"Life starts with a sunny day! Let's feel our ocean breath! We are crusin' ocean seas! Can't wait for a New Venture!" - A New Venture, the Title Theme.

Entry number two of the marvelously underrated Rush Trilogy still gives the adrenaline filled 2D platforming I've really been looking for from the Blue Hedgie's repertoire. This game, along with it's siblings (Rush and Colors DS), are the original masterminds of the now infamous Boost formula. The top notch platforming originating from the dream team of Sonic Team and Dimps just feels fantastic to blur through. Add an amazing soundtrack and fun nautical themed minigames in between and you've got a solid 2D package. To any Sonic fan stumbling upon this review, check out the Sonic Rush Trilogy if you haven't already! You're missing out on something way past cool!

When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with Sonic. Any game I could get my hands on I played over and over again - Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, even Shadow the Hedgehog. Another game I had around that time was the first Sonic Rush, and I think the fact I barely remember playing it says a lot about my opinions of it. Decades later though, I've decided to try out its sequel, Sonic Rush Adventure. This game, for lack of a better word, is mid. Everything about it is just mediocre. The earlier levels do allow you to maintain your sense of speed, but at the cost of having some very bland level design. The later levels overcompensate for this, and are a classic example of awful Dimps design. Bullshit death bits, finicky platforming sections, all while not being really interesting at all. The best part of this game might be the short sailing minigames, as there is a world map for you to explore (although there's not much there for you to find). The game does require a little bit of grind to progress at a few places, but I never had to replay anything other than the first two levels, so I might have gotten lucky. The plot as well is pretty worthless. Blaze returns, but doesn't have her own campaign, unlike the original Sonic Rush, and newcomer Marine is kinda fun, but constantly disrespected by the rest of the party. All-in-all, I can finally say that I've played through this game, but I think I was right in not picking it up back when it was new.