Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014)

Big Red Button

Wii U

1.48 from 93 ratings

241 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 57 backlogged · 68 wish listed

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric delivers a completely new action-adventure gameplay experience for Sonic fans. The detailed levels and emphasis on each character’s unique abilities give players more choice in exploration as they work as a team to stop the deadly snake-like ancient villain, Lyric, before he can power up his army. Players will be challenged by over-the-top speed runs, … Read more
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric delivers a completely new action-adventure gameplay experience for Sonic fans. The detailed levels and emphasis on each character’s unique abilities give players more choice in exploration as they work as a team to stop the deadly snake-like ancient villain, Lyric, before he can power up his army. Players will be challenged by over-the-top speed runs, but the heart of the game is focused on intense combat and brand-new abilities including the Enerbeam. This energy-charged cord can be used by characters to navigate the world like never before. Swing or zip-line across gaps, grab and throw enemies, take away their shields in combat, and explore alternate paths filled with lush environments and landscapes. Read less
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Details

Developers
Big Red Button
Publishers
Sega
Genres
Adventure, Platform
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Franchises
Sonic The Hedgehog
Series
Sonic Boom, Sonic the Hedgehog

Release dates

  • Nov 11, 2014 (North_America) Wii U
  • Nov 21, 2014 (Europe) Wii U
  • Nov 29, 2014 (Australia) Wii U
  • Dec 18, 2014 (Japan) Wii U
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Sonic The Hedgehog by wheneverifeel · 60 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
1
4 stars
1
3 stars
8
2 stars
22
1 star
61
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Jusfei

Status Jusfei Dec 1, 2020

Watched the full story in my 2020 Sonic marathon, but did not play the game:

  • [I don't rate games I've only watched]

Notes: I have zero interest to play this game. From what I see, at worst this game is an unholy broken mess, and at best this game looks like a mediocre but sluggish and repetitive beat-em up. Not …

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Watched the full story in my 2020 Sonic marathon, but did not play the game:

  • [I don't rate games I've only watched]

Notes: I have zero interest to play this game. From what I see, at worst this game is an unholy broken mess, and at best this game looks like a mediocre but sluggish and repetitive beat-em up. Not to mention this is probably one of the longest Sonic games too, which makes me less interested in investing my time in.

Update [Dec 1, 2020]: I've watched the cutscenes and they're not too bad. The cast is well animated, and there are some funny one-liners. The story is another generic gather all crystals and save the world plot, but it's neat to see all four heroes utilized equally. Lyric is visually an interesting villain design, but I'm still baffled with the name since he has absolutely no connection to sound / music.

I feel this would be much more well recieved if it was like a movie-special instead of a game.

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