Wait, there's only going to be fifteen characters in this game? Even the first Sega All-Stars Racing game had 24 characters (and heck, about nine of them were Sonic characters--almost all the same ones we're seeing here). I was all kinds of on board with a racing game dedicated to the Sonic franchise utilizing the engine and assets established in the previous All-Stars Racing titles, but fifteen characters is awful short--especially with the team mechanic at play. They'll never be able to get into some of the regular franchise features like Blaze and Silver, nevermind fan favorites like Mighty. What a bummer.

Assuming all of the previously featured Sonic characters join this game, we can safely assume Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman are two of the remaining six slots (probably as part of the same "Team"). That pretty much cinches it. I'm thinking we'll see a third "Team Eggman" character (probably an Egg Pawn) and the last three are likely going to be the Babylon Rogues. This sort of game seems to be the right place for characters like that.

There better be some serious DLC to support this game going forward. Even with killer track design, a roster this small isn't going to scratch the itches of any Sonic fans.