<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Red	O
Button	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
(	O
whose	O
games	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
series	O
by	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
toyline	O
by	O
Tomy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
explores	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
and	O
Amy	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
stop	O
Lyric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
from	O
acquiring	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Crystals	O
by	O
powering	O
up	O
a	O
robot	O
army	O
and	O
wiping	O
out	O
all	O
organic	O
life	O
,	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
accidentally	O
awakens	O
Lyric	O
from	O
a	O
thousand	O
year	O
rest	O
,	O
while	O
escaping	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
both	O
formed	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
part	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
following	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sochi	I-Application
2014	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
bugs	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
totaling	O
620,000	O
copies	O
by	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
,	O
Big	O
Red	O
Button	O
had	O
nearly	O
considered	O
shutting	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
installments	O
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
whom	O
players	O
control	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
use	O
his	O
speed	O
and	O
homing	O
attacks	O
,	O
Tails	O
can	O
fly	O
and	O
use	O
various	O
gadgets	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
can	O
burrow	O
underground	O
and	O
climb	O
on	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
can	O
use	O
her	O
hammer	O
to	O
swing	O
on	O
poles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
main	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
:	O
speedy	O
platforming	O
stages	O
similar	O
to	O
main-series	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
,	O
exploration	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
pursue	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
until	O
they	O
encounter	O
an	O
ancient	O
tomb	O
with	O
carvings	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
on	O
the	O
entrance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
stopped	O
twice	O
by	O
Amy	O
from	O
opening	O
the	O
door	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
ambushes	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
opens	O
the	O
door	O
and	O
the	O
group	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
an	O
imprisoned	O
,	O
but	O
powerful	O
snake	O
villain	O
named	O
Lyric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyric	O
recognises	O
Sonic	B-Application
from	O
events	O
transpiring	O
one	O
thousand	O
years	O
ago	O
and	O
captures	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
but	O
Tails	O
deactivates	O
the	O
shackles	O
and	O
turns	O
them	O
into	O
beams	O
named	O
Enerbeams	O
for	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
abandoned	O
research	O
facility	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
MAIA	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
who	O
rebelled	O
against	O
Lyric	O
,	O
who	O
assists	O
them	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
portal	O
,	O
allowing	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
to	O
go	O
one	O
thousand	O
years	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
map	O
showing	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
are	O
then	O
attacked	O
by	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
but	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
enter	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
successfully	O
retrieve	O
the	O
map	O
from	O
inside	O
Lyric	O
's	O
weapon	O
facility	O
and	O
trap	O
him	O
inside	O
for	O
future	O
imprisonment	O
by	O
The	O
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
defeat	O
Metal	O
and	O
Eggman	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
final	O
Chaos	O
Crystal	O
,	O
but	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
then	O
surrounded	O
by	O
Lyric	O
and	O
his	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyric	O
demands	O
the	O
Crystals	O
;	O
Sonic	B-Application
refuses	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
and	O
Amy	O
agree	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
then	O
attacked	O
by	O
Lyric	O
's	O
robots	O
and	O
buried	O
under	O
rubble	O
,	O
but	O
recovers	O
and	O
the	O
group	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
Lyric	O
's	O
lair	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
then	O
ties	O
up	O
Lyric	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
removes	O
Lyric	O
's	O
technopathy	O
device	O
to	O
incapacitate	O
him	O
;	O
Knuckles	O
discards	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
worldwide	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sochi	I-Application
2014	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ties	O
in	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
other	O
merchandise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
release	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
traditional	O
speed	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
exploratory	O
game	O
mechanic	O
called	O
"	O
Enerbeam	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
marketing	O
director	O
Marchello	O
Churchill	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
franchise	O
was	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
"	O
replace	O
modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
developer	O
's	O
CEO	O
explained	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
"	O
very	O
different	O
...	O
both	O
in	O
tone	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reported	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Synergy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Los	O
Angeles	O
based	O
game	O
studio	O
Big	O
Red	O
Button	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
supervision	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
long-time	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
designer	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
CryEngine	B-Application
and	O
is	O
centered	O
on	O
"	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
outsourced	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Western	O
developers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
westernized	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Red	O
Button	O
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
adventure	O
game	O
portfolio	O
and	O
leader	O
,	O
Bob	O
Rafei	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacques	O
was	O
selected	O
for	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
nominated	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Exclusive	O
"	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameCentral	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
very	O
worst	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
line-up	O
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
so	O
unspeakably	O
awful	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
even	O
force	O
ourselves	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
whole	O
demo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
reviewers	O
with	O
advance	O
copies	O
of	O
either	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
or	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
;	O
they	O
could	O
only	O
begin	O
reviewing	O
once	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
became	O
the	O
lowest-scoring	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
exceptionally	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
unwieldy	O
controls	O
,	O
a	O
broken	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
lack	O
of	O
responsiveness	O
,	O
the	O
platforming	O
and	O
exploration	O
elements	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
are	O
totally	O
unworkable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
name	O
deserves	O
better	O
than	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
do	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
from	O
IGN	O
was	O
slightly	O
less	O
negative	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simple	O
and	O
tedious	O
combat	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
fundamentally	O
broken	O
or	O
unplayable	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
thoroughly	O
disappointing	O
and	O
unpolished	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
some	O
fun	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
fun	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
done	O
better	O
in	O
countless	O
similar	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
falls	O
well	O
below	O
our	O
already-low	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCentral	O
was	O
appalled	O
with	O
the	O
E3	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
stated	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
positive	O
things	O
about	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
proves	O
previews	O
do	O
give	O
a	O
relatively	O
accurate	O
impression	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
’s	O
final	O
quality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
games	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
620,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
lowest-selling	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
,	O
former	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
producer	O
Stephen	O
Frost	O
gave	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
went	O
wrong	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
that	O
based	O
on	O
focus	O
tests	O
,	O
people	O
were	O
"	O
sick	O
and	O
tired	O
"	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
going	O
too	O
fast	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
slow	O
him	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frost	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
added	O
too	O
many	O
features	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
that	O
bloated	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
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