Friday, 25 September 2015

(25/30) Sonic Drift 2

This is from the Game Gear, which was the only system that had it. The first Sonic Drift is not included on the handheld.

An enjoyable arcade kart racer featuring 3 cups with 6 tracks each. You can choose to play as either Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Eggman, Fang or Metal Sonic; each having their own strengths, weaknesses and special abilities; which are used by pressing UP to spend rings you collect during the race.

Basic driving is done by holding the B button to accelerate while tapping A to brake around severe bends. There are also items to collect that give you a speed boost, jump or weapon to use by pressing UP.

The tracks each have their own little features which add a nice bit of variety to the racing and turning. Some tracks have 3 laps whereas others are much longer and have set start and finish points instead of having laps.

In addition to the mode where you race against rivals, there's a free run mode where you drive on your own around any track of your choosing, where you can practise getting the best times. If you want to quit in the middle of a free run press pause and then press A & B together.

Objects are a bit iffy to see on the small screen, especially when they're even smaller in the distance ahead on the track. On the big screen it's a lot more pleasant to play.

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