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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice heats up 3DS for the holidays

Sonic Boom will return this year, with Sega announcing a new 3DS installment set to hit this holiday called Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.

Ozzie Mejia

June 9, 2015 9:28 AM

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Last year, Sega reimagined the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise for a newer generation, launching Sonic Boom on Wii U and 3DS. The results were... less than anyone had hoped. That's not stopping Sega from trying again, though. Sonic Boom will return this year with a new handheld installment for 3DS called Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will come from Sanzaru Games, who most recently put out last year's Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal on 3DS (which also did not fare well). The story will follow the ongoing story of the Sonic Boom-verse, as seen on the Cartoon Network television show (which also... well, no, that one's actually alright), and see Sonic and company take on Dr. Eggman, as well as a new villain called D-Fekt. The game will utilize fire and ice elements, which will be on display through a series of new character moves and environmental interactions. In addition to the adventure, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will also include a Bot Racing mode, in which players can take character bots unlocked in the single-player adventure and challenge their friends to races across various tracks.

Look for Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice to hit Nintendo 3DS around the holiday season. For more, check out the trailer.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?