Sonic Rush DS details

By Ellie Gibson Published 11 October, 2005

Yes, you'll need that stylus

Some new details of forthcoming DS title Sonic Rush have been revealed by Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream - including news that the game will feature special "trick action" bonus rounds.

These will involve using your stylus to touch a series of number keys within in a strict time limit, and will look a bit like the special stages in Sonic 3 - you'll drag Sonic left and right to collect rings, whilst steering clear of those pesky spikes.

As we reported back in May, Sonic is getting a new sidekick for his first DS outing in the shape of Blaze the Cat - and you can play as her if you like. There are plenty of NPCs to meet, too, and many of them will offer you a helping hand where needed.

Sonic Rush will also feature a "Zone Map" which, judging by the Nintendo Dream screenshots, is reminiscent of the map in Super Mario Bros 3. And although the game mainly takes place in 2D you can expect 3D bosses, which you can fight from all angles. Sonic himself is modelled in 3D, too.

Sonic Rush is due out later this year.

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Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (15) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Machiavel #1 6 years ago

    Please let the only burying action be the battered bodies of Knuckles and Amie. ;)

  • Dizzy #2 6 years ago

    Yeah! DS under Xmas tree... let the (Sonic) games begin!

  • Derblington #3 6 years ago

    This and the new Mario Bros. will be the best platformers of the Year/s I reckon. Can't wait.

  • windflaw #4 6 years ago

    In the videos I've watched the music alone has me tempted to buy this. Which is strange for me as I'd have to say the opposite about the last few Sonics.

  • bunglebonce #5 6 years ago

    Ah the memories of watching Special Stage competitions on the likes of Gamesmaster and a show I can't remember the name of on Sky One in the early 90s that I loved as a kid.

  • #6 6 years ago

    /never liked ANY of the sonic games...

  • smelly #7 6 years ago

    Well get the new mario game then :-)

  • Kami #8 6 years ago

    Dizzy, Dawn of Sorrow is already out.

    Best platformer of the year? So far, HELL YES! Although fair warning that while it;s a great game, compared to Aria of Sorrow it does compromise on a few things... which is a bloody shame.

    Still, Dawn of Sorrow "rocks socks" - so says my brother, who "borrowed" my DS over the weekend. When I get my hands on him...

  • Aretak #9 6 years ago

    Do you ever stop trolling, Djini?

  • #10 6 years ago

    Aye? Trolling? I've just never liked them? How that trolling you dumb shit?

    Smelly... Definately down for the new mario one...

  • OnlyMe #11 6 years ago

    Sonic never took the step to 3D very well. I just never liked the Sonic Adventures games. The linear go-so-fast-you-won't-see-a-thing levels of both these Dreamcast incarnations just felt wrong. So I'm all up for a decent 2D Sonic again. This could be good.

    Mario did 3D much better, and while I really didn't care for Super Mario Sunshine, I like Mario64, which will be one of the first games I'm buying for my Nintendo Revolution (and initially, I suspect one of the most popular downloads too, along with the Zelda games).

  • Aretak #12 6 years ago

    How that trolling you dumb shit?

    All you ever do is pop up in comment threads and say how much whatever the news is about sucks. You're an attention-seeking moron.

  • Azu87 #13 6 years ago

    No way this will be the best platformer this year. That title will go to SUPER PRINCESS PEACH!!! Now THAT's one great game. I hope it'll be released in Europe this year too. The release date for Japan is quite soon. It shouldn't have much text to translate, so I really hope Nintendo brings it here fast.

  • caligari #14 6 years ago

    Okay...now that I have my Ebay account back, I think I'm going to have to start selling my life to get my hands on a DS.

    DAMN, if only I hadn't just wasted 2 pounds on a jar of skanky mustard from Budgens.

  • smelliot #15 6 years ago

    Sonic 2 special stages actually. The tube style levels were on Sonic 2, the Sonic 3 style involved running around on a grid on a sphere collecting blue orbs.
    Edited by 1 at 11/10/05 @ 19:19