I was pleasantly surprised by this game! The first Sonic Rush really didn't do all that much for me, so this one kinda blew me away. The level design is honestly pretty great all around, the soundtrack is underappreciated, and the atmosphere was refreshing. All the padding and extra junk is dumb but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy the game because of it. Sonic Rush Adventure is a bit of a guilty pleasure due to all of the weird extraneous elements, but deep in here I believe there to be a very solid game. Maybe I only enjoyed it so much after getting exhausted on the first game, I dunno. If you similarly got tired of the original Sonic Rush, give the sequel a shot.

Blaze is also the coolest character.