"Sonic Racing" redirects here. For other Sonic racing games, see List of Sonic the Hedgehog video games § Racing games.
2019 video game
Team Sonic Racing
Developer(s)
Sumo Digital
Publisher(s)
Sega
Director(s)
Shunsuke Kawarazuka
Producer(s)
Takashi Iizuka
Designer(s)
Derek Littlewood
Richard Acherki
Programmer(s)
Chris Jackson
Tim Furnish
Artist(s)
Kelvin Tuite
Cris Lonergan-White
Composer(s)
Jun Senoue
Tee Lopes
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog
Platform(s)
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox One
Release
May 21, 2019
Genre(s)
Kart racing
Mode(s)
Single-player, multiplayer
Team Sonic Racing is a 2019 kart racing game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. A spin-off of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, it was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2019. A simplified version for iOS developed by Hardlight, Sonic Racing, was released via Apple Arcade in September 2019. The game was later released on Amazon Luna in March 2021.
Controlling one of 15 characters from the series' cast, players compete in races using sports cars. Gameplay is from a third-person perspective, with players performing tricks, drifting, and collecting power-ups. Team Sonic Racing differs from traditional kart racers because of its focus on cooperative gameplay, similar to the kind featured in Splatoon (2015) and Overwatch (2016)—players are part of a team of racers and win races through efficiency rather than speed. Game modes include competing to earn points, time trials, customizing the racing rules, and a story-driven tutorial campaign.
Sumo Digital, which had previously worked on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012), developed Team Sonic Racing. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka conceived the cooperative gameplay, and Sumo Digital used the team-based Sonic Heroes (2003) as a point of reference. Unlike Sumo Digital's previous racing games, Team Sonic Racing only features Sonic characters, as the team wanted to expand the series' world and character roster. They aimed to make the game stand out compared to other racing games and developed it using a modified version of the All-Stars game engine. Musician Jun Senoue, who had not contributed to a major Sonic game since Generations (2011), composed the soundtrack.
Team Sonic Racing's existence came to light when a Sumo Digital memo leaked in January 2018, with Sega confirming it the following May. Its marketing campaign included appearances at trade shows, a one-shot comic from IDW Publishing, and a two-part animated series. The game received mixed reviews from critics; while its team-based gameplay, track designs, and music were praised, both the story mode and voice acting were criticized. Many critics also considered it inferior to its predecessors, the Sega-All Stars games.
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