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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed

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How to milk a license without murdering your credibility.
It's easy to sneer at a game like Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed. Heck, it's easy to sneer at any Sonic game whose title isn't "Sonic" plus a whole number. "Screw you, Sumo Digital," my inner retro hold-out barked as I picked up the pad, grumpily ensconced in a posh London bar. "You're part of the on-going bastardisation of what used to be my favourite franchise ever. Sure, you might have a number of former Bizarre Creations employees on staff, which means I'm honour-bound to adore you under unwritten UK games journalist law, but you've also prolonged the existence of Big the Cat. Screw you. You put the world's fastest hedgehog in a goddamn car."



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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed
How to milk a license without murdering your credibility. It's easy to sneer at a game like Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed. Heck, it's easy to sneer at any Sonic game whose title...

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