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![]() Each level appears as a series of islands that float above the previous one fall and you’ll end up on the level below. These levels can be randomly generated or fixed, depending on the players’ preference. Their goal is to find all 10 parts needed to repair it by scouring 25 bizarre levels. In the first ToeJam & Earl, the two alien protagonists have crash landed on Earth, damaging their spaceship in the process. Thankfully he worked out a deal with SEGA, who have just released this collection of the two Genesis games. ![]() The cause may stem from SEGA not actually owning the characters, which belong to one of the series’ two creators, Greg Johnson. Sadly, the series remains largely forgotten by everyone else, despite ToeJam & Earl III appearing exclusively on the original Xbox. The ToeJam & Earl series is fondly remembered by people who played the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Still, at a retail price of $39.99, it remains a must-buy for anyone who cares for racing or SEGA in general. If not for the sometimes annoying level of single-player challenge, Transformed would simply be the best kart racer ever. And every racing fan should appreciate the variety that land, air, and sea racing brings to the kart racing formula. The huge selection of characters and tracks will wow anyone who’s ever played a SEGA game, and educate the folks who haven’t. The online multiplayer will put your Xbox Live Gold subscription to good use too.Īll told, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is easily one of the best kart racers of all time. We had a blast with four-player split-screen, which sacrifices a bit of visual detail but none of the excitement. While the single player portion of Transformed provides plenty of hours of fun (plus frustration if you go for the Expert Achievements), the multiplayer should also give the game ample replay value. You won’t earn as many stars for it (necessary to unlock characters and events), but at least you can keep on racing. Did developer Sumo Digital forget that a huge part of Sonic’s fan base are kids? Still, if an event proves too challenging (as a couple of them have for me), you can always drop the difficulty down to Easy for that event. Make more than a single mistake and you’re almost guaranteed to lose a race. That’s pretty much my only complaint the difficulty skews towards experienced players instead of normal ones. Nowhere in the game does it teach you to drift, as this sequel seems to assume we’ve all played the first game. Early on, a Drift Challenge threatened to halt my progress. On top of traditional races, you’ll encounter battle races in which you have to knock out other opponents, and various themed challenges. Players will select events from a map, unlocking new events and pathways and they progress. Transformed has three single player modes, World Tour being the meatiest. Naturally, each level plays music from its respective game – one of the Sonic tracks even plays a new instrumental mix of ‘Sonic – You Can Do Anything,’ the Japanese title track from Sonic CD. Let’s hope the rumors of an XBLA rerelease of that awesome RPG prove true. The Skies of Arkadia stage also looks quite stunning with its gigantic airships and caverns to race through. Remember how Crimson Dragon: Side Story is basically an unofficial sequel to Panzer Dragoon? Well, Transformed has a lovely Panzer Dragoon stage, complete with distinctive dragon flying around. No less impressive than the characters are the many tracks based around all those games. Each character has his or her own unique vehicle, All-Star transformation (a powered up form), and voice samples, too. ![]() By playing the World Tour Mode, you can unlock racers from Golden Axe, Shinobi, NiGHTS, Skies of Arkadia, and many other titles. 10 are unlocked from the beginning, including several from the Sonic and Super Monkey Ball series, Crazy Taxi, Space Channel 5, Jet Set Radio, and even Disney’s Wreck It Ralph film. Still, the variety of racing styles across a single track consistently thrills.īeyond the fresh gameplay, much of this sequel’s appeal stems from its copious fan service. I found the aerial steering wonky at times, almost as if my plane was fighting wind resistance. The water racing should remind players of Hydro Thunder GO, while the aerial racing really mixes things up with the added plane of movement. Many courses feature all three styles, in fact! Driving through the large transformation circles causes your vehicle to shift forms without slowing the game’s pace. Yes, this one single game combines kart, boat, and airplane racing. Besides its larger scope, the main innovation Transformed offers is the ability to race across land, sea, and air.
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