Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

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Release

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Critic score

73/100

Platform families

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Inside Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

What it is

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, known as Sonic Toon: Fire & Ice in Japan, is a 2016 action-adventure platform game developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Sega. It is part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, along with the games Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal, and a TV show. Originally planned for a release in Fall 2015, Fire & Ice is now scheduled to be released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2016

"Race through this epic new adventure as Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles or Sticks to stop Dr. Eggman, and an all new adversary D-Fekt. Harness the power of fire and ice to blaze through obstacles, puzzles, and freeze enemies in their tracks. Utilize Sonic’s speed, Tails’ flight, Knuckles’ strength, Sticks’ Boomerang and Amy’s hammer to explore, fight and race through an undiscovered land. Compete with your friends in 2 player bot racing and unlock 6 new tracks as you collect artifacts throughout the world. Battle bosses so huge they take up both screens. Play mini games filled with challenging puzzles and time trials including a new iteration of the popular Sea Fox."

The premise

"Dr. Eggman has discovered the supercharged element ragnium on the mythical Island of Ragna Rock. He mines it as a fuel source, piping off the messy by-products of the operation to adjacent islands, creating fire and ice gameplay. Using this fuel to power his ultra-fast bot racers is his latest plan to discredit his eternal rival Sonic, but backed by ragnium, fire and ice, a robot army, and D-Fekt, an unflinchingly powerful henchman, this time Dr. Eggman just may succeed.

Sonic and friends must re-claim each island by destroying enemies, vanquishing the Island Defender, winning rival races, and reversing the flow of the elemental tubes. It all culminates with an epic battle on the Island of Ragna Rock where Sonic may just have to save Dr. Eggman from his own creation."