Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric reviews (Wii U)
Game Informer - 4.0
Slant Magazine - 2/5
Hardcore Gamer - 2.5/5
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal reviews (3DS)
IGN - 4.0
Slant Magazine - 2/5
Game Informer - 4.0
I was initially excited when Sega first announced that Big Red Button would be developing Sonic Boom. I thought Sega handing the iconic license over to a new developer might shake Sonic loose of the slump he's endured via a string of rough Sonic Team titles. Unfortunately for fans and the Hedgehog himself, Sonic Boom is a blemished bore.
Slant Magazine - 2/5
The undercooked Rise of Lyric does away with just about everything that makes a great Sonic game, favoring tedious, uninspired combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving over exhilarating bursts of speed coupled with well-designed platforming passages.
Hardcore Gamer - 2.5/5
It’s admirable that Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric tries so many new things, but every path it follows is a dead end.
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal reviews (3DS)
IGN - 4.0
With a heaping helping of poorly written and unskippable cutscenes, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is a slog that never finds its footing.
Slant Magazine - 2/5
The sorry "story" segments largely amount to random combinations of the four main characters trading bad jokes, such as running the difference between "who" and "whom" into the ground.