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Drift enough without hitting anything and you will build up your boost to accelerate you ahead of the pack, though obviously your rivals can do the same, so it becomes about building up enough drift on the corners to send you careening down the straights. The controls are ludicrously simple and all you really need to master is the drift function for corners. Once into a race though, the real fun begins as all of the participants handle like a dream. So the thrill of choosing your racer is kind of defunct from the off. They may have minor fluctuations in speed and acceleration, but you really cannot tell once you take to the track. The problem with them all is that, other than the car/bike they ride, there doesn't seem to be any discernable difference between them. You have 22 racers in all including your own Xbox Live avatar should you wish – though sadly the option to pimp your ride is not available. All-Stars Racing boasts the usual array of SEGA suspects for you to control, from the obvious such as Sonic, to the slightly more bizarre, Opa Opa, although maybe that says more about which SEGA games I used to play back in the day more than anything. Like all arcade-style racing games, this one is all about the fun aspect rather than the serious competition. Sadly the road to racing nirvana never runs smoothly.
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This game was never going to win a prize for originality, so instead it has to stand on its own two feet and sell itself on the gameplay alone.
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Developed by long-term SEGA favourites, Sumo Digital, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is a game that strives to offer something original although at the same time it still feels like it is trying to pull itself out from another game's shadow.