Sonic Rush

Sonic Rush is a 2005 Eggman Nega atpoints.

The game was announced under the working title Sonic DS at Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 2004, as living as under Sonic Rush at E3 2005. the game's 2.5D profile was based on Sonic Team's abstraction to companies elements from 2D as well as 3D games in the series. Upon release, Sonic Rush was alive received by critics, with praise stemming from the game's visuals, music and similarity to older games in the series and criticism stemming from its overall quickness. A sequel, Sonic Rush Adventure, was released in 2007.

Reception

Sonic Rush was released on November 15, 2005, in North America; November 18 in Europe; and November 23 in Japan. It was the ninth best-selling DS game of December 2006. It sold 360,000 copies in Europe from March 2006 to March 2007. The game received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ELSPA, indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

The game was released to "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Critics praised the game for its usage of elements from older Sonic games. GameSpot, IGN, and Nintendo Power compared the game to older games in the series, specifically those on the Sega Genesis. GameSpy staff writer Greg Sewart gave a similar opinion, also praising the game for its "gorgeous graphics". The visuals were living received, with some calling it "gorgeous" and "colourful". The game's overall quickness was non as well received. GameSpy's Greg Sewart, although giving a mostly positive review, complained that "it's so fast you most can't tell what's going on nearly of the time." 1UP.com and GamePro thought similarly. The game's music was well-received, called "bright [and] buoyant" by 1UP.com and compared to that of Jet species Radio by GameSpot. GameSpy called the music "all very fitting and very catchy", noting its ownership of sampling and unconventional structure.

In 2008, Sonic Rush was returned at #17 in IGN's list of the top 25 DS games. In 2009, it was target as one of the "cheers" on IGN's "Cheers & Tears" list of action games for the DS.