Sonic Riders - Ice Factory

Here's the Babylon counterpart, the Ice Factory. Most of the Babylon stages take place at some other time of day than the Heroes stages, though there's no way to tell for sure here, as the Egg Factory is completely indoors. Instead, it seems that Eggman's robot manufactory has frozen up somehow (Eggman is certainly not happy about this), which makes for an even tougher course than the white-hot Egg Factory. This is the longest racetrack in the game, and the Replay gets cut off because it can only go up to 3 minutes 30 seconds, including the introduction.

This is where the Babylon stages start to diverge from the Heroes stages in layout. Everything up to the the second jump is similar, but from then on, it's all new material. At least until you get back to the final hairpin turn. In addition, the surface is pretty slick here, and steering can be a bit more difficult than usual.

The character I'm using here is Storm the Albatross, the third and last member of the Babylon Rogues. He's got a deep gruff voice and isn't too bright, but he's really powerful. He can't fly, despite him being waterfowl, I suppose because he's so heavy. His goggles make him look like Batou from Ghost in the Shell. He's a Power character, which means he can knock down small obstacles and not slow down, but this stage has the advantage for Speed characters. That's why I have him use the Broom, which, for reasons I can't explain, allows the boarder to grind on rails regardless of the character type.

Amy's performance in this race is an example of the cruelty the computer players can inflict upon you. She catches up real fast AND nabs the 100-Ring monitor, instantly upgrading her to Level 3 abilities (faster, better turning, better recovery, and more powerful attacks). It's very tough to get into this game because the computer players use every tactic against you from the start, and if you're not aware of everything from the get-go, they'll punish you.

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• extreme
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[xavier19522]

lol when amy hit storm and flattened him heard omachao:That must be painful for storm......sometimes he talks 2 much......but wow this stage is a grinders paradise!! just like egg factory!! awesome race!

[Overhazard]

@xavier19522 Ice Factory is a long stage, so it has a bunch of shortcuts for all three types of racers.

[BlueFury28]

hey how did you get to grind on the rails if your a power type?

[Overhazard]

This is the effect of the Broom: It allows the character to grind on rails.

[Peachrocks5]

It's about the only course where the speed characters have an advantage. Everywhere else Flying or power is better.

Good racing though :D

[Overhazard]

Really? How ironic, the Speed characters getting a disadvantage.

[Henderson155]

Eggman forgot to pay his heating bill

xD

[royman6]

"___ is still gaining momentum" that annoyed the crud out of me. anyway, cool vid

[xavier19522]

@Overhazard well i'm gonna had 2 find a vid for the mission i have 2 do there.....i was so confused when i 1st did it.....

[BlackL1ster1]

@royman6 Everything she said annoyed me.

[haunterandgengar]

amy was such a bitch for you ouch i think I've got hammered

[RingoHero]

Wow Amy was on to you like a hawk O_O The COM has neevr done that to me before...boy next time I play Riders I better be careful :D Ice factory can be fun at times and may be a bit of hassle at first but you get used to the route then it becomes easier :D

[TrollyOre]

Another character might have made landed just before Storm did, hence Omochao saying "she".

[HyperVegitoDBZ]

In 1st game, diffculty was soo mcuh bigger than in second.

[Kevinthebad12345]

@Henderson155 it maybe is the egg factory

[DexenTheHedgehog]

@SparkTehHedgehog Omochao talks about the AI too