<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Sabrina	O
DiDuro	O
,	O
for	O
her	O
studio	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aided	O
by	O
a	O
duck-like	O
alien	O
named	O
Torque	O
,	O
the	O
girls	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Lord	B-Application
Brevon	I-Application
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
Stone	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
fast-paced	O
platforming	O
,	O
its	O
levels	O
are	O
interspersed	O
with	O
slower	O
action	B-Application
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DiDuro	O
first	O
began	O
developing	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
fangame	B-Application
using	O
characters	O
created	O
by	O
DeviantArt	O
user	O
Ziyo	O
Ling	O
for	O
its	O
main	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sash	B-Application
Lilac	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
a	O
hedgehog	O
,	O
became	O
a	O
dragon	O
;	O
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Lord	B-Application
Brevon	I-Application
with	O
his	O
eyebrows	O
resembling	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
's	O
mustache	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
ring-based	O
health	O
system	O
was	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Denmark	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
art	O
direction	O
carrying	O
East	O
Asian	O
influences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
medieval	O
Chinese	O
art	O
inspiring	O
its	O
background	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
development	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
balance	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
elements	O
with	O
original	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
its	O
pacing	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
long	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
will	O
follow	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
hit	O
point	O
meter	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
ring-based	O
health	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
appears	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
freely	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
Sash	B-Application
Lilac	I-Application
and	O
Carol	B-Application
Tea	I-Application
—	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
dragon	O
and	O
wildcat	O
—	O
rescue	O
a	O
duck-billed	O
creature	O
named	O
Torque	O
after	O
his	O
spacecraft	O
crash	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
involves	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
three	O
nations	O
on	O
their	O
planet	O
:	O
Shuigang	O
,	O
a	O
country	O
militarized	O
by	O
its	O
new	O
king	O
,	O
Dail	O
;	O
Shang	O
Mu	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
wealth-obsessed	O
Mayor	B-Application
Zao	I-Application
(	O
or	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Shang	O
Tu	O
,	O
whose	O
Royal	O
Magister	O
is	O
unprepared	O
for	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
night	O
,	O
Torque	O
tells	O
Lilac	O
,	O
Carol	O
,	O
and	O
Milla	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
alien	O
sent	O
to	O
apprehend	O
the	O
intergalactic	O
warlord	O
Arktivus	O
Brevon	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
spacecraft	O
wrecked	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brevon	B-Application
has	O
invaded	O
Shuigang	O
,	O
murdered	O
its	O
king	O
,	O
and	O
brainwashed	O
prince	O
Dail	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
servant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
decide	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
Stone	O
from	O
Zao	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
accosted	O
en	O
route	O
by	O
Spade	O
and	O
Brevon	B-Application
's	O
assistant	O
,	O
Serpentine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delays	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
chase	O
give	O
Dail	O
and	O
Brevon	B-Application
's	O
forces	O
time	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilac	O
,	O
Carol	O
,	O
and	O
Milla	O
quickly	O
break	O
out	O
together	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
Torque	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
captured	O
by	O
Brevon	B-Application
and	O
Serpentine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilac	O
sends	O
Milla	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
and	O
then	O
goes	O
to	O
save	O
Torque	O
from	O
Brevon	B-Application
's	O
nearby	O
base	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
is	O
captured	O
and	O
tortured	O
by	O
Brevon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilac	O
rejoins	O
her	O
friends	O
and	O
convinces	O
Shang	O
Mu	O
and	O
Shang	O
Tu	O
to	O
unite	O
against	O
Dail	O
and	O
Brevon	B-Application
's	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Brevon	B-Application
announces	O
that	O
his	O
ship	O
is	O
repaired	O
,	O
and	O
Lilac	O
,	O
Milla	O
,	O
and	O
Carol	O
board	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
combats	O
Brevon	B-Application
's	O
minions	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
mutated	O
Serpentine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brevon	B-Application
captures	O
Milla	O
and	O
turns	O
her	O
into	O
a	O
grotesque	O
monster	O
that	O
attacks	O
the	O
other	O
protagonists	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
render	O
her	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
,	O
Lilac	O
and	O
Carol	O
attack	O
and	O
defeat	O
Brevon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
Stone	O
is	O
destroyed	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
girls	O
,	O
Brevon	B-Application
has	O
seemingly	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
by	O
American	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Sabrina	O
DiDuro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
just	O
founded	O
the	O
independent	O
developer	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
Games	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Multimedia	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
small	O
Flash	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
hone	O
 [ her ] 	O
skills	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
designer	O
"	O
but	O
quickly	O
grew	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full	O
indie	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
original	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
becoming	O
its	O
own	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
fangame	B-Application
;	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
seen	O
in	O
early	O
footage	O
show	O
rings	O
and	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
DiDuro	O
had	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
affiliation	O
would	O
hold	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
retained	O
the	O
"	O
speed	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
by	O
introducing	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
based	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
Strife	O
's	O
earlier	O
Sonic	B-Application
fan	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
DiDuro	O
described	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
'	O
90s-style	O
Japanese	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilac	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Boost	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
slams	O
its	O
body	O
against	O
enemies	O
similarly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carol	O
's	O
Wild	O
Kick	O
ability	O
resembles	O
Chun-Li	O
'	O
s	O
signature	O
special	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
wall	O
kick	O
feels	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milla	O
's	O
floating	O
ability	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
items	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
flutter	O
jump	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
throwing	O
mechanics	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
reference	O
modern	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Browsing	O
on	O
the	O
art	O
website	O
DeviantArt	O
,	O
she	O
soon	O
discovered	O
Chinese	O
artist	O
Ziyo	O
Ling	O
,	O
requesting	O
and	O
getting	O
permission	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
characters	O
Sash	B-Application
Lilac	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Carol	B-Application
Tea	I-Application
and	O
Milla	O
,	O
for	O
her	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilac	O
,	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
hedgehog	O
,	O
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
dragon	O
after	O
criticism	O
about	O
her	O
similar	O
looks	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
Robotnik	O
's	O
replacement	O
Lord	B-Application
Brevon	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
named	O
Dr.	O
Brevon	B-Application
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dr.	B-Protocol
Sloth	I-Protocol
,	O
one	O
of	O
DiDuro	O
's	O
favorite	O
characters	O
from	O
Neopets	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
and	O
approved	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
again	O
to	O
July	O
19	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
convention	O
in	O
Miami	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
avoid	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
heavily	O
discounted	O
products	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Summer	O
Sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
third	O
delay	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
since	O
Steam	B-Application
did	O
n't	O
allow	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
weekends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
released	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
-	O
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
advertise	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
created	O
branded	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
and	O
Lilac	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
:	I-Application
After	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DiDuro	O
considered	O
and	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
developing	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
,	O
but	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
saving	O
money	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
also	O
developed	O
versions	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
online	O
store	O
for	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
later	O
specified	O
as	O
August	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotion	O
titled	O
"	O
Nindies	O
@home	O
"	O
,	O
wherein	O
players	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
try	O
several	O
upcoming	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
between	O
June	O
15	O
and	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
production	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
the	O
projected	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
delayed	O
;	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
set	O
back	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
console-freezing	O
bug	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
postpone	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
indefinitely	O
until	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DiDuro	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
bug	O
had	O
taken	O
so	O
long	O
to	O
detect	O
because	O
it	O
only	O
occurred	O
in	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
preventing	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
from	O
learning	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bug	O
required	O
a	O
hard	O
reset	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
potentially	O
cause	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bug	O
was	O
eventually	O
fixed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
on	O
October	O
1	O
;	O
customers	O
who	O
had	O
tried	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demo	O
were	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
15-percent	O
discount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
American	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
,	O
peaking	O
at	O
the	O
2nd	O
spot	O
,	O
right	O
behind	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
subscription	O
box	O
company	O
IndieBox	O
distribute	O
an	O
exclusive	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
box	O
included	O
a	O
flash-drive	O
with	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
game	O
file	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
custom-designed	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
combined	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
250,000	O
times	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quality	O
of	O
life	O
updates	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
language	O
options	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
versions	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
to	O
distribute	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switch	B-Application
Limited	O
Run	O
#35	O
:	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
and	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
cover	O
with	O
interior	O
art	O
and	O
full-color	O
booklet	O
,	O
were	O
up	O
for	O
pre-order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Ponce	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
reacted	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
demo	O
for	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
and	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
nice	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
well-established	O
style	O
or	O
formula	O
applied	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
world	O
with	O
original	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
preview	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
indie	O
Sonic-esque	O
platformer	O
done	O
right	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
redesigned	O
health	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Polson	O
of	O
IndieGames.com	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
spectacles	O
like	O
loops	O
and	O
wall	O
runs	O
...	O
[	O
are	O
not ]	O
as	O
magical	O
to	O
do	O
or	O
watch	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
encouraged	O
platformer	O
fans	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Grayson	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
praised	O
the	O
demo	O
for	O
its	O
balance	O
of	O
Genesis	O
Sonic	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
original	O
content	O
:	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
product	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
except	O
when	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacing	O
was	O
remarked	O
to	O
be	O
slower	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
added	O
combat	O
sequences	O
,	O
though	O
Grayson	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
time	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
appreciate	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polson	O
noted	O
minor	O
audio	O
and	O
visual	O
flaws	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
recycling	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
Genesis	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
,	O
Jahanzeb	O
Khan	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1994	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
-	O
which	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
pinnacle	O
-	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
come	O
out	O
since	O
1994	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
evolution	O
and	O
more	O
importantly	O
a	O
resounding	O
step	O
forward	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonatan	O
Allin	O
of	O
the	O
Danish	O
version	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
enjoyed	O
any	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
since	O
the	O
Genesis	O
era	O
,	O
concurred	O
with	O
Khan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
's	O
Griffin	O
McElroy	O
argued	O
that	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
successfully	O
performs	O
"	O
a	O
difficult	O
balancing	O
act	O
,	O
borrowing	O
and	O
transforming	O
elements	O
from	O
games	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
without	O
coming	O
off	O
as	O
derivative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taboada	O
lamented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
obscurity	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
,	O
had	O
Treasure	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
released	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
as	O
an	O
official	O
sequel	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
apparently	O
self-funded	O
by	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
themselves	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
framework	I-Application
and	O
has	O
higher	O
pixel	O
art	O
resolution	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
"defin[ing]	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planets	I-Application
identity	O
as	O
a	O
franchise	O
"	O
,	O
all	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
design	O
overhaul	O
by	O
Tyson	O
Tan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
developer	O
Christian	O
Whitehead	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
helped	O
DiDuro	O
with	O
programming	O
and	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
porting	O
over	O
the	O
physics	O
from	O
Clickteam	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
over	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
since	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	O
introduces	O
new	O
mechanics	O
and	O
makes	O
changes	O
based	O
on	O
past	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
,	O
its	O
sequel	O
is	O
completely	O
self-funded	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	O
was	O
promoted	O
through	O
several	O
preview	O
trailers	O
on	O
the	O
GalaxyTrail	B-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
delays	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
on	O
its	O
scheduled	O
release	O
day	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
