Sonic And All-stars Racing Transformed Wii U Rom
Magdalen Dano
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed on 3DS has a tough job, as it's following up on what some may regard as a surprise commercial and critical success. The console versions of this title, including the one on Wii U, did a wonderful job of combining healthy portions of fan service with thrilling racing action. Yet the gulf in technology is such that re-creating the same experience on the 3DS should be considered a mistake, and a greater focus should go on utilising the handheld's strengths. Unfortunately, round pegs have been forced into square holes for this 3DS iteration, with disappointing results.
And that's the most important part of this game, as the whole concept of conquering different modes and leveling up characters is reliant on the racing action being fun; when the performance is this poor, fun is a rare commodity. When taking on a Time Trial on one of the smoother tracks you can get a glimpse of how this game should perform as a bare minimum, but you may find yourself gritting teeth and battling through most of your races.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on 3DS tries to emulate the terrific offering on Wii U, with what seems like a disregard of its platform. When it comes to fan-service and content it stands tall alongside its HD brethren, yet the positive comparisons end there. This is a classic example of good intentions being undermined by poor execution; muddy, rough visuals are accompanied by a shoddy frame rate, which is a combination to avoid. If you have a Wii U or alternative platform, get the home console version; if you only have a 3DS, we recommend digging out that trusty copy of Mario Kart 7.
Aww, this is a shame and no mistake. The Wii U edition was really good fun - probably the game I've played most on the console. I was intending to pick it up on the 3DS in due course. Good review though - saved me a few quid.
I totally agree with this. I bought this like 2 days after it came out and immediately noticed bad framerate. I'm at least going to try and suffice through the world tour and grand prix modes, but after that it's going back to gamestop.
Yeah the demo didn't impress me much. I heard about the complaints though before even trying it out so I knew what to look for. I'm not sad because there are way too many other games coming out just in march that I want.
After playing the demo on my 3DS, you could just tell the lackluster effort that was put into this game. Is it any wonder why third party publishers fail miserably in sales when they make games for Nintendo portable systems? Perhaps if there was more effort? Capcom and Konami have made great looking titles on the 3DS and yet, you still manage to make this game look as good as a DS title in 2005! Put in more time, call the Nintendo hot line, do whatever you folks need to do to create a better, smoother looking game.
Shame, I havent know about the framerate one week before.
I have the limited version of this game. Game itself is fun, tracks are good designed, but some places lags and have not frame rate issue, but frame rate lost.
Sega released a patch for WiiU, hope for some sort of patch for 3DS release too.
This is the only 3DS game that's ever crashed on me and it happened three times! That online is annoying I agree. The graphics aren't superb but I admire the 3D effect it's very well done, better than MK 7. I actually prefer the character models in this over the wii U they just seem cleaner to me. Oh ya, Thomas that frame rate is really terrible you said it. I actually can live with it and not let it bother me though. Yeah.. it's too bad it could have been a real great on the 3DS.
Very sad to see such a poor conversion. Sega were once masters of downscaling games to less advanced hardware. I own many a Sega arcade game port on various Sega home consoles. Oh well. Maybe next time.
And I was gonna get this version, because I didn't think I would get a Wii U for Christmas, but it turns out that I got a Wii U and got the Wii U version, I even had the 3DS version preordered, but they delayed the game twice, so then I cancelled it, also Ristar is missing in the 3DS version, and that would have made me very sad if I have gotten the 3DS version first, maybe i'll still get the 3DS version, probably not, the Wii U version is the better choice.
Yeah, I was especially disappointed that this version of Racing Transformed is a bit sub-par considering that the DS iteration of the original All-Stars racing was wonderful. Given how well they scaled that game down for the DS hardware, I figured they wouldn't have any troubles making this one work for the 3DS too. Oh well.
Yeah this review is accurate. The Wii U version is amazing & one of my favorite titles last year as is the PS Vita version. I played the demo for the 3DS version & it was pretty bad in comparison. I probably wouldn't have thought it was as bad in the graphics department had I not played the Vita version first but there are other issues as well. The framerate is terrible & the sense of speed is just not there. Mario Kart runs better but I think it's also because there's a lot more going on in the Sonic racing games' backgrounds and the 3DS just can't keep up with it all. If you insist on getting this version be prepared to make major sacrifices.
Honestly, The game isnt even that bad.. yeah the freezing ,glitching, and frame rate issues will turn anyone off. I went and got the game knowing this.. and it plays fine on majority of the levels especially on exper mode where the races are alot faster. Considering games can be patched on the 3DS... im sure this could be fixed( I hope so anyway). In short, if this gets patched im sure it will have a better rating than this.. though I dont really follow ratings that much if any at all.
I disagree with all of you. I just went out and bought the game today. I loved the demo, and my only complaint was there were frame issues once in a while, but it didn't ruin the game. This game BEGS to be played in 3D! In 2D it looks lousy. Granted the game could've been better, but as it stands I'd give it a solid 8 out of 10.
I still thought it was really noble of Sumo and SEGA to release a demo for this game--saved me some money and just goes to show that they care about their consumers, and that if a game is bad, they aren't going to disguise it. Thanks guys!
Transformed just has way too many things going on. Sometimes I can't even keep up with everything going on in the Wii U version! They really should have thought more about how to make the game work well for the 3DS instead of trying to emulate the Wii U experience.
But if you only have a 3DS, and are sick of MK7 (like I was), this is a worthwhile purchase. If you don't have MK7, get that instead. If you have any other console other than 3DS that this game is on, get that version instead, as it's still a fantastic game... it's just that the 3DS version is the worst version.
The weird thing is that I expected mirror of fate to have the framerate problems due to the intense action going on at once instead of this one, but nope, it is the other way around. I played a few times this game's demo but it runs SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO slow at times and that is very dissapointing because mario kart 7 doesn't have these type of issues and it is the same handheld console. Also some of the characters while you're racing look pixelated, again, a problem kart 7 didn't have. Bottom line, do what thomas said, get the u version of this, and for those who doesn't own kart 7, get it asap.
@KnightRider666 I don't know if we played the same demo or not, but a slight framerate issue like the one seen in mgs3d snake eater wasn't that much, it didn't slow the game for long and it didn't froze for a couple seconds, also the graphics were nicer than its ps2 counterpart, all in all it was a match made in heaven for the 3ds. This is where sonic all-stars fell flat, the game freezes while you race and the graphics look all muddy and bland, while mario kart 7 just blinds you with all those bright colors and runs smoothly. I'd give it a 5 or a 6.
This is a terrible glitched port. Many times I find my racer during the results screens not transforming when they're supposed to and either fall into the abyss water/space, or judder around in boat or plane form on the track. Also when you win a top 3 spot as Eggman his left hand is colored like his jacket! Who allowed this mess to be shipped out!? I'm definately getting the Wii U version.
I was astoundingly disappointed in the demo version and hoped that some redemption could be found within the final product. After reading this review it seems as though they didn't do anything to fix what was bugged about the demo for the 3DS version. I could've let the visuals past had the frame rate not been so bad... Why was the prequel on the DS better than this one?
I have the WiiU version and i'm very disappointed with the slow patchs coming from 'Sumo'. There's still some horrible bugs in it and they just stretched themselves to thin by releasing and porting out from the original which already needed more bug fixes first, so now every version has a lot of annoying bugs that should have all been fixed in the early stages before it was ported to everything else.
I had some of the same issues with the demo as the reviewer had with the full game. It feels like the game didn't quite get enough time to be polished up. Even so, I'd still get it if I was a big Sega fan.
Having tried the demo myself I am disappointed to see the framerate drop to points where it truly affects how well I can perform during a race. Though if one had no choice and for some odd reason did not want MarioKart 7 instead this could be a passable alternative I guess. Considering the 60 fps MarioKart runs at I find it hard to see why this couldn't do the same. A rushed port perhaps?
What's worse is that the demo actually freezes in certain parts of the tracks and in the same places every time. The whole thing is a disaster. Such a shame, because I really wanted this game. I think it looks gorgeous and the 3D effect is fantastic, but the framerate and freezing is completely unacceptable. If they're able to patch it, then I will consider getting it, but no way I'm getting this game in its current state.
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