Sonic makes his Kinect debut with a Kinect-exclusive sequel to the previous generation's Sonic Riders . This game, titled Sonic Free Riders , is notable for being one of the launch titles that's not only a sequel, but part of a pre-existing game franchise. The game is also billed by Sega as being the first Sega title controlled by "full body movements".
The gameplay revolves around controlling characters from the Sonic franchise as they race through closed tracks going over jumps, performing stunts, and attacking one another. The difference now, as is perhaps obvious, is that the controller is removed in place of full body movement for control. The game is available on a single Xbox 360 or up to eight players online.
There's a story mode featuring Sonic and friends versus some bad guys - a bunch of birds from "Team Babylon". This mode features four teams, each with three characters, along with some additional characters. Characters are divided into three classes as before, known as Speed, Flight, and Power.
Players can collect rings through the race tracks which can be used to level up characters, and enhance various attributes. There are also weapons and other items that can be used by specific motion controls, such as physically throwing a missile or item at another player or character.
Menu navigation can be controlled by voice through the Kinect device.
Sonic Free Riders was released on Xbox 360 on November 4th, 2010. The game falls under the genre of Racing .