YEAH, Sonic Colours DS is SOOO much more like Sonic 2 then Sonic 4 is!
I don't think he was liking Sonic Colours because it was like the classic, I think he was liking it because he thinks it's the better game, which would not be too hard to do, since both are developed by Dimps but only under different ideas on the style of gameplay.
The problem I'm having here is that people including CrazyTails have been complaining about 'Sonic Rush Physics' as the biggest problem with Sonic 4, how Homing Attack ruins the flow... Sonics Current Model etc etc etc...
All of these things are in Sonic Colours DS... Because it basically IS Sonic Rush. It's just funny how someone can make such a shitstorm over these features and then have no problem with them in another game.
I like sonic colors ds better than sonic rush and sonic rush adventure(the latter was pretty bad imo). The things I liked about the demo were how they have expanded upon that sonic rush gameplay. I liked that there was a lot more exploring and the wisp power ups also added something great to the one stage I played. It's less of a mindless boost to win compared to sonic rush adventure.
Yyeah I had been complaining about things like the homing attack and rush physics for s4e1, but sonic colors ds is still the better game imo even when forgetting about those said complaints I had for s4e1.
I mean colors ds will have 7 unique zones and I think I enjoyed sonic colors ds demo more compared to splash hill. I don't know why but the controls feel less of than s4e1.
Maybe it's because the "rush physics" fits it's own gameplay style. The whole emphasis on action and speed with boosting and stuff. The rush physics may not have fitted for more slow paced gameplay. It's also the little things like how sonic doesn't curl into a ball when going through speed boosters that I find better. Sonic also accelerates more fast I think. In s4e1 he accelerates really slow.
I liked the demo alot though I have just played it once. Might give it another run today.