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Coming from Sumo Digital...

An update on the Wii U too, SEGA have confirmed the issues are fixed and it's currently over with Nintendo. We're hoping it will go live very soon!

Hopefully we'll see that patch applied this week. Thanks to Autosaver for the heads up!

A portion of a 1up review...

...it doesn't change the fact that Transformed is a largely improved sequel over its predecessor, and that one wasn't so bad to begin with. The old Sega is still in the new Sega, and that's a fun thought.

Full review here

I haven't put the reveal in the post, because I am sure that there are people out there who don't want this to be spoiled. If you want to know what you will get, when you boot up the game on December 25, feel free to read on at the link below. This is confirmed to work on the Wii U version!

A portion of a SPOnG review...

Pros:
Tonnes of unlockable content and depth
Innovative, inspiring track design
Simply fantastic presentation

Cons:
Character roster is largely a missed opportunity
Some framerate drops in places
Perhaps the process of hopping online is too simplified

Full review here

A portion of a Dtoid review...

Transformed is the perfect arcade racer for those that feel left out by Forza and Need for Speed’s latest open-world, multiplayer focused outings. Sega has cherry-picked the best elements of kart racers and applied it to the best arcade racing games to create a sleeper hit that’s great fan service and great fun.

Full review here

Sumo Digital has already acknowledged the problem above and say they're looking into it.

I've mentioned this on NeoGAF, but we're looking into the Wii U Boost Challenge and Ninja Tag issue (and any other non-race game mode). To cut a long story short there was a problem with the update which went live on Sunday - and we're working to get it sorted ASAP.

Thanks to AutoSaver for the heads up!

A portion of a Eurogamer review...

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is one of those games now, too. It's managed to step out of Mario Kart's shadow, for sure, but the real achievement is one that's going to be much more thrilling for the Sega fans it so eagerly panders to. This manages to be more than just a tribute to the great and good of Sega's past - it does enough to earn its own place alongside them.

Full review here

Thanks to Elwood for the heads up!

More characters

- Pudding, rival of Space Channel 5‘s Ulala
- second mystery character yet to be revealed

GP1
1. Ocean View (Sonic Heroes)
2. Samba Studios (Samba De Amigo)
3. Carrier Zone (After Burner)
4. Dragon Canyon (Panzer Dragoon)

GP2
1, Temple Trouble (Super Monkey Ball)
2. Galactic Parade (Sonic Colors?)
3. Seasonal Shrines (Shinobi)
4. Rouge’s Landing (Skies of Arcadia)

GP3
1. Dream Valley (Nights)
2. Chilly Castle (Billy Hatcher)
3. Graffiti City (Jet Set Radio)
4. Sanctuary Falls (Sonic & Knuckles)

GP4
1. Graveyard Gig (House of the Dead)
2. Adder’s Lair (Golden Axe)
3. Burning Depths (Burning Rangers)
4. Race of Ages (Sega Tribute Level)

GP5 (Note These Are All From The Last Game)
1. Sunshine Tour (Samba De Amigo)
2. Shibuya Downtown (Jet Set Radio)
3. Roulette Road (Sonic Heroes)
4. Egg Hangar (Sonic 2/Sonic 3)

- handling is pretty much the same
- different engine being used on 3DS
- Traffic Attack will be missing
- key modes like World Tour will be much the same
- online play is present
- 3DS online will get more straightforward game modes "like ‘beat people’s laptimes’ or ‘beat this particular character'."

Sumo Digital was asked about voice chat in Sonic and All-Stars Transformed after the Wii U voice chat news came out. Here's what Sumo Digital had to say.

We don't support voice chat on WiiU for those reasons, one of the side effects of being a launch title basically.

Maybe if the game gets another sequel, we can hope for some online chat. Not this time around, I'm afraid. Thanks to Autosaver for the heads up!

- online allows up to 10 players
- 5 player local multiplayer on Wii U
- online is a competitive mode
- if you’re playing offline, you can race against the computer in multiplayer
- if you’re in last, odds of getting one of the more powerful weapons is increased
- experience gained in multiplayer transfers over into your single player campaign, and vice versa
- each character earns experience points when racing in order to level
- level cap of five
- this unlocks mods for that racer, which are fixed bonuses that can be switched between pre-race in order to customise the character

- chunks of the courses crumble away or are destroyed
- your ride transforms when you pass through Transformation Gates
- on water, the pace slows
- wave physics can be used to knock competitors off their driving line
- flying rewards those that continuously divebomb with speed boosts
- driving involves lots of corner drifting
- pick up coins on the course to use in a slot machine mini-game during the race loading screen
- you can win a speed boost or some other bonus
- also get coins for hitting fellow racers with items
- lob guided missiles, get up close and deliver short-range shockwave attacks or plant giant bees and blowfish across the tracks
- avoid roving whirlwinds and chomping flying beasts to pillars of lava and awkwardly placed trees
- customise the strengths of your character through mod
- select a specific mod to jack up a vehicle's performance
- mode in five categories: speed, acceleration, handling, boost and balance

- MeeMee from Super Monkey Ball confirmed
- two Items can be stored when racing
- second item appears beneath the first one and has a button prompt
- Knuckles’ All Star is the Master Emerald emitting energy
- Giant Robot Fish from Generations makes a splash after the Octopus Area
- pre-set mines are also present on Seaside Hill

Bonus Edition...Special Edition...Limited Edition. What in the hell is going on with the Wii U version of this game?!

Thanks to immewnity for the heads up!

Thanks to Immewnity for the heads up!

- The Sonic & All-Stars Racing Wii U demo at GDC was 3 weeks old. They were to busy working on the game to put together a new demo.

- The Wii U version is "probably the best looking one, the most developed."

- The hardware lets them do all kinds of things

- Wii U has a British Bull dog style multiplayer mode