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3DS platformer Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice has been delayed to 2016, SEGA has confirmed. The game had previously been scheduled to release this winter.
The delay will offer developer Sanzaru Games more time to apply polish, although it isn’t yet clear how long fans will be left waiting. “It’ll be ready when it’s ready,” SEGA says.
Perhaps more importantly, SEGA’s statement suggests that it intends to put more effort into ensuring Sonic games are of a good enough standard going forward, following last year’s disastrous launch of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric.
“In the grand scheme of things, while the downside is that you won’t be playing the game this year, the upside is that what you’ll play next year, and what fans will continue to play for years after they pick up the game, will be a stronger, more enjoyable experience,” the publisher says.
“We think that’s important, not just for this one game, but for all future Sonic titles.”
Sanzaru previously developed last year’s 3DS game Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, which was almost as badly received as its Wii U partner Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, scoring an underwhelming 47 Metacritic rating.
Fire & Ice, meanwhile, is set to introduce Bot Racing to the series, a new feature “purely about racing and speed, where a user will unlock character themed Bots to challenge friends on fast courses or tracks.”
Source: blogs.sega.com
