In 2005 SEGA and its Sonic Team showed us that the only Nintendo DS innovation they could come up with for their Sonic the Hedgehog franchise was to use two screens as a single, vertical display in a 2D scroller. Not an overwhelmingly creative use of the system, but that's perfectly okay because Sonic Rush ended up being one of the top 2D Sonic games for any platform. The publisher let that game simmer on shelves for a good while, waiting nearly two years to give the blue hedgehog an encore on the Nintendo DS. That follow-up is Sonic Rush Adventure; the lack of a number pretty much tells the direction of how far this goes as a sequel. Sure, there's a new story, new level designs, new characters, and new touch screen mini-games…but you know what? Even with all that new stuff, the sequel does have that overall feeling that it's just a recycling of the original Sonic Rush.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "The recent launch of Sonic Mania has reminded us dear reader that yes, there are good Sonic games out there. I know, I know, we’ve been burned so many times before, but it’s true – good Sonic games do exist. And so, in celebration of the first great Sonic game since we all thought we looked good in those turquoise and purple spring jackets we here at Link-Cable decided to bust out our boomboxes and hit the streets in our freshest kicks! ‘Wait? What?’ ‘We decided to count down the best Sonic games instead?’ ‘But I just found six D batteries for this thing!’ ‘Ugh, fine here are the Top 10 Best Sonic Games.’"
SuperPhillip Central writes, "Amidst all of this Nintendo Wii U coverage, I have something that I hope doesn't get lost in the shuffle. Why, it's the fifth and final set of ten of The 50 Best Nintendo DS Games. We've gone through forty of the top titles of what I consider to be the greatest handheld of all time. Now, we have reached the home stretch. It's all smooth sailing from here. If one of your favorite DS games has yet to be listed, perhaps it will be a part of these final ten games! As a reminder, no non-North American releases will be represented on this list. There are great games that missed a North American release date, and seeing as the majority of DS systems out there aren't region-locked, be sure to track some down, too. With that out of the way, let's get to the final ten!"
I'd definitely say Golden Sun: Dark Dawn was one of the best games for the DS.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): For the most part, multi-platform franchises always fare better on consoles, where developers take advantage of advanced processing power to display superior graphics.
