Team Sonic Racing online game manual!

News from 2019.05.20
Archived on 2019.05.20

Tomorrow is the day! Team Sonic Racing will be released on May 21st!

Right before the big day, Sonic Committee announced the release of a web game manual for Team Sonic Racing! Check it out on the official website at the bottom of the top page!

もう少しで『#チームソニックレーシング 』が発売ですね🏁 発売より一足先ですが、公式サイトの一番したのところにWebマニュアルを公開しましたのでぜひご覧ください★

↓公式サイトはこちらhttps://t.co/N5fJxcmpwK#TeamSonicRacing

— ソニック委員会「R」 (@sonic20th) May 20, 2019

🔵 Ahead of the game release, game manual of Team Sonic Racing was released on the official website! https://t.co/7EHq0pVJWA

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) May 20, 2019

Team Sonic Racing official website http://sonic.sega.jp/TeamSonicRacing/

Team Sonic Racing web manual https://manual.sega.jp/teamsonicracing/?pid=0

...Or if you want an English translation, see mine below:
(I only translated interesting info, excluding obvious ones)

The 'Tipps from Tails' is only available in Japanese mannual - which I also translated below:

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Page 1: Cover page

Page 2: Prologue

A suspicious invitation letter to Grad Prix race was delivered to Sonic and his friends. The person who appeared at the place given was another suspicious person proclaiming himself as Dodon-Pa!

Dodon-Pa tells them: "All you have to do is to team up with your friends and use the fastest machines developed by utilizing my state-of-the-art technology in full to become the champion" - while avoiding to answer the questions about the race. Sonic and co finds this sketchy, but he wouldn't stay still by hearing about 'the fastest machine'! They decide to join the race on spot and head to Planet Wisp, the planet in which the first race will be held.

Which team will grab the victory of Grand Prix race?
And what is Dodon-Pa's purpose......?

Page 3-8: Team Introduction

Team Sonic
Speed-of-sound Sonic, mechanic Tails, and powerful Knuckles together in one team as usual. Their speed, brain and power joined together makes the perfect team balance!

Sonic the Hedgehog - Speed type / Machine: Speed Star
The world's fastest hedgehog who is faster than the speed of sound. He definitely is better at running on his own feet, but this time he seals them away. A race must be done under fair conditions, you know!

Miles 'Tails' Prower - Technique type / Machine: Whirlwind Sport
The kind-hearted little fox with two tails. He loves to work with mechas, and customization of machines to their best abilities is piece of cake for him.

Knuckles the Echidna - Power type / Machine: Land Breaker
Sonic's fighting friend. A hot-hearted type who rushes headlong for his goal. With his powerful machine, he will break through anything that comes in his way!

Team Rose
An easy-going team of Amy, Chao, Big. They were on their way to picnic, but after bumping into Sonic and co and hearing about the Grand Prix race, they decide to join in as well.

Amy Rose - Speed type / Machine: Pink Cabriolet
Amy is energetic and cheerful, but she is also competitive. She normally chases after Sonic all the way, but this time she aims for the goal all the way!

Chao - Technique type / Machine: Chao Pod
A quartett of Chao, Hero Chao, Dark Chao and Omochao. With the high driving technique hidden behind the adorable looks, they will grab the victory!

Big the Cat - Power type / Machine: Frog Cruiser
A huge cat who is strong and kind-hearted. He takes a break from his hobby fishing, and joins the race with a machine that resembles his best friend Froggy.

Team Vector
Blaze, Silver and Vector joins their force together beyond the dimension and the world. They have all fought the evil together with Sonic. Having them as opponents will be tough!

Vector the Crocodile - Power type / Machine: Beat Monster
A crocodile who runs a detective agency. He caught the information about Grand Prix race from somewhere and popped up at the place. It seems like he is all for the prize money of the race...?

Silver the Hedgehog - Technique type / Machine: Lightron
A hedgehog from the future world. He joined the race as he received the invitation letter for the race beyond the time. He didn't come from the furute to lose!

Blaze the Cat - Speed type / Machine: Royal Chariot
A noble imperial princess from an alternate world. She looks calm and cool but possesses a fiery passion. With her elegance, she controls the machine and leaves the rivals behind!

Team Dark
In terms of prioritysing own interest the most, Shadow, Rouge and Omega are birds of a feather. How good is their teamwork going to be...?

Shadow the Hedgehog - Speed type / Machine: Dark Reaper
An ultimate lifeform who is a look-a-like to Sonic both in appearance and ability. As a long-time rival of Sonic, he sure will going to have a fierce fight against him.

Rouge the Bat - Technique type / Machine: Lip Spyder
A treasure hunter bat who never fails to obtain the item she locked on. She has no plan of returning without a prey this time either.

E-123 Omega - Power type / Machine: Cross Dozer
The last robot of the 'E-series' created by Eggman. He is vengeful of Eggman who had been sealing him away, and looks for the chance to take revenge.

Team Eggman
A trio lead by Sonic's eternal enemy Eggman. Their purpose of joining the race is unknown, but there is no doubt they are up to something evil.

Dr. Eggman - Technique type / Machine: Egg Booster
A self-proclaimed evil genius. He is here to take a break from winding evil plot and to enjoy the race with Sonic and his friends! ...As if anybody believes this. What is he planning this time?

Metal Sonic - Speed type / Machine: Formula M
A high-performance robot created by Eggman. Controlling the fastest and most evil machine prepared by Eggman, he brings chaos to the race!

Zavok - Power type / Machine: Road Dragon
A member of fighting tribe 'Zeti'. He once fought Sonic as the leader of the 'Deadly Six'. What is his true purpose of being an ally of Eggman, who used them for his plan...?

Page 9: Basic controls

Page 10-11 : Character select

• In any modes other than Team Adventure mode, you can select any character.
• In Team Adventure mode, you can only choose a character from Team Sonic. By proceeding with the chapters, you will unlock more characters.
• Before confirming the character selection, you can choose to use bonus items obtained in Gatcha.
• After selecting a character, you can customize the machines' parts and coloring.
• For more detailed customization, go to the Garage.

Page 12 : Race screen / Challenge screen

1. Player's character
2. Team rank
3. Teammates and their ranks
4. Lap count and obtained items (Wisp)
5. Course map
6. Message window
7. Ultimate gauge
8. Time remaining
9. Current score
10. Score needed for obtaining medal
11. Point multiplyer rate

Page 13 : Pause menu

Page 14: Result screen

• Total Score: The result screen shows obtained rings at the finish, team action counts, final result and the total score. If the race's difficulty was 'hard' or 'expert', 'difficulty bonus points' will be added as well. You will obtain coins according to the score.

• Team Result: If the race was a team racing, each team's total points will be calculated according to the ranks of the members. The first place gets 15 points, the second place 12 points... and so on.

Page 15-16: Course Gimmicks

• Rings: The speed of your machine increases according to the rings owned.
• Boost Panel: Driving over it launches Boost Dash.
• Item Box: Contains Wisp. The type of Wisp you pick up by yourself depends on your machine type and your rank at the moment.
• Invincibility Capsule: It can appear at specific places on the course. Using it makes you invincible to any attacks and obstacles for a while.
• Decelerating area: The area on which the car loses speed. There are variety of types, such as lawns and magma.
• Obstacles: Spinning blades, stacked tires - various obstacles stand in the way in each course. Some of them make you spin, so be aware of your surroundings and avoid hitting against them!

Page 17-19: Driving Techniques

• Drift/Drift Boost: When driving at over certain speed, press Brake/Drift button while tilting handle to drift. Drifting over certain time will give you Drit Boost when releasing the button.
• Stunt/Stunt Boost: Perform aerial stunt and gain boost at landing. Boost length correlates with the number of stunts performed (max. 3 times). Failing to land properly will decelerate you and takes all rings away from you.
• Start Boost: At the start of the race, press Accel button on the timings of countdown '3', '2', and '1' appear on screen to gain Start Boost. If you miss the timing, the boost power you gained until that points will reset, so be careful.
• Item Box Transfer: You can put Wisp you don't need back to Item Box and send it to your teammates. You can also request for items when you don't have any. *After transfer, Wisps will be chosen again randomely. You might get a different Wisp than the one sent.
• Rival Takedown: The team who is one rank above you will be set as your rival. Rival team's members are highlightet red, and if you spin them with Wisp attacks etc., your own Ultimate Gauge will increase.
• Line Boost (Slipstream): Drive on your teammate's slipstream area (on the yellow line) to gather power, then get out of the line to activate Line Bost. The strength of this boost has three levels, depending on the time you were on the slipstream.
• Touch Dash: Help your teammmate who decelerated after spinning by driving close to them. The teammate will gain speed immediately, and you will gain boost too. The greater the speed difference between the two, the stronger the effect.
• Ultimate Boost: Performing team actions will increase the 'Ultimate Gauge' you share with your teammmates. When this gauge is full, each of the team members can activate Ultimate Boost at their chosen timings. Ultimate Boost makes you invincible with increased top speed and acceleration. Also, activating Ultimate Boost together with your teammates or spinning opponents by hitting against them while using it will prolong the effect time.

Page 20-21: Wisps

Wisps are aliens living on Planet Wisp. They have mysterious and colorful appearance, each one with different ability. It seems like they are helping out with the race and cooperating with Dodon-Pa...?

Wisps (see my previous translation post)

Page 22: Main Menu

Page 23: Team Adventure

1. Stage select map
2. Conversation cutscene: Plays conversation cutscene of characters. Pressing buttons will fast-forward or skip the lines. (Only displayed when selecting 'Play story and start race' at stage select)
3. Race/Challenge: Choose a character and play a stage. There can be cutscenes after completing the task.

Page 24: Stage map

Page 25-26: Game modes

• Team Race: Race one course in a team
• Team Grand Prix: Race 4 courses in a team to aim for the best total score
• Survival Race: A severe race for survival in which players in lower ranks will be eliminated with each lap
• Dare Devil: Aim for high scores by going through Star Post (pillar-like objects). The closer you are to the posts, the higher points you get - but hitting against the posts won't give you any points. Drifting through the posts will give you bonus points. Going through red frames will increase the multiplier of the points obtained.
• Ring Challenge: Collect as many rings you can in limited amount of time. Obtaining rings while drifting will extend your time limit.
• Traffic Attack: Go through gates while avoiding other vehicles to obtain as much points as you can. Passing through a gate will add points.
•  Destruction: Destroy targets by hitting against them or attacking by Wisps. Destroying them while drifting will give you bonus points. Using Wisps to destroy will increase multiplier rate.
• Egg Pawn Assault: Destroy Eggman's robot soldiers 'Egg Pawn'. Destroy them to extend time limit.

Page 27: Local Play

Page 28-31: Online Play

• Standard: Race with basic rules
• Grand Prix: Standard Race with 4 courses
• Boost Race: Items only contain White Boost
• Rocket Race: Items only contain Orange Rocket
• Kind of Hill: A special race in which players fill gauge increased during the time they are at the top.
• Lightning Race: A dangerous race in which thunderbolts strike from time to time. In this race, holding Item button will make you invincible for a moment. Make use of this to protect yourself from the lightning.
• Vampire Race: A race in which players steal rings from each other by using Violet Void. In this race, your ring count will decrease over time.

Page 32-33: Garage

Page 34: Gatcha

Use the coins you collected in races to obtain random items with Gatcha. (Tuning parts, Color palette, Skin, Horns, Bonus items)

Page 35: Option

Page 36- : Tails' Advice!

Tails: From here, I will advice those of you who are struggling with Team Adventure. If you are in trouble utilizing the ability of your machine, have a read of this!

- I can't clear the stage!
Have a look at your status and customize it according to the stage you are challenging.
For example, in 'Dare Devil' or 'Ring Challenge' where precise handling is required, tuning parts that increase Handling ability are useful. In 'Egg Pawn Assault' where you battle with Egg Pawns, lay weight on Top Speed and Defence so that you can push them away!
In racing type stages, you might also want to try out Bonus Items you obtained in Gatcha.

- The challenges are so difficult that I can't collect Stars and Secret Keys!
Challenge stages, as the name tells, are the stages with difficult missions. The conditions for obtaining Stars and Secret Keys are set very high. Here, I will give you hints for especially difficult missions.

Ring Challenge
Some conditions for obtaining Secret Keys in Ring Challenge seem impossible, such as 'Collect 400 rings with one drift'. To clear this, you have to use the technique called ''[]"!
To explain this simply, this is a technique to 'change the machine's direction while drifting'.
While drifting, re-press the Drift button as you input the directional stick to the opposite direction. You can change the machine's direction while keeping your drift!

If you master this, you can perform long drifting as much as you want. It's useful not only in Ring Challenge but in many situations!

Dare Devil
In Dare Devil, your points increase the closer you are to the Star Post. If you compare the points you obtain when passing through the edge, the difference is obvious! Don't be afraid and aim for the closest point to the pillar.
...However! If you hit the pillar, the multiplier rate you obtained by going through the red frames will disappear. If a Star Post is in a difficult position, it's also a strategy to go through the edge.

Destruction
Destroy targets with Wisp to gain multiplying factor to the points for limited time. Repeat this and get high score!
The time for multiplyer extends every time you hit a target with Wisps, so try to keep this condition. If you can remember the placement of the targets and adjust the timings to use Wisps, then there is nothing more I can teach you!

Once you get the hang of it, all you need to do is keep on practicing! Believe in yourself and your machine!




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