Shenmue hero Ryo Hazuki joins PC Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed

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Ryo Hazuki, leather-clad everyman and forklift-racer extraordinaire from the Shenmue series, has come racing onto the PC version of Sonic And Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed. Ryo debuted in the mobile port of Transformed, but his arrival on PC marks his first appearance in the game on a home platform. Whether this means he'll also be making a pit stop on consoles, 3DS and Vita is unknown.

Instead of going for a more realistic approach and placing Ryo atop his signature motorcycle or inside a forklift - as was the case in the original Sonic And Sega All-Stars Racing - Ryo gets to show his '80s heritage by piloting modified arcade cabinets. Ryo rides a Hang-On cabinet on water, an OutRun cabinet on land, and a Space Harrier cabinet in the air. He's available now for $1.59 on Steam.

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[riccochet]

Sigh... is this what they think of Shenmue... I guess its better than nothing

 

[Stunt]

I'm so over kiddy racing games. I over all racing games actually - Would really love a new Wipeout or something so drastically different and far from the norm, that it's unique. Racing in itself has hit a creative wall in my opinion.

 

[Tom]

While I agree with you on the kiddy racing games comment, The vid below shows an old PS1 game called Circuit Breakers... It was the most fun "kiddy" racing game iv ever played...

 

[Stunt]

But we need something new. Maybe a racer that introduces material phase shift or allows you to transform your vehicle to choose different roots done like a AAA title though.