Sonic Rush Adventure – Sega – Ds

 After  some long years of unspoken understanding that if a Sonic game is going to be rubbish they would put “Adventure” in the name, whack a few jet-skis in it or make half of it 3D, Sonic Team has betrayed us all with  Sonic Rush’s sequel – a damn fine DS game that does all of the above and still gives you more! So where did it all go right?

Sonic Rush Adventure is the brilliant sequel to Sonic Rush. It tells the tale of Sonic and Tails – his sidekick – being washed up on an island that they must help save from the evil pirate named Whisker.

This is a lot different than Sonic Rush but not in a bad way. In fact, unlike many games, where the extra missions and unlockables ruin the fun, they actually create more of it. As well as the usual missions like ‘complete the boss within the time limit’ you can also search around the amazingly large ocean for hidden island bonus rounds or Johnny, a speed demon bent on not being beaten. only when you have raced him and won can you get any of the chaos emeralds you need to complete the game.

The adventure mode is very simple, and the bosses can be switched to be easy or normal difficulty. I personally think that it maybe is all too easy.  But this is Ok because it is countered by the really hard missions that you unlock near the end of the game. Getting the most out of Sonic’s sprawling, complicated levels was always tricky because, certainly on the first visit, you often missed things due to slow reactions. But with Tails on the hunt for lots of materials, there’s often good cause to return to levels you’ve already finished, and they keep on giving – for instance, you may have missed falling into a minecart and wizzing round a dark, underground maze the first time round!

The graphics are awesome here – you really see the difference between this game and the previous Sonics. When you run around the Ghost Pendulum boss to escape it’s attacks and see every angle of it, it just shows how much work was put into the making of this game.

CHEATS:

HIDDEN ISLANDS:

The world of Sonic Rush Adventure is made up of small islands. When you set sail with any vehicle, the islands that you can sail from will have an orange dot. Most Hidden Islands won’t have an orange dot, but Hidden Island 16 does. You can use any of the four vehicles to explore but they have different ranges and can traverse different areas. Once you’ve gone to an island, you can revisit it at any time by going to the Y-Menu and selecting “Sea Chart.”

I have put together a full map of all locations and emerald races for your reference. Please click on it to enlarge as much as you want:

HOW TO BEAT THOSE BOSSES: The bosses are easy once you know how to beat them. Remember to collect as many rings before they attack you, or you’ll die the first time your hit.  here’s a short guide on how to do just that.

Ghost Rex:

* Run left and bright constantly until he drops his head, then smash it in. * When he smashes the ground in and you fall, don’t worry. After the fall do the same thing, but beware – his neck will be longer.* Be prepared for when it charges from the side – just attack it’s head again. Ghost Pendulum:

* All you have to do in this boss is to hit the pendulums so they smash the boss’ head. The blue one is the lightest and usually only needs one push, whilst the Yellow one may need two, and the largte red one needs three pushes.

 

* The pendulums all grow spikes at one point. these will kill you if you touch them.

* The boss’ base often drops off, sending out shockwaves that can kill you.

* A random spikey bug sometimes (but not always) appears. it you stand on it, it will kill you.

Ghost Krakken:

* To kill this boss, you will need to hit the glowing green tentacle as many times as possible.

* Dodge the tentacles that don’t grow green – if you can’t do this, hitting them on the top also works.

* When it sqirts three pools of ink, do not get caught up in them, as a second afterwards it squashes these pools.

* When the Krakken pulls you underwater, do not fear – you will rise back up before you drown. Just concentrate on the tentacles.

Ghost Pirate:

* To beat the Ghost Pirate, just dodge it’s sord and fire beams until it’s back’s turned. then smash it’s red glowing stomache out. it will fly the the crow’s nest, which you can reach by swinging on the ropes . when up there continue attacking it. But the pirate will follow you.

* If you hit the pirate enough times, it will fall to  pile of bones for a while.

* Continue doing this until the stomache begins to float about aimlessly – hit it when it comes towards you and the pirate dies.

Ghost Whale:

To destroy this boss just wait until it tries to eat you and the iceberg you begin on, and jump into it’s mouth. You’ll end up inside the whale.

* When inside the whale, run along until you reach a red button, hit it and the whale gets hurt and squirts you out. Do this repeatedly, ut beware of;

* Falling stalegmites;

* moving bombs (you can use these as steps if you don’t touch their front);

* Small bombs – these reset the timer inside the whale;

* Small fish that jump at you.

Ghost Condor:

To kill this boss simply run forwards, dodging red bombs, but jumping on green ones. this allow you to get high enough to hit the boss.

* After hitting ther boss, try and land on the platforms on eirther side of it. this means you have more of a chance to hit it again as you’ll be closer.

* When you are on the platforms for a while, the boss fires missiles at you.

* the platforms sometimes fall to the ground and grow spikes – dodge this

* towards defeating it, the boss will fall to earth, and runs at you. To stop being hit by this,  stay in the middle wqhilst he;s waiting and zip to one siode when he;s halfway through charging at you.

Whisker And Johnny:

At the and of the Pirate Island levels, Whisker and Johnny team up to stop Sonic. To stop them;

* Focus on stopping Johnny first. when he bows his head, he is about to launch himself at you. it is a good idea to hit him then.

* Whisker is slightly harder. when he raises his arms, he is about to breath fire. try and dodge that. When he jumps in the air, you should jump too, as he will send out killer shockwaves when he lands.

* Look out for when Whisker throws johnny or blasts his rocket arms at you – you can only dodge these attacks.

* A blade will slice through the platforms one by one starting with the bottom. always be one platform ahead.

Ghost Titan:

This boss is the most complex and needs the most concentration.

*To complete it, just dodge it’s attacks until it destroys the forcefeild around the cannon that will be situated to one side of you. after stopping that attacking you as well, jump in and wait until the two circles on the top screen align. Then press A. you will be blasted at the Titan. The more aim you had when firing the more impact it will have on the boss.

But the Titan isn’t the last boss -there is yet another at the very end of the game! To unlock it, you must find every Sol and Chaos Emerald. These can be obtained by completing some special missions and beating Johnny a few times. I won’t say any more though…

Overall, I know this is definitely the best sonic game EVER! The grahics are brilliant, the gameplay is short but fun, and the missions are longlasting!

RATING: 84%

If you like this game, you should try out Sonic Rush.