Common Sense Media Review
Fast, furious, fun family-friendly kart racing at its best.
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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
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Based on 9 parent reviews
Based on 14 kid reviews
Kids say the game is a fun and exciting kart racing experience, popular among families for its variety of characters and easy controls. However, some reviews mention frustrating tracks, occasional inappropriate content, and calls it a rival to more well-known racing titles.
- family-friendly fun
- character variety
- frustrating tracks
- inappropriate content
- competition with others
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What's It About?
There's little not to love in SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING game. It is a fast, frenzied racing game on colorful and extremely varied tracks. Players can play as Sonic or one of 19 other SEGA characters such as Super Monkey Ball's AiAi, Amigo chimp, or brawlers from the Virtua Fighter series. Or, drivers can race with their custom Mii or Xbox Live avatars. In any event, they'll have a unique car, truck, or motorcycle and compete in either split screen multiplayer, online racing, or single player games. The simple objective is to reach the finish line first, even if it means knocking opponents aside using power-ups and weapons found along the way.
Is It Any Good?
This is an extremely fun game, especially played in a group. The controls are tight and really responsive. The tracks are well designed, with lots of imaginative short-cuts and colorful themes. Lastly, the characters are so varied - from the realistic to the cartoony - that there's something for everyone. This whimsical, well-designed game makes for a terrific family activity.
Online interaction: Players can go online on Xbox Live and PS3 and engage in unmoderated voice chat during games.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about their favorite characters. One of the most fun aspects to the game is trying out the different characters and seeing their vehicles and unique moves and skills. What games do the other characters appear in?
Also worth discussing is how different this game is from other kart racing titles. How does it compare to Mario Kart games?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo DS , Nintendo Wii , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Sega of America
- Release date : February 23, 2010
- Genre : Racing
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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