<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2005	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Tails	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
teleported	O
to	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
and	O
seek	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Blaze	O
the	O
Cat	O
,	O
while	O
battling	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
robot	B-Algorithm
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
prior	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
controlling	O
Sonic	B-Application
or	O
Blaze	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
while	O
collecting	O
rings	O
and	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
deviates	O
from	O
prior	O
games	O
with	O
its	O
elements	O
of	O
sea	O
travel	O
,	O
featuring	O
boating	O
minigames	O
that	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
programmed	O
using	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rushs	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
greater	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
various	O
adventure-themed	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
highlighted	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
worthy	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
a	O
solid	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
believed	O
it	O
innovated	O
too	O
little	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
2005	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
or	O
Blaze	O
the	O
Cat	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
and	O
their	O
alternate-dimensional	O
counterparts	O
,	O
the	O
Sol	O
Emeralds	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
a	O
nefarious	O
band	O
of	O
robot	B-Algorithm
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Blaze	O
attack	O
by	O
jumping	O
and	O
spinning	O
,	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
using	O
a	O
Tension	O
Gauge	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
filled	O
when	O
they	O
perform	O
tricks	O
in	O
mid-air	O
or	O
defeat	O
robot	B-Algorithm
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
collect	O
rings	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
power-ups	O
such	O
as	O
elemental	O
shields	O
and	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
normal	O
levels	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
reach	O
the	O
treasure	O
chest	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
while	O
using	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
springboards	O
and	O
boost	O
pads	O
,	O
and	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
spikes	O
,	O
and	O
bottomless	O
pits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
defeat	O
a	O
large	O
robot	B-Algorithm
by	O
jumping	O
on	O
its	O
vulnerable	O
spot	O
to	O
deplete	O
its	O
health	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
screens	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
play	O
area	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
moving	O
between	O
them	O
as	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
is	O
an	O
archipelago	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
island	O
of	O
the	O
archipelago	O
is	O
Southern	O
Island	O
,	O
which	O
houses	O
the	O
village	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
headquarters	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Windmill	O
Village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
plot	O
their	O
routes	O
to	O
each	O
level	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
travel	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
ships	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
different	O
touchscreen-controlled	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
Southern	O
Island	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
Marine	O
's	O
Coconut	O
Crew	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
offer	O
Sonic	B-Application
tips	O
and	O
additional	O
missions	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Marine	O
's	O
house	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
Marine	O
to	O
initiate	O
missions	O
,	O
have	O
Tails	O
build	O
new	O
ships	O
and	O
equipment	O
using	O
materials	O
gathered	O
from	O
stages	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
or	O
engage	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
using	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
or	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
deviating	O
from	O
the	O
recommended	O
objective	O
on	O
the	O
Sea	O
Chart	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
find	O
hidden	O
islands	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
earn	O
additional	O
materials	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
run	O
into	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
pirate	B-Application
named	O
Johnny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
Johnny	O
will	O
trigger	O
a	O
race	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
receiving	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
victorious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
stormy	O
night	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
set	O
out	O
in	O
Tails	O
 '	O
biplane	O
,	O
the	O
Tornado	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
detects	O
a	O
powerful	O
energy	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
flight	O
,	O
the	O
Tornado	O
is	O
struck	O
by	O
lightning	O
and	O
gets	O
sucked	O
into	O
a	O
tornado	O
,	O
knocking	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
sets	O
off	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
island	O
for	O
shipbuilding	O
materials	O
,	O
as	O
Tails	O
starts	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Marine	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
returns	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
smaller	O
,	O
faster	O
waterbike	O
that	O
Tails	O
and	O
Marine	O
have	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
surrounding	O
islands	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
waterbike	O
,	O
they	O
soon	O
encounter	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
pirates	B-Application
led	O
by	O
the	O
robotic	O
Captain	O
Whisker	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
after	O
an	O
ancient	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Jeweled	O
Scepter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sonic	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
Whisker	O
from	O
retrieving	O
the	O
Scepter	O
,	O
Blaze	O
suddenly	O
appears	O
;	O
she	O
reveals	O
to	O
them	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
accidentally	O
traveled	O
to	O
her	O
dimension	O
during	O
the	O
storm	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whisker	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
Scepter	O
,	O
so	O
Blaze	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
agree	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
and	O
retrieve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
searching	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
locates	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
 '	O
hidden	O
fortress	O
and	O
confront	O
Captain	O
Whisker	O
and	O
his	O
first	O
mate	O
,	O
Johnny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
overpower	O
her	O
and	O
take	O
her	O
hostage	O
on	O
their	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
chase	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Blaze	O
attack	O
and	O
defeat	O
Whisker	O
's	O
strongest	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Titan	O
,	O
causing	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
sinks	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
discovering	O
him	O
,	O
Eggman	O
and	O
his	O
alternate-dimensional	O
counterpart	O
Eggman	O
Nega	O
,	O
piloting	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
begin	O
their	O
plot	O
to	O
turn	O
Blaze	O
's	O
world	O
into	O
Eggmanland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Sol	O
Emeralds	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Blaze	O
transform	O
into	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Burning	O
Blaze	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
the	O
doctors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
protests	O
of	O
Eggman	O
,	O
Eggman	O
Nega	O
tries	O
to	O
destroy	O
Blaze	O
's	O
planet	O
as	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
distracted	O
by	O
Marine	O
,	O
giving	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Blaze	O
an	O
opening	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	O
builds	O
a	O
craft	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
Emeralds	O
,	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Blaze	O
promise	O
to	O
one	O
day	O
meet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
set	O
sail	O
,	O
Marine	O
appears	O
on	O
her	O
new	O
boat	O
,	O
thanking	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
and	O
promising	O
she	O
will	O
study	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
captain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
say	O
their	O
final	O
goodbyes	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
fly	O
off	O
for	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
original	O
Rush	O
centered	O
around	O
Blaze	O
coming	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
writers	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
sequel	O
center	O
around	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
becoming	O
stranded	O
in	O
Blaze	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
nefarious	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
underlying	O
technology	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
makes	O
greater	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
featuring	O
sea-travel	O
minigames	O
using	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
tutorial	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tomoya	O
Ohtani	O
,	O
Seirou	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
and	O
Mariko	O
Nanba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
first	O
announced	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
more	O
information	O
about	O
it	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Sega	O
created	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
demo	O
the	O
boating	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
reboot	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
critically	O
derided	O
;	O
GamesRadar	O
stated	O
that	O
Rush	O
Adventure	O
was	O
indication	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
still	O
had	O
some	O
life	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
with	O
transitions	O
between	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
making	O
the	O
levels	O
more	O
exciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
stated	O
,	O
evoked	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
distract	O
from	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reminded	O
them	O
what	O
made	O
Sonic	B-Application
great	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
a	O
consummate	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boating	O
minigames	O
,	O
wrote	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
,	O
"	O
opens	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
beyond	O
the	O
simple	O
platforming	O
"	O
that	O
restricted	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
abilities	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
pleased	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
felt	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
did	O
not	O
contribute	O
to	O
an	O
overall	O
improvement	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
still	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
mighty-fine	O
"	O
platformer	O
that	O
would	O
satisfy	O
Sonic	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
a	O
"	O
top	O
notch	O
"	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Games	O
Master	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
reminder	O
of	O
why	O
Sonic	B-Application
has	O
lasted	O
as	O
long	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
frantic	O
and	O
,	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
