The Rub Rabbits (Nintendo DS) Review

Ignore the embarrassing name for a minute. In fact, you can disregard it altogether if you so wish

Everything is presented much better than before for the most part, and this is immediately striking. Upon boot-up you can write your own name in a little box and select which hand you'll be using; much less irritating than having to switch it in an options menu constantly when sharing the game (though if you do suddenly decide you've been living a lie and want to switch your prominent hand choice, this is possible too). You're then treated to an excellent introduction movie, and it seems apparent that the game you are about to embark on is just as crazy as the first, only with a more prolific supply of flowers. These great presentation choices don't prepare you for what is a mess of a title screen, though

Firstly, perhaps it's because the originality of the first game is lost. Project Rub was a totally random, off-the-cuff experiment by Sonic Team, testing out the DS'; capabilities before creating a 'full' game, but The Rub Rabbits feels much more like a complete title and loses something in the change. This shouldn't be an issue, after many clamoured for an expanded version of the original, but somehow it is

Another level that made us want to stab ourselves with the plastic pointing implement involved chasing and ramming into a metal ball that seemed to have attended the Need For Speed DS school of racing