Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush brings back your favorite blue suse with an attitude. This time, Sonic pairs up with royalty - Queen Blaze the Cat - from another dimension to save the universe from utter destruction. Sonic Rush takes full advantage of the dual screens on the Nintendo DS system to deliver a frenetic adventure with dizzying dives, near vertical curves, extreme jumps, brain-twisting loops and more!
Sonic Rush Accessories
 New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart DS
Super Mario 64 DS
Nintendo DS Lite Onyx Black
Yoshi's Island DS
Nintendo DS Lite Cobalt / Black
Sonic Rush Adventure
Nintendo DS Lite Crimson / Black
Mario Party DS
Nintendo DS Lite Travel Kit
Sonic Rush Reviews
we love this game me and my daughter pass it back and forth on the boss challenge great use of the duel screen, straight forward, pick up and play feel very nice.
He says it is a lot of fun, and it goes very well with the Sonic Rush Adventure. Which was just a ploy to get me to buy both, but it was worth it. This was another gift for my husband, and he loves Sonic so he was really happy when he got this.
Despite having two playable characters, the game is still fun to play especially playing the game as Blaze the cat because she's so cool. Besides, the game is easy to beat. Simply awesome and addictive. The music above all.
They did add in a few novelties here and there like swinging on a chain to reach an otherwise unattainable place. Why they can't accomplish this in the console attempts of a 3D Sonic is beyond me. This is essentially what the console Sonic games should be. Now, I had been hearing that the hand-held Sonic games were still solid additions to the series, so when I saw this game sued, I decided I'd give it a try. Fast paced rock with bad lyrics and some techno.
Everything is pretty traditional, with some 3D effects added. Very fast with solid level design and power ups. Not bad, but not amazing either. First of all the characters themselves are 3D models, while the background, along with the game-play itself, is still largely 2D. If you're just into platformers, you'll probably enjoy this as well.
The backgrounds are all well done and very colorful, in the usual Sonic fashion. This provides a unique look to the game, that I personally like. The game-play is classic Sonic game-play for the most part. If you're a Sonic fan you should check this game out.
You can also play as Blaze for aome more game-play value. I just turned off the music and listened to my ipod while playing. With the exception of the adventure series, his attempts have been futile. The soundtrack is pretty typical for a Sonic game. The boss fights are in 3D to mix up the game-play a bit, and it actually works quite well.
Sonic has strayed from his 2D lineage in recent years to try and compete with the likes of Mario and Ratchet and Clank in the 3D realm of platforming. It's sort of like bringing the old Sonic games into the new age of gaming. This is especially the case when you pick up enough speed to just run straight through your enemies. Although sometimes I just can't shake the feelings that I'm just pressing forward and occasionally jumping so I don't fall into a pit. However, this has all been done before, and you really don't come across things like that very often in the game.
The graphics here are essentially the traditional 2D look with some tweaks.
Irritating aspects of the game include the music and certain enemy placement. The game also utilizes the touch screen of the DS with the chaos emerald bonus challenges. There are other gameplay elements that work well too. For every good Sonic game that comes out now, there's about 4 or 5 bad ones.
The basic gameplay is classic Sonic: extremely fast side-scrolling in a 2D environment. It is a definite hit in a long streak of misses in the Sonic franchise. The ability to play as Blaze the Cat adds length and replay value to the game. An enemy will appear in your path and you'll have less than a split second to react.
Sonic Rush is one of the good ones, although it has its shortcomings. The boss battles are a new, refreshing experience and are fun. The level designs are creative and very colorful. However, both the side-scrolling and boss battles can get very repetitive.
You'll be flying through a level, snagging rings, when BAM. This breaks up the pace of certain levels and only acts as an annoyance. For the most part it works well, but it seems that the developers just through it in the game to add a touch screen aspect. Despite its flaws, Sonic Rush is a decent game and a very good Sonic game.
However, it fails to offer any new features because Blaze's levels are the same as Sonic's.
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