<s>
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
Racing	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
Fang	O
the	O
Sniper	O
,	O
and	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
were	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Amy	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Fang	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
drives	O
the	O
Blue	O
Devil	O
,	O
a	O
convertible	O
sports	O
car	O
with	O
high	O
speed	O
and	O
bad	O
handling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
special	O
ability	O
is	O
the	O
High-Speed	O
Dash	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
High-Speed	O
Dash	O
,	O
it	O
requires	O
3	O
rings	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Sir	O
Garnabus	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Hairpin	O
turns	O
,	O
bombs	O
in	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
and	O
competitors	O
who	O
never	O
give	O
up	O
make	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
2	I-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
racing	O
at	O
its	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
negatively	O
reviewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
compilation	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
basically	O
unplayable	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
handling	O
and	O
a	O
really	O
short	O
horizon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
