The course called Highway Zero is actually based on 99th Street.There are three tracks from the Jet Set Radio series.

Beat drives a heavily customized street racer, with all the extras-including an extra bass system and neon under-lights! Race Courses team, who relentlessly pursue Beat and his friends. This attracts the attention of Police Captain Onishima and his S.W.A.T. Beat spends his time skating around fighting for turf with rival gangs by marking his territory with graffiti and eradicating other's tags. He impressed fellow 'Rudies' Gum and Tab with his skating and graffiti skills in Shibuya bus station, and joined as a member of the gang, the GG's. Tag Jamming: Beat starts skating, and can also spray paint on nearby racers to obstruct their view.īeat was a young 'Rudie' who ran away from home to join one of the gangs of Tokyo-to. Orange and red street racer with neon underlights, an extra stereo system in the back, and a Graffiti Soul on the hood. There is only one playable character from the Jet Set Radio series. On November 25, 2009, a special press event about the game was held in France, where the DS version made its Playable Debut. Courses that appear in the game are slated to be references to various Sonic and Sega titles. The game was showcased at E3 2009, where it was stated that the final version of the game will have over 20 different characters.Ĭharacters drive vehicles that relate to the character. There will also be Grand Prix, Time Trials and Mission mode. The game will have customizable multiplayer options for up to four players on split-screen and eight players online, including Free Races and Arena Modes. Sega Miles that can be spent in the in-game shop to unlock additional content such as characters, tracks, art and songs. All of the vehicles also have their own specific engine sounds. Hovercraft are not affected by any terrain and are able to perform multiple boosts after a jump, but they have poor handling and have low acceleration. Bikes have fast acceleration and can perform wheelies for a speed boost, but can be easily bullied by heavier vehicles. Cars vary in speed and weight, with some performing better on some terrains than others. As the terrain on the tracks will vary, vehicles can be either assisted or hindered by the surfaces they drive upon.

Vehicles are separated into three different categories: car, bike and hovercraft. The game will have multiplayer options for up to four players on split-screen and eight players online. Like Sumo's previous Sega game, Sega Superstars Tennis, each character has a 'Superstar Move' unique to them, such as Sonic transforming into Super Sonic, that they can use against their opponents.

The game plays out like a kart racing game, with characters collecting power-ups to boost their speed or hamper their opponents.

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