<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Hardlight	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Japanese	O
game	O
studio	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Hardlight	O
's	O
second	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
2012	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jump	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
December	O
2014	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
arcade	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
Extreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
application	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
is	O
to	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
while	O
collecting	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardlight	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
development	O
studio	O
owned	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
began	O
developing	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
after	O
completing	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jump	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
reached	O
downloads	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
based	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
and	O
Rayman	O
Jungle	O
Run	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
directs	O
Sonic	B-Application
or	O
another	O
character	O
through	O
levels	O
,	O
collecting	O
rings	O
and	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
automatically	O
moves	O
forward	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
level	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
environment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Seaside	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
level	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
against	O
Zazz	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
characters	O
Red	O
,	O
Chuck	O
and	O
Bomb	O
during	O
June	O
2015	O
;	O
the	O
Sanrio	O
characters	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
,	O
My	O
Melody	O
,	O
Chococat	O
and	O
Badtz-Maru	O
during	O
December	O
2016	O
;	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
Bongo	O
the	O
Danimals	O
mascot	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
live-action	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
films	O
and	O
IDW	O
comic	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Zone	O
Builder	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hardlight	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
under	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Southall	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
develop	O
more	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
led	O
to	O
Hardlight	O
's	O
foundation	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Hardlight	O
's	O
relaunch	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Jump	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
initially	O
faced	O
with	O
difficulty	O
deciding	O
which	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
Sega	O
Sammy	O
Holdings	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
(	O
COO	O
)	O
Haruki	O
Satomi	O
saw	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
and	O
liked	O
it	O
so	O
much	O
that	O
he	O
insisted	O
it	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Southall	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
began	O
with	O
looking	O
at	O
elements	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
and	O
deciding	O
what	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
2012	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
spotted	O
on	O
a	O
listing	O
from	O
a	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
the	O
only	O
platform	O
explicitly	O
mentioned	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
"	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
PC	B-Application
release	O
occurred	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
Extreme	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
IAAPA	O
Attractions	O
Expo	O
in	O
Orlando	O
,	O
Florida	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Southall	O
in	O
a	O
November	O
2017	O
interview	O
,	O
Hardlight	O
was	O
continuing	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
updates	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
2020	O
interview	O
,	O
new	O
Hardlight	O
studio	O
manager	O
Neall	O
Jones	O
expressed	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
surprise	O
at	O
the	O
longevity	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
,	O
having	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
350	O
million	O
times	O
and	O
earned	O
more	O
than	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
spoke	O
on	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additions	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
labeled	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
as	O
having	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Nichols	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Sonic	B-Application
has	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	O
yet	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Jim	O
Squires	O
of	O
Gamezebo	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
20	O
years	O
that	O
Sega	O
has	O
put	O
out	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
that	O
you	O
absolutely	O
have	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Craddock	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
compared	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
special	O
stages	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
swipe	O
"	O
-based	O
motions	O
worked	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
tilt-based	O
ones	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
Slater	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
speed	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
challenging	O
than	O
other	O
endless	B-Application
runners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
for	O
MacLife	O
said	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
"	O
fumbles	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
and	O
aggravates	O
with	O
heavy-handed	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
times	O
across	O
multiple	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
14	O
million	O
players	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
download	O
count	O
was	O
over	O
300	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
over	O
350	O
million	O
by	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
,	O
was	O
soft-launched	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
Canada	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
full	O
iOS	B-Application
launch	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
full	O
Android	B-Application
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
via	O
a	O
companion	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
:	O
Speed	O
Battle	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
competitive	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
:	O
Speed	O
Battle	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
1.3	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
2	O
million	O
downloads	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
:	O
Speed	O
Battle	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
times	O
and	O
reached	O
US	O
$4.2	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
