Between Mario Kart and F-Zero? What's hot! and how!

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (SSASR) is the newest Fun-Racer for Wii. The aim of the developers was to kreirren a successful game after image of Mario Kart, but none if what was bad, because the result is truly remarkable!

First of all, the essential:

SSASR plays much like Mario Kart, but is a clear that the handling is different and the rate is much higher! Sometimes it reminds but already at F-Zero, as lightning-fast reactions are required to drive properly. Still, it's a very arcade-heavy Funracer who makes a lot of fun.

The game trumps with 21 different characters, all of which are unique and have their own vehicle. There are cars, 2 wheels and aircraft. Since each character has his own vehicle, which is not replaceable, the sympathy of the player is drawn to the individual drivers aware. Each Charkter runs his quasi differently, so the players in advance of variety is offered. Extremely positive is the good balancing of the characters. For example, take the fast driver much longer to charge the Turbo.

Furthermore, the game contains 24 different tracks, which spring from the Sega worlds. The distances are optically to look very pretty and know by details, innovation and playability to please. As the game runs very fast, it falls a while difficult to observe every little detail on the edge, however, it acts in the full flow of the game nicely. The image does not have the bar, it was clear from the beginning pure, but if you just durchbrettert at full speed, you can only enjoy the real beauty of the game. The road looks very sharp and you take the developers each route immediately.

The gameplay is easy to explain. With A you give gas. If you hold still and B remain top can drift. You let go during the drifting A, then the radius of curvature smaller to sharp turns. During the drifts can charge a Turbo. There are 3 stages. The longer you drift, the higher the level and the stronger the turbo!
With Z Items are fired. There are the usual suspects as well as All-Star Moves which a helefen again to go forward. Each character has their own move, in which even comes the special music of a character, which naturally speaks again for individualization. The items are very well thought out, because the winner of a race is meisst determined by skill and not luck (as with Mario Kart)! In online mode, there is no way, the All-Star Moves.
Additionally, there is a commentator, but that can also exhibit. But I for one have on him, because somehow it has something ^^.

There is something to report on the scope. During the Grand Prix can be completed on 3 difficulty levels in single player, this fall, as with Mario Kart, in multiplayer, unfortunately, gone. But the game puts more emphasis on the EH singleplayer. In addition to the Grand Prix, there is the mission mode, which convince through good ideas and a lot of scope know! Incidentally, it is not that easy to complete all missions with the best rating (AAA ranking). If that is not enough nich which can kancken also 50 challenges, which is identical to the Achievments of the 360 ​​version. In addition, there is the Zeifahren to give here can go as long as you want and only the fastest lap is counted. Besides its own best spirit moves to improve a developer spirit, what inspires one.

Who drives much deserve heaps "Sega Miles" with which you unlock the Charktere and routes in the shop. Even pieces of music from the individual series can be bought. the music you can then listen to the tracks. Especially great if you know the old classics. In my opinion, the music is a real treat for the ears.

In multiplayer you can drive four split screen, which works flawlessly. A battle mode is, this is more likely to see as a nice bonus because he, due to the meager scope, can not motivate long.

Online you can see also 30 time trial and the top on each route. Ghosts can not send nor invite. If you want to be in the rankings, to the time trial is essential for online Part choose, because otherwise the times are not uploaded!
You can play with friends or with anyone.

Important to know is that there is one, who heads the space and thus determines routes and rules. It can use the remaining available places are filled with CPUs come to human opponents. That's very nice solved. Also still important is the fact that every driver must be unique / can. So only a human player Sonic may be. Exception is the Mii.
Points like in Mario Kart, there are not any more than a split-screen online mode.

CONCLUSION

A very successful alternative to Mario Kart, which puts more emphasis on the pleasure in single player. In multiplayer Mario Kart but remains clearly the # 1.
When you love you should Funracer times take the title more closely, even if you Mario Kart already should have. The game is really a lot of fun and well worth it sometimes think outside the box!

From me a strong buy recommendation.