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Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

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Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Nov 11, 2014

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1.67 average rating based on 42 ratings

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In Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, Amy discovers a secret ancient language and manuscript detailing the history and whereabouts of a Lost Crystal of Power. The evil and vile villain, Lyric the Last Ancient, kidnaps Amy in his eagerness to get his claws on this long-forgotten power that has been hidden throughout the jungles and canyons of a mysterious new island. Sonic must team up with Tails, Knuckles and new friend Sticks the Badger to trace Amy’s footsteps and save her from the clutches of Lyric and his robot army. By trusting in their own abilities and working as a team, … More
In Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, Amy discovers a secret ancient language and manuscript detailing the history and whereabouts of a Lost Crystal of Power. The evil and vile villain, Lyric the Last Ancient, kidnaps Amy in his eagerness to get his claws on this long-forgotten power that has been hidden throughout the jungles and canyons of a mysterious new island. Sonic must team up with Tails, Knuckles and new friend Sticks the Badger to trace Amy’s footsteps and save her from the clutches of Lyric and his robot army. By trusting in their own abilities and working as a team, they will prove they are stronger together than they are apart. Less
Developers
Sanzaru Games
Publishers
Sega
Franchises
Sonic The Hedgehog
Series
Sonic Boom
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS
Genres
Platform
Themes
Action
Release Dates
Nov 11, 2014 (North_America)
Nintendo 3DS
Nov 21, 2014 (Europe)
Nintendo 3DS
Nov 29, 2014 (Australia)
Nintendo 3DS
Dec 18, 2014 (Japan)
Nintendo 3DS
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User Stats
145
In Collection
45
Wish Listed
8
Playing
46
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How Long Is Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal?
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Jusfei updated their status Dec 2, 2020
Jusfei updated their status Dec 2, 2020

Fully finished story:

  • Completed all stages
  • Defeated final boss and reached end credits.

Final thoughts: The biggest thing that kills the game fundamentally for me is the forced backtracking by locking progression behind exploration. Other Sonic titles reward exploration with red rings, chaos, etc, but they are totally optional in comparison to this game's blueprints / crystal shards. Add on top of the fact the levels are TOO long and the environments / music are BOTH uninspiring and bland, which are standout traits of... pretty much any other Sonic game. Not the mention the static "cutscenes" and the poor text UI makes this game feel even more soulless to me.

At least the game physics is actually fluid especially with the enerbeam ability to jump across gaps, but this is also the slowest-paced Sonic game I've ever played before.

In the end, I can sum this game up as a 2D Metroidvania collect-a-thon. Sadly it's just not what I look for in a Sonic title, and I found this game a chore to play instead.

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