<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
&	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
spin-off	O
franchise	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
and	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
entry	O
,	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
,	O
Fire	O
&	O
Ice	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
companions	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
various	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
and	O
Sticks	O
,	O
Amy	O
returned	O
from	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
characters	O
at	O
will	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
unique	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
speed	O
,	O
Tails	O
 '	O
flight	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
 '	O
strength	O
,	O
Sticks	O
 '	O
boomerang	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
's	O
hammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
infuse	O
himself	O
with	O
fire	O
to	O
break	O
ice	O
blocks	O
or	O
surround	O
himself	O
with	O
ice	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
freeze	O
water	O
,	O
alternating	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
an	O
element	O
known	O
as	O
Ragnium	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
begins	O
harnessing	O
it	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
create	O
robots	O
that	O
can	O
allegedly	O
outrun	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
while	O
also	O
damaging	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
Eggman	O
and	O
D-Fekt	O
and	O
restore	O
balance	O
to	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bill	O
Freiberger	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
its	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
many	O
teasers	O
for	O
that	O
season	O
within	O
its	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
producer	O
Omar	O
Woodley	O
has	O
stated	O
both	O
Sega	O
and	O
developer	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
had	O
been	O
learning	O
from	O
their	O
mistakes	O
with	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
they	O
identified	O
was	O
how	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
targeted	O
towards	O
children	O
aged	O
7	O
–	O
11	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
harder	O
time	O
getting	O
into	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystals	I-Application
lengthy	O
exploration-based	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	O
&	O
Ice	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
significantly	O
more	O
positive	O
compared	O
to	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
and	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
62/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
over	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
and	O
refocus	O
on	O
speeda	O
key	O
gameplay	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
franchisewhile	O
criticizing	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
simple	O
difficulty	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
,	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
I	O
still	O
vastly	O
prefer	O
the	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Fire	O
&	O
Ice	O
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
spinoff	O
title	O
that	O
brings	O
some	O
great	O
elements	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
forefront.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
have	O
often	O
struggled	O
with	O
providing	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
excitement	O
implied	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
namesake	O
hedgehog	O
while	O
also	O
accommodating	O
meaningful	O
and	O
rewarding	O
exploration	O
,	O
but	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
admirably	O
accomplishes	O
both	O
goals	O
in	O
old-school	O
2D-platformer	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
successfully	O
draws	O
from	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
makes	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
play	O
satisfying	O
,	O
sprinkles	O
in	O
a	O
better-conceived	O
exploratory	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
remixes	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
intelligent	O
,	O
cohesive	O
,	O
and	O
rewarding	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Metros	O
GameCentral	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"[not]	O
quite	O
as	O
bad	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom''	O
games	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
platforming	O
"	O
adequate	O
,	O
if	O
entirely	O
without	O
challenge	O
or	O
inspiration.	O
"	O
</s>
