Sonic Vita All Stars Racing

Sonic Vita All Stars Racing (ソニックヴィータカートレース Sonikku Vu~īta Kātorēsu) is a kart racing video game for the PlayStation Vita released in 2015, and developed by Sumo Digital. It was published by Sega, and distributed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. This game is a spin-off game in the Sonic Vita series. This game features characters from the Sonic Vita Trilogy, along with different Sega characters.
== Gameplay ==
This game is a kart racing game, similar to other kart racing games like Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing, with characters racing against each other in their respective vehicles, trying to get in 1st place at the end of the final lap. Collecting power-ups to go faster or to attack other racers can help you win these races. Just like in the Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing games, each character has an "All Star Move", which can be used to get a massive boost into first place. For example, Sonic transforms into Super Sonic, and Stravic transforms into his Toxic Poison Form. You can access this after completing the Story Mode. This game also features multiplayer, with options up four players.
Each character also has a different vehicle: car, bike, and hoverboard.
=== Capsule items ===
* Speed Shoes
* Confusing Star
* Manual Rocket
* Shield
* K.O. Glove
* Pocket Rainbow
* Bowling Bomb
=== Moveset ===
* Steer
* Accelerate
* Break/Reverse
* Drift
* Trick Action (Flip)
* View Behind
* Use Item
* All Star Move
== Characters ==
=== Playable Characters ===
==== Sonic Characters ====
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
*Dr. Eggman (unlock after completing Story Mode)
*Metal Sonic (unlock by getting 100% completion in Story Mode)
*Stravic the Hedgehog (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Rija the Cat (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Xave the Hawk (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
* King Zorder the Vailen
==== Sega Characters ====
* NiGTHS (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
* Amigo (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*AiAi (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Beat (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Ulala (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Alex Kidd (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*B.D. Joe (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
*Ryo Hazuki (unlock with 75 Red Star Rings)
=== Non-playable Characters ===
* Orbot
* Cubot
== Story Mode ==
=== Plot Summary ===
Eggman is holding a racing competition, and whoever wins gets the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic and friends decide to join this competition, so they can get the emeralds back from Eggman, as he is actually planning to use them to power his laser which will put everyone under his control.
=== Tracks ===
* Green Coast (2 stage variants)
* Emerald Jungle (2 stage variants)
* Canyon Mountain (2 stage variants)
* Avalanche Bay (2 stage variants)
* Mine Tunnel (2 stage variants)
* Metro Island (2 stage variants)
* EggTower (2 stage variants)
* EggBase Race Track (Boss)
=== Playable Characters ===
*Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
=== 100% Completion Info ===
In order to get 100% Completion in this game, you must collect all of the Red Star Rings and get all S Ranks. There are 3 Red Star Rings per stage, with 42 Red Star Rings in total, and 14 S Ranks that you must earn. You also must complete the Time Attack Modes, with 14 Hard Mode stages in total. Doing all of this will grant you Metal Sonic as a playable character.
== All Race Tracks ==
# Green Coast
# Emerald Jungle
# Canyon Mountain
# Avalanche Bay
# Mine Tunnel
# Metro Island
# EggTower
# Industrial Forest
# Blizzard Town
# Sea Ruins
# Carnival Casino
# Factory Base
# Asylum Island
# Launch Station
# Central City
# Techno Planet
# Volcanic Planet
# Junkyard Planet
# Valien Planet
# Death Egg 2000
# Zorder's Kindgom
== Reception ==
Sonic Vita All Stars Racing generally received generally positive reviews from critics and journalists with Metacritic scoring a 75 out of 100 based on 22 reviews and GameRankings scoring an 78.50% based on 36 reviews. The game was praised for its amount of content on a handheld console, along with its track designs and perfect controls. It was also praised for its enjoyability and music. However, the game was criticized for not having original track themes, with the tracks just being reused levels from the Sonic Vita Trilogy. The game was also criticized for its story, as many critics felt it was uninspired and boring. The game sold a worldwide total of 2.89 copies, and went on to be a Greatest Hits title on the PlayStation Vita.
== Trivia ==
* In 2016, there was a spin-off game called "Stravic the Hedgehog".
* This game uses many things from Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing, such as character models, music, logos, etc.
* The music in this game is a mix between the digital music heard in Sonic Vita, the punk rock music heard in Sonic Vita 2, and the emo rock synth heard in Sonic Vita 3.
* Unlike the Sonic Vita Trilogy, this game uses a CGI renders of Sonic and the Speed Star, as opposed to Yuji Uekawa 2D art.
* However, just like the Sonic Vita Trilogy, the opening cutscene at the beginning before the title screen is 2D, done by TMS Entertainment, the same animation studio that worked on Sonic X.
* Just like Sonic Vita 3, this game was one of the few modern games to release alongside the Sonic Boom brand.