[Sammy Starlight]

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Sonic Free Riders has been announced by Sega, after the Microsoft E3 Press conference. This game is a sequel to Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. This game is coming to Xbox 360. However you need the Kinect (formerly named 'Project Natal') in order to play this title. Sega didn't announce this is an 'exclusive' title to the XBox so it is still possible it can come on the PS3 and Wii. But right now it's only mentioned for Xbox.

Thoughts?

My personal thought is, since I'm not a fan of Riders I can easily look away from this title. Also you need a $150 Kinect to play this title.

[Speed™]

Oh, and I've been meaning to say that the game will not have support for the controller. So you need to have the Kinect in order to play this.

[Emerald Emblem]

Hence most members who have posted won't be buying.

[JAZZilicous Caramel]

Come on, are they serious? Personally I have played Sonic Riders and it was okay, but now they are making a third one? It's gonna be bad I just know it and thank God almighty I don't have a 360.

[.:Isabella:.]

I think it looks pretty fun. I may or may not get it, depends if my brothers let me play it. <.<
From what they told me, they're getting the new Xbox360 that comes with Kinect. =o

[Sammy Starlight]

That is not been announced yet (Xbox with Kinect) but if it does then expect it to be the same price that the original PS3 launched with.

[Meeh]

If this are announced for the PS3 there are a lot of trophies to win (suppose a retail game with platinum)

[RabidTabba]

It seems like a rather nice workout to me. I'm saving up for the Kinect because one of my friends tested it ad said it was an awesome thing to buy (the Kinect not the game)

[Alaska]

Is this game going to be a port of the original, or a brand new game? =/

[Speed™]

It's a brand new game. Besides, I don't see why they would port the original since you can still play it on the 360.

[Emerald Emblem]

I wouldn't be able to use kinect anyway, so since it's only Kinect compatible, I'll be passing.

[CrazyScorpion]

How wouldnt you be able to use it?
Or do ya just not wanna buy it?

[Sammy Starlight]

He's saying he won't buy it because this game is only for Kinect users and he's not interested buying a kinect. No hardcore games will ever come to Kinect as hardcore games needs buttons.

[CrazyScorpion]

Oh right
Well I need some easy, family and friend fun games so I'd enjoy this.
Would be good for when friends are over. x3

I buy all my hardcore games for PS3 anyhow.

[Emerald Emblem]

I have a small room which I share, I can only play games sitting on my bunk bed, we stacked the chests of draws on top of each other to save a little space for my computer desk to fit, the TV is on top of those chests of draws, hence Kinect isn't practical.

[CrazyScorpion]

Oh I see, too bad... D=
I have my 360 in the living room.
Tho I can have it in my room I just play it more when its in the living room. Maybe you can have yours in the living room.

[Emerald Emblem]

I wouldn't play my 360 on a non HD tv.

[CrazyScorpion]

Aww, no HD TV in the living room?
The one thing I hate about the 360 is that the text is so small on most games. Especially when ya have the TV up on the wall and you are playing from the couch.

My house has 3 HD TVs. 1 in my room, 1 in my brother's room and 1 in the living room. We just love High Def. =3

[Emerald Emblem]

My house has 3 HDTV's too, 1 in my room (Biggest one at 22 inches) 1 in the dining room (21 inches) and one in my parents room (Smallest at 17 inches I reckon)

[Sammy Starlight]

Every room in my house except for the bathrooms and my small brother's room has a HD TV. The living room has a Sony Bravia 3D TV that we got 2 weeks ago. We are just waiting for Sony to update their PS3 firmware to support Bluray 3D.

Too bad I'll hardly play 3D games on that TV though. My dad sorta banned me from doing so.

On topic: Late but the official website is up (Japanese) http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicFreeRiders/

[Speed™]

It's been up. In fact, I put a link in post #16 of this very topic. Odd thing is, nothing's changed since then. No trailers, no music, just pictures.