<s>
is	O
a	O
motion	O
controlled	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
launch	O
title	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Gravity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Riders	O
received	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
though	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
many	O
found	O
unresponsive	O
and	O
inaccurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hoverboard	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
power-ups	O
and	O
weapons	O
which	O
each	O
require	O
specific	O
motion	O
actions	O
to	O
activate	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
missile	O
which	O
is	O
thrown	O
like	O
a	O
football	B-Application
or	O
a	O
boost	O
that	O
is	O
activated	O
by	O
shaking	O
a	O
soda	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Time	O
Attack	O
and	O
Free	O
Race	O
modes	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
few	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Gravity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
past	O
Sonic	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Free	O
Riders	O
takes	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
to	O
its	O
storytelling	O
,	O
omitting	O
full	O
CGI	O
and	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
static	O
character	O
images	O
and	O
short	O
dialogue	O
exchanges	O
between	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
award	O
ceremony	O
,	O
Eggman	O
reveals	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
true	O
motive	O
:	O
to	O
gather	O
data	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
racers	O
to	O
program	O
into	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Extreme	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
racers	O
defeat	O
Eggman	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
E-10000B	O
robot	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
disguised	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
who	O
deceived	O
Eggman	O
and	O
stole	O
the	O
data	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
challenges	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
a	O
final	O
race	O
,	O
but	O
loses	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
,	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
following	O
a	O
major	O
recasting	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
voice	O
actors	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
released	O
between	O
2005	O
and	O
mid-2010	O
featured	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
X	O
anime	O
,	O
recorded	O
at	O
4Kids	O
Productions	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
“	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
”	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
panned	O
its	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
ruined	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
bad	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
few	O
publishers	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
although	O
criticizing	O
the	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
stating	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
make	O
it	O
hard	O
to	O
just	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
7.5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
while	O
criticizing	O
occasional	O
unresponsiveness	O
in	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Crecente	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
also	O
reviewed	O
it	O
negatively	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
broken	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
titles	O
I	O
've	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
