It is a direct sequel to Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. Sonic Free Riders is the seventh racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and the third entry in the Sonic Riders trilogy. The game requires the use of Microsoft's Kinect peripheral and was a Kinect launch title in November 2010. Sonic Free Riders is a motion controlled racing video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Xbox 360.