The latest Sonic Racing game has advertised characters from outside the Sonic franchise, and there are plenty of Sega icons who deserve to race.

IGN's Jada Griffin got to take the new Sonic for a spin and notes that this game ditches the team-based format of the previous entry, going "back to Mario Kart's everyone-for-themselves format" (and feeling much closer to Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed as a result) but "evolves beyond" MK8's offerings from over a decade ago.

CrossWorlds reveals a look at some of the racers coming to the game and reveals when some players can participate in a network test.

You don't need anything but a valid email address and a PS5 to play Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds to be eligible for the test. Just make sure you sign up by February 19. After this date, signups will be closed and you will not be eligible to play in the test.

To sign up for the Sonic Racing: CrossWorld s closed network test, follow these steps: Scroll down and select the “Closed Network Test” tab underneath the closed network test banner. Write your email in the “Email Sign-up” text box under the “Key Dates” section of the registration, and click the three arrows beside the text box.

The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds network test is not open to any and all players who wish to give the game a test drive. This is a closed network test that players will need to follow strict guidelines in order to get into. The duration of this network test will span between the 23rd and 25th of February 2025.

CrossWorlds looks to shake up the kart racing genre, proving the need for Mario Kart 9 to offer something new to the table.