Yes, the blue hedgehog you remember from your youth is back on the PSP and set to tear through the competition in a footrace.

As a SEGA representative took us through the first level -- a jungle with plenty of catapulting springs, boxes and robotic enemies -- it was clear Backbone Entertainment took the criticism launched at the first game (i.e. "I can't stop falling off the track and dying!") to heart. As Sonic shot across the level's stone straightaway, through the throwback loops and around corkscrew walkways, he'd occasionally run into a set of spikes and fall from his perch.
However, death usually didn't await our tumbling blue guy. Instead, there were secret tunnels, alternate paths or at least way back to the surface. Once the hero was back on track, the goal was to basically run as fast as possible, dodge deadly obstacles and attack other racers when they got close enough.