Sonic Rush

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Sonic Rush
System(s): Nintendo DS
Publisher: Sega
Genre: 2D Platform

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Sonic Rush is a game from Sega for the Nintendo DS. It was released in November 2005.

The game is a 2D platformer in virtually all of the game, much like the Sega Genesis and Game Boy Advance titles in the series. However, the player, as well as the bosses, are fully polygonal. There is but a single part of the game where three-dimensional movement is possible. Both the top and bottom screens are used during Acts, and the player switches between them when they reach certain heights or depths. The Touch Screen has only one use in the game: Special Stages. When Sonic enters a Special Stage, it looks and feels quite similar to those from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but you control him with the stylus. Also, there are balloons which fire Sonic into the air. When this happens, you must tap certain spots on the screen in order to get 5, 10, or 20 Ring bonuses. Finally, you can attack enemies by tapping them on the screen.

The two playable characters are Sonic the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat. Though the adventures are completely different, they cross paths multiple times and play through the same Zones (though in a different order).

Zones

• Leaf Storm Zone - Sonic Zone 1, Blaze Zone 2
• Water Palace Zone - Sonic Zone 2, Blaze Zone 4
• Mirage Road Zone - Sonic Zone 3, Blaze Zone 3
• Night Carnival Zone - Sonic Zone 4, Blaze Zone 1 (Name possibly reused from Carnival Night Zone)
• Huge Crisis Zone - Sonic Zone 5, Blaze Zone 6
• Altitude Limit Zone - Sonic Zone 6, Blaze Zone 5
• Dead Line Zone - Zone 7
• Point W - Final Zone
• Exception - Bonus level, played as Sonic and Blaze in a similar fashion to the FinalHazard battle.

Sound Test

			Songs
001.	A New Day (Title Edit)	Title Screen		002.	What U Need Is Remix	Main Menu
003.	The Ordinary Zone	Overworld Map		004.	The Last Zone	Overworld Map; used before beating F-Zone or Exception.
005.	Right There, Ride On	Leaf Storm Zone - Sonic		006.	Right There, Ride On Blaze Version	Leaf Storm Zone - Blaze
007.	Back 2 Back	Water Palace Zone - Sonic		008.	Back 2 Back Blaze Version	Water Palace Zone - Blaze
009.	Ethno Circus	Mirage Road Zone - Sonic		010.	Ethno Circus Blaze Version	Mirage Road Zone - Blaze
011.	Ska Cha Cha	Night Carnival Zone - Sonic		012.	Ska Cha Cha Blaze Version	Night Carnival Zone - Blaze
013.	Jeh Jeh Rocket	Huge Crisis Zone - Sonic		014.	Jeh Jeh Rocket Blaze Version	Huge Crisis Zone - Blaze
015.	Get Edgy	Altitude Limit Zone - Sonic		016.	Get Edgy Blaze Version	Altitude Limit Zone - Blaze
017.	What U Need	Dead Line Zone - Sonic		018.	What U Need Blaze Version	Dead Line Zone - Blaze
019.	Metal Scratchin'	Vs. Boss		020.	Metal Scratchin' (Part 2)	Vs. Boss Pinch
021.	Vela-Nova	Vs. Hero		022.	Vela-Nova (Part 2)	Vs. Hero (Climax)
023.	Bomber Barbara	Final Boss		024.	Bomber Barbara (Part 2)	Final Boss Pinch
025.	Groove Rush #4	Final Boss Clear		026.	Raisin' Me Up (Prologue)	Last event
027.	Medley Rush #1	Credits		028.	The Secret	Jingle for unlocking something
029.	I Wanna Breath	Hero Drowning		030.	One Up!	Extra Life
031.	Theme of Sonic's Event	Event - Sonic		032.	Theme of Blaze's Event	Event - Blaze
033.	Theme of Comical Event	Event - Humor		034.	Theme of Strained Event	Event - Tension
035.	Theme of After The Fight	Event -After various boss battles		036.	Theme of Warm Event	???
037.	What U Need Is PSG	Level music in DS Download Play demo		038.	Groove Rush #1 PSG	Act Clear in DS Download Play demo
039.	Groove Rush #2	Game Over		040.	It's A New Record !	New Record
041.	Groove Rush #1	Act Clear		042.	Groove Rush #3	Zone 7 Boss Clear
043.	Groove Rush #2 PSG	Game Over in DS Download Play demo		044.	After The Fight	???
045.	Blaze Appear	Scene when Blaze first appears		046.	Kick the Eggman	Scene after Blaze's boss fights
047.	A New Day	Special Stage		048.	A New Day (Intermission)	Special Stage Start & End
110.	The Extra Zone	Jingle for unlocking Exception		111.	Anxiety	Extra demo #1
112.	A Flicker of Hope	Extra demo #2		113.	The Metamorphosis	Extra demo #3
114.	Blaze Pinch!	Scene after Exception		115.	Wrapped in Black	Exception (Extra Boss)
116.	Wrapped in Black (Part 2)	Exception Pinch		117.	Groove Rush #5	Exception Clear
118.	Raisin' Me Up	Extra Ending		119.	Medley Rush #2	Extra Credits
			Voice

Production Credits

Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Akinori Nishiyama
Art Director: Yuji Uekawa
Assistant Director: Sakae Osumi
In cooperation with Dimps® Producer: Kouichi Sakita
Line Producer: Yukihiro Higashi
To Be Writen....

Resources

Box Art

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  US cover

• Rush eu boxart.jpg

  EU cover

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  JP cover

External links

• GameSpot's Sonic Rush E3 2005 hands-on preview

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2005  Sonic Rush     2007  Sonic Rush Adventure     2008  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood     2009  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Sonic Classic Collection | Sonic Colours      Unknown date  Super Speed Pack (201x)  Demos  Sonic Rush (E3 demo) | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (demo) | Sonic Colours (demo)  Unreleased  Sonic DS