Sonic R
Originally released for the Sega Saturn, Sonic R is a racing game featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This version has graphics updated from the Saturn release, including more detailed 3D…
Sonic R is an adventure developed by Sonic Team, released 11 November 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Sonic R is
Sonic R is an adventure game developed by Sonic Team and released in 1998. It was published by Sega. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sonic and Tails are about to take a holiday when Tails notices an advertisement for a "World Grand Prix". While not initially interested, Sonic notices that the series antagonist Dr. Robotnik is also participating in the race, which persuades him to change his mind and participate. It is revealed that Dr. Robotnik has recently learned of the whereabouts of the rare and powerful Chaos Emeralds, with which he aspires to enslave the world, and the World Grand Prix is actually a trap used to distract Sonic. Sonic and Tails, as well as Knuckles and Amy (who overheard of the race and plan and decided to participate) must balance both winning races and obtaining the Chaos Emeralds to keep them out…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic R is the 62nd of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Chao Adventure in 1998.
What it launched against
Sonic R launched on 11 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Thief: The Dark Project.
Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Thief: The Dark Project.
Official trailer
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