
However, Sega is releasing two new games in the franchise later this year. Sonic was last seen on a hoverboard in 2010 with the Kinect game Sonic Free Riders. This meant that anything created during that time with the Sonic name legally belonged to Sega. However, the studio had already signed a non-disclosure agreement during the development of Sonic Heroes. With the obvious similarities, Vision Scape reportedly inquired about taking legal action. Rather than the open world style of Sonic Extreme, Riders took on a more competitive racing design.

While Sega declined the pitch, Sonic would finally appear on a hoverboard years later in Sonic Riders. Single players could enjoy a mission mode, while two players could enjoy local multiplayer in the combat or racing modes.

The prototype featured three different modes. After the company was hired to work on the cutscenes in Sonic Heroes, they created a demo of Sonic Extreme using the same engine from Bare Knuckle Grind. Vision Scape’s early work includes SeaBlade on Xbox and Tech Deck: Bare Knuckle Grind for PC. Just like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, Sonic Extreme focuses on performing tricks on various half-pipes and grind rails. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.In the early build, Sonic and friends would skate around on hoverboards in an open world level inspired by the iconic Green Hill Zone. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice.

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