Also a cup circuit mode is available where players race a rival for the chance to win a specific cup. It is played ad hoc, and players can customize their racers using collectible cards won in Single player, trade cards with friends, and wager cards on races. Wireless Play Mode features multiplayer games and races whereby players can wager cards, or just race for fun. In Challenge Mode, the player is given a goal to complete, such as hitting your opponent a certain number of times during a race or battle. In Story Mode, each of the four playable characters have separate story lines, and must race each other to the finish line in each stage in order to thwart Doctor Eggman's various schemes. Sonic Rivals features several different modes. The game features power-ups to collect that offer additional offensive and defensive abilities.

Five different characters are playable Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Shadow the Hedgehog, Silver the Hedgehog, and Metal Sonic, but gameplay is identical for all characters. Boss battles at the end of levels require the player to defeat the boss before the competing character does. The game contains six zones, each with three respective acts, the third being a boss battle, totaling in 17 stages.

Characters race to the finish line while avoiding the level's obstacles. Sonic Rivals is a side-scrolling video game similar to the original Sonic the Hedgehog games for the Sega Genesis, but with a 2.5D perspective.

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