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Shadow Rush, is an upcoming game featuring the two main characters, Shadow and Melissa, exclusivly for the Nintendo DS.

1 Gameplay
Shadow Rush is a 2D platform game. The player controls either Shadow the Hedgehog and Melissa the Hedgehog, who differ in terms of special abilities. In the tradition of the past games, gameplay consists of moving quickly through levels, collecting rings and defeating enemies. The player collects rings as a form of health; when they are attacked by an enemy, their rings bounce in all directions. If they are hit by an enemy and have no rings, they lose a life. Both of the DS's screens are used to display the play area, with the player's character moving between them as necessary. Levels in the game are divided into "zones", each consisting of two acts of normal gameplay then a boss battle. The course of the game differs depending on whether Shadow or Melissa is chosen; the seven zones are the same, but are accessed in different orders. During boss battles, Shadow fights Dr. Eggman and Melissa fights an Eggman doppelgänger called Eggman Nega. As the characters' stories progress, they meet each other several times and unite in the final zone that comes after the seventh. The game features a special stages [Shadow only] can access via certain handles in order to obtain the Chaos Emeralds. These Special Stages resemble those of utilises of Sonic the Hedghog 2 and the DS' stylus controls. Melissa, on the other hand, can't enter special stages as she earns Malice Emeralds throughout her story. When the player completes both Shadow and Melissa's stories and collect all the Chaos Emeralds, they can access a final story.

New features include a grading system that grades the player based on the time it takes for them to complete the level; they can return to levels later to try for a higher grade. There is a point system based on the one in Sonic Advance 2 but displaying points in multiple categories. There is also a "Tension Gauge" on the left side of the screen which is filled by doing tricks and defeating enemies. The energy it generates allows the player to use boosts of speed while moving; defeating enemies, moving through the level more quickly which results in more points and a higher grade, and when playing as Shadow, accessing the special stage. Although the game is primarily two-dimensional, there are three-dimensional elements which create a 2.5 D effect. For the first time in the series, Shadow and Melissa's sprites are rendered in 3D. The game's boss battles are 3D.

2 Plot
Melissa lands somehow in Shadow's world (it is unknown where she came from). Her world had seven Malice Emeralds—similar to the Chaos Emeralds —but they were stolen by Eggman Nega. She then makes it her goal to retrieve them; this is where Shadow meets her. While she is searching for the Mal Emeralds, Shadow is searching for the Chaos Emeralds. Melissa is along with Jerry the Fox. Meanwhile, Silver the Hedgehog learns that Melissa's world and Shadow's are beginning to merge somehow. Shadow begins to grow suspicious of Melissa and, along with Silver, looks for her. Soon, Shadow and Silver find Melissa and Jerry. Shadow questions Melissa about her nature, but she refuses to give any information and leaves with Jerry. Shadow follows her, and when he meets her on Eggman's base, it is revealed that Eggman and Eggman Nega are working together to collect both the Chaos Emeralds and the Mal Emeralds. She declares that she will destroy Eggman Nega. When Shadow once again questions her nature, she turns on him and fights him. During the fight, Melissa tells Shadow that she is the only one who can save their worlds, so he should not help her. However, Shadow wins the fight, and Melissa realizes the error of her ways. Eggman Nega kidnaps Jerry, and Melissa goes after him while Shadow takes on Eggman. Shadow collects the last of the seven Chaos Emeralds; and meets Melissa, who has failed to protect the Mal Emeralds. Shadow and his friends help Melissa realize the meaning of friendship, and she turns into Zeotic Melissa (NOTE: She will not be in her crystalline form in games)—apparently her answer to Shadow's Super Shadow form—while Shadow turns into Super Shadow, They fight Eggman and Eggman Nega and defeat them. The two worlds are restored, forcing Melissa, Silver, Azuki, and Jerry into her own world. As they fly there, Melissa realizes that she truly understands her powers.

4 Trivia

 * The theme songs for each course in Sonic Rush appear in this game. [Shadow has Sonic's versions. Melissa has Blaze's version].
 * Shadow's theme song, "All Hail Shadow (Crush 40 version)" is used for the special suprize in the real ending.