<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
and	O
major	O
improvements	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
2012	O
"	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
”	O
category	O
—	O
losing	O
to	O
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
over	O
20	O
characters	O
from	O
various	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
16	O
new	O
tracks	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Monkey	O
Ball	O
,	O
Panzer	O
Dragoon	O
,	O
Golden	O
Axe	O
,	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
and	O
Burning	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
returning	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
mirror	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
features	O
unique	O
minigames	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
and	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
via	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
features	O
24	O
characters	O
in	O
all	O
major	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
downloadable	O
content	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
received	O
one	O
additional	O
playable	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
respective	O
console	O
's	O
avatar	B-Device
systems	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
seven	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Sonic	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
15	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
four	O
of	O
which	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
staff	O
contains	O
members	O
of	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Blur	B-Application
,	O
Metropolis	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Project	O
Gotham	O
Racing	O
series	O
of	O
racing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
Black	O
Rock	O
Studio	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Split	B-Language
Second	I-Language
:	I-Language
Velocity	I-Language
and	O
Pure	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
internal	O
engine	O
,	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Sumo	O
"	O
,	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
cites	O
Wave	O
Race	O
and	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
as	O
their	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
water-based	O
racing	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
drives	O
the	O
"	O
Danicar	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
vehicle	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Patrick	O
for	O
Mattel	O
's	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
toy	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Ralph	O
from	O
the	O
animated	O
Disney	O
film	O
Wreck-It	O
Ralph	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Sega	O
characters	O
make	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flagman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
playable	O
Avatars	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
versions	O
include	O
playable	O
Miis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bonus	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
or	O
to	O
get	O
after	O
release	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
OutRun	B-Application
Bay	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
stickers	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
and	O
featured	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
characters	O
from	O
Valve	O
's	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
characters	O
were	O
chosen	O
for	O
recommendation	O
,	O
including	O
Ryo	B-Application
Hazuki	I-Application
,	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
Segata	O
Sanshiro	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	O
,	O
and	O
Ristar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Lycett	O
confirmed	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
characters	O
had	O
been	O
approved	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Ryo	B-Application
Hazuki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
character	O
,	O
General	B-Application
Winter	I-Application
from	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Willemus	B-Application
from	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stream	O
by	O
The	O
Yogscast	O
previewing	O
the	O
character	O
showed	O
Ryo	B-Application
Hazuki	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Shenmue	B-Application
series	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Ryo	B-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
taken	O
down	O
soon	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
list	B-Device
of	I-Device
backward-compatible	I-Device
games	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
target	O
frame	O
rate	O
to	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
rating	O
of	O
82	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
78	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
79	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
second	O
turn	O
behind	O
the	O
wheel	O
is	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
complex	O
offering	O
,	O
a	O
kart	O
racer	O
that	O
provides	O
both	O
an	O
immediate	O
surface	O
appeal	O
to	O
newcomers	O
and	O
enough	O
'	O
fair	O
frustration	O
 '	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
interests	O
of	O
seasoned	O
race	O
gamers	O
chasing	O
that	O
perfect	O
result	O
,	O
"	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
4/5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Britton	O
Peele	O
gave	O
positive	O
reviews	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Peele	O
described	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
far	O
from	O
a	O
poor	O
man	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
day-one	O
patch	O
that	O
appeared	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Boost	O
Race	O
levels	O
unwinnable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peele	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
online	O
Battle	O
mode	O
levels	O
were	O
also	O
broken	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
spawning	O
in	O
mid-air	O
and	O
collectable	O
items	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
's	O
exclusive	O
modes	O
not	O
appearing	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
