TheBigDave

Anyone else try this demo? I'm not a fan of the Sonic games. But this kart racer was pretty fun. I don't know if it's worth buying at full retail. But I'll definitely grab it when it hits the $20 range.

The Halloween track looks fun:

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SmackDaddy

Did I spy Ryo Hazuki on a motorcycle???? Might pick this up at the right price.

Drexl

Is there any word on special characters for the PS3 version? (X360 gets Banjo and your avatar.) I remember that leaked memo mentioned it.

I think Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet would be ideal for this.

thelwig14

So far the few reviews released have all been very positive.

If anyone picks this up, could you please post some impressions.

stingermck

Was I the only one that absolutely sucked at the demo? Me and friend played and we were really struggling to not be in last place.

Groucho

I might have to pick this up for the Wii. My kids love Mario Kart.

As for me, I'm patiently awaiting Diddy Kong Racing to show up somewhere, even though it'll never happen.

thelwig14

No..the default difficulty was expert. So unless you had drifting down, you get rocked.

If you haven't deleted the demo, press y or something at the beginning and change the difficulty. I can't remember exactly where it was...

Gizmo

I ordered from Amazon on the 360. The control was a little slippery, but I'm sure it'll work out fine. Looks really fun.

Anyone play Sonic Unleashed? May grab that this week.

Gizmo

I managed to get in second/third place and kept thinking "this is easy?!?". Nice to know.

mhg83

Sonic Unleashed is 25 % good and 75 % crap. The good is that the action stages feel like a sonic game where the camera is set like a 2-d stage.

The crap part is having to collect dozens of hidden gems/crystals in order to unlock an action stage.

The other crap part is the werehog levels. It's a horribly repetitive wanna be brawler that has no place in a sonic game.

I would only recommend picking it up if you can find it for $10

thelwig14

Looks like hte 360 finally has a Mario Kart:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1071555p2.html

TheBigDave

This is getting some nice reviews. 1UP gives it a "B", GameSpot rates it "8.0" and TeamXBox says "8.2".

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http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3178077&p=4
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driv...ng/review.html
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360...ars-Racing/p1/

Decker

I'd get it right away if I didn't know with nearly 100% certainty that I'd be able to pick it up for $20 in just a few months. Sega games have too well established a track record.

TheBigDave

Yeah. I'd love to pick this up today. But I know it'll be half price in 2-3 months.

Gizmo

Im on XBL ready to play...

thelwig14

I am really enjoying it..feels like a clone of Mario Kart with a strong Burnout influence.

TheBigDave

Finally picked this up the other day. It's a really fun game. I'm enjoying this much more than Mario Kart.

thelwig14

Lack of online rankings killed this game for me.