Sonic Rush (DS)

Sonic the hedgehog, transformed platform gaming when intoduced to Sega over 10 years ago. This version still has the classic characters as Sonic tries to beat the bad doctor. The gameplay is better than what I remembered it was all those years ago. The quality of the game is superb and the graphics match it also. The levels are just as difficult as they were before but even more gripping. Excellent classic game so glad it had the ...  Read the complete review

I still remember the days when Sonic ther Hedgehog first appeared on the scene on the SEGA Megadrive. He was SEGAs answer to Mario on the Nintendo systems. Back then the first Sonic game was really quite breath taking, we hadn't seen anything like it before, ok there had been platform games before and none of the actual aspects of the game were exactly original, but no one had seen them take place at such break neck speeds. Coming from the more traditional platformers which has a very laid back and gentle pace, Sonic seemed worlds apart, bouncing around at such speed you could hardly keep your eyes on him at times. Amazing stuff. Back then if you had told me ...  Read the complete review

If like me, you loved this game from first time around on the Mega Drive then you will love it just as much (if not more) on the Nintendo DS! When I saw my little blue hero in the 'pre-owned' bin at my local games shop a certain excitement flooded through me as I recalled staying up too late on school night trying to kill Dr Robotnik and I knew I was going to buy it whatever the price (which happened to be £11.99 as pre-owned). Four days and six hours later I am not sorry that I did (even if I am only on the 3rd level)! It has all the same playability of the old days one with its easy to use format and button calibration but with the added bonus ...  Read the complete review

Sonic the Hedgehog has never really made the jump into next-gen as well as Mario or the Legend of Zelda games. Why? Because he’s a bloody smart arse. Sonic was one of the first to become subject to that terror of all video games – voice acting. In the early Megadrive/Genesis games (depending on which side of the pond you are from) Sonic was like the red-capped Italian – a silent hero battling against an evil tyrant. Nowadays the spikey blue beast blasts out jive-talking catchphrases that pretty much embarrass everyone around him. Wisely, Mario and Link have kept schtum and thus able to continue their unquestioned assault on the local fauna without repercussion. Sonic’s ...  Read the complete review

Who would have thought it? In the late eighties and early nineties Nintendo and Sega were sworn enemies. Each had their signature game. Nintendo had Mario (and all the spin off characters) and Sega had Sonic (and all the spin off characters - although there aren't as many of these as there are in the Marion genre). I loved Sonic but was a true Nintendo fan. Luckily my sister was in the other camp and owned a Megadrive. Times have changed, Sega have pulled out of the console market and now focus their efforts on developing games for all their old competitors. This is great since it means that Nintendo owners now get the opportunity to play ...  Read the complete review