<s>
Rush	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Rush	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Midway	O
Studios	O
–	O
Newcastle	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
(	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
7	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
but	O
got	O
cancelled	O
on	O
6	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
free-roaming	O
with	O
race	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
50	O
vehicles	O
,	O
30	O
different	O
cruise	O
missions	O
(	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
Wi-Fi	O
)	O
,	O
upgrades	O
for	O
cars	O
(	O
available	O
from	O
multiple	O
top-line	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
West	O
Coast	O
Customs	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
hip	O
hop	O
and	O
rock	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Twista	O
,	O
Lil	O
 '	O
Kim	O
,	O
Skinny	O
Puppy	O
,	O
J-Kwon	O
and	O
Rock	O
'	O
n	O
Roll	O
Soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Battle	O
mode	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Rush	O
2049	O
)	O
lets	O
the	O
players	O
go	O
head-to-head	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
power-up-propelled	O
race	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Stunt	O
Arena	O
mode	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
home	O
Rush	O
games	O
)	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
launch	O
their	O
car	O
off	O
the	O
ramp	O
and	O
fly	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
performing	O
different	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
not	O
a	O
fond	O
of	O
Trikz	O
,	O
Lidell	O
tries	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
him	O
,	O
willing	O
not	O
to	O
pay	O
Trikz	O
's	O
vacation	O
spot	O
in	O
Maui	B-General_Concept
,	O
Hawaii	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
prevent	O
him	O
from	O
taking	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Lana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trikz	O
goes	O
for	O
his	O
one-month	O
vacation	O
to	O
Maui	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
Lana	O
joining	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
racing	O
upon	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
trip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
realistic	O
handling	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
welcomed	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
being	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
handling	O
in	O
Juiced	B-Application
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
