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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Closed Network Test First Impressions

Ben of Netto's Game Room tries out Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and shares his initial thoughts on the game.

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Deathdeliverer70d ago

I had a blast on this. Winning is not the easiest thing to do as people tend to go HAM on the final lap. The Mario Kart like sliding is cool but doesn’t feel like it boosts you enough. Cool items from the race crates and very clean graphics on PlayStation pro. Don’t know if there’s any differences but it looked and ran great to me. I loved the soundtrack and this game is FAST at times. Sega did a great job with the netcode too as I saw zero teleporting or anything that resembled a network issue. There were some bots in some of the matches, but they blended in with the real people. Overall I’d definitely get this if they time the release right. It’s got a lot of Mario Kart in it, but it’s got some originality in it as well.

NettosGameRoom70d ago

Perfectly said!! It's crazy how great it played for a first test. Meanwhile Fatal Fury CotW was going on as well, and sadly every single match I jumped into was a slideshow. Such a big difference between tests

Deathdeliverer70d ago

I had some good matches in CotW and I played that in my PC and on my PS5. I got matches FAR faster on my PS, matches with 3 bars ran the best, but overall I had a lot more good matches than bad.

darthv7270d ago

I kept checking for the email as I so wanted to play this. But alas.... it sounds like a blast from what you described.

Deathdeliverer70d ago

If you’re on PS5 I can send you a grainy video of a first place win lol

Profchaos70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

Seems really positive this is one I'll probably get on switch as that's just easier for multiplayer with the family over the ps5 I just wish I knew if it was going to be eligibility for a update to switch 2

darthv7270d ago

Switch 2 seems like an obvious. And it may even be improved in the process. Sonic team is fun on switch, but only 30fps and this looks to be more flashy than that so it too could be 30 on switch. But on switch 2.... 60fps sounds plausible.

Good-Smurf70d ago

Chaotic Fun so far, connection is quite stable, all of the matches and not one that I got kicked due to loss of connection.
I was doing the survey they sent earlier in the morning but when I click Next it keeps reloading the survey so I can't finish it.

gold_drake70d ago

i was surprised how well it worked, ill definitely gonna pick it up, i loved every second of it

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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds to Feature One of the Largest Roster in the Sonic Racing Series

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds has been announced, with its initial launch roster also revealed! Here's your look at the first 23 characters.

DivineHand12579d ago

The previous game Sonic All Star Racing Transformed had real-life people on their roster. I hope they don't go by that route. They should stick to recently active IPs that we can relate to. I will be buying this game regardless, as I am a fan of their racing games. I have over 100 hours in Team Sonic racing, and I believe it is one of the most underrated racing games available.

ZycoFox79d ago

Is there going to be some kind of campaign or mission mode? Can't believe so many racers don't bother having them these days.. there is/was an opportunity to outclass Mario Kart here.

-Foxtrot78d ago

I want to see comic characters from Fleetway and Archie

Scourge the Hedgehog, Evil Super Sonic, Ebony, Sally, Doctor Ovi Kintobor, Doctor Zachary, Shortfuse the Cybernik, Porker Lewis, Johnny Lightfoot, Tekno the Canary, Grimer

These are the games they should be using to get some of them into the spotlight, enough to introduce them so they can be used in future games.

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Announce Trailer

Race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Warp through Travel Rings into new dimensions where something new awaits around every twist and turn. Speed to victory solo or as a team in a variety of offline and online modes and compete against players from around the world. Build the ultimate machine to match your racing style, unlock special skills to gain the upper hand, and unleash power-up items for the win!