Well, good for you, F-14. Now, back to games!

Yesterday I bought the newest Sonic game, Sonic Riders! And I just have to say this... WOW! WHAT A GAME!!

I have only played it for a few hours and can't get enough of this amazing racing game. :^.^: (In fact, I'm tempted to kick my little brother out of his room just to play it

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Choosing to go with Air Boards (Think of them as skateboards without wheels.) for a racing game was a good move IMO.
The story goes that some new rivals in town have Air Boards that can go faster than Sonic. As a result, Eggman has set up a no-holds bar racing competition. To enter, each participant needs one Chaos Emerald. There's only two rules for this race. One, you use Air Boards to race and two, first participant to cross the finish line wins. Everything else goes.

Now, the Air Boards are your velchile in this game of racing. The thing is though, the Air Boards have a limited fuel as it were. So, how do you get more fuel to continue racing. The number one way is performing tricks.
I must admit, performing all those tricks is rather cool. The bigger the trick, the more fuel you get, and the more speed you get as well.

Performing tricks isn't too difficult. All you need is a little air, and fast fingers. (A Button + Control Stick.)
There is a method called riding the Turbulance. You can actually ride the exaust of the Air Boards of those in front of you, but only if they're going fast enough. By riding the Turbulance, you go so much faster, and it ends up being a great oppurtunity to pull off some tricks. Even one's you're not attempting to do. :^.^:
Now, what do I exactly mean by no-holds bar? Well, each charcter has their own weapon with them.
Sonic uses his classic spinning attack.
Tails has a Spiked Ball and Chain that he swings around.
Knuckles uses his fists.
Amy (Yep, she's in it too.) has her trusty Piko Piko Hammer.
The other three I'm not sure of, but I know these four.

There's only one catch...

You need 30 rings to use them. And of course, just like any Sonic game, getting hit makes you lose rings.
However, don't worry if you don't have 30 rings, you can still hurt them, you just won't use the special weapon the charcter holds.
All of it just sounds so much fun, and I have to agree.

Sega has outdone themselves with this game.
