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List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 902
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 100730
Model: 10086670011
UPC: 010086670011
EAN: 0010086670011
ASIN: B0009SQFHK
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 BLAST OFF! November 17, 2005
S.L.J.C.O.A.A.A.T.R. (IN YOUR MOTHER'S STOMACH)
6 out of 21 found this review helpful
THIS GAME REMINDS OF THE TIMES WHEN GAMES WERE 2-D(WHICH I HATED)EVEN THOUGH I FEEL DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS GAME.IN THIS GAME OUR TWO HEROES SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AND A NEW HERO TO THE SERIES QUEEN BLAZE THE CAT ROCKET FROM BOTTOM SCREEN TO THE TOP SCREEN OF THE D.S. JUST LIKE THAT.(IN THE FUTURE SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SHADOWS GIRLFRIEND.EWWW.A HEDGEHOG AND A CAT?)ANYWAY YOU'RE 3-D AND SO ARE THE YOUR ENIMIES EGGMAN AND EGGMAN TIMES TWO.TO ME IT'S TIME FOR DOUBLE THE YOLK INSTEAD OF DOUBLE THE TROUBLE.HE HE HE.THIS IS ANOTHER MUST FOR FANS OF SONIC AND CLASSIC GAMES
This is what Sonic is all about. December 7, 2005
yakmir@yahoo.com (Melbourne, Australia.)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Sonic Rush is just that; a rush. I don't hesitate to call it the best Sonic game since Sonic 2. But why, you ask?
The graphics are simply the best Sonic graphics ever seen on handheld. Not only are they appropriate; in many cases they're also actually _pretty_. Sound - well, 4Kids Sonic is tolerable in this game, and Blaze is inoffensive enough. Tails and Cream still have voices so high they might cause nearby dogs to bark, but fortunately they only have a few phrases. The music however is brilliant; with Hideki Naganuma of Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio in the US) fame on board as a composer, it was always going to be hard for them to go wrong. Particular soundtrack highlights for me are Ska Cha Cha, A New Day, Metal Scratchin' and Bomber Barbara, although all the songs are great and fit surprisingly well.
Control is just superb, superior to any Sonic game of the past decade. The problems caused by the levels throwing an enemy into your path in the Advance games are a thing of the past, with your Boost move more than able to take out enemies without you so much as slowing. Plus, the tricking from the Advance games has finally been given some form of a _purpose_; it helps you recharge the Boost meter. Level design still throws the occasional bottomless pit or crushy block at you (one or two zone in particular are guilty of this), but you soon learn the layout and within a few lives you'll be able to fight a way through. See these levels are long, and difficult, but difficult in a way that makes you _want_ to keep going and makes you feel like you've really acheived something when you finally do win.
Take it from someone who's been playing Sonic games for 13 years: this is a game anyone who even remotely likes Sonic (or 2D platforming of any type) has to own.
So fast, so fun, so Sonic February 12, 2006
C. Gottfried (Indianapolis, IN)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Sonic Rush is a game of speed, which I like because I'm a Sonic fan. The whole point to Sonic Rush is to find the chaos emeralds and destroy both Eggmans. Yes, I said both Eggmans, when Eggman steals the Sol Emeralds, Eggman-Nega follows Eggman into Sonic's world and the new character,Blaze the Cat, appears, the Space/Time continuum splits and the two worlds start to come together.
The player can choose between Sonic or Blaze to try to save both worlds before disaster occurs. After the player completes the game or a zone (because I can't remember) the player can choose Time Trials to get more practice on that stage as many times as the player wants.
Once the player finds a special generator the player can transport Sonic to the Special Stage to collect the Chaos Emeralds by jumping to grab the generator then press and hold the X and Y buttons to spin Sonic into the electrified ring that transports him to the Special Stage (Blaze can't go to the Special Stage). Once in the Special Stage the player has to use the stylist to control Sonic around the bombs.
Though the levels get hard, the game stays very fun for a high speed, dual screen Sonic game. I would definitely recommend this game to any Sonic the Hedgehog fan, this game is so much fun.
 Not as fun as I expected.... February 3, 2007
Ipsyaera (Berkeley, CA United States)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
After reading all the other reviews, I expected a great game. I have to admit, the last Sonic game I played was the Genesis one. Maybe the franchise has gone other places, but I personally just didn't like playing this game. Specifically, my biggest problem was not being able to see the levels very well. The colors are very muted and often have little contrast. One of the things I love about most other DS games (the new Super Mario Brothers, for example) is how vibrant and easy on the eyes the levels are. With this game, Sonic (or Blaze), along with the path you are running on, seems to blend into the background. That might be fine for some games, but when a game's emphasis is on speed and rapidly moving through the levels, there needs to be better visual cues. Just my 2 cents.
The Best Sonic Game Since "Sonic CD" December 9, 2005
Ryan Grosset (Chicago, IL, USA)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
What was great about the old Sonic games?
-Fast, fun, addicting gameplay that gradually increased in difficulty over time
-Graphics that kept up with the speed beautifully
-Catchy music
-A simple story that is reason enough for a sequel
-It was all about Sonic...
What is great about the new Sonic games?
-Better graphics and music
-Sonic Advance 2's "Burst Mode"
-Pulling off different tricks and moves like grinding et. al.
While Sonic Adventure was seen by many as the next evolution in Sonic games, I personally thought that Sonic Advance 2 was more so than Sonic Adventure. Sonic Adventure didn't focus on the core Sonic gameplay enough, the 3D was (and is still) touch-and-go, and a lot of the new characters are simply copies of the existing characters. And the new extreme/dark visual style is forced, over-the-top, and just plain silly. Shadow the Hedgehog is the WORST "Sonic" game ever made because it encompases everything that made the new games such a departure from the classic games.
While Sonic Advance was a classic Sonic game with the modern art style and more characters, Sonic Advance 2 came out of nowhere to steal the spotlight. The game focused on speed with its "Burst Mode" which allowed characters to go even faster. Throw in seemlessly grinding and the aerial tricks, the game truly took what was great about the classic games and modernized it.
As a hardcore Sonic fan, when I heard there would be a Sonic game for the DS, I got it so I could have a backlit screen for the GBA series and to play the Sonic game that would eventually come out. What a pleasant surprise it is to now say that Sonic Rush ended up being the best modern Sonic game made! The graphics (3D models with 2D sprites are perfect for a handheld) were great, the music (which brought back memories of Jet Grind Radio) was amazing, and the gameplay was classic Sonic.
Throw in Burst Mode, the Tension Gauge/Boost, grinding, aerial tricks, and the awe-inspiring stylus-controlled Special Stages, Sonic Rush is THE BEST SONIC GAME MADE SINCE SONIC CD!!!
...and for those of you who are complaining that its too hard...practice up, n00bs...
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