Time Trials are a reasonably commonplace mode for each racing sport, however Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds mixes issues up by really offering a very nice reward for them. You’ll be able to unlock round fifty or so Sonic songs from previous video games by means of A-Rating these items.
You’ll be able to S-Rank them, purely by optimizing the hell out of your time alongside taking each shortcut you’ll be able to handle, however that is nearly fully pointless. You do not get music for doing this, it is extremely troublesome, and solely vital for a single problem.
That mentioned, even simply getting the A-Ranks required for additional music generally is a robust process if you have not been studying these tracks entrance to again. They anticipate rather a lot from you, and issues you will get away with on-line will find yourself costing you a complete letter grade right here.
I will be displaying you a straightforward option to assure you’ll get the A-Rank ultimately, however it’ll at all times take nice execution even if you happen to deal with the curves like an professional. I’ve the plan, however you are the one holding the instruments.
Time Trial Technique
In the beginning, make a automobile with a excessive velocity stat, then run that with a Pace, Increase, or Acceleration sort character, relying in your desire. Pairing this with a Pace Car Equipment, you may merely be going actually rattling quick.
It ought to be mentioned that this is not optimum by any means, however you don’t want to be completely optimum to get the gold right here. That mentioned, there’s at all times one thing to be realized from the individuals enjoying on the highest degree, so we’ll use their talent to our benefit.
If your personal observe data fails you on a primary try, go forward and hit “Problem World Rating”, then view the Time Trial ghost of first place. As a rule, they’re counter-drifting like loopy in an execution-heavy technique, however you need not do all that.
Pay attention to the route they take, and take a look at hitting as lots of the shortcuts and skips as attainable. In the event you nonetheless can not seem to clear it with a speed-focused construct, then it is time to take into account copying their homework and going for the very same setup they’ve.
That is particularly the most effective concept if you wish to get an S-Rank, which generally calls for perfection and a closely optimized construct. This construct differs relying on the observe, although, so you need to as soon as once more at all times cross-reference with the world report.
For instance, a observe like Rainbow Backyard has a ton of turns and is finest accomplished by counter-drifting with a Dealing with automotive, however a observe like Radical Freeway has a ton of increase panels and straight traces that make Pace vehicles actually nice.
When you get by means of each primary observe within the sport, in addition to each Crossworld, you may see that you simply’re solely midway completed. You have to A-Rank each stage twice, as soon as in Sonic Pace, and as soon as in Tremendous Sonic Pace, and in contrast to Grand Prix, you’ll be able to’t simply do all of it on the tougher problem.
You’ll be able to nonetheless create and use a one-size-fits-all automobile, character, and gadget combo and use that for all of the A-Ranks on Tremendous Sonic Pace. Nonetheless, tracks like Eggman Expo or Dragon Highway might journey you up with out dealing with, so be sure to focus no less than a bit on that.
Time Trial Rewards
Each 3 A-Ranks, you’ll unlock one other album with a number of songs from earlier Sonic the Hedgehog video games, normally containing 2–5 songs with a remaining lap variation for every. You’ll be able to set these to play on shuffle within the jukebox, and it is a good change of tempo, particularly whereas grinding S-Ranks.
Right here is each tune within the Sonic Sequence album, after having unlocked every little thing from Time Trials:
Album/Recreation
Songs
Sonic CD
Sonic Growth
Stardust Speedway Unhealthy Future (JP)
Sonic Journey
It Does not Matter
Run By the Pace Freeway
Sonic Journey 2
Escape From the Metropolis (Metropolis Escape)
That is the Method I Like It (Metallic Harbor)
Will not Cease, Simply Go! (Inexperienced Forest)
Vengeance is Mine (Radical Freeway)
Throw It All Away
Sonic Riders
Sonic Pace Riders
Theme of Inexperienced Cave
Sonic 06
His World (Authentic)
Wave Ocean (The Water’s Edge)
Kingdom Valley
Disaster Metropolis
Solaris Section 2
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Seven Rings in Hand
The Depraved Wild (Dinosaur Jungle)
No Method By (Pirate Storm)
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Unleashed
Windmill Isle – Day
Cool Edge – Day
Rooftop Run – Day
Dragon Highway – Day
Tremendous Sonic vs. Good Darkish Gaia
Sonic Free Riders
Sonic Generations
Sky Sanctuary (Act 2)
Seaside Hill (Act 2)
Sonic Misplaced World
Windy Hill (Zone 1)
Hidden World
Sonic Mania
Studiopolis Zone (Act 1)
Stardust Speedway Zone (Act 2)
Metallic Insanity Zone (Act 2)
Sonic Forces
Fist Bump
Luminous Forest
Sundown Heights
Infinite
Workforce Sonic Racing
Ocean View
Roulette Highway
Sky Highway
Sonic Colours Final
Attain for the Stars (Re-Colours)
Tropical Restort Act 1 (Re-Colours)
Candy Mountain Act 1 (Re-Colours)
Starlight Carnival Act 1 (Re-Colours)
Planet Wisp Act 1 (Re-Colours)
Sonic Origins
Title / Essential Menu – Sonic World Remix
Sonic Frontiers
I am Right here – Revisited
Cyber House 1-2: Flowing
Dropaholic
Undefeatable
Discover Your Flame
Sonic Superstars
Bridge Island Zone (Act 1)
Pace Jungle Zone (Act 1)
Sand Sanctuary Zone (Act 1)
Shadow Generations
House Colony ARK (Act 1)
Biolizard (Supporting Me Remix)
Kingdom Valley (Act 1)
Mephiles (Half 2)
General, this choice is a little bit of every little thing, however heavy on the bias in the direction of the extra beloved video games within the collection, and likewise Sonic ’06 as a result of that soundtrack is unbelievable. Missing Sonic R and having such a pitiful choice from Riders is a rattling disgrace, although.
I do suggest going for these, as having my favorites on shuffle whereas enjoying the sport has made each match only a bit extra attention-grabbing. Simply make SEGA add Sea Backside Segue from Sonic Misplaced World, and we’ve got an ideal choice right here.
Time Trial Challenges
Like each different mode, the Time Trials have their very own listing of challenges you are able to do to earn a bunch of Donpa Tickets and get achievements or trophies. I will briefly cowl these challenges, as you get a majority of them by simply A-Rating each time trial anyhow.
Medalist makes you get A-Rank or increased on any course, which you may have in all probability accomplished by now.
Elevating the Bar simply has you beating your personal private finest on a course as soon as, which is straightforward to do by simply replaying a course and doing barely higher.
Protected Driver makes you end a Time Trial with out touching partitions, which might be simply achieved on earlier programs the place there are hardly any partitions, and by going sluggish.
Resourceful Racer is a bit difficult, having you get 5 merchandise bins throughout a single Time Trial. I like doing this on Colourful Mall, the place you will discover six merchandise bins unfold all through the three completely different routes on the course.
Course Navigator, CrossWorld Navigator, Course Conqueror, CrossWorld Conqueror, Jack-of-All-Programs and Elite Course Conqueror all make you A-Rank each observe or each CrossWorld, one thing you could do for the music unlocks anyhow.
Launched
September 25, 2025
ESRB
Everybody / Gentle Fantasy Violence