. Xeire
    Jun 16, 2019
    7
    I don't wanna give it a score because I feel i haven't played it so I don't really know what to grade it though , What I really wanna say is why is every review or critic review that I've seen are basing it on Mario Kart , its like the "makes you feel like spider-man or batman" reviews wtf is going on??? I mean I just hope CTR doesn't get shadowing of Mario Kart.
  11. dislexicpotato
    Apr 23, 2022
    7
    Team Sonic Racing might not be able to stand up against Mario Kart but it still offers an enjoyable racing experience with plenty of nostalgia for fans of the series.
  12. zidfrit
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    Un juego entretenido que no se siente repetido en las misiones o en la historia principal, aunque siento que son pocas las pistas y personajes que se pueden elegir y a veces es muy tedioso depender de CPU para poder ganar.
  13. Daniel_N
    Jan 17, 2023
    5
    This game is alright, but is probably the worst racing game of all the racing games SEGA has released thus far in the past twenty years (2000-2020). I’m more of a SEGA racer, and it’s fun to see old friends from previous games, but SEGA is just trying way to hard to revive a dead franchise when it should be focusing on lost and better-potential franchises.
  14. Vismurf0
    May 30, 2019
    5
    Os jogos anteriores sega e Sonic racer eram bons (principalmente o Transformed) já este parece que regrediu. Tem cara de ser o primeiro desta série, realmente não entendi.
  15. PastelXenon
    Nov 13, 2019
    7
    Fun at times but the gimmick isn't worth it. If you want your CPU team to succeed all you have to do is give your items to your teammates constantly. It looks good but is underwhelming
  16. JP_Wilde
    Jan 24, 2020
    7
    after my disappointment with Sonic Forces, I went to play this game without much expectations, with that, I ended up liking the game.
    It's really fun, simple and beautiful, but there's nothing to do after finishing the adventure mode, which is pretty bland.
    I almost can't play online and the game doesn't come close to the quality of All stars racing transformed, but you can have fun    after my disappointment with Sonic Forces, I went to play this game without much expectations, with that, I ended up liking the game.
    It's really fun, simple and beautiful, but there's nothing to do after finishing the adventure mode, which is pretty bland.
    I almost can't play online and the game doesn't come close to the quality of All stars racing transformed, but you can have fun locally with friends, that's already a good size for me.    … Expand
  17. Braequan_623
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Very simple, but still very enjoyable. It won't blow you away with anything, but it's a very solid game.
  18. lesiuML
    Jun 5, 2023
    6
    Very enjoyable experience but unfortunately this game is heavily focused on cooperation and teams. And when your team is not cooperative you are going to lose. Graphic is nice but there is lot of dips and drops in fps. There are some nice tracks but most of them is really generic. Roster of characters is kinda small and statistics of cars aren't really effect gameplay that much. It's funVery enjoyable experience but unfortunately this game is heavily focused on cooperation and teams. And when your team is not cooperative you are going to lose. Graphic is nice but there is lot of dips and drops in fps. There are some nice tracks but most of them is really generic. Roster of characters is kinda small and statistics of cars aren't really effect gameplay that much. It's fun for few hours but it's quickly becoming boring after some time.… Expand
  19. p_ulisses
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Even though the game starts off very frenetic, it quickly becomes repetitive. The team system is interesting, but it's poorly executed. It's not a bad game, but turns monotonous so fast that by half of the campaign, you don't feel like you want to finish it. The tracks, with some exceptions, are not that inspired at all. At least, the soundtrack is totally badass. Probably the best thingEven though the game starts off very frenetic, it quickly becomes repetitive. The team system is interesting, but it's poorly executed. It's not a bad game, but turns monotonous so fast that by half of the campaign, you don't feel like you want to finish it. The tracks, with some exceptions, are not that inspired at all. At least, the soundtrack is totally badass. Probably the best thing in the game. It's a very "ok" game, not worth buying it unless its price is U$15 or less.… Expand
  20. Ardho
    Aug 28, 2021
    7
    to be honest CTR and Mario Kart are better games, but this game is not so bad, it has different modes from those two games
  21. Horjus
    Jul 12, 2022
    5
    A good kart-racing game that adds a few of its own features to differentiate it from the usual suspects. These features run together to make a snappy, fun experience overall. The gameplay of it rocks, but without kickass music or story to bring me back, its only good for a single playthrough. I'm glad I played the game, but it's not game of the year or anything.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Jul 9, 2019
    85
    I really enjoyed Team Sonic Racing. The team mechanics make the kart racing feel fresh and help the game stand out from the other kart racers out there. The track design captures the fun and spirit of the Sonic universe, and the races are every bit as fast as they should be. If you're looking for fast and fun kart racing, take Team Sonic Racing out for a spin.
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  2. IGN Japan
    Jun 28, 2019
    85
    Team Sonic Racing is not just a kart game with tight mechanics. By introducing teamwork as the core element of its gameplay, it becomes a racing game with its own unique appeal. Its lengthy and diverse adventure mode could teach Mario Kart a few lessons too.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jun 24, 2019
    80
    Overall, Team Sonic Racing is a fun and inventive racing game that puts a nice spin on it with focus on team cooperation. Cooperate with your teammates, blaze through the tracks, and work together to gear up and speed up.
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