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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Sonic Toon: Taiko no Hihou''''' (ソニックトゥーン 太古の秘宝) in Japan, is a ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game tied into the ''Sonic Boom'' franchise, which also includes the [[Sonic Boom (TV series)|''Sonic Boom'' TV show]] and the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game, ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]''. It was developed externally by [[Big Red Button]] and [[IllFonic]] for [[Sega]], exclusively for the [[Wii U]].
'''''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric''''', known as '''''Sonic Toon: Ancient Treasure''''' (ソニックトゥーン 太古の秘宝) in Japan, is a ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game tied into the ''Sonic Boom'' franchise, which also includes the [[Sonic Boom (TV series)|''Sonic Boom'' TV show]] and the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game, ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]''. It was developed externally by [[Big Red Button]] and [[IllFonic]] for [[Sega]], exclusively for the [[Wii U]].
 
  
 
Significant programming and design problems have led to ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric'' being classed as one of the worst Sonic games released on record.
 
Significant programming and design problems have led to ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric'' being classed as one of the worst Sonic games released on record.
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Sales data===
 
===Sales data===
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NOTE: The following data comprises of the simultaneous sales of both ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric'' and ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal''.
 
NOTE: The following data comprises of the simultaneous sales of both ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric'' and ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal''.
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===Nintendo eShop chart performance===
 
===Nintendo eShop chart performance===
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| fr_trans=Sonic Boom: Lyric's Ascension
 
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| de_name=Sonic Boom: Lyrics Aufstieg
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| de_trans=Sonic Boom: Lyric's Rise
 
| es_name=Sonic Boom: El Ascenso de Lyric
 
| es_name=Sonic Boom: El Ascenso de Lyric
 
| es_trans=Sonic Boom: The Ascent of Lyric
 
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
 
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===Big Red Button===
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{{creditstable|
Founder & Creative Director: Bob Rafei<br>
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===[[sega:Big Red Button|Big Red Button]]===
Co-Founder & Technical Director: Jeff Lander<br>
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* '''Founder & Creative Director:''' Bob Rafei
Lead Writer: John Melchior
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* '''Co-Founder & Technical Director:''' Jeff Lander
====PROGRAMMING====
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* '''Lead Writer:''' John Melchior
Senior Programmers: Carl Henrik-Skarstedt, Jim Geldmacher, Marc dePeo, Mark Pope<br>
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{{creditsheader|Programming}}
Programmers: Cosmo Fumo, Johnathan Nielsen, Kirk Martinez
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* '''Senior Programmers:''' Carl Henrik-Skarstedt, Jim Geldmacher, Marc dePeo, Mark Pope
====DESIGN====
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* '''Programmers:''' Cosmo Fumo, Johnathan Nielsen, Kirk Martinez
Lead Designer: Brian McInerny<br>
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{{creditsheader|Design}}
Principal Designer: [[Christian Senn]]<br>
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* '''Lead Designer:''' Brian McInerny
Senior Level Designers: Kirk Tome, Sean Wissler<br>
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* '''Principal Designer:''' [[sega:Chris Senn|Christian Senn]]
Senior Designer: Ed Moore<br>
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* '''Senior Level Designers:''' Kirk Tome, Sean Wissler
Designers: Ben Strickland, Frank Hernandez III, Jake Miller, Jordan Smith, Kevin Hsu, Mark Vernon, Mike Padoongpatt, Valmore Riera<br>
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* '''Senior Designer:''' Ed Moore
 
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* '''Designers:''' Ben Strickland, Frank Hernandez III, Jake Miller, Jordan Smith, Kevin Hsu, Mark Vernon, Mike Padoongpatt, Valmore Riera
Additional Story By: Christian Cantamessa
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* '''Additional Story By:''' Christian Cantamessa
====ANIMATION====
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{{creditsheader|Animation}}
Lead Animator: Justin Rasch<br>
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* '''Lead Animator:''' Justin Rasch
Senior Animators: Daesup Chang, Haissam Badawi<br>
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* '''Senior Animators:''' Daesup Chang, Haissam Badawi
Animators: Arlington Cruz, David Nam, Shiva Adloori, Todd Ammons, Tuan Nguyen<br>
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* '''Animators:''' Arlington Cruz, David Nam, Shiva Adloori, Todd Ammons, Tuan Nguyen
Additional Animation by: Devon Roderick, Jeffery Wallin
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* '''Additional Animation by:''' Devon Roderick, Jeffery Wallin
====CINEMATICS====
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{{creditsheader|Cinematics}}
Art Manager: Alexander Stein<br>
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* '''Art Manager:''' Alexander Stein
Cinematic Director: Dori Arazi<br>
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* '''Cinematic Director:''' Dori Arazi
Cinematic Layout: Robert Diaz, Steve Munoz, Keren Albala
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* '''Cinematic Layout:''' Robert Diaz, Steve Munoz, Keren Albala
====CONCEPT====
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{{creditsheader|Concept}}
Concept Artists: Jason Norton, Travis Ruiz, Yuhki Demers<br>
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* '''Concept Artists:''' Jason Norton, Travis Ruiz, Yuhki Demers
Visual Development Artists: Armand Serrano, Travis Koller, Hugo Martin, Tyler West, Jake Wyatt, Nicolas Villarreal, Nicholas Weis, Edward Madrid, Sylvain Deboissy
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* '''Visual Development Artists:''' Armand Serrano, Travis Koller, Hugo Martin, Tyler West, Jake Wyatt, Nicolas Villarreal, Nicholas Weis, Edward Madrid, Sylvain Deboissy
====ART====
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{{creditsheader|Art}}
Lead Technical Artist: Eric A. Iwasaki<br>
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* '''Lead Technical Artist:''' Eric A. Iwasaki
Senior Technical Artist: Yukari Kaneko<br>
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* '''Senior Technical Artist:''' Yukari Kaneko
Lead Character Artist: Daniel Ramirez<br>
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* '''Lead Character Artist:''' Daniel Ramirez
Character Artist: Onur Cayli<br>
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* '''Character Artist:''' Onur Cayli
Lead Character Rigging: Dimitri Frazao<br>
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* '''Lead Character Rigging:''' Dimitri Frazao
Character Rigging: Mark McCall<br>
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* '''Character Rigging:''' Mark McCall
UI Artist: Andy "Housepurse" Pursehouse
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* '''UI Artist:''' Andy "Housepurse" Pursehouse
====ENVIRONMENT====
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{{creditsheader|Environment}}
Lead Environment Artist: Adam Yeager<br>
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* '''Lead Environment Artist:''' Adam Yeager
Senior Environment Artists: John Pearson, Victor Murillo<br>
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* '''Senior Environment Artists:''' John Pearson, Victor Murillo
Environment Artists: Aaron Kim, Mick Jundt, Christian Davis, Niles Tucker, Dannie Carlone, Oscar Ponce, Greg Prior, Robert Diaz, Kanae Fukuda, Ryan VanMeter, Martin Ocejo, Shawnell Priester
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* '''Environment Artists:''' Aaron Kim, Mick Jundt, Christian Davis, Niles Tucker, Dannie Carlone, Oscar Ponce, Greg Prior, Robert Diaz, Kanae Fukuda, Ryan VanMeter, Martin Ocejo, Shawnell Priester
====SOUND====
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{{creditsheader|Sound}}
Audio Director & Lead Sound Designer: Shane Kneip<br>
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* '''Audio Director & Lead Sound Designer:''' Shane Kneip
Audio Implementer: Garner Knutson<br>
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* '''Audio Implementer:''' Garner Knutson
Music by: Audissi Studios<br>
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* '''Music by:''' Audissi Studios
Additional Percussion & Music Mixed: Mirko Vogel<br>
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* '''Additional Percussion & Music Mixed:''' Mirko Vogel
External Sound Design: Funky Rustic, LLC.
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* '''External Sound Design:''' Funky Rustic, LLC.
====PRODUCTION====
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Executive Producer: John Melchior<br>
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* '''Executive Producer:''' John Melchior  
Senior Producer: Lisa Kapitsas
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* '''Senior Producer:''' Lisa Kapitsas
====OPERATIONS====
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IT: Jeff "GreyTech" Kuhn<br>
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* '''IT:''' Jeff "GreyTech" Kuhn
VP of Operations: Debbie Rafei<br>
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* '''VP of Operations:''' Debbie Rafei
Administrator: Kathy Frank<br>
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* '''Administrator:''' Kathy Frank
====QUALITY ASSURANCE====
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{{creditsheader|Quality Assurance}}
QA Manager: AJ Hernandez<br>
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* '''QA Manager:''' AJ Hernandez
Sr. QA Testers: Amanda Rose, Jerry Cortes
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* '''Sr. QA Testers:''' Amanda Rose, Jerry Cortes
====SPECIAL THANKS====
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{{creditsheader|Special Thanks}}
 
Aaron Walker, Achim Lang, Andrew Marquis, Andrey Khonich, Andy Teal, Angelica Morse, Aviv Arad, Boris Batkin, Britt's BBQ, Charles Russom, Craig Harris, DAM Recruiting, Dan Arey, Danetracks, Inc., David Stelzer, Dean Rymer, Derek Douglas, Devon Roderick, Eric Williams, Gavin Dodd, Gerald Vera, Glen Kramer, James Coons, Jason Skiles, Jeff Harkavey, Jeffrey Wallin, Jordan Delgado, Judd Simantov, Justin Britch, Justin Leader, Justin Stearns, Keith Heerdt, Machine Head, Mack Sztaba, Marc Jackson, Mathieu Pinard, Matt Whiting, Michael Horwitz, Mike Bear, Mike Stout, Nathan Smith, Pencil Test Studio, Richard C Harris, Robert Flaska, Sanzaru Games, Sascha Hoba, Sher Gelb, Sleep Deprivation, Stephen Riesenberger, Steve Goldstein, The Chatham Group, Todd Weber, Travis Koller, Tyler Breon, VonChurch
 
Aaron Walker, Achim Lang, Andrew Marquis, Andrey Khonich, Andy Teal, Angelica Morse, Aviv Arad, Boris Batkin, Britt's BBQ, Charles Russom, Craig Harris, DAM Recruiting, Dan Arey, Danetracks, Inc., David Stelzer, Dean Rymer, Derek Douglas, Devon Roderick, Eric Williams, Gavin Dodd, Gerald Vera, Glen Kramer, James Coons, Jason Skiles, Jeff Harkavey, Jeffrey Wallin, Jordan Delgado, Judd Simantov, Justin Britch, Justin Leader, Justin Stearns, Keith Heerdt, Machine Head, Mack Sztaba, Marc Jackson, Mathieu Pinard, Matt Whiting, Michael Horwitz, Mike Bear, Mike Stout, Nathan Smith, Pencil Test Studio, Richard C Harris, Robert Flaska, Sanzaru Games, Sascha Hoba, Sher Gelb, Sleep Deprivation, Stephen Riesenberger, Steve Goldstein, The Chatham Group, Todd Weber, Travis Koller, Tyler Breon, VonChurch
====PRODUCTION BABIES====
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{{creditsheader|Production Babies}}
Dean Ponce, Ford Joseph Pearson, Hudson Thomas Pearson, Jackson "The Bubs" Riera, Jameson Smith, Josephine "Josie" Yeager, Kaylie Jean Norton, Mila Ponce, Nolan dePeo<br>
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Dean Ponce, Ford Joseph Pearson, Hudson Thomas Pearson, Jackson "The Bubs" Riera, Jameson Smith, Josephine "Josie" Yeager, Kaylie Jean Norton, Mila Ponce, Nolan dePeo
  
 
...and a VERY special thanks to our families and loved ones for their continued support.
 
...and a VERY special thanks to our families and loved ones for their continued support.
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===Illfonic===
 
===Illfonic===
President: Charles Brungardt<br>
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* '''President:''' Charles Brungardt
Creative Director: Kedhrin Gonzalez<br>
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* '''Creative Director:''' Kedhrin Gonzalez
Producer: David Langeliers<br>
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* '''Producer:''' David Langeliers
Associate Producer: Cindy Garcia<br>
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* '''Associate Producer:''' Cindy Garcia
Programming: Daniel Garcia, Nick Faletra<br>
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* '''Programming:''' Daniel Garcia, Nick Faletra
Design: Dennis Dryden, Samuel Wey, Nathan Ferguson, Dave Walsh, Anthony Ramos, James Garcia<br>
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* '''Design:''' Dennis Dryden, Samuel Wey, Nathan Ferguson, Dave Walsh, Anthony Ramos, James Garcia
Art: Shane Stoneman, Kyle Bromley, Ian Runnels, Cliff Schonewill, Josh Jones<br>
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* '''Art:''' Shane Stoneman, Kyle Bromley, Ian Runnels, Cliff Schonewill, Josh Jones
VFX: Matt Hubel<br>
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* '''VFX:''' Matt Hubel
Animation: Dojun Lee, Chris Palen, Greg Yoder<br>
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* '''Animation:''' Dojun Lee, Chris Palen, Greg Yoder
QA: Russel Peterson
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* '''QA:''' Russel Peterson
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===SEGA of America===
 
===SEGA of America===
====Production====
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{{creditsheader|Production}}
Producer: Stephen Frost<br>
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* '''Producer:''' Stephen Frost
Senior Development Director: Todd Hartwig<br>
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* '''Senior Development Director:''' Todd Hartwig
Design Director: Chris Porter<br>
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* '''Design Director:''' Chris Porter
Assistant Producer: Matt Ellison<br>
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* '''Assistant Producer:''' Matt Ellison
Nintendo 3DS Producer: Omar Woodley
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* '''Nintendo 3DS Producer:''' Omar Woodley
====Corporate Management====
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{{creditsheader|Corporate Management}}}
CFO, President, COO: John Cheng<br>
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* '''CFO, President, COO:''' John Cheng
EVP, Publishing & Strategic Planning: Yusuke Suai<br>
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* '''EVP, Publishing & Strategic Planning:''' Yusuke Suai
Director of Corporate Planning: Kenya Numata<br>
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* '''Director of Corporate Planning:''' Kenya Numata
Business Planning Analyst: Chihiro Tanaka
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* '''Business Planning Analyst:''' Chihiro Tanaka
====Sonic Pillar====
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{{creditsheader|Sonic Pillar}}
Chief Content Officer: Hiroyuki Miyazaki<br>
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* '''Chief Content Officer:''' Hiroyuki Miyazaki
Dev Director, International: Patrick Riley<br>
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* '''Dev Director, International:''' Patrick Riley
Director, Biz Dev & Content: Yumiko Nishi
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* '''Director, Biz Dev & Content:''' Yumiko Nishi
====Marketing====
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{{creditsheader|Marketing}}
Senior Director of Marketing: Marcella Churchill<br>
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* '''Senior Director of Marketing:''' Marcella Churchill
Group Marketing Manager: Judy Gilbertson<br>
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* '''Group Marketing Manager:''' Judy Gilbertson
Senior Marketing Manager: Derrek Peel<br>
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* '''Senior Marketing Manager:''' Derrek Peel
Associate Marketing Manager: Aaron Webber<br>
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* '''Associate Marketing Manager:''' Aaron Webber
Senior Public Relations Manager: Thu Nguyen
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* '''Senior Public Relations Manager:''' Thu Nguyen
====Creative Services====
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{{creditsheader|Creative Services}}
Director of Marketing Services: Jen Groeling<br>
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* '''Director of Marketing Services:''' Jen Groeling
Senior Media and Events Manager: Teri Higgins<br>
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* '''Senior Media and Events Manager:''' Teri Higgins
1st Party Coordinator: Andrew Wong<br>
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* '''1st Party Coordinator:''' Andrew Wong
Senior Graphic Designer: Marco Garcia<br>
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* '''Senior Graphic Designer:''' Marco Garcia
Senior Video Production Manager: Carl Smolka<br>
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* '''Senior Video Production Manager:''' Carl Smolka
Video Editor: Arthur Swidzinski<br>
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* '''Video Editor:''' Arthur Swidzinski
Web Manager: Michael Dobbins
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* '''Web Manager:''' Michael Dobbins
====Sales====
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{{creditsheader|Sales}}
VP of Sales: Keith Gerhardt<br>
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* '''VP of Sales:''' Keith Gerhardt
Regional Sales Directors: Jeremiah Wehler, Frank Chiechi, Michael Kacz<br>
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* '''Regional Sales Directors:''' Jeremiah Wehler, Frank Chiechi, Michael Kacz
Sales Ops Account Manager: Linda Lei
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* '''Sales Ops Account Manager:''' Linda Lei
====Development Services====
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{{creditsheader|Development Services}}
Development Operations Manager: Stephen Akana<br>
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* '''Development Operations Manager:''' Stephen Akana
Mastering Supervisor: Rey Buzon
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* '''Mastering Supervisor:''' Rey Buzon
====Localization====
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{{creditsheader|Localization}}
Senior Producer: Ken Ogasawara
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* '''Senior Producer:''' Ken Ogasawara
====Licensing====
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{{creditsheader|Licensing}}
Director of Licensing: Rene Flores<br>
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* '''Director of Licensing:''' Rene Flores
Retail Licensing Manager: Stacy Arnold-Strider<br>
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* '''Retail Licensing Manager:''' Stacy Arnold-Strider
Licensed Product Development Manager: Tyler Ham<br>
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* '''Licensed Product Development Manager:''' Tyler Ham
Licensing Coordinator: Anthony Gaccione
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* '''Licensing Coordinator:''' Anthony Gaccione
====Customer Support====
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{{creditsheader|Customer Support}}
Customer Support Supervisor: Jeff Hawkins<br>
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* '''Customer Support Supervisor:''' Jeff Hawkins
Customer Service Reps: Evan Dombrowski, Nicolas Brenni
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* '''Customer Service Reps:''' Evan Dombrowski, Nicolas Brenni
====Community====
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Senior Community Manager: Kellie Parker<br>
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* '''Senior Community Manager:''' Kellie Parker
Community Manager: Julian Mehlfeld
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* '''Community Manager:''' Julian Mehlfeld
====Legal====
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{{creditsheader|Legal}}
Director of Legal: Jerusha Herman<br>
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* '''Director of Legal:''' Jerusha Herman
Associate Legal Counsels: Ziv Shmargad, Autumn Laughton<br>
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* '''Associate Legal Counsels:''' Ziv Shmargad, Autumn Laughton
Contracts Administrator: Edison Haywood
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* '''Contracts Administrator:''' Edison Haywood
====Human Resources====
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HR Director: Michelle Whitmore<br>
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* '''HR Director:''' Michelle Whitmore
Manager of HR: Jenny Aftreth
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* '''Manager of HR:''' Jenny Aftreth
====IT====
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{{creditsheader|IT}}
IT Director: Jake Salgado<br>
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* '''IT Director:''' Jake Salgado
Network Manager: George Bueno<br>
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* '''Network Manager:''' George Bueno
IT Helpdesk Manager: Rica Balagot
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* '''IT Helpdesk Manager:''' Rica Balagot
====Finance====
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Senior Director, Accounting: Steven Choy<br>
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* '''Senior Director, Accounting:''' Steven Choy
Payroll Manager: Fedora Armbrust<br>
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* '''Payroll Manager:''' Fedora Armbrust
Senior Finance Manager: Jasen Chin<br>
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* '''Senior Finance Manager:''' Jasen Chin
G/L Accountant: Emily Chow<br>
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* '''G/L Accountant:''' Emily Chow
Tax Director: Michael W. Dong<br>
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* '''Tax Director:''' Michael W. Dong
A/P A/R Manager: Rukshana Suazo<br>
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* '''A/P A/R Manager:''' Rukshana Suazo
Sr. Credit Collections/Deductions Specialist: Cynthia Nombrado
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* '''Sr. Credit Collections/Deductions Specialist:''' Cynthia Nombrado
====Operations====
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Executive Assistant: Maki Goda<br>
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* '''Executive Assistant:''' Maki Goda
Administrative Assistant: Naoe Takahashi<br>
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* '''Administrative Assistant:''' Naoe Takahashi
Inventory and Materials Coordinator: Andy Navarro
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* '''Inventory and Materials Coordinator:''' Andy Navarro
====Facilities====
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Senior Facilities Coordinator: Joe Luna<br>
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* '''Senior Facilities Coordinator:''' Joe Luna
Facilities Support & Mailroom Master: Shane Peterson
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* '''Facilities Support & Mailroom Master:''' Shane Peterson
====Development Partners====
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Nintendo 3DS development by SANZARU Games<br>
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* '''Nintendo 3DS development by [[sega:SANZARU Games|SANZARU Games]]'''
IllFonic and the IllFonic logo are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of IllFonic, LLC throughout the world.<br>
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This software product includes Autodesk® Scaleform® software, 🄫 2014 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
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Uses Bink Video. Copyright (C) 1997-2014 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.<br>
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* '''Uses Bink Video. Copyright (C) 1997-2014 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.'''
Portions of this software are included under license 🄫 2004-2014 Crytek GmbH. All rights reserved.<br>
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Development tools and related technology provided under license from CRI Middleware, Inc. 🄫 2014 CRI Middleware, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
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"Font software prodivded by Monotype®"<br>
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{{creditsheader|Translation & Voice Acting}}
Japanese translations provided by: Inbound<br>
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Additional Material and Dialogue: Evan Bailey, Bill Freiberger, Alan Denton, Greg Hahn<br>
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VO Direction: Jack Fletcher<br>
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English Character Voices: Roger Craig Smith, Travis Willingham, Mike Pollock, Erin Fitzgerald, Patrick Seitz, Colleen Villard, Cindy Robinson, Nika Futterman, Kirk Thornton, Ben Disken<br>
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English Voice Production: Studiopolis Inc.<br>
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Casting Directors: Jack Fletcher, Joe Moeller, Jamie Simone<br>
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Recording Engineers: Eric Lewis CAS, Dave Walsh, Ryan Johnson<br>
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Dialogue Editors: Terry Reiff, Elliot Anders, David W. Barr, Ernie Sheesley, Arnie Geher, Suzy Goldish<br>
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Production Assistants: Philo Leung, Ashlee Murray, Chris Eaton<br>
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Production Accountant: Laura Lopez<br>
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Line Producers: L. Daniel LaBrune III, Joe Moeller
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===SEGA Europe Limited===
 
===SEGA Europe Limited===
COO of Sega Europe: Jurgen Post<br>
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CFO of Sega Europe: John Ward<br>
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Senior Vice President, Business Planning: Tatsuya Shikata<br>
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Director, Development Services Sega West: Jim Woods<br>
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* '''Director, Development Services Sega West:''' Jim Woods
Head of Studio Localization and ESD: Charlie Harris<br>
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Producer: Corinne Callois<br>
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{{creditsheader|Production & Marketing}}
Sonic Marketing Manager: Helen Churchill<br>
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Assistant Brand Manager: Colm Bannon<br>
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European Marketing Director: Amanda Farr<br>
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Senior International Product Manager: Anna Downing<br>
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Senior PR Executive: Sarah Head<br>
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Legal Counsel: Daniel Finegold<br>
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Head of Creative Services & Traffic: Jeff Webber<br>
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Creative Team Manager: Noud Tempelaere<br>
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Digital Traffic and 1st Party Submissions Coordinator: Kamaljyot Panaich<br>
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Senior Creative Designer: Ranj Vekaria<br>
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Creative Art worker: Steve Smith<br>
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Head of Program Office: Mark Le Breton<br>
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Submissions Manager: Dave Pither<br>
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Process and TCM Manager: Ben Howell<br>
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* '''Submissions Manager:''' Dave Pither
Head of QA & Localization QA: Ghulam Khan<br>
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* '''Process and TCM Manager:''' Ben Howell
Production Managers: Teressa Wright, Simon Lawrence<br>
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Resource Manager: Ben Jackson
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====Localization====
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Localization Manager: Marta Lois González<br>
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Localization Project Supervisor: Antonella Marras<br>
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Lead Translator: Nicole Thomer<br>
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Translators: Chiara Canu, Gabriel Casas, Sebastián Salguero, Giuseppe Rosa, Anaïs Maniaval, Luis J. Paredes, Martin Schmalz, Giulia Checchi, Gwladys Gaye, Jesús Alvarez, Nura Völk
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Mastering and Equipment Manager: Phil Adams<br>
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Assistant Mastering Technician: Andrew Doran, Danny Florey, Shaun Young<br>
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Training and Recruitment Supervisor: Julie Metior
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Project Lead: Adrian Daly<br>
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Functionality QA Senior Testers: Katy Clemenets, Laurence Hart, Ricky Lovage<br>
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Functionality QA Testers: Ahmed Kawser, Allen Chambers, Ariel Flores Silva, Arthur Mel, Ashar Dubois, Clarice Rabello Dall 'Orta, Daniel Sung, David Brooks, Gary Deans, Iain Hamilton, Joe Wilson, Josh Lawler, Kerry Barrett, Louis Morgan, Mark Walker, Matthew Gibson, Murat Demir, Omar Flores Silva, Peter Lamoreux, Renato Insalaco, Robert Kinbrum, Shan Blackwood, Simone Decardi-Nelson, Thalia Evans, Troy Germain, Vlad Tanasescu, Zamir Bandali<br>
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Localization QA Supervisor: Alessandro Irranca<br>
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Localization QA Team Lead: Pedro L. Ortega<br>
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Localization QA Senior Tester: Melanie Schicker, Serenella Grimaldi<br>
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Localization QA Testers: Aday Fleitas, Carina Pamminger, Erica Berghi, Héctor Meléndez Díez, Hugues Boundox, Martina Cora, Peter Mattinson, Pierpaolo Vittone, Sebastian Kernst, Silvia Haniger, Stessy Lothaire<br>
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Compliance QA Supervisor: Darran Wall<br>
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Compliance QA Coordinator: Mohammed Ajaib<br>
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Compliance QA Senior Technician: Aaron Wright<br>
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Administration and Finance Coordinator: Chris Bien<br>
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QA Administrators: James McNerney<br>
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Equipment & Shift Coordinators: Tony Langan, Christian Bailey
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Japanese VO Actors: [[Junichi Kanemaru|Jun-ichi Kanemaru]], [[Ryo Hirohashi]], [[Nobutoshi Canna]], [[Taeko Kawata]], Aoi Yuki, [[Koji Yusa]], Jurota Kosugi, Fumihiko Tachiki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Mayumi Yanagisawa, Yu Kobayashi, Riki Kitazawa, Kousuke Takaguchi, Sayuri Sadaoka, Yoji Ueda, Kensuke Tamura, Naomi Kusumi, Yohei Tadano, Takashi Oohara, [[Chikao Otsuka|Chikao Ohtsuka]]<br>
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Recording Producer: Takuya Ohno<br>
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Recording Assistant Producer: Kouhei Yamamoto (TOHOKUSHINSHA)<br>
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Recording Director: [[Eriko Kimura]], [[Keiichirou Miyoshi|Keiichiro Miyoshi]], Akane Maeda (TOHOKUSHINSHA)<br>
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Recording Studio: OMBIBUS JAPAN Inc.
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===SEGA Corporation===
 
===SEGA Corporation===
Producer: [[Takashi Iizuka]]<br>
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Director: Harumasa Nakajima<br>
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Localize Assistant: Yuya Katayama<br>
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Sales, Marketing, Localize support: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Shintaro Tanioka, Emi Yamane, Takuya Kishimoto<br>
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Marketing: Takayoshi Ohuchi, Yusuke Asano, Yuko Yasuda<br>
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PR: Mamoru Kodama, Teruyuki Kaida, Natsuki Sato<br>
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Sales: Akira Nomoto, Teruyuki Awaji, Yasunobu Masahiro, Shinya Oosaki, Tetsuo Sasaki, Koichi Hanatate, Masaya Santo, Tomiaki Fujita, Takuro Mishina, Yoshihito Endo, Nobuaki Sone, Yuta Hirai, Toru Yasuda, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masahiro Tanaka, Tomohiko Hayashi, Tomoaki Ishidao, Nagayuki Nou, Taku Takeuchi, FIELD CREW SERVICE Co.,Ltd.<br>
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Sales Promotion: Mitsuru Takahashi, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Haruo Imatsu, Yuichiro Shimada<br>
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Sales Support: Takashi Kabasawa, Yumi Kojima, Yoko Oda, Tomoki Kaji<br>
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Promotion: Takafumi Ueoro, Jun Takemura, Ikuo Ishizaka<br>
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Package & Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Yoichi Takahashi, Masaru Kobayashi, Hiroki Osawa, Takuya Hamamoto, Makoto Nishino<br>
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Product Test: Takashi Shoji, Akira Nishikawa, Osamu Sato, Yuki Takahashi, Yuta Motegi, Azusa Ikeda<br>
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QA: Seiji Hasegawa, Yuji Nakamura, Kouzou Takasugi<br>
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Project Support: [[Eigo Kasahara]], [[Shun Nakamura]], [[Tetsu Katano]], [[Sachiko Kawamura]]<br>
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Character Supervisors: [[Takashi Iizuka]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Yuji Uekawa]]<br>
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Chief Producers: [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], [[Osamu Ohashi]]<br>
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Executive Supervisor: Yukio Sugino<br>
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Executive Producer: [[Hideki Okamura]]<br>
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==External links==
* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Nintendo eShop: [http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Sonic-Boom-Rise-of-Lyric-854758.html UK], [http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/sonic-boom-rise-of-lyric-wii-u US], [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000010726 JP]
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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
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System(s): Wii U
Publisher: Sega, Nintendo (EU)
Developer:
ROM size: 8594.23 MB (EU)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Nintendo Wii U
US
2014-11-11[1] $49.99[1] WUP-P-BSSE
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Nintendo Wii U
UK
2014-11-21[2] £54.99 WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-UKV
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
FR
2014-11-21[3] €44.99 WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-FRA
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
DE
2014-11-21[4] €? WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-GER
USK: 12
Nintendo Wii U
ES
2014-11-21[5] €? WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-EAP
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
IT
2014-11-21[6] €? WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-ITA
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
JP
2014-12-18[7] ¥6,980 (7,538)[7] ?
CERO: A
Nintendo Wii U
AU
2014-11-29[8] $? WUP-P-BSSP
WUP-BSSP-AUS
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Nintendo Wii U
CA
2014 $? ?
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Nintendo Wii U
US
2014-11-11[1] $49.99[1] ?
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Nintendo Wii U
US
(Demo)
2014 FREE ?
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Nintendo Wii U
UK
2014-11-21[2] £39.99 ?
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
UK
(Demo)
2014 FREE ?
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
EU
2014-11-21[3] €49.99 ?
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
EU
(Demo)
2014 FREE ?
PEGI: 7+
Nintendo Wii U
DE
2014-11-21[4] €49.99 ?
USK: 12
Nintendo Wii U
DE
(Demo)
2014 FREE ?
USK: 12
Nintendo Wii U
JP
2014-12-18[7] ¥6,980 (7,538)[7] ?
CERO: A

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, known as Sonic Toon: Taiko no Hihou (ソニックトゥーン 太古の秘宝) in Japan, is a Sonic the Hedgehog game tied into the Sonic Boom franchise, which also includes the Sonic Boom TV show and the Nintendo 3DS game, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. It was developed externally by Big Red Button and IllFonic for Sega, exclusively for the Wii U.

Significant programming and design problems have led to Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric being classed as one of the worst Sonic games released on record.

Gameplay

Rise of Lyric is an action game which largely consists of four characters, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose, traversing levels together crossing platforms, fighting enemies (beat-'em-up style), solving puzzles and occasionally turning into on-the-rails segments similar to that of Sonic Dash. In some stages, Sonic and Tails spilt up with Knuckles and Amy so you can have the differences of not playing as all four characters.

History

Sales data

NOTE: The following data comprises of the simultaneous sales of both Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.

Number of copies sold Sega IR Reference Platforms Regions Cumulative sales total Notes
490,000 FY2015 3rd Quarter Results WiiU/3DS US/EU/JP 490,000
130,000 FY2015 Full Year Results " " 620,000 According to Sega and the press, these numbers make both Sonic titles the worst-selling Sonic games in the history of the franchise.

Nintendo eShop chart performance

Platform Nintendo eShop reference Monthly Nintendo eShop chart appearances Weekly eShop chart appearances and rankings Weeks on the eShop (original run / cumulative total)
Wii U Nintendo Everything November 2014 11/26 (#17) 1 / 1

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Japanese ソニックトゥーン 太古の秘宝 Sonic Toon: Ancient Treasure
French Sonic Boom: L'Ascension de Lyric Sonic Boom: Lyric's Ascension
German Sonic Boom: Lyrics Aufstieg Sonic Boom: Lyric's Rise
Spanish Sonic Boom: El Ascenso de Lyric Sonic Boom: The Ascent of Lyric
Italian Sonic Boom: L'Ascesa di Lyric Sonic Boom: The Ascent of Lyric

Production credits

Big Red Button

  • Founder & Creative Director: Bob Rafei
  • Co-Founder & Technical Director: Jeff Lander
  • Lead Writer: John Melchior
Programming
  • Senior Programmers: Carl Henrik-Skarstedt, Jim Geldmacher, Marc dePeo, Mark Pope
  • Programmers: Cosmo Fumo, Johnathan Nielsen, Kirk Martinez
Design
  • Lead Designer: Brian McInerny
  • Principal Designer: Christian Senn
  • Senior Level Designers: Kirk Tome, Sean Wissler
  • Senior Designer: Ed Moore
  • Designers: Ben Strickland, Frank Hernandez III, Jake Miller, Jordan Smith, Kevin Hsu, Mark Vernon, Mike Padoongpatt, Valmore Riera
  • Additional Story By: Christian Cantamessa
Animation
  • Lead Animator: Justin Rasch
  • Senior Animators: Daesup Chang, Haissam Badawi
  • Animators: Arlington Cruz, David Nam, Shiva Adloori, Todd Ammons, Tuan Nguyen
  • Additional Animation by: Devon Roderick, Jeffery Wallin
Cinematics
  • Art Manager: Alexander Stein
  • Cinematic Director: Dori Arazi
  • Cinematic Layout: Robert Diaz, Steve Munoz, Keren Albala
Concept
  • Concept Artists: Jason Norton, Travis Ruiz, Yuhki Demers
  • Visual Development Artists: Armand Serrano, Travis Koller, Hugo Martin, Tyler West, Jake Wyatt, Nicolas Villarreal, Nicholas Weis, Edward Madrid, Sylvain Deboissy
Art
  • Lead Technical Artist: Eric A. Iwasaki
  • Senior Technical Artist: Yukari Kaneko
  • Lead Character Artist: Daniel Ramirez
  • Character Artist: Onur Cayli
  • Lead Character Rigging: Dimitri Frazao
  • Character Rigging: Mark McCall
  • UI Artist: Andy "Housepurse" Pursehouse
Environment
  • Lead Environment Artist: Adam Yeager
  • Senior Environment Artists: John Pearson, Victor Murillo
  • Environment Artists: Aaron Kim, Mick Jundt, Christian Davis, Niles Tucker, Dannie Carlone, Oscar Ponce, Greg Prior, Robert Diaz, Kanae Fukuda, Ryan VanMeter, Martin Ocejo, Shawnell Priester
Sound
  • Audio Director & Lead Sound Designer: Shane Kneip
  • Audio Implementer: Garner Knutson
  • Music by: Audissi Studios
  • Additional Percussion & Music Mixed: Mirko Vogel
  • External Sound Design: Funky Rustic, LLC.
Production
  • Executive Producer: John Melchior
  • Senior Producer: Lisa Kapitsas
Operations
  • IT: Jeff "GreyTech" Kuhn
  • VP of Operations: Debbie Rafei
  • Administrator: Kathy Frank
Quality Assurance
  • QA Manager: AJ Hernandez
  • Sr. QA Testers: Amanda Rose, Jerry Cortes
Special Thanks

Aaron Walker, Achim Lang, Andrew Marquis, Andrey Khonich, Andy Teal, Angelica Morse, Aviv Arad, Boris Batkin, Britt's BBQ, Charles Russom, Craig Harris, DAM Recruiting, Dan Arey, Danetracks, Inc., David Stelzer, Dean Rymer, Derek Douglas, Devon Roderick, Eric Williams, Gavin Dodd, Gerald Vera, Glen Kramer, James Coons, Jason Skiles, Jeff Harkavey, Jeffrey Wallin, Jordan Delgado, Judd Simantov, Justin Britch, Justin Leader, Justin Stearns, Keith Heerdt, Machine Head, Mack Sztaba, Marc Jackson, Mathieu Pinard, Matt Whiting, Michael Horwitz, Mike Bear, Mike Stout, Nathan Smith, Pencil Test Studio, Richard C Harris, Robert Flaska, Sanzaru Games, Sascha Hoba, Sher Gelb, Sleep Deprivation, Stephen Riesenberger, Steve Goldstein, The Chatham Group, Todd Weber, Travis Koller, Tyler Breon, VonChurch

Production Babies

Dean Ponce, Ford Joseph Pearson, Hudson Thomas Pearson, Jackson "The Bubs" Riera, Jameson Smith, Josephine "Josie" Yeager, Kaylie Jean Norton, Mila Ponce, Nolan dePeo

...and a VERY special thanks to our families and loved ones for their continued support.

Illfonic

  • President: Charles Brungardt
  • Creative Director: Kedhrin Gonzalez
  • Producer: David Langeliers
  • Associate Producer: Cindy Garcia
  • Programming: Daniel Garcia, Nick Faletra
  • Design: Dennis Dryden, Samuel Wey, Nathan Ferguson, Dave Walsh, Anthony Ramos, James Garcia
  • Art: Shane Stoneman, Kyle Bromley, Ian Runnels, Cliff Schonewill, Josh Jones
  • VFX: Matt Hubel
  • Animation: Dojun Lee, Chris Palen, Greg Yoder
  • QA: Russel Peterson

SEGA of America

Production
  • Producer: Stephen Frost
  • Senior Development Director: Todd Hartwig
  • Design Director: Chris Porter
  • Assistant Producer: Matt Ellison
  • Nintendo 3DS Producer: Omar Woodley
Corporate Management
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  • CFO, President, COO: John Cheng
  • EVP, Publishing & Strategic Planning: Yusuke Suai
  • Director of Corporate Planning: Kenya Numata
  • Business Planning Analyst: Chihiro Tanaka
Sonic Pillar
  • Chief Content Officer: Hiroyuki Miyazaki
  • Dev Director, International: Patrick Riley
  • Director, Biz Dev & Content: Yumiko Nishi
Marketing
  • Senior Director of Marketing: Marcella Churchill
  • Group Marketing Manager: Judy Gilbertson
  • Senior Marketing Manager: Derrek Peel
  • Associate Marketing Manager: Aaron Webber
  • Senior Public Relations Manager: Thu Nguyen
Creative Services
  • Director of Marketing Services: Jen Groeling
  • Senior Media and Events Manager: Teri Higgins
  • 1st Party Coordinator: Andrew Wong
  • Senior Graphic Designer: Marco Garcia
  • Senior Video Production Manager: Carl Smolka
  • Video Editor: Arthur Swidzinski
  • Web Manager: Michael Dobbins
Sales
  • VP of Sales: Keith Gerhardt
  • Regional Sales Directors: Jeremiah Wehler, Frank Chiechi, Michael Kacz
  • Sales Ops Account Manager: Linda Lei
Development Services
  • Development Operations Manager: Stephen Akana
  • Mastering Supervisor: Rey Buzon
Localization
  • Senior Producer: Ken Ogasawara
Licensing
  • Director of Licensing: Rene Flores
  • Retail Licensing Manager: Stacy Arnold-Strider
  • Licensed Product Development Manager: Tyler Ham
  • Licensing Coordinator: Anthony Gaccione
Customer Support
  • Customer Support Supervisor: Jeff Hawkins
  • Customer Service Reps: Evan Dombrowski, Nicolas Brenni
Community
  • Senior Community Manager: Kellie Parker
  • Community Manager: Julian Mehlfeld
Legal
  • Director of Legal: Jerusha Herman
  • Associate Legal Counsels: Ziv Shmargad, Autumn Laughton
  • Contracts Administrator: Edison Haywood
Human Resources
  • HR Director: Michelle Whitmore
  • Manager of HR: Jenny Aftreth
IT
  • IT Director: Jake Salgado
  • Network Manager: George Bueno
  • IT Helpdesk Manager: Rica Balagot
Finance
  • Senior Director, Accounting: Steven Choy
  • Payroll Manager: Fedora Armbrust
  • Senior Finance Manager: Jasen Chin
  • G/L Accountant: Emily Chow
  • Tax Director: Michael W. Dong
  • A/P A/R Manager: Rukshana Suazo
  • Sr. Credit Collections/Deductions Specialist: Cynthia Nombrado
Operations
  • Executive Assistant: Maki Goda
  • Administrative Assistant: Naoe Takahashi
  • Inventory and Materials Coordinator: Andy Navarro
Facilities
  • Senior Facilities Coordinator: Joe Luna
  • Facilities Support & Mailroom Master: Shane Peterson
Development Partners
  • Nintendo 3DS development by SANZARU Games
  • IllFonic and the IllFonic logo are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of IllFonic, LLC throughout the world.
  • This software product includes Autodesk® Scaleform® software, 🄫 2014 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Uses Bink Video. Copyright (C) 1997-2014 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.
  • Portions of this software are included under license 🄫 2004-2014 Crytek GmbH. All rights reserved.
  • Development tools and related technology provided under license from CRI Middleware, Inc. 🄫 2014 CRI Middleware, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • "Font software prodivded by Monotype®"
Translation & Voice Acting
  • Japanese translations provided by: Inbound
  • Additional Material and Dialogue: Evan Bailey, Bill Freiberger, Alan Denton, Greg Hahn
  • VO Direction: Jack Fletcher
  • English Character Voices: Roger Craig Smith, Travis Willingham, Mike Pollock, Erin Fitzgerald, Patrick Seitz, Colleen Villard, Cindy Robinson, Nika Futterman, Kirk Thornton, Ben Diskin
  • English Voice Production: Studiopolis Inc.
  • Casting Directors: Jack Fletcher, Joe Moeller, Jamie Simone
  • Recording Engineers: Eric Lewis CAS, Dave Walsh, Ryan Johnson
  • Dialogue Editors: Terry Reiff, Elliot Anders, David W. Barr, Ernie Sheesley, Arnie Geher, Suzy Goldish
  • Production Assistants: Philo Leung, Ashlee Murray, Chris Eaton
  • Production Accountant: Laura Lopez
  • Line Producers: L. Daniel LaBrune III, Joe Moeller

SEGA Europe Limited

  • COO of Sega Europe: Jurgen Post
  • CFO of Sega Europe: John Ward
  • Senior Vice President, Business Planning: Tatsuya Shikata
  • Director, Development Services Sega West: Jim Woods
  • Head of Studio Localization and ESD: Charlie Harris
Production & Marketing
  • Producer: Corinne Callois
  • Sonic Marketing Manager: Helen Churchill
  • Assistant Brand Manager: Colm Bannon
  • European Marketing Director: Amanda Farr
  • Senior International Product Manager: Anna Downing
  • Senior PR Executive: Sarah Head
  • Legal Counsel: Daniel Finegold
  • Head of Creative Services & Traffic: Jeff Webber
  • Creative Team Manager: Noud Tempelaere
  • Digital Traffic and 1st Party Submissions Coordinator: Kamaljyot Panaich
  • Senior Creative Designer: Ranj Vekaria
  • Creative Art worker: Steve Smith
  • Head of Program Office: Mark Le Breton
  • Submissions Manager: Dave Pither
  • Process and TCM Manager: Ben Howell
  • Head of QA & Localization QA: Ghulam Khan
  • Production Managers: Teressa Wright, Simon Lawrence
  • Resource Manager: Ben Jackson
Localization
  • Localization Manager: Marta Lois González
  • Localization Project Supervisor: Antonella Marras
  • Lead Translator: Nicole Thomer
  • Translators: Chiara Canu, Gabriel Casas, Sebastián Salguero, Giuseppe Rosa, Anaïs Maniaval, Luis J. Paredes, Martin Schmalz, Giulia Checchi, Gwladys Gaye, Jesús Alvarez, Nura Völk
Mastering and Equipment
  • Mastering and Equipment Manager: Phil Adams
  • Senior Mastering Technician: Michael Veness
  • Assistant Mastering Technician: Andrew Doran, Danny Florey, Shaun Young
  • Training and Recruitment Supervisor: Julie Metior
QA
  • Project Lead: Adrian Daly
  • Functionality QA Team Lead: James McNerney
  • Functionality QA Senior Testers: Katy Clemenets, Laurence Hart, Ricky Lovage
  • Functionality QA Testers: Ahmed Kawser, Allen Chambers, Ariel Flores Silva, Arthur Mel, Ashar Dubois, Clarice Rabello Dall 'Orta, Daniel Sung, David Brooks, Gary Deans, Iain Hamilton, Joe Wilson, Josh Lawler, Kerry Barrett, Louis Morgan, Mark Walker, Matthew Gibson, Murat Demir, Omar Flores Silva, Peter Lamoreux, Renato Insalaco, Robert Kinbrum, Shan Blackwood, Simone Decardi-Nelson, Thalia Evans, Troy Germain, Vlad Tanasescu, Zamir Bandali
  • Localization QA Supervisor: Alessandro Irranca
  • Localization QA Team Lead: Pedro L. Ortega
  • Localization QA Senior Tester: Melanie Schicker, Serenella Grimaldi
  • Localization QA Testers: Aday Fleitas, Carina Pamminger, Erica Berghi, Héctor Meléndez Díez, Hugues Boundox, Martina Cora, Peter Mattinson, Pierpaolo Vittone, Sebastian Kernst, Silvia Haniger, Stessy Lothaire
  • Compliance QA Supervisor: Darran Wall
  • Compliance QA Coordinator: Mohammed Ajaib
  • Compliance QA Senior Technician: Aaron Wright
  • Administration and Finance Coordinator: Chris Bien
  • QA Administrators: James McNerney
  • Equipment & Shift Coordinators: Tony Langan, Christian Bailey
Japanese VO

SEGA Corporation

  • Producer: Takashi Iizuka
  • Director: Harumasa Nakajima
  • Localize Assistant: Yuya Katayama
  • Sales, Marketing, Localize support: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Shintaro Tanioka, Emi Yamane, Takuya Kishimoto
  • Marketing: Takayoshi Ohuchi, Yusuke Asano, Yuko Yasuda
  • PR: Mamoru Kodama, Teruyuki Kaida, Natsuki Sato
  • Sales: Akira Nomoto, Teruyuki Awaji, Yasunobu Masahiro, Shinya Oosaki, Tetsuo Sasaki, Koichi Hanatate, Masaya Santo, Tomiaki Fujita, Takuro Mishina, Yoshihito Endo, Nobuaki Sone, Yuta Hirai, Toru Yasuda, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masahiro Tanaka, Tomohiko Hayashi, Tomoaki Ishidao, Nagayuki Nou, Taku Takeuchi, FIELD CREW SERVICE Co.,Ltd.
  • Sales Promotion: Mitsuru Takahashi, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Haruo Imatsu, Yuichiro Shimada
  • Sales Support: Takashi Kabasawa, Yumi Kojima, Yoko Oda, Tomoki Kaji
  • Promotion: Takafumi Ueoro, Jun Takemura, Ikuo Ishizaka
  • Package & Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Yoichi Takahashi, Masaru Kobayashi, Hiroki Osawa, Takuya Hamamoto, Makoto Nishino
  • Product Test: Takashi Shoji, Akira Nishikawa, Osamu Sato, Yuki Takahashi, Yuta Motegi, Azusa Ikeda
  • QA: Seiji Hasegawa, Yuji Nakamura, Kouzou Takasugi
  • Project Support: Eigo Kasahara, Shun Nakamura, Tetsu Katano, Sachiko Kawamura
  • Character Supervisors: Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino, Yuji Uekawa
  • Chief Producers: Toshihiro Nagoshi, Osamu Ohashi
  • Executive Supervisor: Yukio Sugino
  • Executive Producer: Hideki Okamura

🄫SEGA

Source: In-game credits

Artwork

Physical scans

Wii U, US
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Wii U, JP

Wii U, UK
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Wii U, FR
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Wii U, DE
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Wii U, ES
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Wii U, IT
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Wii U, AT

Wii U, AU
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Disc
Wii U, CA
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External links

  • Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK, AU

References


Sonic Boom series
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) | Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014) | Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom (2015) | Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016)
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Nintendo Wii U
 2012  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2013  Sonic Lost World | Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games     2014  Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric     2016  Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games