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Oscar Taylor-Kent

Sonic driving a car in Sonic Racing: Crossworlds makes perfect sense, and after 30 years I'm sick of explaining why

Jet The Hawk, Shadow The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog, Knuckles The Echidna, and Tails The Fox race towards us on a variety of vehicles in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, emerging from ring portals depicting various levels from Sonic history.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is another high-octane racer starring the blue blur that has Sonic hop once again into a transforming race car to go hog-to-head with rivals to nab victory. Which also means that once again I have to hold my rings tight as people appear from the shadows to repeat the phrase "If Sonic is so fast, why does he need a racing car?"

It's a very original observation, certainly not a tired one people have been making since the mid-90s when Sonic Drift first released on the Sega Game Gear. It's also one that has an answer so obvious it's essentially canon for whenever Sonic uses another mode of transportation. I'll put this as simply as I can: it's so the races remain fair on an even playing field.

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