{"id":1224212,"date":"2026-02-24T04:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:57:51","slug":"sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds might be the most mechanically rich kart racer ever made &#8211; hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>When I saw that the hands-on demo for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds at Summer Games Fest was a full hour long, I was sort of taken aback. An hour? For a <em>kart racer<\/em>? Our time is pretty limited at these events, and in the interest of trying to squeeze as much in as possible one always tries not to spend more time with a game than is strictly necessary to get a broad idea of what it&#8217;s trying to do and how it&#8217;s coming together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-might-be-the-most-mechanically-rich-kart-racer-ever-made-hands-on\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I saw that the hands-on demo for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds at Summer Games Fest was a full hour long, I was sort of taken aback. An hour? For a kart racer? 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