Editing Blaze the Cat (section)

==Reception==
Overall, Blaze the Cat has been well received. IGN remarked upon seeing her at TGS 2005 that she "easily earned her place in the team" amidst unremarkable secondary characters. Her gameplay has been praised as "fast-moving and fun" as opposed to slower characters introduced earlier in the series,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonic Rush Review|author=1UP Staff|date=16 November 2005|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3145760&did=1|publisher=[[Wikipedia:1UP.com|1UP.com]]|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> but criticized for its resemblance to that of Sonic.<ref name="gamespy">{{Cite web|title=Sonic Rush|url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/sonic-ds/667210p2.html|last=Sewart|first=Greg|date=15 November 2005|publisher=[[Wikipedia:GameSpy|GameSpy]]|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> Blaze has been called "a nice addition to ''Sonic''<nowiki/>'s cast" and "one of the more complex, multifaceted characters in the ''Sonic'' canon."<ref name="gamespy" /><ref name="blackknight">{{Cite web|title=New Trailer for Sonic and the Black Knight (and Blaze the Cat)|url=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/02/18/new-trailer-for-sonic-and-the-black-knight-and-blaze-the-cat/|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Joystiq|Joystiq]]|last=Fletcher|first=JC|date=15 February 2009|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> She has been noted by GameSpot for her "fiery disposition".<ref name="adventure">{{Cite web|title=Sonic Rush Adventure Review for DS|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/sonicrushadventure/review.html|publisher=GameSpot|date=September 19, 2007|last=Davis|first=Ryan|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> IGN's Nintendo Team stated in its July 2009 list of the top 25 [[Nintendo DS]] games that there is "nothing notable about a ''Sonic'' game bringing a new character into the fold, except that Blaze doesn't suck", ranking ''Sonic Rush'' 17th.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 25 Nintendo DS Games|author=IGN Nintendo Team|publisher=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]]|date=1 July 2009|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/921/921522p9.html|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> She has become a favorite among fans of the series.<ref name="blackknight"/>