Ever since they shamelessly cribbed off of Nintendo's success with the character-driven platformer in their creation of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” series, Sega has earned a bit of a reputation for being also-rans. Sonic never gained the popularity of Mario, and Sega's attempts at keeping the series relevant after the 16-bit era has been spotty, relegating Sonic to ‘just another platformer' status. With this background in mind, the prospect of Sega copying Nintendo's “Super Mario Kart” formula with any success becomes dubious. Their first attempt at a character-driven racer, “Sonic R” on the Saturn, was a very love-it-or-hate-it type of game that didn't really deliver any equivalency to the kart racing formula. So now, two generations later, Sega is at it again with “Sonic an... |
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