Product Description

It`s a one-on-one race between Sonic and his top rivals, where the gloves are off and it`s winner takes all!
What starts as a friendly competition between Sonic and Knuckles quickly gets intense as other rivals jump into the action! Utilize boost moves and power-ups as Sonic`s rivals try to trip, shove, and vault over Sonic while hurtling towards the finish line at breakneck speed! Negotiate wildly twisting 3D tracks, avoid hazardous traps and hazards, and watch out for the insidious Dr. Eggman and his myriad of contraptions! Whether playing alone or against a friend, it`s always a two-player experience based on tightly designed gameplay mechanics to support high-spirited competition and ultra-tight races!

• Unique Head-to-head" experience
• Single Player Mode: Competing one-on-one with each of your rivals will feel just as competitive as if playing against an actual player!
• Multiplayer Mode: Go head-to-head with your buddy and trip, shove, even vault over each other as you hurtle towards the finish line at breakneck speed
• Sonic style 2D gameplay in true 3D environments, custom-built for the PSP
• Race in Sonic`s traditional 2D gameplay, but throughout obstacle-filled 3D tracks, enhancing the thrills of the race
• Built from the ground-up to maximize the technical potential of the PSP.
• 4 characters, 4 different storylines: select Sonic or one of his rivals and play through each of their story through fast and winding stages
• Extensive rewards system based on trading card-collecting to enhance your character`s various skills as well as character customization
• WiFi connectivity allowing you to wager trading cards for various multiplayer challenges

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3839 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• Released on: 2006-12-01
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Sony PSP
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Manufacturer's Description:
Sonic Rivals is intense gaming action where a friendly competition turns serious. What starts as a friendly competition between Sonic and Knuckles quickly intensifies as Shadow and other rivals jump into the action. Sonic Rivals allows gamers to utilize boost moves and power-ups to trip, shove, and vault over each other while hurtling towards the finish line at breakneck speeds. Players will negotiate wildly twisting 3D tracks while avoiding the insidious Dr. Eggman and his myriad of hazardous traps and contraptions. Gamers can play as one of four different characters from the Sonic Universe, each with separate fast and winding storylines. 4 characters, 4 different storylines - Select Sonic or one of his rivals and play through each of their story through fast and winding stages Extensive reward system based on card-collecting - Enhance your character's various skills through character customization WiFi connectivity - Wager trading cards for various multiplayer challenges

Customer Reviews

Sonic for the PSP - Well worth the wait
You thought sonic on other platforms was good? This is even better! Imagine the retro 2D style of the older sonic games, combined with 3D graphics - and that is what this is. Lots of different combinations of settings, goals and story modes make this game have a long shelf life - and you have to keep going back to beat your score. Would definitely recommend this to PSP owners - and also to possible owners!

perfect for 2 players
when you get to a certain point in the one player mode and unlock the 5th player, there isn't much of a challenge left in continuing one player mode e.g. unlocking parts of the characters outfits...., but - brilliant fun when you play by wireless (each player needs their own disc for the wireless game) - but great fun rivalliing each other!!

First game....
This game was supplied with my PSP when I bought it yesterday so I haven't had much time to play it fully yet.
So far the game is excellent. Amazing graphics, good sound and the controls are easy to manage.

You get to chose from four characters with the possibility to unlock a hidden one.

Two things however, make sure you have plenty of time to play it as it won't be easy, even on the easy setting (my frustration made my downgrade it to only 4 stars), and a memory card is a MUST!!!!