At a press event called «2014: Year of Sonic», SEGA properly revealed a new animated series called
Sonic Boom featuring new character designs for Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Tails the Fox, Amy Rose and Dr Eggman.
Sonic games supposedly lost speed (pun intended) recently due to an influx of characters in the universe, and though
Sonic Boom features more than just Sonic, it definitley appears to be a little lighter on cast than others.
Not exact matches
It's stupid to compare
Sonic Forces to the likes of
Sonic 2006, Lost World or the
Sonic Boom games, but if you want a gauge of where
Sonic Forces sits, in terms of gameplay and style its closer to
Sonic Generations and
Sonic Colors — where 3D gameplay follows
Sonic from behind, along strict pathways and side scrolling gameplay
features 2.5 D visuals.
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The new boxset
features a vast selection of tunes from various
Sonic games as well as a few exclusives like the main theme from
Sonic Boom and Beyond the Speed Of... and Theory of Attack from the
Sonic Runners soundtrack.
For example, Handmark is building an active Zagat guide
featuring their trusted ratings, reviews and more for restaurants in cities around the world, and
Sonic Boom is building word games and puzzles.
All those who pre-order one of the upcoming
Sonic Boom video games from Gamestop will get an exclusive
Sonic Boom figure by TOMY,
featuring Sonic the Hedgehog with the Ancients» Crystal!
The
Sonic Boom titles deliver totally different experiences than previous
Sonic games with collaborative gameplay at their core, all while
featuring the traditional element of
Sonic and his adventures — SPEED.
The promotional flavor will be available nationwide, and
feature a custom designed ICEE and
Sonic Boom 24 - ounce cup, along with the opportunity to win prizes and unlock bonus game content from
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for the Wii U system.
Starting today, if you pre-order a copy of
Sonic Boom from Gamestop, or EB Games if you \'re in Canada, you \'ll be able to pick up an exclusive
Sonic Boom figure by TOMY which
features Sonic the Hedgehog with the Ancients \» Crystal.
In addition,
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal will both be
featured on The Next Level's live stream!
About
Sonic Forces, the third character previously teased is not the
Sonic from
Sonic Boom, but instead an «unexpected character» that plays an important role in the story, and «embodies the overall
features of the game».
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the 3DS is one of two new adventures to
feature the way past cool blue hedgehog.
Hosted by Barry the Nomad of SEGAbits.com and David the Lurker of SonicRetro.org,
Boom Talkalaka
features discussion of the many aspects of
Sonic Boom — from comics and episodes of the cartoon, to the video games and toys.
This
Sonic Boom poster
features artwork used for the cover of
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.
For several months, concept art for
Sonic Boom has been making the rounds on social networks, and one photo
featured a character that looked very much like
Sonic Rush Adventure «s Marine.
Today has been a big day for
Sonic Boom, as we just uploaded our latest podcast which
features an hour long interview with producer Stephen Frost.
Unlike past adverts for
Sonic titles, which used actors in body costumes, the
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric TV ad
features CG renderings of
Sonic and his friends in the real world, using their teamwork to rescue a real cat (not Big, sadly) from a tree.
Recent projects include Batman: Arkham Origins which
features the recently released «Cold, Cold Heart» DLC pack and SEGA's
Sonic Boom which spans video games and a television show which release later this year.
Sonic Boom is the latest entry in the
Sonic franchise,
featuring the same high - speed gameplay we have all become so accustomed to,
Sonic Boom is the latest entry in the
Sonic franchise,
featuring the same high - speed gameplay we have all become so accustomed to, with trails of light following the characters each distinct to one another.
September 16 10:30 to 11:00 —
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice —
Featuring Takashi Iizuka (series producer) and Harumasa Nakajima (director).
15:15 to 15:45 —
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice —
Featuring Harumasa Nakajima (director) and Shiori Izawa (Sega Hard Girls Mega Drive actress).
Kori here bringing you our first fan convention and the first SEGA related fan event in the US live
featuring Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd, and Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.
This makes
Sonic Boom the first Western created
Sonic cartoon and video game adaptation in over 20 years, the last being Adventures of
Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, as well as
Sonic Spinball which
featured Sonic SatAM elements as well as characters which were carried over to Adventures of
Sonic the Hedgehog.
Today, on the eve of one of the most popular periods in
Sonic the Hedgehog franchise history, SEGA announces its action - packed
Sonic Boom November with a game demo,
features for Nintendo 3DS, and a must - see TV tune - in!
Now,
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for the Nintendo 3DS will have its own launch edition
featuring a collector's box and a special DVD
featuring three episodes from the TV series for $ 39.99.
The UE
Boom's combination of ruggedness,
features, style and
sonic excellence makes it worth the slight premium you pay.