

When revealing himself, he reveals that he owns MeteorTech, causing his nemeses to accuse him of the robot rampage. Sonic and Jet unknowingly crash into Eggman in the main computer room of MeteorTech. Sonic and friends take off, leaving the Rogues in pursuit. An alarm then sounds alerting the robots. Jet tries to force Amy to hand over something called the Ark of the Cosmos but she is clueless as to what he is talking about.

The team then arrives at MeteorTech and is greeted by the Babylon Rogues. They decide to go to MeteorTech to solve this mystery. Tails suddenly realizes that the robots are after the meteorites. As she hugs Sonic, she drops a similar meteor. Team Heroes then meets up with Amy, who says she was being pursued by the robots as well. All three manage to escape from the city afterwards. While Tails and Knuckles use their respective flying and gliding abilities to distance themselves, Sonic almost falls from the summit of a 300-storey building, but fortunately, the meteor was able to stop his fall, clamping the object to his wrist. Soon, they are attacked by the robots, who seem to have recognized the meteor Sonic is holding and barely escape. Tails gives Sonic a meteor which he thinks might be from the events last night. The next day, Team Heroes are on their way to Megalo Station in Monopole when they hear about the news on the radio. It activates, along with others and goes on a rampage. One crashes into the Crimson Tower and rolls into the back of a MeteorTech robot. The story begins when shooting stars crash into the planet. Spoiler warning: Plot, ending details or any kind of information follow. This sets off a war over who gets the artifact, now leading them to settle their dispute by having an Extreme Gear competition. However, the Babylon Rogues, Sonic's well-known rivals, are also after the legendary artifact. Sonic discovers a legend regarding an artifact known as the " Ark of the Cosmos", an item that can take matter and use it to control gravity. Steinberg, vice president of marketing at Sega of America commented on the game's announcement, stating that the game would offer long-time Sonic fans, and newcomers alike, the adrenaline-pumping gameplay and moves that made the blue hedgehog famous, while adding a plethora of completely new elements to the Sonic world. Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity was first announced by Sega at Games Conference 2007 for a Q1 2008 release.
