CrossWorlds could be a callback to this Sega Racer 2012

SUMMARY

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds may take inspiration from Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, featuring transforming cars.
  • The game will allow players to race across land, sea, air, space and time, possibly mimicking the gameplay mechanics of its predecessor.
  • The speculation suggests the inclusion of Extreme Gear aircraft from Sonic Riders and the possibility of other Sega players crossing over.



Based on recent information provided by Sega, 2025's Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds may be the inspiration for 2012 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Modified. Hot on the heels of the exciting year 2024, Sega is speeding into the new year with a brand new racing game: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The upcoming game is kart racing, similar to Mario Kartalthough not much about the game was shown apart from the reveal trailer.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was first announced during The Game Awards 2024, with Sega giving fans a brief look at what to expect with a cinematic teaser trailer featuring Shadow the Hedgehog. In this trailer, Shadow starts his car, causes it to start burning rubber and takes him into a rainbow-colored portal created by the Warp Ring. While the trailer didn't feature gameplay, it was enough to get some fans speculating about its location, with additional information provided by Sega adding fuel to the fire.


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Based on Sonic Stadium's Twitter post, Google metadata for the game's website, as well as Sega Asia's YouTube video description (English) of the reveal trailer. Sonic Racing: CrossWorldscontains a brief summary of its principles. It first talks about how players will travel “down between dimensions”, which ties into the portal that fans saw in the trailer. However, it is also said that players will be able to race across “land, sea, air, space and time” in the game. The race on different terrains is reminiscent of 2012 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Modified kart racer mascot for some fans.


Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds may have similarities to Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed


Sonic & All-Stars Racing Modified is a Sonic a racing game that features transforming vehicles, with players able to switch between cars, boats and planes during certain points in the race. These changes often allow the player to access certain routes or traverse difficult terrain. Some races can terraform in the middle of the race, allowing players to switch between different play modes during a round. Thus, some think that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds May use these mechanics in playing it.


While the Shadow car is the main focus of the cinematic trailer, some fans suspect that the Extreme Gear plane is from there. Sonic Riders It could also be a type of car, based on how it would look hanging on the wall. The plane being able to cross different terrains as described by Sega seems to add credence to this theory as well. Some fans also predict the CrossWorlds Part of the title could lead to more Sega players like NiGHTs or Ulala crossing over to the game as well.

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