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Sonic Colours
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System(s): Nintendo DS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • 日本語
  • Release Date RRP Code Rating
    Nintendo DS
    UK
    2010-11-12[1] £? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    EX
    2010-11-12  ? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-UXP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    EX
    (Limited Edition)
    2010-11-12  ? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-UXP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    FR
    2010-11-12[2] €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    FR
    (Limited Edition)
    2010-11-12 €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    DE
    2010-11-12[3] €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-NOE
    USK: 6
    Nintendo DS
    DE
    (Limited Edition)
    2010-11-12 €? ?
    USK: 6
    Nintendo DS
    ES
    2010-11-12[4] €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-ESP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    IT
    2010-11-12[5] €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-ITA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo DS
    US
    2010-11-16[6] $? NTR-P-BXSE
    NTR-BXSE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo DS
    JP
    2010-11-18[7] ¥4,800 (5,040)[7] NTR-P-BXSJ
    NTR-BXSJ-JPN
    CERO: A
    Nintendo DS
    CA
    2010 $? NTR-P-BXSE
    NTR-BXSE-CAN
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo DS
    PT
    2010-11-12[8] €? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-POR
    PEGI: 4+
    Nintendo DS
    AU
    2010-11-11 $? NTR-P-BXSP
    NTR-BXSP-AUS
    OFLC: General (G)
    Nintendo DS
    AU
    (Limited Edition)
    2010-11-11 $? ?
    OFLC: General (G)

    Sonic Colours, called Sonic Colors (ソニック カラーズ) in North America and Japan, is a Sonic the Hedgehog game released for the Nintendo DS in late 2010.

    In a similar manner to the original Sonic game, which saw both a Master System / Game Gear 8-bit release and a Mega Drive 16-bit release concurrently, Sonic Colours was released both as a DS game and as a Wii Game. Both games share the major plot element in that Sonic has to save an alien race from an intergalactic amusement park run by Dr. Eggman. However, they differ significantly as well, in terms of both gameplay and story. The Wii version gameplay borrows a few elements from Sonic Unleashed, but focuses more on slower and more segmented 2D areas that have more in common with early platformers such as the Super Mario Bros. titles, while the DS gameplay is more like Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, but trades the trick system for the moves introduced in Sonic Unleashed, such as the Slide, Stomp, Wall Jump, and Air Boost.

    Story

    Eggman claims to have developed a sense of remorse after his lack of judgment in the past and decides to build his next massive amusement park, Dr. Eggman's Amazing Interstellar Amusement Park, in space, using the power of small alien creatures known as Wisps to power the interplanetary monstrosity. While Sonic instantly suspects Eggman's evil intentions, Tails believes he has genuinely had a change of heart.

    Gameplay

    Wisps

    When released from captivity, the alien creatures give Sonic unique abilities to help him traverse new areas. The game's signature nuance is the appearance of Wisps; small, color-coded, floating alien creatures that each contain a different ability that Sonic can harness by collecting them. When a Wisp is collected, the gauge on the bottom-left corner of the screen will display which Wisp is currently active. There are 10 available Wisps across the Wii and DS versions, although some are exclusive to a single game. Consequently, just 6 can be found in the DS version:

    • White Wisps, give Sonic the Sonic Boost, allowing for fast speed bursts which can damage enemies.
    • Cyan Wisps, turn Sonic into a laser, which allows him to ricochet between walls.
    • Yellow Wisps, turn Sonic into a drill that can dig through certain surfaces, allowing access to other paths.
    • Orange Wisps, turn Sonic into a rocket that can blast into the air to reach higher areas.
    • Red Wisps, turn Sonic into a fireball which can explode multiple times to gain height. (DS only)
    • Violet Wisps, turn Sonic into a 'black hole' that absorbs objects to increase its size and speed. (DS only)

    History

    Development

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

    Marketing

    GameStop pre-order gift hat

    As a gift for pre-ordering the game for GameStop customers, Colours included a special hat shaped like Sonic's head. In addition, a "Special Edition" of the game released in the UK and Australia shipped with a Sonic figurine as well as three wisp figurines (white, cyan and orange in the Wii version and yellow, red and blue in the DS version).

    Sales data

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Colors#Sales data

    Production credits

    Voice actors

    This game is notable for being the first major Sonic game to take place after the major North American cast change in 2010 (Sonic Free Riders was released slightly earlier, but the price-tag of the Kinect limited its impact). All of the 4Kids actors (besides Mike Pollock) have been replaced with a new cast from this game forward. The Japanese cast, as usual, remains largely the same since the first Sonic Adventure game.

    Role English Japanese
    Sonic the Hedgehog Roger Craig Smith Junichi Kanemaru
    Miles "Tails" Prower Kate Higgins Ryo Hirohashi
    Doctor Eggman Mike Pollock Chikao Otsuka
    Orbot Kirk Thornton Mitsuo Iwata
    Cubot Wally Wingert Wataru Takagi

    The Nintendo DS version 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 selectable in all regional versions.

    Promotional material

    Artwork

    Screenshots

    Wallpaper

    Japan

    America

    Europe

    Physical scans

    Segaretro-round.svg Reception »
    Nintendo DS, JP
    SonicColours DS JP back.jpgNospine-small.pngSonicColours DS JP cover.jpg
    Cover
    SCDS JP card.jpg
    Card
    SC JP Rekishi Taisen Gettenka card.jpg
    Rekishi Taisen Gettenka card
    Nintendo DS, US (foil)
    Colours DS Box Front Aug10.jpg
    Cover
    Colours DS US cart.jpg
    Card
    Nintendo DS, US
    Sonic Colors DS US.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, EX
    SonicColours DS EU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, EX (Limited Edition)
    SonicColours DS SE EU back.jpgSonicColours DS SE EU cover.jpg
    Cover
    SonicColours DS EU cart.jpg
    Card
    Nintendo DS, UK
    Colours-ds-eu-cover-complete.jpg
    Cover
    SonicColours DS EU cart.jpg
    Card
    Nintendo DS, FR
    SonicColours DS FR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, FR (Limited Edition)
    SonicColours DS FR le front.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, DE
    SonicColours DS DE cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, DE (Limited Edition)
    SonicColours DS DE le front.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, ES
    SonicColours DS ES cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, IT
    SonicColours DS IT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, IT (Limited Edition)

    Nintendo DS, PT
    SonicColours DS PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, AU
    SonicColours DS AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, AU (Limited Edition)
    SonicColours DS AU le front.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, CA
    SonicColours DS CA cover.jpg
    Cover
    Nintendo DS, BX

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 316d9769
    MD5
    SHA-1
    64MB 2010 Card (US) English voices
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 084a9021
    MD5
    SHA-1
    64MB 2010 Card (EU) English voices
    Nintendo DS
    CRC32 a2b72d02
    MD5
    SHA-1
    64MB 2010 Card (JP) Japanese voices

    External links

    References


    Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)
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    Wisps

    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