Composer(s) Katsuhiro Hayashi Mode(s) up to 2 players Initial release date December 1987 | Genre(s) Scrolling shooter Cabinet Upright CPU 68000, Z80 | |
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Similar Scramble Spirits, Sonic Boom: Shattered, Hot Rod, Bay Route, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric | ||
Sonic Boom (ソニック・ブーム, Sonikku Būmu) is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by Sega.
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Gameplay
The player, piloting an airplane fighter, begins with a single gun (as with most scrolling shooters) and can power up by collecting power ups dropped by certain colored enemies. The power ups can add a ship to the fighter's left and right sides and increase shot power and range. They can also drop bombs, which can wipe out all weak enemies on screen and do massive damage to stronger enemies.
Ports
Sonic Boom was ported to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.
Reception
Sonic Boom received mixed to negative reviews.
Crash had said that it plays very much like Flying Shark and "doesn't offer anything that hasn't already been seen".
The Games Machine rated the Atari ST version 79%, the Amiga version 78%, the ZX Spectrum version 76%, the Amstrad CPC version 37% and the Commodore 64 version 64%.
Zzap!64 rated the Commodore 64 version 52% and the Amiga version 58%.
Amiga Action rated the Amiga version 49%.