The blue hedgehog and friends battle it out on the race track.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing screenshot

SEGA has released a Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing playable demo on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

The demo is available to XBL Gold members - presumably Silver members next week - and weighs in at 1GB.

The official demo blurb states: "Join Sonic and his SEGA friends in the race of your life. Dodge weapons, perform tricks and drifts, seek short cuts and look out for that elusive all-star move pick-up as you blast past your rivals in to pole position. Winning has never tasted so sweet!"

The game's out on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS on February 26.