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Dustin Bailey

I played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for an hour and its chaotic item-based destruction reminded me of how fun it is to be bad at a kart racer

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds screenshot of Sonic in a vehicle going over water with Knuckles racing up behind him with GR+'s Summer Preview 2025 banner.

After an hour playing Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds at Summer Game Fest, I can only think how fun it was to be bad at a kart racer once again. I was always a Nintendo kid, so Mario Kart was my kart racer of choice, but after decades of playing the series I've come to see the proverbial Matrix that defines the angle of your drifts and the exact preparations you need to make to avoid the most inconvenient items.

My time with CrossWorlds, though, gave me a grand vision of a world where I'm back to square one, just enjoying the rampant chaos of a party game.

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