▲
1
▼
According to former SEGA employee Steven Frost, the reason why the game was panned by critics was because of "over-ambition" from the development team at SEGA:
"The biggest mistake in Boom was trying to cram too much into the game... Not only were we trying to make just a really good Sonic game, we were trying to add more to it. We overextended our grasp in some ways. We're trying to add in a bungee mechanic, and we're adding combat, and we're adding puzzles, vehicles, hopefully a more compelling story and a bunch of different environments. And it's just a lot, you know? If there's any lesson for me, it's that being too ambitious can be bad."
▲
1
▼
▲
1
▼
There is an early version of a cutscene still present on the disk, showing Sonic using a crystal shard.
▲
1
▼
Within the game's data are two unused voice clips of Amy saying "You go girl!" and "Way to go Perci". This may suggest that Perci was intended to be playable at one point during development.
▲
1
▼
At release a glitch could be exploited to give Knuckles infinite jumps in midair, allowing the game to be finished in less than an hour. This glitch was fixed in the January 2015 update.
▲
1
▼
According to an interview with Bob Rafei, CEO of Big Red Button Entertainment, the idea for the Enerbeam Tether came from Knuckles' Chaotix.
Related Games
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Generations
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Labyrinth
Sonic Dream Team
Sonic the Fighters
Sonic Adventure
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic Frontiers
Sonic Superstars
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Dash
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Knuckles' Chaotix
Sonic Generations
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic Rush
Sonic Forces
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Championship
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Sonic CD
Sonic Runners
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Riders
Sonic Lost World
Sonic X-treme
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme
Sonic Pinball Party
Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
Sonic Origins
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Battle
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Mars
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic Colors
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Shuffle
Sonic Colors