With the release of the game Sonic Rivals for the PSP just around the corner, many are already raving to  get their hands on a copy of the latest installment to the Sonic series of games.

Developed by Backbone Entertainment for the company which Sonic represents, Sega, the game will feature Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow and Silver as playable characters, with Metal as an unlockable character which you can play as after finishing the other four's stories. And of course, they're up against the villain who is no other than Dr. Eggman, except that his descendant, Eggman Nega, has decided to tag along this time around.

So, while we wait for December 1 to roll in and for this game to finally hit store shelves, here're some character renders of our hero hedgehogs for now which features them in various suits.