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| − | In ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal'', [[Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)|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 the Last Ancient]], 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. [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)|Sonic]] must team up with [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Boom)|Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom)|Knuckles]] and new friend [[Sticks the Badger]] to trace Amy’s footsteps and save her from the clutches of Lyric and his robot army. By trusting in their own abilities and working as a team, they will prove they are stronger |
+ | In ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal'', [[Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)|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 the Last Ancient]], 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. [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)|Sonic]] must team up with [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Boom)|Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom)|Knuckles]] and new friend [[Sticks the Badger]] to trace Amy’s footsteps and save her from the clutches of Lyric and his robot army. By trusting in their own abilities and working as a team, they will prove they are stronger together than they are apart. |
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| + | ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal'' is set to be a 2D side-scrolling adventure platformer. Unlike its [[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric|Wii U counterpart]], which is more focused on 3D platforming and beat-em-up, ''Shattered Crystal'' will place a bigger emphasis on platforming and puzzles, while each character has their own unique abilities to get them through the levels. There are three different types of stages in this game: Adventure levels, which take up the bulk of the game are large, mostly non-linear stages in which the player can control all four characters (though only Sonic is available from the start). Rival Races are also from the 2D perspective. In these levels, you must race another character through a linear but lengthy course. Finally, there are Tunnel levels, which take place in 3D and are completely on rails. Here, the player is stuck at a full run, and must move left and right to dodge obstacles, occasionally having to jump off the track and use the EnerBeam to grab onto a rail in order the cross a chasm. Additionally, unique collectibles featured in this version will unlock special content for ''Rise of Lyric'' via Wi-Fi connectivity.<ref name="SBGaE32014">{{Cite web|date=2 June 2014|title=Sonic Boom Games at E3 2014|url=http://blogs.sega.com/2014/06/02/sonic-boom-games-at-e3-2014/|author= Kellie|accessdate= 8 June 2014}}</ref> |
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Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (known as Sonic Toon: Adventure Island in Japan[2]) is an upcoming 2D side-scrolling action/adventure game, set for release exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS, produced and developed by Sanzaru Games and is scheduled to be released on November 11, 2014 in North America. The game plays as the handheld counterpart of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and is the second title of the Sonic Boom continuity. Both this and the Wii U game will serve as prequels to the animated television series. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal specifically centre around events and lore of the Sonic Boom continuity with exclusive environments and characters.
Plot
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 the Last Ancient, 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. Sonic must team up with Tails, Knuckles and new friend Sticks the Badger to trace Amy’s footsteps and save her from the clutches of Lyric and his robot army. By trusting in their own abilities and working as a team, they will prove they are stronger together than they are apart.
Gameplay
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is set to be a 2D side-scrolling adventure platformer. Unlike its Wii U counterpart, which is more focused on 3D platforming and beat-em-up, Shattered Crystal will place a bigger emphasis on platforming and puzzles, while each character has their own unique abilities to get them through the levels. There are three different types of stages in this game: Adventure levels, which take up the bulk of the game are large, mostly non-linear stages in which the player can control all four characters (though only Sonic is available from the start). Rival Races are also from the 2D perspective. In these levels, you must race another character through a linear but lengthy course. Finally, there are Tunnel levels, which take place in 3D and are completely on rails. Here, the player is stuck at a full run, and must move left and right to dodge obstacles, occasionally having to jump off the track and use the EnerBeam to grab onto a rail in order the cross a chasm. Additionally, unique collectibles featured in this version will unlock special content for Rise of Lyric via Wi-Fi connectivity.[3]
Characters
Playable Characters
The game contains four playable characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and newcomer Sticks, who can be switched to at anytime via the touch screen of the 3DS (provided that they are unlocked). All four of the playable characters have access to the same moveset, though each one has their own special abilities. The abilities that everyone can perform are as follows:
- Running at two different speeds.
- Jumping/performing a double-jump.
- Performing a downward stomp.
- Using the Homing Attack.
- Making use of the EnerBeam to remove enemy shields and swing from floating mechanisms that are scattered throughout the levels in order to reach new areas.
The abilities exclusive to each of the four characters are shown below:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Can perform a mid-air dash in four different directions, allowing him to break through special blue blocks. Various gameplay videos also show that he can use the Spin-Dash, though it's unclear if only he can do this. He is the fastest of the four.
- Sticks the Badger: Can throw a boomerang that can be controlled mid-flight. It can be used to both hit faraway switches, and to attack enemies. She will play an integral role in the story after her best friend Amy gets kidnapped by Lyric.[3]
- Knuckles the Echidna: Can dig underground in certain spots for a limited time, and can perform a punch move to take out enemies. He is the slowest of the group.
- Miles "Tails" Prower: Can use his twin-tails to glide across wide gaps, but unlike his counterpart from the mainstream games, he needs wind in order to gain altitude, and as a result cannot fly on his own. By riding air-currents though, he can reach high-up areas. He can also throw bombs that stick to enemies. Various gameplay videos have also shown that he is the only one who can activate a submarine minigame by pressing X near certain monitors.
Non-Playable Characters
- Amy Rose[citation needed]
- Dr. Eggman
- Metal Sonic[4]
- Q-N-C[5]
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Lyric the Last Ancient
Development
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal was officially announced on 2 June 2014 by Sega as an article on the SEGA Blog and was showcased at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[3][6]
Comic Adaption
A panel of the digital-exclusive comic.
In addition to the main gameplay and storyline, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal will include a digital comic produced by Archie Comics as in-game content. This comic will be approximately thirty panels (five pages) long and will explore the events leading up to the game's opening cut scene. While a Target-exclusive version of Sonic and the Secret Rings featured a comic book pack-in, this marks the first time that an Archie Comics product has been included as in-game content in a Sonic game. The comic will be crafted by the same team helming the Sonic Boom comic series.[7]
Staff
- Writer: Ian Flynn[7][8]
- Pencils: Evan Stanley[7][8]
- Inks: Rick Bryant[8]
- Colors: Matt Herms[8]
- Editors: Paul Kaminski, Vincent Lovallo[8]
Trivia
- This is the first handheld Sonic game to be handled by a development team other than Dimps since the Sega Game Gear games.
Gallery
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Videos
References
- ↑ Kellie (24 June 2014). Pack Fronts and North American Release Dates for Sonic Boom Games. Retrieved on 24 June 2014.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kellie (2 June 2014). Sonic Boom Games at E3 2014. Retrieved on 8 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.sonicstadium.org/2014/06/metal-sonic-is-in-sonic-boom/
- ↑ Kellie (23 July 2014). Meet Characters in the Sonic Boom Universe. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Clumsyorchid (6 June 2014). SEGA Offers Exciting Slate of Video Games at E3 2014. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jesse Schedeen (3 September 2014). Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics to Feature Sega Tie-ins. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Evan Stanly (4 September 2014). Tumblr. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.