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Sonic Rush
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System(s): Nintendo DS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Español
  • Release Date RRP Code Rating
    Nintendo DS
    US
    2005-11-16[1] $? NTR-P-ASCE
    NTR-ASCE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo DS
    CA
    2005 $? NTR-P-ASCE
    NTR-ASCE-CAN
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo DS
    UK
    2005-11-25[2] £? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    FR
    2005-11-25[3] €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    FR
    (Pack Exceptionnel)
    2007-10-26[4] €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    DE
    2005-11-25[5] €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-NOE
    USK: 6
    Nintendo DS
    DE
    (EUU)
    2005-11-25 €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-EUU
    USK: 6
    Nintendo DS
    ES
    2005-11-25[6] €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-ESP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    IT
    2005-11-25[7] €? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-ITA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    JP
    2005-11-23[8] ¥4,800 (5,040)[8] NTR-P-ASCJ
    NTR-ASCJ-JPN
    CERO: Free
    Nintendo DS
    AU
    2005 $? NTR-P-ASCP
    NTR-ASCP-AUS
    OFLC: G
    Nintendo DS
    TW
    2005 NT$? ?
    GSRR: 0+

    Sonic Rush (ソニック・ラッシュ) is a game by Sega for the Nintendo DS, released in November 2005. The two playable characters are Sonic the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat. Though their adventures are mostly separate from one another, they cross paths multiple times and play through the same zones (albeit in a slightly different order). Sonic is the only playable character until the first boss is defeated, but Blaze's game starts first chronologically.

    Miles "Tails" Prower and Cream the Rabbit act as non-playable supporting characters to Sonic and Blaze respectively, cheering them on during boss battles and helping them throughout the game's storyline. Amy Rose and Knuckles the Echidna make brief cameos throughout the game.

    Story

    See also: Sonic Rush transcript

    Blaze the Cat, a female feline character from another dimension, suddenly appears in Sonic's home dimension. Upon arrival, she notices that the Sol Emeralds, powerful gems she was carrying with her, are gone. The last thing she remembers is that she was chasing "him" before being engulfed in a white light. She proceeds to the nearest city, Night Carnival Zone, to begin her search for the Emeralds, which Blaze claims could lead to the destruction of her world should they be lost.

    Upon reaching the boss of the area, Blaze manages to find "him", revealed to the player as Dr. Eggman. Eggman flaunts the Sol Emeralds in Blaze's face, stating that he needs them to access ultimate power. Enraged, Blaze defeats his contraption and regains one of the seven Sol Emeralds, while Eggman manages to escape.

    Confused and alone, Blaze ponders how she will get the Sol Emeralds back, and indeed, how to return home. Cream and Cheese spot her while hiding in the bushes, where they are quickly found. Eager to make friends with Blaze, they speak for a moment before Cream flies her to her house, where Blaze meets Vanilla, Cream's mother, who understands how pushy Cream can be. After hearing her explanation, they tell Blaze that Sonic would be able to help her reclaim the Emeralds, but she dismisses the offer, stating she can do it all on her own. Regardless of her solitary nature, Cream tags alongside Blaze anyway, who is mostly indifferent to the young rabbit's efforts to be her friend.

    Elsewhere, Sonic is traveling through the Leaf Storm Zone, where he encounters Dr. Eggman, again talking about his desire for ultimate power. Upon defeating him, Sonic sees the Sol Emerald he drops, at which point Blaze appears in a blaze of fire and reclaims it, thanking Sonic for defeating Eggman before leaving. Sonic eventually meets and battles a new villain, Dr. Eggman Nega, a character from Blaze's dimension who wants to take over Sonic's world. Meanwhile, an analysis from Tails reveals that the space-time continuum has been torn, resulting in a slow merging of both Sonic and Blaze's worlds.

    As Sonic and Blaze race through the zones collecting Emeralds, they become increasingly curious about each other: Sonic wonders about her alliance, while Blaze ponders who he really is, as seemingly every new face she stumbles upon mentions Sonic in one way or another. Eventually, Sonic and Blaze meet up again, although their reunion results in a fierce battle when Blaze insists Sonic gets out of her way in her mission. After Eggman/Eggman Nega gets away, Sonic and Blaze form a pact to track him down. In Blaze's storyline, Cream gets captured. At this point, Blaze has become strongly attached to Cream as a friend, and so decides to take down Eggman herself.

    In the Extra storyline, it is revealed that Eggman and Eggman Nega have teamed up to conquer the world, and that the Chaos Emeralds and Sol Emeralds coexisting with each other will lead to total destruction. Determined to stop the two doctors, Sonic and Blaze use the Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic and Burning Blaze. Upon success, the two share a few last words (with Blaze having learned by now the true meaning of friendship thanks to Cream, Sonic, and the others) before Blaze returns to her own dimension. She realizes that carrying the world's weight on her own shoulders could lead to irresponsibility, and so she vows to live life with a more open heart.

    Gameplay

    The game is a 2D platformer for virtually its entire duration, much like the Sega Mega Drive and Game Boy Advance titles in the series. However, the player, as well as the bosses, are fully polygonal. There is only one part in the game's duration involving three-dimensional movement. Both the top and bottom screens of the DS are used during Acts, and the player switches between them when they reach certain heights or depths.

    Sonic Rush expands upon the trick system, first introduced in the 2D series in Sonic Advance 2. Aside from allowing Sonic and Blaze to extend their jumps after hitting a ramp or a spring, buttons can be pressed (depending on the action) to rack up points and fill up the Tension Gauge, which allows for an instant burst of speed upon pressing the Y/X buttons while running. Aside from tricks, this gauge can also be filled by destroying enemies, passing through checkpoints, and collecting meter-increasing power-ups. When the gauge is completely full, the player can boost infinitely for a limited time (signified by the character glowing), which can be slightly extended by running through enemies and checkpoints. A blend of tricks and speed are required to earn a high Rank on each Act and boss stage (C being the lowest and S being the highest), although there is no reward for getting all S ranks in the game.

    The Touch Screen has only one use in the game: Special Stages, which can only be accessed through Sonic's gameplay. The game's Special Stages look and play similarly to those from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (running through a half-pipe and collecting rings while avoiding mines), but Sonic is controlled with the stylus rather than with the D-pad. There are also springs that launch Sonic into the air; when this happens, the player is prompted to tap certain spots on the screen and is rewarded with 5, 10, or 20 Ring bonuses. Additionally, enemies are present and can be attacked by tapping their location on the screen. While Sonic must earn Chaos Emeralds the traditional way, Blaze automatically collects Sol Emeralds by defeating bosses.

    Sound test music

    # Title Usage
    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 (before beating F-Zone/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 Vs. Hero
    036 Theme of Warm Event Event - Cream's House (Sonic)
    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 Boss Clear
    043 Groove Rush #2 PSG Game Over in DS Download Play demo
    044 After The Fight Event - After various boss battles
    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 (at Character Select)
    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

    History

    Development

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Rush/Development

    Also released on

    Sales data

    Number of copies sold Sega IR Reference Platforms Regions Cumulative sales total
    410,000 FY2006 3rd Quarter Appendix DS Overseas (Outside Japan) 410,000
    250,000 FY2007 3rd Quarter Results " EU 660,000
    110,000 FY2007 Full Year Results " " 770,000

    Production credits

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: sega:Sonic Rush/Production credits

    Manuals

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Rush/Manuals

    Magazine articles

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Rush/Magazine articles

    Promotional material

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Rush/Promotional material

    Artwork

    Box art

    Wallpaper

    Official wallpapers available from the Sonic Rush website.

    Physical scans

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    Nintendo DS, JP
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, US
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, UK
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, UK (alt)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, FR
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, FR (alt)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, FR (Pack Exceptionnel blue)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, FR (Pack Exceptionnel black)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, DE
    SR DS DE cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, DE (EUU)
    SR DS DE euu cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, DE (EUU alt)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, ES
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, IT
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, AU
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, AU (alt)
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, CA
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    Nintendo DS, TW
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    Cover
    Nintendo DS, TW (JP with sticker)
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    Cover

    Technical information

    The game features only one voice track in the game card and according to the regional version, due to size constraints. The Western versions have the English voice language whereas the Japanese version has the Japanese one, while the text language is entirely multi-lingual and manually selectionable in all regional versions.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 3d630830
    MD5 bd4dcf6ad27de0e3212b8c67864df0ec
    SHA-1 bc617530bb9b6e4179f2e54d7816c38676812dde
    64MB Card (US) SonicRush DS icon.png
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 0a0dec19
    MD5 69dcd5f80f00eac0cbe03daedf5e473c
    SHA-1 52e5024efcf7617a820fa23789b37e5168c3c4fc
    64MB Card (EU) SonicRush DS icon.png
    Nintendo DS
     ?
    CRC32 047dce52
    MD5 be3b2e1dc65aba9ca290b51ebb5fce20
    SHA-1 8a5af404f063ed0342e20dcb0af0f42ce9509ac1
    64MB Card (JP) SonicRush DS icon.png
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 82e987fc
    MD5 0b463b9a68f62bbec6446efeb6809c92
    SHA-1 3cc80ca2f88d353510a3648eaf8ccfe5f4009046
    64MB Card SonicRushE3Demo DS Icon.png Page

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    Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
    Nintendo DS
     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)
     Unreleased  Sonic DS