Though footloose and free as the wind, this hero can't let injustice go unpunished. The Action Items the player can receive varies depending on the player's position on the race. Throughout the race, the player will encounter Action Items in a race from Item Boxes which either benefit them or hinder their opponents. The game also supports voice recognition, allowing players to navigate menus using their voice. The local multiplayer supports up to two active players, while online player multiplayer features one active player per console for up to eight players. Tag Mode allows two players to race together, requiring synchronized coordination to perform combined tricks, while Relay Race mode, playable with up to four players, requires teammates to swap places after each lap. Along with Time Attack and Free Race modes, Sonic Free Riders also features a few multiplayer modes that can be played cooperatively. The game's main single player campaign is the Grand Prix mode, where players select from one of four teams of characters to play through the story. Players can also perform special moves if they are falling behind in races. Players can equip Gear Parts to their Gear which grant special attributes, such as improved cornering or the ability to access specific shortcuts, which can be changed by switching the riding stance. Motion actions are also required when passing through certain sections of some courses such as swimming in Dolphin Resort. There are several power-ups which each require specific motion actions to activate, such as a missile which is thrown like a football or a boost that is activated by shaking a soda can. By collecting enough Rings, players can increase their level during each race, which enhances their attributes. The player alternatively has the ability to ride bikes, controlled by steering motions. Actions include bending their body to steer, performing kicking motions to increase speed, and jumping to perform tricks which earn more boost. The game is controlled by using the player's body to navigate their chosen character through the course. Sonic Free Riders is a hoverboard racing game featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise riding on Extreme Gear. In the end, Eggman reveals he never had prizes to reward at all, however all the team characters agreed that they had fun racing.
Metal Sonic challenges Sonic to a race, in which Sonic wins. E-10000B breaks down, who is revealed to be Metal Sonic who actually collected the data of every racer and passed on fake info to the doctor. The doctor loses, who is disappointed that the data he found didn't help him at the slightest. Eventually, Eggman decides to drop his disguise and reveals that he attempted to gather the racing data of all of the competitors using Team Dark's E-10000B and challenged them all to a race once again.
In the end, King Doc announced that the competitors still have final races to run. This time, four teams enter to prove themselves to be the best or win the prizes:Įach team wins the World Grand Prix as the player goes through the story of each team. However in the announcement, he seems to disguise himself as King Doc, hiding himself from revealing his true identity. Eggman who hosts a second World Grand Prix.