Lyric recognises Sonic from events transpiring one thousand years ago and captures the group, but Tails deactivates the shackles and turns them into beams named Enerbeams for the group to use.Īfter meeting Cliff, the group discovers that Lyric planned to power an army of war robots with the Chaos Crystals to create a world of twisted metal and robots, but was imprisoned by The Ancients when they discovered the plan the group then set out to retrieve the Chaos Crystals before Lyric. Inside, they encounter an imprisoned, but powerful snake villain named Lyric the Last Ancient. Sonic is stopped twice by Amy from opening the door, but when Metal Sonic ambushes the group, Sonic opens the door and the group escape. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy pursue Doctor Eggman until they encounter an ancient tomb with carvings of Sonic and Tails on the entrance. The game supports local two player co-operative play, as well as several mini games with up to four players at once. Throughout the game, players are able to switch between all four characters, although not all of them are available at all times. Each character also possesses a whip-like weapon called the Enerbeam, which allows them to perform various actions such as hanging from speeding rails, removing enemy shields, and solving puzzles. Įach character has their own unique abilities and gameplay mechanics: Sonic can use his speed and homing attacks, Tails can fly and use various gadgets, Knuckles can burrow underground and climb on walls, and Amy can use her hammer to swing on poles. All characters are able to execute various fighting actions, as well as collect up to 100 rings and scrap metal to upgrade various stats. Gameplay is divided into four main styles: speedy platforming stages similar to the main series Sonic games, high-speed tracks in which players need to dodge obstacles quickly, slower stages with a bigger emphasis on exploration, and boss battles. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is an action-adventure game with a stronger emphasis on exploration and combat compared to previous Sonic the Hedgehog installments, featuring four main characters whom players control: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. Gameplay An example of gameplay in Rise of Lyric. Following the failure of Rise of Lyric, Big Red Button had nearly considered shutting down. The game was also a commercial failure, with the combined sales of Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal totaling 620,000 copies by March 31, 2015, making them among the worst-selling games in the franchise. Some described it as both one of the worst games of 2014, and one of the worst Sonic games ever made. Sega did not provide reviewers with advance copies it received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics for its controls, camera system, combat, story, gameplay, dialogue, and numerous bugs and technical issues. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric released in North America, Europe and Australia in November 2014, and the following month in Japan as Sonic Toon. Richard Jacques, who was the lead composer for Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic R, returned to write the soundtrack. Since the game's engine ( CryEngine) was not intended to run on the Wii U, many of the gameplay concepts were hastily removed or simplified, while the story was rewritten due to Sega gaining full control over the television series. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric began development under the tentative title Sonic Origins in 2011, initially intending to be a Jak and Daxter-style game (later retitled Sonic Synergy) and would have focused around four-player concept intended for release on PC and other consoles, it moved development to the under powered Wii U as part of a three-game exclusivity deal Sega had signed with Nintendo. The storyline follows Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy, who must stop Lyric the Last Ancient from acquiring the Chaos Crystals by powering up a robot army and wiping out all organic life, after Sonic accidentally awakens Lyric from a thousand year rest, while escaping Doctor Eggman. Along with Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the Nintendo 3DS, it is a spin-off of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series and is a part of the Sonic Boom franchise, which also consists of an animated television series (whose games serve as a prequel), a comic series by Archie Comics, and a toyline by Tomy. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is a 2014 action-adventure platform video game developed by Big Red Button and published by Sega for the Wii U.
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