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'''Sonic Rivals''' is a game in the ''Sonic'' series, developed by Backbone Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. This is the first Sonic game to be developed by a Canadian company, and the first to be released on the PSP.
It features 2.5D gameplay, as players scramble to reach the end of a level before the other players do (whether they are computer-controlled or live opponents). It otherwise plays very much like the older titles in the series.
Sonic Rivals starts as a competition between Sonic and Knuckles, but expands as further rivals get added to the mix.
★ 'Sonic the Hedgehog': Sonic's special ability is Sonic Boom, which greatly increases his speed temporarily, similar to Speed Break from Sonic and the Secret Rings. Also, Sonic is able to fly fo a brief moment upon activating this ability. [1]
★ 'Knuckles the Echidna': Knuckles' special ability is Hammer Punch, which he can use to stun rivals anywhere they are. [2]
★ 'Shadow the Hedgehog': Shadow's special ability is Chaos Control, which he can use to slow down his opponents. [3]
★ 'Silver the Hedgehog': Silver's special abilities involve using his ESP to confuse surrounding opponents. In the game, Silver's ability allows him to mix the controls of the enemy. [4]
★ 'Metal Sonic': Metal Sonic's special ability is the ability to copy the attacks of others.
'Miles "Tails" Prower': Upon journeying to Onyx Island with Sonic, Tails is turned into a card by Dr. Eggman's camera as proof to Sonic that he indeed has the power to do so. It is now up to Sonic to save both him, and Amy, who has also been turned into a card.In Sonic Rivals 2 he will be playable.
'Amy Rose': The first to be turned into a card by Dr. Eggman's camera, Sonic and Tails journey to Onyx Island to discover this shocking truth. After Tails himself gets turned into a card, Sonic sets out to save them both.
'Rouge the Bat': After discovering the truth about "Dr. Eggman", Rouge goes missing but it is later revealed that she was turned into a card. Shadow sets out to save Rouge whilst trying to figure out what she had discovered.
'Dr. Eggman': Eggman, in fact, is not the troublemaker in this story. He is actually the victim. Eggman Nega turns Eggman into a card before the main storyline actually occurs.
'Eggman Nega': As it turns out, Eggman Nega is the main antagonist of the game, who hails from the future. Masquerading as Dr. Eggman in the past, he uses a special camera to turn everyone into cards on Onyx Island, an island he brought along with him from the future. His master plan is to change his destiny by turning the whole planet into a card that he can control.
★ 'Egg Turtle' - The boss of 'Forest Falls'. Seen in screenshots of the boss battle, featuring both Sonic and Shadow. It attacks with its head and tail.[5][6]
★ 'Egg Falcon' - The boss of 'Colosseum Highway'. Set in a circular arena, this boss flies overhead and drops fire and ice bombs. It bears a heavy resemblance to the "Egg Hawk" boss from ''Sonic Heroes''. [1] [7][8]
★ 'Egg Lynx' - The boss of 'Crystal Mountain'. This boss fires crystal missiles at the players. [9]
★ 'Egg Kong' - The boss of 'Death Yard'. It appears to be based off of a gorilla's head, and fights by firing missiles then releasing it's Brain Capsule. Metal Sonic helps attack your character in this confrontation. [10]
★ 'Egg Destroyer' - The boss of 'Meteor Base'. The final battle of the game takes place on board a large rocket, which you will have to fight your way through Metal Sonic and various other obstacles to get to 'Eggman Nega's' capsule.
★ 'Venoom' - Spider-like creatures that appear in Forest Falls. Official concept art of the game confirms the name. [11] [12] [13]
★ 'Vultur' - Vulture-like bird robots that attack you throughout Colosseum Highway. [14][15] [16]
★ 'MonoClown' - Jester robot that rolls on one large wheel and punches players in Sky Park.
★ 'Yetee' - Giant mechanized ice bots that can be seen hunched over in Crystal Mountain. In-game loading screens confirms name. [17]
★ 'Metal Hound' - Dog robots that attack you throughout Death Yard. [18] [19] [20]
★ 'Drill Worm' - Worm robots that can use their mouths to drill holes in the ground. Found in Meteor Base. Official concept art of the game confirms the name. [21] [22][23]
★ 'Egg Pawn' - Another one of Eggman's robots, first seen in Sonic Heroes, often appears throughout the various stages.
★ 'Flapper' - The cannon shooting robot as seen in Sonic Heroes is seen throughout the stages once again, now equipped with homing missiles. [24][25]
Collecting all of a character's cards will unlock outfits related to that character. For example, collecting all of Amy's cards unlocks a pink track suit that can be equipped into one of the rivals (although this appears to be missing in the final version of the game for some reason). [26] Examples of some unlockable costumes are listed below:
Each character has a total of 3 unlockable costumes:
★ 'Sonic': Leather, Ice, Black Tie
★ 'Knuckles': Leather, Armor, Eggman
★ 'Shadow': Leather, Flame, 80's
★ 'Silver': Leather, Lightning, Christmas
★ 'Metal Sonic': Leather, Circuits, Jester
Some details about this game include:
★ There are 7 types of power-ups, fire, ice, mine, illusion, wind, ring magnet, and star. [2]The effects of each one are different for each character, though generally have similar outcomes. For example : the Fire power-up gives the character a fire attack, the Ice power-up gives the character an ice attack, and the Star power-up gives the character a special attack specific to that character.
★ The game features a revamped power-up system, including both offensive and defensive abilities.
★ Single player consists of a Story Mode, in which each of the four playable characters have separate story lines, and must race each other to the finish line in each stage in order to thwart Doctor Eggman's various schemes.
★ Multiplayer mode is played Adhoc, and players can customize their racers using collectible cards won in Single player, trade cards with friends, and wager cards on races.
★ Boss battles at the end of levels require you to not only defeat the boss, but also prevent your opponents from defeating it before you. [27]
★ Badniks are featured as enemies, though some are similar to those of ''Sonic Heroes''.
Sonic Rivals consists of many different modes: Single Player Mode consists of Story Mode, Challenge Mode, and, Cup Circuit. Wireless Play Mode will have you participating in Multiplayer games and races whereby players can wager cards or just race for fun. [28] [29]. The game's loading screens will give you tips on using each character to your advantage when racing. Although it was assumed that a Boss Attack mode will be featured in the game, these challenges have been implemented into Challenge Mode. [30]
Performing objectives throughout the game will give you collectible cards. Such tasks include getting a certain number of rings, hitting your rival a certain number of times and getting to the goal within a certain amount of time.
The game contains six zones, [31] each with three respective acts, the third being a boss battle. The same source states on the Game Info page that there are 17 stages per character, with each stage featuring two acts and a boss, with the exception of Sky Park which does not feature a boss stage. The stage names are as follows:
A strange forest with terrain somewhat resembling Green Hill on South Island.
A desert ruin.
A carnival level.
An icy level.
A level filled with machinery, fans and other varia.
An Eggman base hidden within an asteroid field.
In this final level of the story modes, the player will be assisted through both levels by two characters. Sonic is assisted by Knuckles and Shadow; Knuckles by Sonic and Silver; Shadow by Sonic and Silver; and Silver by Knuckles and Shadow.
Sonic Rivals features an extensive collectible card system that spans a total of 150 cards, featuring cameo appearances of robots, major characters, minor characters, boxarts, and items from past ''Sonic'' games such as ''Sonic Heroes'', ''Sonic Adventure'', ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', and even dating back to the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. The cards themselves are used to unlock secret costumes for the characters among other things. [32]
IGN rated the game a 7.4 out of 10, highlighting its replay value, its graphics, as well as its entertaining stages. GameSpot, which rated the game a 7.9 out of 10, said there was a good sense of speed and colorful graphics.
On average, this game has received a 66.2% through 28 reviews, according to Game Rankings' official score. [33]
Coming in the holiday of 2007, ''Sonic Rivals 2'' will be released for PSP, featuring Tails, Espio and Rouge[3], 150 more collectable cards, and new play modes.
1. http://sonicrivals.sega-europe.com/en/index.html
2. http://www.gamespot.com/psp/driving/sonicrivals/news.html?sid=6160578&tag=gumballs;img;1
3. EBgames.com - Buy Sonic Rivals 2 - PSP
★ Official Site
★ GameSpot interview with Takashi Iizuka
It features 2.5D gameplay, as players scramble to reach the end of a level before the other players do (whether they are computer-controlled or live opponents). It otherwise plays very much like the older titles in the series.
Sonic Rivals starts as a competition between Sonic and Knuckles, but expands as further rivals get added to the mix.
Characters
Playable Characters
★ 'Sonic the Hedgehog': Sonic's special ability is Sonic Boom, which greatly increases his speed temporarily, similar to Speed Break from Sonic and the Secret Rings. Also, Sonic is able to fly fo a brief moment upon activating this ability. [1]
★ 'Knuckles the Echidna': Knuckles' special ability is Hammer Punch, which he can use to stun rivals anywhere they are. [2]
★ 'Shadow the Hedgehog': Shadow's special ability is Chaos Control, which he can use to slow down his opponents. [3]
★ 'Silver the Hedgehog': Silver's special abilities involve using his ESP to confuse surrounding opponents. In the game, Silver's ability allows him to mix the controls of the enemy. [4]
★ 'Metal Sonic': Metal Sonic's special ability is the ability to copy the attacks of others.
Supporting Characters
'Miles "Tails" Prower': Upon journeying to Onyx Island with Sonic, Tails is turned into a card by Dr. Eggman's camera as proof to Sonic that he indeed has the power to do so. It is now up to Sonic to save both him, and Amy, who has also been turned into a card.In Sonic Rivals 2 he will be playable.
'Amy Rose': The first to be turned into a card by Dr. Eggman's camera, Sonic and Tails journey to Onyx Island to discover this shocking truth. After Tails himself gets turned into a card, Sonic sets out to save them both.
'Rouge the Bat': After discovering the truth about "Dr. Eggman", Rouge goes missing but it is later revealed that she was turned into a card. Shadow sets out to save Rouge whilst trying to figure out what she had discovered.
'Dr. Eggman': Eggman, in fact, is not the troublemaker in this story. He is actually the victim. Eggman Nega turns Eggman into a card before the main storyline actually occurs.
'Eggman Nega': As it turns out, Eggman Nega is the main antagonist of the game, who hails from the future. Masquerading as Dr. Eggman in the past, he uses a special camera to turn everyone into cards on Onyx Island, an island he brought along with him from the future. His master plan is to change his destiny by turning the whole planet into a card that he can control.
English Cast
Bosses
★ 'Egg Turtle' - The boss of 'Forest Falls'. Seen in screenshots of the boss battle, featuring both Sonic and Shadow. It attacks with its head and tail.[5][6]
★ 'Egg Falcon' - The boss of 'Colosseum Highway'. Set in a circular arena, this boss flies overhead and drops fire and ice bombs. It bears a heavy resemblance to the "Egg Hawk" boss from ''Sonic Heroes''. [1] [7][8]
★ 'Egg Lynx' - The boss of 'Crystal Mountain'. This boss fires crystal missiles at the players. [9]
★ 'Egg Kong' - The boss of 'Death Yard'. It appears to be based off of a gorilla's head, and fights by firing missiles then releasing it's Brain Capsule. Metal Sonic helps attack your character in this confrontation. [10]
★ 'Egg Destroyer' - The boss of 'Meteor Base'. The final battle of the game takes place on board a large rocket, which you will have to fight your way through Metal Sonic and various other obstacles to get to 'Eggman Nega's' capsule.
Enemies
★ 'Venoom' - Spider-like creatures that appear in Forest Falls. Official concept art of the game confirms the name. [11] [12] [13]
★ 'Vultur' - Vulture-like bird robots that attack you throughout Colosseum Highway. [14][15] [16]
★ 'MonoClown' - Jester robot that rolls on one large wheel and punches players in Sky Park.
★ 'Yetee' - Giant mechanized ice bots that can be seen hunched over in Crystal Mountain. In-game loading screens confirms name. [17]
★ 'Metal Hound' - Dog robots that attack you throughout Death Yard. [18] [19] [20]
★ 'Drill Worm' - Worm robots that can use their mouths to drill holes in the ground. Found in Meteor Base. Official concept art of the game confirms the name. [21] [22][23]
★ 'Egg Pawn' - Another one of Eggman's robots, first seen in Sonic Heroes, often appears throughout the various stages.
★ 'Flapper' - The cannon shooting robot as seen in Sonic Heroes is seen throughout the stages once again, now equipped with homing missiles. [24][25]
Unlockable Costumes
Collecting all of a character's cards will unlock outfits related to that character. For example, collecting all of Amy's cards unlocks a pink track suit that can be equipped into one of the rivals (although this appears to be missing in the final version of the game for some reason). [26] Examples of some unlockable costumes are listed below:
Each character has a total of 3 unlockable costumes:
★ 'Sonic': Leather, Ice, Black Tie
★ 'Knuckles': Leather, Armor, Eggman
★ 'Shadow': Leather, Flame, 80's
★ 'Silver': Leather, Lightning, Christmas
★ 'Metal Sonic': Leather, Circuits, Jester
Features
Sonic Rivals
Some details about this game include:
★ There are 7 types of power-ups, fire, ice, mine, illusion, wind, ring magnet, and star. [2]The effects of each one are different for each character, though generally have similar outcomes. For example : the Fire power-up gives the character a fire attack, the Ice power-up gives the character an ice attack, and the Star power-up gives the character a special attack specific to that character.
★ The game features a revamped power-up system, including both offensive and defensive abilities.
★ Single player consists of a Story Mode, in which each of the four playable characters have separate story lines, and must race each other to the finish line in each stage in order to thwart Doctor Eggman's various schemes.
★ Multiplayer mode is played Adhoc, and players can customize their racers using collectible cards won in Single player, trade cards with friends, and wager cards on races.
★ Boss battles at the end of levels require you to not only defeat the boss, but also prevent your opponents from defeating it before you. [27]
★ Badniks are featured as enemies, though some are similar to those of ''Sonic Heroes''.
Gameplay
Sonic Rivals consists of many different modes: Single Player Mode consists of Story Mode, Challenge Mode, and, Cup Circuit. Wireless Play Mode will have you participating in Multiplayer games and races whereby players can wager cards or just race for fun. [28] [29]. The game's loading screens will give you tips on using each character to your advantage when racing. Although it was assumed that a Boss Attack mode will be featured in the game, these challenges have been implemented into Challenge Mode. [30]
Performing objectives throughout the game will give you collectible cards. Such tasks include getting a certain number of rings, hitting your rival a certain number of times and getting to the goal within a certain amount of time.
Courses
The game contains six zones, [31] each with three respective acts, the third being a boss battle. The same source states on the Game Info page that there are 17 stages per character, with each stage featuring two acts and a boss, with the exception of Sky Park which does not feature a boss stage. The stage names are as follows:
Forest Falls
A strange forest with terrain somewhat resembling Green Hill on South Island.
Colosseum Highway
A desert ruin.
Sky Park
A carnival level.
Crystal Mountain
An icy level.
Death Yard
A level filled with machinery, fans and other varia.
Meteor Base
An Eggman base hidden within an asteroid field.
In this final level of the story modes, the player will be assisted through both levels by two characters. Sonic is assisted by Knuckles and Shadow; Knuckles by Sonic and Silver; Shadow by Sonic and Silver; and Silver by Knuckles and Shadow.
Cards
Sonic Rivals features an extensive collectible card system that spans a total of 150 cards, featuring cameo appearances of robots, major characters, minor characters, boxarts, and items from past ''Sonic'' games such as ''Sonic Heroes'', ''Sonic Adventure'', ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', and even dating back to the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. The cards themselves are used to unlock secret costumes for the characters among other things. [32]
Reception
IGN rated the game a 7.4 out of 10, highlighting its replay value, its graphics, as well as its entertaining stages. GameSpot, which rated the game a 7.9 out of 10, said there was a good sense of speed and colorful graphics.
On average, this game has received a 66.2% through 28 reviews, according to Game Rankings' official score. [33]
Sequel
Coming in the holiday of 2007, ''Sonic Rivals 2'' will be released for PSP, featuring Tails, Espio and Rouge[3], 150 more collectable cards, and new play modes.
References
1. http://sonicrivals.sega-europe.com/en/index.html
2. http://www.gamespot.com/psp/driving/sonicrivals/news.html?sid=6160578&tag=gumballs;img;1
3. EBgames.com - Buy Sonic Rivals 2 - PSP
External links
★ Official Site
★ GameSpot interview with Takashi Iizuka
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