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Sonic Rush DS--Deserves more acclaim

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Fatalah

Member
Ranked 16th on Gamerankings best DS games! I'm itching to go and buy it, but it's funny how it didn't make much of a big splash on GA when it came out. The reviews look solid, I can't wait to play it! From what I've heard, the soundtrack is addictively amazing.
 
W

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
The soundtrack was good but it didn't fit the game...?


It's like they were making Jet Set Radio 3 but canned it and used the soundtrack for Sonic Rush
 
B

BocoDragon

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I think you'll find it's a hard-sell to some old-school Sega fans, who've convinced themselves that the old Genny Sonics are somehow miles ahead of Rush.

The old Sonics are probably better, but not by much. Rush rules.
 
S

Skilotonn

xbot xbot xbot xbot xbot
It's 28.99 euros right now at this one store, which is a great price, but I'll still gonna hold out a bit longer...
 
D

drohne

hyperbolically metafictive
it's a hard sell to me because it's dimps and it's ugly. i've been seeing it for $20 though, so i'll probably buy it when i need something to play.
 
Z

ZeoVGM

Banned
Wario64 said:
The soundtrack was good but it didn't fit the game...?
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nah. it was the most fitting soundtrack for the series since the genesis games.

the only problem was that the music didnt fit the themes of the levels. they fit sonic, just not the individual levels. but they sounded great so w/e
 
B

BocoDragon

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
omg rite said:
the only problem was that the music didnt fit the themes of the levels. they fit sonic, just not the individual levels. but they sounded great so w/e
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truth
 
M

Munin

Member
The only DS game I absolutely loathe. This game is so stuck in the early 90s in a completely bad way, meaning totally unfair level design. :(
 
H

Hero

Member
I liked it, although the Casino Night type levels pissed me off because they put these stupid switches in spots where you have to stop completely to go and hit them. The point of Sonic is to go fast!

But yeah, pretty damn good. Better than NSMB? I don't think so.
 
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Stormbringer

Member
Nope, it's not that good. Unless you like to fall into pits, to hit enemies again and again, or to fight shitty bosses. Goddamn Sonic Rush.

...

Well, despite that, I can't stop playing it.
 
J

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
Wow, I didn't know there were so many people who thought it was better than NSMB. :lol
 
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BrodiemanTTR

Member
Game is a ton of fun once you get the hang of it. I had made up my mind to return it or sell it because the second zone pissed me off so much but I gave it another shot the next day and had a damn blast with the rest of it. Definitely underrated, and it probably sold horribly because of its horrible release timing.
 
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Souldriver

Member
Damn, I hate the contradicting comments on GAF. I really am tempted to by the game because I like sonic games in general, and because it gets great reviews, but some people make it sound as if this game is pure garbage. :?
 
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GoldenEye 007

Member
Souldriver said:
Damn, I hate the contradicting comments on GAF. I really am tempted to by the game because I like sonic games in general, and because it gets great reviews, but some people make it sound as if this game is pure garbage. :?
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Well, it's not pure garbage. I found it to be pretty good myself, and I usually suck at 2D sidescrollers. (I've been trying to fix that on DS, though.) I just sucked it up and adapted to the levels.

Fun use of the double screens with the taller levels, nice use of the touchscreen in the bonus levels, and ok 3D boss battles. Plus there is other 3D scattered throughout the rest of the game. Story is shit as usual and Tails is deserving of a shotgun to the face. Blaze the Cat can suck it too. Other than that, I found it to be a very nice title. I'd put it up there with Kirby CC and New Super Mario Bros. Castlevania is better than all, though.
 
B

Brandon F

Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
Only good Sonic game to have released in over a decade. Boss battles can be a downer though.
 
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P90

Member
Munin said:
The only DS game I absolutely loathe. This game is so stuck in the early 90s in a completely bad way, meaning totally unfair level design. :(
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I agree. Rush is the worst Sonic in years. I bought it due to the GAF hype. That was a silly thing to do.
 
B

BocoDragon

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Hahahaha..... this thread looks like this:

HATE

LOVE

HATE

LOVE

HATE

LOVE
 
L

loosus

Banned
It's terrible.

Sonic Rush is just plain ****ing boring. On the one hand, yes, some of the backgrounds are lush-looking. And yes, the loops look fun at first glance. And yes, there might even be an enemy in there...somewhere. But the levels are BLAND. You run. You jump. You hope for the best. And then you run some more. Wait...you can push a button to make Sonic do a trick in the air for MAJOR POINTS! Awesome!

This game sucks. Get New Super Mario Bros. At least it's fun.
 
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bard

Member
loosus said:
On the one hand, yes, some of the backgrounds are lush-looking. And yes, the loops look fun at first glance. And yes, there might even be an enemy in there...somewhere. But the levels are BLAND. You run. You jump. You hope for the best. And then you run some more. Wait...you can push a button to make Sonic do a trick in the air for MAJOR POINTS! Awesome!
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Unfortunately I have to agree. Completing a level simply means you got lucky and found the way. Not much real gaming involved, just holding right on the d-pad and praying.
 
J

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
P90 said:
I agree. Rush is the worst Sonic in years. I bought it due to the GAF hype. That was a silly thing to do.
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What? :lol

The sad part about the game is that it is the BEST Sonic game since Sonic CD.
 
F

Future

Member
"Yayyyyy! Sonic's heeeeeerrrrrre!"

Other than that bullshit you have to endure everytime you start a game, it wasn't that bad. But it does have a few too many endless pits of doom, and similar hazards that crush you from running too fast. Later levels become trial and error on when you should run fast and when you shouldnt, which proves that the existing sonic team still doesn't know how the **** to make a sonic game.
 
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stalker

Member
When I read that Sonic Rush is better than Super Mario Bros. I want to cry.

PS: Sonic Rush is not "garbage". It's technically speaking pretty good, and a decent game overall. But it suffers from the same problem than the gba games: it wants to be fast for the sake of being fast. That combined with a not very good level design results in an overall poor game.
 
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MiamiWesker

Member
Yep Sonic Rush is still the best platformer on the DS.

What a perfect Sonic game, i have been waiting so long for something like that to come along.

As for the soundtrack, it was not Sonic like at all, i really didn't like it.
 
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