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Game Information
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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- Sonic Colours sees Sonic accelerating to adrenaline-pumping super speeds and blasting through obstacles in ways never before seen in a Sonic game
- Alien Wisps in Sonic Colours each have a unique “Colour Power” that, once freed, Sonic is able to absorb whilst speeding through the various theme park-inspired planets
- The Wisp energy enables Sonic to create new paths through the stages by drilling through the ground (Yellow Drill) for example, or speeding through the stage as a laser (Cyan Laser)
- Stringing the Wisp power ups together creates a combo that increases Sonic’s boost gauge even more quickly and exclusive Wisp power ups will be available for both Wii and the Nintendo DS versions, ensuring a unique and super speedy gameplay experience for Sonic fans everywhere
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Sonic Colours sees Sonic accelerating to adrenaline-pumping super speeds and blasting through obstacles in ways never before seen in a Sonic game. The alien Wisps in Sonic Colours each have a unique "Colour Power" that, once freed, Sonic is able to absorb whilst speeding through the various theme park inspired planets.
The Wisp energy enables Sonic to create new paths through the stages by drilling through the ground (Yellow Drill) for example, or speeding through the stage as a laser (Cyan Laser). Stringing the Wisp power ups together creates a combo that increases Sonic's boost gauge even more quickly. Exclusive Wisp power ups will be available for both Wii and the Nintendo DS versions, ensuring a unique and super speedy gameplay experience for Sonic fans everywhere.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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Sonic Colours on DS is Sonic's best DS game to date. It takes the Sonic Rush gameplay and adds even more fun to it with lots more platforming and new power ups without losing that high speed.
The story is similar to the Wii version. Dr. Eggman has created a giant Theme Park in space as a remorse for his past evil deeds over the years. Sonic of course doesn't buy it and heads to the theme park with Tails to investigate. The DS version does have its own twist to the story by adding other Sonic characters in optional missions. It's a simple plot that works.
The gameplay is much like Sonic Rush. You'll be speeding through stages to make it to the end as you would in a 2D Sonic game. This time it adds new features to make it feel like its own game. Gone is the trick system from previous Sonic Rush games, but there's a lot more new features in its place. The Wisp power ups are the highlight of the new features and they are great fun to use. There are 6 different Wisps to use, with 2 of them being exclusive to the DS version. There's the Burst Wisp that turns you into a ball of fire to blast into the sky and destroy enemies, the Drill Wisp that turns you into a Drill to dig through soft ground at high speeds, the Cyan Wisp that turns Sonic into a laser to blast at enemies and use shortcuts and more. Sonic has his boost move from Sonic Rush as well as new abilities such as the wall jump, stomp, homing attack and slide ability. The level design is the best seen in a DS Sonic game with plenty to do and lots of shortcuts to explore. The gameplay overall is very fun and very replayable.
The controls work the same as Sonic Rush. It's very easy to pick up and play which is great. Those who have played the Sonic Rush games may take a while to get used to not having the trick system from Sonic Rush 1 and 2, but it doesn't take to long to adapt too.
The graphics look great for a DS game. It uses the same graphical style from the Sonic Rush series with look very colourful. The cutscenes are very simple looking with character portraits and text to tell the story. There is also a few CGI cutscenes from the Wii version which look fantastic.
The music is taken from the Wii version which sounds fantastic. One of the best Sonic soundtracks ever with fantastic tunes to hum to and enjoyable vocal songs. The Sonic voice cast has been changed for the series, and while you won't hear much of the characters talk with voices all the time, they sound great. The best Sonic voice cast for the series.
This is the best DS Sonic game I've ever played. The gameplay is great and has superb level design along with a brilliant soundtrack. Sonic the Hedgehog is back on form. 10/10
The story is similar to the Wii version. Dr. Eggman has created a giant Theme Park in space as a remorse for his past evil deeds over the years. Sonic of course doesn't buy it and heads to the theme park with Tails to investigate. The DS version does have its own twist to the story by adding other Sonic characters in optional missions. It's a simple plot that works.
The gameplay is much like Sonic Rush. You'll be speeding through stages to make it to the end as you would in a 2D Sonic game. This time it adds new features to make it feel like its own game. Gone is the trick system from previous Sonic Rush games, but there's a lot more new features in its place. The Wisp power ups are the highlight of the new features and they are great fun to use. There are 6 different Wisps to use, with 2 of them being exclusive to the DS version. There's the Burst Wisp that turns you into a ball of fire to blast into the sky and destroy enemies, the Drill Wisp that turns you into a Drill to dig through soft ground at high speeds, the Cyan Wisp that turns Sonic into a laser to blast at enemies and use shortcuts and more. Sonic has his boost move from Sonic Rush as well as new abilities such as the wall jump, stomp, homing attack and slide ability. The level design is the best seen in a DS Sonic game with plenty to do and lots of shortcuts to explore. The gameplay overall is very fun and very replayable.
The controls work the same as Sonic Rush. It's very easy to pick up and play which is great. Those who have played the Sonic Rush games may take a while to get used to not having the trick system from Sonic Rush 1 and 2, but it doesn't take to long to adapt too.
The graphics look great for a DS game. It uses the same graphical style from the Sonic Rush series with look very colourful. The cutscenes are very simple looking with character portraits and text to tell the story. There is also a few CGI cutscenes from the Wii version which look fantastic.
The music is taken from the Wii version which sounds fantastic. One of the best Sonic soundtracks ever with fantastic tunes to hum to and enjoyable vocal songs. The Sonic voice cast has been changed for the series, and while you won't hear much of the characters talk with voices all the time, they sound great. The best Sonic voice cast for the series.
This is the best DS Sonic game I've ever played. The gameplay is great and has superb level design along with a brilliant soundtrack. Sonic the Hedgehog is back on form. 10/10
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If Sonic Colours for the Wii bears gameplay similarities to Sonic Unleashed then it's DS companion may as well be a continuation of the Sonic Rush series. The original Sonic Rush was a largely excellant example of speed based gameplay, augmented with a trick system that gave the player controlled speed boosts. It's sequel, Rush Adventure bogged down the gameplay with adventure sections. Has Colours managed to revitilise the formula?
First impressions are surprisingly dissapointing. The trick system in the Rush which gave boost has been replaced with a wisp that gives limited boost, only increased with more wisps and enemy destruction. This means that boost functions are often too limited so crashing into enemies on running paths due to lack of boost can become common place.
Wisps, the obvious gimmik of the game are a mixed bag. The large majority are well implemented with the drill and lazer being the most fun, the first offering some creative routes via ground and water, the latter offering quick bursts of unstoppable speed. The two main culprits of bad design are the Red Burst and Violet Void wisps which both suffer from unresponsive control which is a shame because they offer intriquing directions to take in the environment.
Cheap defeats and damage are also a running problem, as mentioned earlier. Pit falls, bad enemy placement and spike placement have always been around in some form or another in the Sonic series but Sonic Colours often takes it too far. This is partly due to the multi-tiered levels generated by the wisp mechanic as well as temptations to boost through the air, leading to multiple deaths. The game seems to expect you to know what's happening ahead of you before you can respond to it. The slide feature is often placed in situations where you need to use it to avoid instant death but it's used so sparingly and with little warning that you'll be killed on the spot.
The large amount of the negative critisism on Sonic Colours DS is most apparent on the first playthough. Repeated playthrough gives you time to appreiciate how well many of the levels have been crafted around the wisps. As you aquire new wisp powerups new areas in previous stages become available, opening up some creative game mechanics and generally increasing the flow of gamplay. Once you get to grips with the mechanics of the wisps, going back to some stages can produce utterly joyful experiences. Boosting through several enemies, walljumping off walls to grabbing a Lazer wisp and using it to bounce across a level is exilerating.
The game is also short, with the chaos emeralds being remarkably easy to obtain. Completionists will find replay value in the collection of red rings and added missions, the latter offering some surprisingly challenging objectives.
Overall Sonic Colours (DS) is a flawed but generally fun product. It boasts an interesting new gameplay mechanic via the addition of wisps but is let down by control issues, cheap deaths and some unneeded mechanics.
First impressions are surprisingly dissapointing. The trick system in the Rush which gave boost has been replaced with a wisp that gives limited boost, only increased with more wisps and enemy destruction. This means that boost functions are often too limited so crashing into enemies on running paths due to lack of boost can become common place.
Wisps, the obvious gimmik of the game are a mixed bag. The large majority are well implemented with the drill and lazer being the most fun, the first offering some creative routes via ground and water, the latter offering quick bursts of unstoppable speed. The two main culprits of bad design are the Red Burst and Violet Void wisps which both suffer from unresponsive control which is a shame because they offer intriquing directions to take in the environment.
Cheap defeats and damage are also a running problem, as mentioned earlier. Pit falls, bad enemy placement and spike placement have always been around in some form or another in the Sonic series but Sonic Colours often takes it too far. This is partly due to the multi-tiered levels generated by the wisp mechanic as well as temptations to boost through the air, leading to multiple deaths. The game seems to expect you to know what's happening ahead of you before you can respond to it. The slide feature is often placed in situations where you need to use it to avoid instant death but it's used so sparingly and with little warning that you'll be killed on the spot.
The large amount of the negative critisism on Sonic Colours DS is most apparent on the first playthough. Repeated playthrough gives you time to appreiciate how well many of the levels have been crafted around the wisps. As you aquire new wisp powerups new areas in previous stages become available, opening up some creative game mechanics and generally increasing the flow of gamplay. Once you get to grips with the mechanics of the wisps, going back to some stages can produce utterly joyful experiences. Boosting through several enemies, walljumping off walls to grabbing a Lazer wisp and using it to bounce across a level is exilerating.
The game is also short, with the chaos emeralds being remarkably easy to obtain. Completionists will find replay value in the collection of red rings and added missions, the latter offering some surprisingly challenging objectives.
Overall Sonic Colours (DS) is a flawed but generally fun product. It boasts an interesting new gameplay mechanic via the addition of wisps but is let down by control issues, cheap deaths and some unneeded mechanics.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Got this for my son (4) and my nephew (7) - they absolutely love it. Keeping them entertained. good purchase.
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I can tell by some of the other reviews on this game, they are mostly casual gamers. This is no way Sonic's greatest game, by no means, or even his best DS outing. Read more
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I bought this for my little boy and it appears I spend more time on it than he does.
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