Sonic DS is an unreleased game for the Nintendo DS. It was shown off and featured as a playable demo during E3 2004,[2] although this iteration was later referred to as just a tech-demo by Sonic Team member Yuji Naka.[1] No matter the initial form the game had, it was eventually cancelled and Sonic Rush became the first Sonic game for the Nintendo DS.
Gameplay[]
To control Sonic, the player would use the Nintendo DS stylus or their finger on the Touch Screen. Faster speeds can be attained by swiping from side to side as quickly as possible. Sonic could be made to jump by tapping the top of the touch screen.
Upon reaching a certain level of speed, the screen will say "SONIC Speed 1" and game's color palette, except for Sonic, will become inverted. There are multiple levels of "SONIC Speed" that can be progressed through by going even faster. Upon reaching the finish line, the player is given a Rank according to their SONIC Speed, Ring count, and time. A splash screen then pops up that exclaims "Keep an eye out for SEGA's titles on the DS!"
On the Nintendo DS's upper screen, the amount of Rings that have been collected is displayed, along with the "Highest Record Today" and "Your Record", the latter of which is just the timer.
Reception[]
The UK-based Nintendo Official Magazine ran a piece on the game, which praised its visuals as being the best on the Nintendo DS, but also criticized it for having basic gameplay. The magazine compared it to being the Nintendo DS equivalent of the 100 meter button dash.[3]
Trivia[]
- The level shown seems to share its design with Seaside Hill from Sonic Heroes.
- Had Sonic DS not been cancelled, it would have been the first portable Sonic game to have fully 3D gameplay. It wasn't until years later when Sonic Lost World came out for the Nintendo 3DS that a portable Sonic game would use completely 3D graphics.
- In the E3 2006 demo of Sonic and the Secret Rings, known at the time as Sonic Wild Fire, after the results screen Sonic does a pose identical to the one from the results screen of this game. It was likely reused from Sonic DS as it was only present in the E3 demo.
- Sonic DS' gameplay bears a striking resemblance to the Athletics Track events in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. 100m and 400m are controlled by swiping the stylus from side to side, and 400m Hurdles lets the player tap the Touch Screen to clear hurdles.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Naka says Sonic will be back!". Nintendo Official Magazine (149): 19. February 2005. Archived from the original. "Sonic tech-demo shown at E3 last year."
- ↑ IGN (23 June 2011). Sonic E3 Demo Nintendo DS Gameplay. YouTube.
- ↑ "DS hands-on roundup: Sonic DS". Nintendo Official Magazine (142): 21. July 2004. Archived from the original.
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