The Sonic the Hedgehog series has been in dire straits lately, probably due to the fact that SEGA continues insisting on completely retooling the franchise every other year. Indeed, 2011’s Sonic Generations and its return to classic Sonic gameplay resulted in the highest critical reception for the series in years, so, SEGA being SEGA, of course went back to square one with last year’s Sonic: Lost World, spitting out another critical dud. They're looking to continue that tradition with Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for the Wii U, yet another reboot of the series, which purports a drastic departure in style and gameplay from previous games in the series, and so far the response has appeared middling at best.
So yeah, it’s easy to be pretty cynical about the current state of Sonic, and I carried that cynicism with me when I decided to check out the 3DS version, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, on the show floor at E3. Surprisingly, that cynicism melted way when I discovered that, despite existing in the same universe as the Wii U reboot, Sonic Boom for the 3DS was a continuation of the side-scrolling gameplay that defined Sonic's classic sidescrolling entries, as well as the best parts of Sonic Colors and Generations...
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