Team Sonic Racing™ Racing is better as a team

Twelve racers line up, but nobody wins alone here. Races are fought between teams of three, and your teammates are worth more than your own top speed. Drive close behind a teammate for a slipstream boost, hand item boxes across the track, and stack team moves until you can unleash the Team Ultimate, a burst that can flip a race in seconds. You decide every lap whether to push for the front yourself or drop back and sling speed boosts at the teammate who needs them. It is a simple idea that changes how a kart race feels: second place can be the smartest spot on the track.

Fifteen characters from the Sonic universe take the wheel, each falling into one of three types: Speed, Technique or Power. The type shapes how the car handles, so picking your trio is a real decision before the lights go out. From there you make the car yours: customization options change both the look and the handling, from parts to paint. In races you carry Wisps, fourteen offensive and defensive items for slowing rival teams down or getting yourself ahead. Nothing here is complicated, but there is enough to tune that two players who pick the same character can drive very different cars.

This is a game made for a room of people. Four players share one screen, races are short, and the rules take a minute to explain: stay close to your team, pass them items, hit the rivals. The chaos does the rest, with twelve cars, flying Wisps and someone shouting about their Team Ultimate while the last lap counts down. It stays family friendly and funny even when it gets competitive, and the bright, cheerful art keeps the mood light no matter who is winning. One more race easily turns into an evening.

Beyond the couch there is a full set of ways to race together: online multiplayer with up to twelve racers, plus offline and online modes including Grand Prix, Exhibition, Time-Trial and the story-driven Team Adventure Mode. Adventure Mode doubles as a gentle onboarding, walking you through the team moves and characters before you take on Grand Prix events. One honest note: the online player base has thinned out over time, so the game is at its best with friends, whether that is split screen, online co-op or a mix of both.