<s>
also	O
simply	O
known	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
2008	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
BioWare	O
's	O
first	O
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
initially	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
surrounding	O
the	O
kidnapping	O
of	O
Knuckles	O
and	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
before	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
across	O
two	O
dimensions	O
as	O
they	O
encounter	O
a	O
new	O
ally	O
,	O
Shade	B-Device
the	I-Device
Echidna	I-Device
,	O
and	O
seek	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
their	O
world	O
by	O
Ix	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Shade	B-Device
's	O
tribe	O
,	O
the	O
Nocturnus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
appreciated	O
both	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
overall	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
story	O
were	O
received	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
some	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
individual	O
special	O
attacks	O
include	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
Axe	O
Kick	O
and	O
Whirlwind	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
group-based	O
special	O
attacks	O
require	O
certain	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Blue	O
Bomber	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
both	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Chao	O
are	O
collectable	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
Chao	O
Garden	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
swap	O
the	O
Chao	O
they	O
have	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
areas	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Green	O
Hill	O
Zone	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
arrangements	O
of	O
themes	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
acts	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
further	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
attempting	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
situation	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
stopping	O
the	O
Master	O
Emerald	O
from	O
being	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
act	O
sees	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
team	O
traveling	O
to	O
another	O
dimension	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Cage	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
new	O
threat	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
opens	O
by	O
detailing	O
Eggman	O
's	O
defeat	O
,	O
and	O
presumed	O
death	O
,	O
some	O
time	O
ago	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Egg	O
Carrier	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
on	O
vacation	O
when	O
he	O
receives	O
a	O
call	O
from	O
Tails	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Knuckles	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Marauders	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
stolen	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
no	O
luck	O
,	O
they	O
eventually	O
locate	O
the	O
Marauders	O
 '	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
Mystic	O
Ruins	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Big	O
the	O
Cat	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
found	O
escaping	O
from	O
some	O
robots	O
;	O
leaving	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Angel	B-Application
Island	I-Application
has	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
informs	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
Angel	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
being	O
pulled	O
to	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Marauders	O
 '	O
main	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Metropolis	O
as	O
their	O
next	O
destination	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Shadow	B-Application
and	O
he	O
joins	O
up	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Shade	B-Device
and	O
her	O
Marauders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
defeat	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
head	O
to	O
Angel	B-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
get	O
the	O
Master	O
Emerald	O
before	O
the	O
Marauders	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
shot	O
down	O
;	O
they	O
confront	O
the	O
Nocturnus	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Grand	O
Imperator	O
Ix	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
his	O
plot	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shade	B-Device
is	O
shocked	O
,	O
having	O
believed	O
that	O
Ix	O
merely	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
her	O
clan	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
sealed	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
called	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
causes	O
Angel	B-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
saves	O
Shade	B-Device
as	O
the	O
island	O
crashes	O
into	O
Metropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Knuckles	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
team	O
then	O
fights	O
Ix	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
victorious	O
;	O
Ix	O
then	O
uses	O
the	O
Master	O
Emerald	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
Transformation	O
,	O
but	O
Sonic	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
to	O
become	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
finally	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
and	O
Omega	O
then	O
break	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
by	O
citing	O
the	O
credits	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
thereafter	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
handheld	O
game	O
began	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
project	O
had	O
over	O
30	O
people	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
employees	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
they	O
could	O
bring	O
their	O
reputation	O
for	O
strong	O
story-driven	O
games	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
wanting	O
to	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
add	O
their	O
own	O
touches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
introducing	O
original	O
,	O
darker	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
dimension	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
such	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
decided	O
to	O
opt	O
for	O
a	O
look	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
opted	O
for	O
more	O
flat-shaded	O
,	O
anime-like	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saturated	O
,	O
vibrant	O
environments	O
and	O
backdrops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Jacques	O
,	O
long-time	O
producer	O
of	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
for	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
Sonic	B-Application
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
fans	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
vote	O
on	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
portal	O
Sonic	B-Application
City	O
for	O
their	O
preferred	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
BioWare	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
plans	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
had	O
been	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
became	O
a	O
one-shot	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Brotherhood	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
average	O
at	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sonic	B-Application
first	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
scenario	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
were	O
received	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
some	O
reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
were	O
less	O
than	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
were	O
generally	O
received	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
"	O
well	O
written	O
and	O
likeable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archie	O
Comics	O
made	O
an	O
adaption	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
titled	O
Invaders	O
from	O
Beyond	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
kidnapping	O
of	O
Knuckles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
short	O
strip	O
only	O
covers	O
what	O
happened	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
prologue	O
,	O
and	O
ends	O
by	O
urging	O
readers	O
to	O
buy	O
Sonic	B-Device
Chronicles	I-Device
to	O
find	O
out	O
"	O
what	O
happens	O
next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
proved	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
contention	O
with	O
former	O
Archie	O
head	O
writer	O
Ken	O
Penders	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Nocturnus	O
Clan	O
antagonists	O
were	O
heavily	O
derived	O
from	O
his	O
own	O
Echidna	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
subsequently	O
revealed	O
he	O
had	O
copyrighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
finish	O
of	O
the	O
Dream	O
Bobsledding	O
course	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
''	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
