The player alternatively has the ability to ride bikes, controlled by steering motions. Actions include bending their body to steer, performing kicking motions to increase speed, and jumping to perform tricks which earn more boost.

The game is controlled by using the player's body to navigate their chosen character through the course. Sonic Free Riders is a hoverboard racing game featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It is also the first game in the series to be released following a major recasting of the series' voice actors in 2010, except Mike Pollock.įree Riders received generally unfavorable reviews from critics though praise was given for the game's graphics, music, multiplayer, story, and amount of content, heavy criticism was given for the game's motion controls, which many found unresponsive and inaccurate.Īn example of gameplay in Sonic Free Riders The game's story centers on the series' main antagonist Doctor Eggman announcing a second World Grand Prix, secretly planning to gather data from the riders to program into his robots. It is a direct sequel to Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. Sonic Free Riders is the seventh racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and the third entry in the Sonic Riders trilogy. The game requires the use of Microsoft's Kinect peripheral and was a Kinect launch title in November 2010. Sonic Free Riders is a motion controlled racing video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega exclusively for the Xbox 360.

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