Sonic R/Magazine articles

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"What's Going Down at Sega?"
Paragraph mentioning "Sonic Racing", Sega's answer to Mario Kart.
"New Games: Sonic R"
Short article showing an early demo of the game, said to be 20% complete.
"The Red-Hot Rumours Dept. Burning Up!"
Short paragraph mentioning Sonic R, which also suggests Mighty the Armadillo will be in the game.
"Saturn Preview: Sonic R"
A short preview of Sonic R in the October 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Game Informer. The screenshots are from a "40% complete" build.
"Coming Soon: Sonic R"
A five page "exclusive" preview of Sonic R following its showing at E3 1997. The last page features an interview with Kats Sato.
"Sonic R: Catch Him if You Can!"
One-page article about the game as shown at E3 1997.
"News: Sonic R"
"Sonic R"
"Sonic R"
"Coming Soon: Sonic R"
A second preview of Sonic R in the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine. The last page features an interview with Traveller's Tales programmer Jon Burton.
"Sneak Previews: Sonic R"
"Showcase: Sonic R"
"Preview: Sonic R"
"Review: Sonic R"
"Review: Sonic R"
A four-page review of Sonic R in the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine. The game was very well received, with a 95% graphics rating, 90% sound, 92% playability, 93% lastability, and an overall 93% score.
"Tests: Sonic R"
"Sonic R Supersonic Race Guide"
Three-page guide to the Saturn game, consisting of maps for the first four stages, with coin and Chaos Emerald locations. Also included are tips for beating the "Mecha" challenges.
"Sonic R Players Guide"
"Review: Sonic R"
"Saturn: Sonic R"
"Tips: Sonic R"
Logo-pdf.svg 1997-xx-xx Secret Service (PL), "Październik 1997"
1997-xx-xx Strana Igr (RU), "Sentyabr 1997"
1998-xx-xx Gry Komputerowe (PL), "2/1998"
Logo-pdf.svg 1998-xx-xx Strana Igr (RU), "Yanvar 1998"
1998-xx-xx Gambler (PL), "4/1998"
Logo-pdf.svg 1998-xx-xx Neo (PL), "Luty 1998"
Cover article
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1997-10-14 Ultra Game Players (US), "November 1997" "Sonic Rides Again"
A five-page preview feature covering Sonic R in the November 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Ultra Game Players. The last two pages feature an interview with Yuji Naka.
Logo-pdf.svg 1997-1x-xx Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "December 1997" "Saturn Previews: Sonic R"
A brief-one page preview of Sonic R in the December 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. The article erroneously claims that Sonic R started off as a continuation of Sonic X-treme.
Logo-pdf.svg 1998-0x-xx Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "February 1998" A single-column review of Sonic R in the February 1998 issue of American gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game received scores of 8, 8, 8 and 7 overall from each reviewer, with a 9 for visuals, 6 for sound, 7 for ingenuity and 7 for replay.
Logo-pdf.svg 1997-xx-xx GameFan (US), "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997"

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