Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Samba Cup - Races 3 and 4

What I find kind of interesting this time is that the Grand Prix favorite, the computer player who always seems to be right on your tail, is Beat for this set of races. Normally, there's a Sonic character, Amigo, or Aiai, as they're the ones most likely to be in the Grand Prix. There's usually some unlockable character in there too, but they're just filler--none times out of ten, they're trailing. So it was unusual to see Beat performing so well here--considering that his handling sucks and he's not well-suited for twisty turny tracks like these. (Ironically, his worst position was 6th in his own home course of Highway Zero.)

I like how B.D. Joe always has his left arm up against the door of his taxi, as if he's quite relaxed about the whole thing. Knowing him, he probably is.

Race #3
Curien Mansion
Deadly Route
Song: Aura of Dread
After a bit of research, I found out that SEGA Superstars Tennis, and by consequence this game too, avoids any mentioning of the phrase "House of the Dead" because the series is banned in Germany. House of the Dead, that is, not SEGA Stars. This includes any mention of House of the Dead, as that would get the rest of the game banned along with it. So to get around this (rather stringent) law, the game calls the series "Curien Mansion" and refers to the games as "HOTD" on the profiles. Oddly, the gory-looking guy and the blood-splattered logo are perfectly okay.
As for the course, Deadly Route is most definitely my favorite among the Curien Mansion ones. This is because much of the course is actually set inside of the mansion rather than driving around the grounds. Really, it has everything Outer Forest has and more, which makes that curse rather unimpressive. At least Sewer Scrapes has the underground water lines this one doesn't. Sorry that I cut the announcer off. It's the last time it happens for the Grand Prix.

Race #4
Seaside Hill
Ocean Ruin
Song: Windy and Ripply
This course SO reminds me of Koopa Cape from Mario Kart Wii. I'd be surprised if whoever designed this course came up with it independently, because the underwater tunnels look so similar. Then again, there were underwater tunnels in the Star Wars Pod Racer game that looked like this too, in the Sunken City course on planet Aquilaris, so it's not THAT big of a stretch. Lost Palace introduced the Crabmeat badniks to the game; they're back in swarms, and now the Chop-Chop badniks are here too. I used the All-Star twice this time around. The first time, the passenger apparently wanted to get off in midair. Look at those flips he does getting out of the car! You might not notice it, but there's a loop-de-loop inside the first underwater tunnel.

Sonic says, "To stop power-sliding release DRIFT." Thanks for telling me, Sonic! I've been keeping my finger on the drift button for the entire race, and I was wondering why I'm always placing last. I couldn't figure out how to stop drifting once I started, but now I know!

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[sharkbros999]

Why didnt you leave

[Overhazard]

@sharkbros999 Leave what?

[sharkbros999]

@Overhazard I mean mikekartwii, he lives in germany and i asked him why he he wouldn't leave

[Overhazard]

@sharkbros999 Did you know it takes 4 years for someone from the United States to gain Canadian citizenship? It's not something you can do quickly and easily.

[sharkbros999]

@Overhazard i know that but here something

[Overhazard]

@sharkbros999 Do you mean "hear something"?

[WaluigiWare]

Curien Mansion reminds me of Bowser's Castle from MKWii.

[mikekartwii]

the name of the game is still the house of the dead

not curien mansion!!!! o`_´O



[sharkbros999]

@Overhazard YES!!! OK Before You here What I was going to say Can You point out that the Americaan Version of house of the dead isn't the real F**king thing and Uh...Do You Know About DBZ (Dragon Ball Z) If You Did You Should Get Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (Wii & PS2)

[mikekartwii]

@carnagechild

yeah i know

i live in germany and it sucks

[carnagechild]

@mikekartwii its called curian mansion due to the fact that this game was released in Germany, but German game companies are not allowed to make or release games with zombies in it or state dead things inside the game. thats why the house of the dead was not released in germany when it was made :)

[carnagechild]

@Overhazard germany wont allow zombies in games but they will allow a really scary commercal to air on tv just to adverties an energy drink??