<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
players	O
controlling	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
race	O
to	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
,	O
with	O
levels	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
about	O
its	O
quality	O
;	O
it	O
later	O
saw	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	O
DX	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed-to-negative	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
criticism	O
being	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
view	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
―	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
,	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Robotnik	O
―	O
and	O
race	O
around	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
cross	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
tracks	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
zones	O
of	O
1991	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Chaos	O
GP	O
,	O
a	O
grand	B-Application
prix	I-Application
mode	O
;	O
Free	O
Run	O
,	O
a	O
practice	O
mode	O
;	O
and	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
has	O
fast	O
acceleration	O
but	O
poor	O
control	O
,	O
while	O
Robotnik	O
has	O
poor	O
acceleration	O
but	O
moves	O
at	O
high	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
Drift	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
Sega	O
instead	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drift	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
that	O
plays	O
when	O
collecting	O
a	O
blue	O
invincibility	O
power-up	O
is	O
a	O
sped-up	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
opening	O
song	O
You	O
Can	O
Do	O
Anything	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drift	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Sonic	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
Amy	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Robotnik	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
DX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compiled	O
into	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
Plus	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
storefront	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
Drift	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
received	O
mainly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
heavily	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
largely	O
uninspired	O
and	O
generally	O
lacking	O
in	O
content	O
compared	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.com	O
in	O
2012	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
disliking	O
Drift	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
simplistic	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
general	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
poor	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Too	O
simple	O
and	O
too	O
fast	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
is	O
unfortunately	O
not	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
will	O
fascinate	O
the	O
crowds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
negatively	O
received	O
;	O
GameSpy	O
passingly	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
almost	O
unplayable	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
mockingly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
terrible	O
,	O
terrible	O
racing	O
game	O
whose	O
flickering	O
madness	O
actually	O
made	O
me	O
physically	O
sick.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
their	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
decent	O
enough	O
racer	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
track	O
design	O
(	O
both	O
visually	O
and	O
thematically	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
mean	O
that	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
racer	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
will	O
dedicate	O
themselves	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
