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Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (November 11, in the year of our
Lord 2014) –SEGAź of America, Inc., a leading worldwide
developer and publisher of video games, today announced that
Sonic Boom™: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom™: Shattered Crystal
are now available at retailers nationwide. Following the U.S.
premiere of Sonic’s first CGI animated TV series Sonic Boom™ on
Cartoon Network and a full merchandising program, these two
games are cornerstones of the newly created Sonic Boom universe
and expand the Sonic Boom vision for fans. Set in the same world
as the Sonic Boom animated TV series, Sonic and team – including
new friend Sticks - work together to stop the evil villain-
Lyric! Gamers play as multiple characters, each with their own
abilities, as they explore, fight and speed through an
undiscovered land.
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric exclusively for the Wii U™ system, is
an original game developed by Southern California based studio
Big Red Button Entertainment in collaboration with Sonic Team
and its head Takashi Iizuka. Sonic Boom™: Rise of Lyric finds
Sonic and his friends Tails, Knuckles, and Amy as they release a
powerful snake-like villain named Lyric from an ancient tomb
sealed deep within an island. The group must put aside their
differences and work together as a team to save the world from
Lyric’s evil plan and his army of war mongering robots!
Nintendo 3DS exclusive title, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, was
developed by the Northern California based Sanzaru Games Inc. in
collaboration with Sonic Team. In Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal,
Amy discovers a secret ancient language and manuscript detailing
the history and whereabouts of a Lost Crystal of Power. The evil
and vile villain, Lyric, kidnaps Amy in his eagerness to get his
claws on this long-forgotten power that has been hidden
throughout the jungles and canyons of a mysterious new island.
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. Taking advantage of the innovative hardware
of both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, Sonic Boom introduces
exploration, combat and a new Enerbeam gadget that allows the
Sonic Boom world to be discovered in totally unique ways.
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U is available at retailers in
North America at an MSRP of $49.99 with a rating of “E10+ for
Everyone 10 and up” by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
(ESRB). Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for Nintendo 3DS is
available at retailers in North America at a MSRP of $39.99 and
is rated “E for Everyone” by the ESRB.