<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	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>
Along	O
with	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
sibling	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
,	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
sub-franchise	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
also	O
of	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
whose	O
games	O
serve	O
as	O
its	O
prequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
together	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>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
&	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
—	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Sticks	O
—	O
and	O
can	O
instantly	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
mid-air	O
dash	O
which	O
can	O
break	O
blue	O
barriers	O
,	O
Tails	O
can	O
fly	O
up	O
air	O
currents	O
and	O
use	O
various	O
gadgets	O
such	O
as	O
submarines	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
can	O
climb	O
on	O
walls	O
and	O
burrow	O
underground	O
,	O
and	O
Sticks	O
can	O
throw	O
a	O
boomerang	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
mid-flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
backstory	O
is	O
explained	O
in	O
a	O
comic	O
tie-in	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
millennia	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
serpentine	O
cyborg	O
,	O
Lyric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
a	O
powerful	O
crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
,	O
Lyric	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
he	O
captures	O
using	O
a	O
mind-controlling	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Amy	O
disengages	O
to	O
contact	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Lyric	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
distraction	O
,	O
incapacitates	O
and	O
captures	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Sticks	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
traces	O
Amy	O
's	O
footsteps	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
saving	O
her	O
from	O
Lyric	O
's	O
clutches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
Sonic	B-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
defeat	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
freeing	O
him	O
from	O
Lyric	O
's	O
control	O
;	O
Shadow	B-Application
then	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
enslavement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
company	O
eventually	O
catch	O
up	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
rescue	O
Amy	O
before	O
confronting	O
Lyric	O
aboard	O
his	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
concede	O
defeat	O
,	O
Lyric	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
with	O
an	O
experimental	O
weapon	O
,	O
but	O
Shadow	B-Application
intervenes	O
and	O
sends	O
Lyric	O
falling	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
through	O
a	O
floor	O
hatch	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
opens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sticks	O
makes	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
disorganized	O
speech	O
about	O
teamwork	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
goes	O
his	O
own	O
separate	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
return	O
home	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Knuckles	O
argue	O
over	O
whether	O
their	O
group	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
Team	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Team	O
Knuckles	O
"	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
devices	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
official	O
title	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
general	O
name	O
encompassing	O
both	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
,	O
another	B-Application
game	I-Application
also	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
television	O
series	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>
Sega	O
announced	O
that	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>
Sega	O
outsourced	O
both	O
games	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
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
most	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
new	O
,	O
their	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Richard	O
Jacques	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
scored	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	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>
San	O
Francisco-based	O
game	O
studio	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
developed	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
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>
Unlike	O
with	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
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
,	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
slightly	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
than	O
Rise	O
of	O
Lyrics	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
while	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
had	O
"	O
some	O
redeeming	O
qualities	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
said	O
for	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
Rather	O
than	O
let	O
you	O
actually	O
play	O
,	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
is	O
content	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
wait	O
,	O
wait	O
,	O
and	O
wait	O
some	O
more	O
before	O
you	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
decent	O
(	O
but	O
flawed	O
)	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Shattered	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
620,000	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
across	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
lowest-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
