Along with the transforming vehicles and warp rings, this should help Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds stand out from its chief competitor, as customisation was pared back in Mario Kart World. Whereas Mario ...

Most importantly, Sonic and McLaren could collaborate on racing games. Sonic has developed several high-profile racing games, including Sonic Drift, Sonic R, and Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing.

The formula that Sega introduced in this game would be plagiarised by Nintendo itself four years later in Mario Kart 8, which ...