Sonic Boom is far from the worst game I've ever played. Nowhere close. The reaction to this game seems very strange to me. Most people think Sonic games suck anyway, so I don't know why this one got such insane hate hype. That isn't to say I think this game is good or worth anyone's time. Far from it. This is possibly the most boring game I've ever played, but I wouldn't necessarily say that makes it awful. Just keeps it from being good. The platforming is so mind-numbingly bland and safe and boring. There's combat, which is almost always a no-no in my book. The combat is purely a "Mash The Attack Button and Win" simulator that for some reason has a DMC style rating system. The music is the most generic video game music I've ever heard, which is insane considering that music is the one thing most people actually come together on with regards to Sonic. The characters are all extremely annoying and constantly saying things at each other, rarely responding to what someone else said. They love to shout "Bounce Pad!" or "Boost Ring!" 80% of the time you use one of these very common platforming aids. The story is bland and lifeless. If this game wasn't intended to re-style the entire Sonic franchise and spawn a TV show, I would've bet big bucks that it was some platformer that SEGA saw and said "eh put Sonic on there, it'll sell more copies that way."