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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – reviews and rating

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric has an average rating of 45% based on 2 reviews from English-language gaming websites. Critics agree – the best rating was given by HardcoreGamer (2.5/5), the worst by Game Informer (4/10). The game was released on November 11, 2014 for Wii U.

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What critics praise
„It’s admirable that Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric tries so many new things, but every path it follows is a dead end.“
What critics criticize
„Big Red Button takes the series' existing shortcomings and layers on a new level of sloppy combat for Sonic and his friends.“

Game info

Release date
Nov 11, 2014
Platforms
Wii U
Developer
Big Red Button
Publisher
Sega
Reviews count
2

Where to buy

FAQ

What is the rating of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric?

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric has an average rating of 45% based on 2 reviews from English-language gaming websites. Critics agree – the best rating was given by HardcoreGamer (2.5/5), the worst by Game Informer (4/10).

When was Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric released?

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was released on November 11, 2014.

What platforms is Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric available on?

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is available for Wii U.

Is Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric worth playing?

It depends on your taste. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric has an average rating of only 45% and the reviews are mixed. Critics largely agree on the rating.

Statistics

Critics consensus

Critics agree

Spread of ratings
10 percentage points
Standard deviation
± 5,0
Best rating
2,5/5 HardcoreGamer
Worst rating
4/10 Game Informer

The distribution of rating

Number of reviews in rating ranges (%)

Ranking

  • #546 of 576 games released in 2014 better than 5 % of games

By the average of all reviews

How players rate it

  • Recommended 20 %
  • Meh 40 %
  • Skip 40 %

5 votes · RAWG

Reviews

2,5/5
HardcoreGamer Nov 13, 2014
It’s admirable that Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric tries so many new things, but every path it follows is a dead end. While the environments look decent and collectibles help give the short story some legs, the lack of difficulty, variation, and personality ruins any chance it had of making Sonic relevant again. Now that Sega has rushed through their exclusivity agreement with Nintendo they might have a...
4/10
Game Informer Nov 13, 2014
Big Red Button takes the series' existing shortcomings and layers on a new level of sloppy combat for Sonic and his friends.