<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
joins	O
a	O
resistance	O
force	O
alongside	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
his	O
past	O
self	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rookie	O
,	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
Eggman	O
's	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
three	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
;	O
"	O
Modern	O
"	O
,	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
mode	O
featuring	O
the	O
"	O
Avatar	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
custom	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
creation	O
system	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
fan	O
art	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
come	O
across	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
Engine	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
and	O
Generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Project	O
Sonic	B-Application
2017	O
during	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
25th	O
anniversary	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
years	O
later	O
than	O
Forces	O
,	O
it	O
affected	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
connected	O
plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
character	O
creation	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
overly	O
scripted	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Infinite	O
's	O
underdeveloped	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
positively	O
received	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
released	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
feedback	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
to	O
prior	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
two	O
variants	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Modern	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Avatar	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
custom	O
character	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
has	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
attributes	O
:	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
and	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
spin	O
dash	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
a	O
drop	O
dash	O
in	O
mid-air	O
to	O
gain	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
:	O
he	O
can	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
perform	O
a	O
homing	O
attack	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
springs	O
,	O
and	O
grappling	O
hooks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
by	O
collecting	O
White	O
Wisps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
parts	O
see	O
players	O
controlling	O
both	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Avatar	O
,	O
switching	O
between	O
them	O
as	O
necessary	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
level	O
while	O
fighting	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
)	O
seamlessly	O
shift	O
from	O
side-scrolling	O
to	O
third-person	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
attacks	O
a	O
city	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	O
defeats	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
he	O
is	O
taken	O
prisoner	O
aboard	O
the	O
Death	O
Egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
left	O
without	O
a	O
defender	O
,	O
and	O
Eggman	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
robots	O
,	O
Infinite	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
Zavok	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
manages	O
to	O
conquer	O
it	O
within	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
forms	O
a	O
resistance	O
movement	O
with	O
Tails	O
,	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
,	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
,	O
Silver	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
Rouge	O
the	O
Bat	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
Eggman	O
's	O
attack	O
whom	O
they	O
nickname	O
the	O
Rookie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knuckles	O
discovers	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
whereabouts	O
and	O
the	O
Rookie	O
steals	O
a	O
space	O
shuttle	O
,	O
breaks	O
into	O
the	O
Death	O
Egg	O
,	O
and	O
rescues	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
Tails	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Chaos	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
(	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
through	O
a	O
wormhole	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
encounters	O
Shadow	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Shadow	O
following	O
Eggman	O
is	O
an	O
illusionary	O
clone	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Ruby	O
,	O
as	O
are	O
the	O
other	O
villains	O
serving	O
him	O
and	O
that	O
limitless	O
numbers	O
of	O
them	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Rookie	O
stages	O
a	O
diversion	O
,	O
the	O
Death	O
Egg	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Rookie	O
then	O
battle	O
Infinite	O
and	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
together	O
,	O
the	O
Sonics	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Rookie	O
defeat	O
Eggman	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
doctor	O
’s	O
whereabouts	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Ruby	O
neutralized	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
clones	O
serving	O
Eggman	O
's	O
army	O
vanish	O
,	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
returns	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
Resistance	O
disbands	O
,	O
and	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
glory	O
while	O
the	O
Rookie	O
leaves	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
own	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
Episode	O
Shadow	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
plot	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Project	O
Sonic	B-Application
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
;	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
which	O
followed	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Morio	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
directed	O
the	O
Wii	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
darker	O
perspective	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
fantasy-based	O
themes	O
of	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
modern-style	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Unleashed	O
and	O
Colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
Engine	O
2	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
levels	O
unique	O
and	O
contrasting	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
level	O
ideas	O
were	O
suggested	O
during	O
development	O
;	O
one	O
example	O
was	O
a	O
prison	O
in	O
Green	O
Hill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
head	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
explained	O
that	O
for	O
years	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
many	O
fan-made	O
characters	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Shun	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
modify	O
existing	O
characters	O
rather	O
than	O
use	O
the	O
complex	O
mechanics	O
of	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
characters	O
would	O
still	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
years	O
later	O
than	O
Forces	O
,	O
it	O
affected	O
the	O
development	O
;	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
connected	O
plots	O
,	O
and	O
Mania	O
was	O
envisioned	O
to	O
excite	O
fans	O
for	O
Forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrangements	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
were	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-disc	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
-	O
A	O
Hero	O
Will	O
Rise	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
music	O
label	O
Wave	O
Master	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
under	O
its	O
codename	O
during	O
a	O
twenty-fifth	O
series	O
anniversary	O
event	O
held	O
by	O
Sega	O
at	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
both	O
Classic	O
and	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
in	O
the	O
initial	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
led	O
some	O
journalists	O
to	O
believe	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Iizuka	O
clarified	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
four-part	O
prequel	B-Application
comic	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Ian	O
Flynn	O
and	O
Adam	O
Bryce	O
Thomas	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
containing	O
controller	O
skins	O
and	O
downloadable	O
clothing	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
Avatar	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tie-in	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
select	O
regions	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
several	O
updates	O
featuring	O
new	O
content	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
in-game	O
shirt	O
for	O
the	O
Avatar	O
featuring	O
"	O
Sanic	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
internet	O
meme	O
of	O
a	O
poorly	O
drawn	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
)	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Shadow	O
is	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
that	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
Rouge	O
the	O
Bat	O
and	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Shadow	O
,	O
who	O
handles	O
similarly	O
to	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
but	O
has	O
unique	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
homing	O
attacks	O
in	O
rapid	O
succession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
adds	O
three	O
original	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Shadow	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
created	O
Episode	O
Shadow	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
older	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Shadow	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
mainline	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
since	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critics	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
10th	O
place	O
with	O
5,938	O
physical	O
sales	O
and	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
14th	O
place	O
with	O
4,686	O
physical	O
sales	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
10,624	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
(	O
including	O
a	O
free	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
version	O
)	O
has	O
reached	O
an	O
estimated	O
6.8million	O
players	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
disliked	O
the	O
ranking	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
rewards	O
players	O
for	O
completing	O
stages	O
quickly	O
rather	O
than	O
exploring	O
them	O
for	O
collectibles	O
,	O
and	O
dismissed	O
the	O
tag	O
team	O
sections	O
as	O
"	O
under-developed	O
"	O
because	O
players	O
would	O
prefer	O
to	O
use	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
whenever	O
the	O
Avatar	O
was	O
not	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
design	O
received	O
divisive	O
responses	O
while	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
presence	O
received	O
a	O
mediocre	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
wrote	O
that	O
Modern	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
was	O
"	O
visually	O
dynamic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
heavily	O
automated	O
and	O
shallow	O
,	O
whereas	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
delivered	O
a	O
solid	O
but	O
unremarkable	O
platforming	O
experience	O
that	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
inventive	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Brian	O
Shea	O
similarly	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
adventure	O
"	O
and	O
considered	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
entry	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
still	O
are	O
n't	O
to	O
where	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
after	O
such	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
of	O
iteration	O
and	O
experimentation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shea	O
called	O
Classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
worst	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
physics	O
that	O
failed	O
to	O
emulate	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
considered	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
a	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
positively	O
received	O
Mania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Linneman	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
found	O
that	O
Forces	O
was	O
well-optimized	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
no	O
noticeable	O
improvement	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
slightly	O
more	O
responsive	O
"	O
but	O
marred	O
by	O
screen	O
tearing	O
and	O
inferior	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
playing	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
provided	O
the	O
best	O
overall	O
experience	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
some	O
"	O
unwelcome	O
inconsistency	O
"	O
caused	O
by	O
occasional	O
changes	O
in	O
resolution	O
,	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
feedback	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
received	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kishimoto	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
lackluster	O
reception	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
method	O
of	O
designing	O
levels	O
that	O
originated	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
satisfy	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Forces	O
influenced	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
comic	O
books	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
narrative	O
beginning	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
