I dont know. I think its still cool that he is in a scooter. It adds to his eccentric personality. Besides it might go like stink. Everyone laughs at him then it flys off the line.
Also after seeing his outfit I demand he says TALLY-HO!
Updated Character Roster:
1: Sonic
2: Tails
3: Knuckles
4: Amy
5: Jet
6: Storm
7: Wave
8: Dr Eggman
9: Cream
10: AiAi
11: New Robot
Thats it. 5 Spaces left. I'm going with Shadow, Ulala, Rouge, Dr. BadBoon and Chris from Sonic X. yeah I went there.
Me:
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(Hopes beyond hope that Mighty and Ray make an appearance)
(starts crying when he realizes this WON'T happen)
Such is the life of a fan....
While Shadow and Rouge are certainly likely, it'd be nice to see Sonic Team reference some OTHER franchises of theirs... maybe Claris or Elliot could show up? So long as their models are updated a little to look less fakey...
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On second thought, considering how Sonic Team reinvents things, fakey works.
Anybody learn anything new about the story?
I know nothing about these. A friend from Sonic-Online just posted this.
Wow. That looks awesome. I suppose this means we'll have a fully animated intro to the game (providing this is the intro) and maybe animated cut scenes if we're lucky.
Hyper Scrooge Warrior (11:36 pm): HOLY S**T!!! @ sonic riders...ANIME...pics
Acrisnow (11:36 pm): o.o
Hyper Scrooge Warrior (11:36 pm): OH GOD ARE THEY CUTSCENES
Acrisnow (11:36 pm): o0
Hyper Scrooge Warrior (11:36 pm): DUUUUUUDE i so hope so
I just think I wet myself. Thats never happened to me before. Well there was the whole Metal Sonic's red eye in the preview of Heroes...
Sonic Riders now rules. Its official.
Also there seems to be a nod to the Sonic Battle style: Thck lines coloured in the main colour of the character.
You're right. There's no longer any "it may be cool" about it.
THIS
GAME
WILL
ROCK!!!!!!!!
........please let me be right........
You can watch the movie (yes, it's animated, not just screenstills) here, though you'll need to have registered to see it.
Oh man, I can't wait for this game.
This is SO gonna be worth 50 bucks!!!!
EDIT: Does an online registration for SoA count?
John Taylor, are you telling the truth that Aiai is going to be in it, or is this some kind of a joke?
Uploaded. No need to register. Thanks to Creo for converting and Lighthead for hosting{DONATE WE NEED IT}.
It's a good effort, and a step in the right direction, but I can't say I like it...and I have no idea why...sad.
main theme as mp3 .zip from video clip(right click save target as)
-creo
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and now ign have higher quality videos on there site here
click for larger versions:
Storm the Albatross-
Wave the Swallow-
Jet the Hawk-
Sonic-
Tails-
Knuckles-
That video the HSW linked won't work on my comp because it's a rar file can somebody uploaded to automatically play on Media Player or at least a place to download a program to use the rar file? Oh, by the way, here's the box art!!!
That's the best box art we've had in years, IMO.
HSW, my opinion on the vid is the same as yours. I want to like this animated intro.. but yeah, it's not really making me feel anything. Not that impressive, but it's heading the right way. I guess I've been spoiled by smoother, faster, cooler and just more slick actiony scenes in various anime. And of course, Sonic CD.
The art work looks cool expecially the box art. Can you believe I just notice that Wave the Swallow is a girl 
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Man from the looks of it this game gonna make people forget about Heroes and Shadow game.
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I just finish watching the intro. WOW. 
. The animation look like from people that animated the intro from Musashi Samurai Legend game.
Watched the better version on IGN, and I like it a little more, but I'm quite sure the problem is that there just aren't enough different frames. It lacks smooth and almost goes to the point of looking choppy sometimes.
The best thing about the boxart is that Tails is orange for the first time in like 5 years >_>
Urgh... Knuckles is being drawn as he looks in the game. Kids, there's nothing more cool than dreadlocks, but if some evil organisation tries to fatten them and make them weigh hugely on the back that's NO GOOD!
Wave's shirt is chest feathers/fur?! What the hell?! How does she get it so straight? It hurts my brain.
And why is it that Knuckles, being the only Sonic character to ever wear Sunglasses in game, is the only one LACKING them in the box-art.
Craigey still no like bad-Riders... it scare him in way and place that's NO GOOD.
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John Taylor, are you telling the truth that Aiai is going to be in it, or is this some kind of a joke?
Unless Nintendo Power are lying. Theres a link to a scan of the page in page 4 (I got it on 40 replys per page)
The theme music is quite cool. Box Art is quite cool again.
Why do I look at Storm and think Big the Cat? Also Jet the Hawk = Shadow. nicked his gloves and everything.
I still think this game = cool. I know its going to play like a simplified SSX and its got three (Four?) more new characters but there are worse things in the Sonic world. The design for the characters are great and there seems to be a lot of love being put into the game. And Sonic needs love at the moment.
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Wave's shirt is chest feathers/fur?! What the hell?! How does she get it so straight? It hurts my brain.
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Look to me like a sport bra with feathers.
^ Yeah, the fact that it seems to go under her arms implies it's a tube-top-ish thing. I think the feathered look may just be to match the others; after all, they all have that flame-like design on the arms, too.
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Why do I look at Storm and think Big the Cat? Also Jet the Hawk = Shadow. nicked his gloves and everything.
So I'm not going crazy thinking Storm looks like he's related to big and thinking Jet looks like a Hedgehog.
As for the rest of the art: I don't know why, but Sonic and Tails look awesome with the googles. And I must agree that the boxart is very nice.
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Done. 4 US Dollar to you good sir. Well Mr Lighthead man.
Just seen the Intro and its good. Just loved the corny-ness of Storm hitting Tails off his board and then Sonic saves him and then they smite Team Babylon. Lack of Amy and Dr. Eggman distrubs me though.
Last night, I dreamed that I was Sonic and was in this game.
If the REAL game is even HALF as good as my dream was....
this'll be the best spinoff ever.
EDIT: I just watched the movie. ROCK ON, SONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And why is it that Knuckles, being the only Sonic character to ever wear Sunglasses in game, is the only one LACKING them in the box-art.
He does have goggles, they're just on his chest instead of his skull. Also, the art looks really cool. I maintain my previous opinion: if this game is HALF as good as Snowboard Kids 64, it'll rock socks.
The anime trailer looks pretty cool. Can't say the same about the music though...
At first I thought this game was just some cheap attempt to milk all the cash they can out of Sonic. But this trailer has brought my hopes up.
Then again, the game might have almost nothing to do with the trailer, but eh...
According to a few posters in other Sonic forum is seem the intro was made by Production I.G., the people behind Ghost In The Shell series and CN IGPX. I was looking at my "Dead Leaves",another one of Production I.G. movie, DVD last night and the animation looks similar to the Riders intro. It strange that SEGA is using another animation studio since they own, as SEGA-SAMMY, TMS(Sonic X). But you can't complain about the results though. It be cool if they do another anime using Production I.G. .
*Imagines a Tachikoma (GitS) in a hover board*
Say, can anybody understand what they're singing in that Riders Anime trailer?
Gonna Show You The Sonic Speed?
Thats about it.
Ahh There is some more.
On the way to Super Sonic?
Yeah, that's about all I can understand; oh, and the question still stands.
According to the movies at the site once you ran out air you have to run to a air station to fill the board up. Oh man that going to be a pain if you are in first place. You just happen ran out of air and you have to look for an air station then everybody else just pass you by 
:"> . I like the tornado move Sonic uses looks pretty cool.
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SONIC RIDERS
Dr. Eggman has thrown down the gauntlet, calling out Sonic and friends to join his World Grand Prix. But, just what is the egg-shaped genius really planning? And who are the legendary riders known as the Babylon Rouges that beat Sonic to the signup? At unparalleled breakneck speeds, youll catch the turbulence air stream of your board-bound opponents and blaze past them while busting out wild stunts and tricks. Take full advantage of your characters talents in Speed, Power, or Flight and challenge up to three friends to find out who really is the fastest rider in the world!
Features:
All-new air board racing. New blend of snowboarding, surfing and high-speed racing combat.
Innovative Turbulence air-system. Catch the drift of your opponents and leave them in your wake!
Insane tricks. The more difficult trick you pull off, the more points you get!
4-Player Ultimate Battle. New rival group, the Babylon Rogues sets the stage for scorching head-to-head multi-player battles up to 4 players.
Over 13 outrageous tracks, plus multiple modes, and tons of bonus unlockables.
Collect and customize your Extreme Gear with over 40 unique types of equipment to choose from, as well as equipment upgrades.
Unravel the mystery in Story Mode. Youll play as two opposing teams, complete with cut-scenes.
At least it has more than 8 tracks.
Note: Still like the look of Riders but I'm just going to pick apart the website.
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All-new air board racing. New blend of snowboarding, surfing and high-speed racing combat.
So Trickstyle then?
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Innovative Turbulence air-system. Catch the drift of your opponents and leave them in your wake!
You mean slipstream. Turbulance is bad and it makes you slow and queue up behind Jarno Trulli. Trust me I know. Freaking ruined Silverstone this year.
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Over 13 outrageous tracks, plus multiple modes, and tons of bonus unlockables.
So 14 Tracks then. Which isnt that bad really.
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Collect and customize your Extreme Gear with over 40 unique types of equipment to choose from, as well as equipment upgrades.
Yay. Pimp your 'hog. With eXtreme gear.
Story mode sounds good. Its Babylon Rogues V Team Sonic basically. I wonder if Team Jubilee (Amy and Cream) and Team Dark will also feature in story mode.
Wow they give you the controls before the game is released. That is nice.
Maybe Team Dark will be part of the unlockables. The tracks looks sweet and from the first movie the control looks easy to use so it won't be hard to control. Sadly it doesn't say anything about online multiplayer .
There won't be online multiplayer, an when asked why, Sonic Team will say "We wanted to be fair and make all the consoles versions the same so noone misses out on anything", and then they'll stick the japanese dialogue track plus english subtitles in the PS2 version, hide a japanese dialogue track with no english subtitles in the Xbox version, and a co-op mode into the GCN version, making them.. what now? ..Liars? Yes.
LOL. CyberKnux your right. They might say something like that. Although there is no excuse not to add an online mode since all 3 console have online capabilities.
Since when is the Gamecube online-capable?
I was refering to Sonic Team Phantasy Star Online Episodes for GC that uses online play so that other players from around the world could play together. We know that GC has modem so if work with PSO they could do it with Riders too. That way all 3 versions could be online 
. It been while since I play Episode 3 so I dont if PSO severs for GC are still active.
Oh.
Well, Another reason doing the rounds on games in general lacking Online multiplayer is that they take away from the developmental process of single player. Which makes some sense. Besides another reason would be the 3 different consoles for going online.
If they are all steak dinners observe:
Xbox Live is a reserved table 3 course meal in the finest resturant in all of Paris.
PS2 online is a steak from Tesco. You have to cook it your self and your no Gordon F'n Ramsey. And put some f'n passion into it.
Gamecube is Wimpy.
Whoa, that anime video is flippin awesome. The game is starting to look better than I thought it would.
Intro is back up at IGN (was removed for a while) with altered music.
media.cube.ign.com/media/...ids_1.html
Thanks to Guardian Hyperion for bringing this to attention.
Lyrics as far as I can tell:
I'm gonna hit you with Sonic speed!(*reverb*)
I'm gonna hit you with Sonic speed!
Riding on the waves at supersonic!
(I'm gonna)x10
I'm gonna show you!
(I'm gonna)x10
I'm gonna show you!(*reverb*)
I'm gonna show you what true speed is!
Riding on the waves of supersonic!
(I'm gonna)x10
I'm gonna show you!
(I'm gonna)x10
Supersonic - Supersonic - Supersonic Speed!
Probability of this game sucking....
very likely.
Because...?
Frankly, I think this game has a better chance of being good than Shadow ever did. Mostly because the linear stages tend to go with this sort of game, so that's a moot point. Plus I doubt bottomless pits are going to be quite an issue this time around, but that remains to be seen. The visuals aren't Source Engine-pretty but they're more than passable, even without bilinear filtering (at LEAST...). I've yet to hear too much music, but I kinda like what I've heard (better than most of Shadow's music, at any rate, considering none of that was very memorable at all).
Overall, I'd say it looks more than fun; I won't toss suckage out the window of possibility, but I'm not confident that it's "very likely".
Nice find Rob. Cream look like she going to beach instead of a race. Rouge and Amy looks good and Shadow is finally confirmed with some real artwork.
finally got off my lazy ass and downloaded the trailers. The graphics are loking pretty good, honestly. Hope the gameplay is more...original...than a few OTHER recent releases.
