<s>
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
World	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
tribe	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonists	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
siphon	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
Lost	O
Hex	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
long-time	O
sidekick	O
Tails	O
must	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
normally	O
their	O
enemy	O
,	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
conflicts	O
among	O
the	O
three	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
some	O
ways	O
,	O
it	O
adds	O
parkour	O
mechanics	O
and	O
features	O
largely	O
cylindrical	O
level	O
design	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
alternate	O
pathways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
Wisp	O
creatures	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
as	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
2010	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
both	O
alongside	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
adding	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
Wisp	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
action-adventure	O
elements	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
across	O
the	O
Lost	O
Hex	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
captured	O
animals	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
range	O
from	O
side-scrolling	O
2D	O
levels	O
to	O
fast-moving	O
3D	O
linear	O
levels	O
to	O
levels	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
spherical	O
worlds	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
canceled	O
Sonic	B-Application
X-treme	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
translates	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
presented	O
entirely	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simply	O
moving	O
the	O
directional	O
controls	O
will	O
move	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
a	O
moderate	O
pace	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
a	O
trigger	O
button	O
will	O
cause	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
sprint	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
move	O
faster	O
and	O
perform	O
new	O
parkour	O
moves	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
up	O
and	O
along	O
walls	O
and	O
hopping	O
over	O
small	O
ledges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
perform	O
a	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
which	O
returns	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
,	O
a	O
homing	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
now	O
target	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
kick	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
stronger	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
knock	O
them	O
into	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
returning	O
from	O
Colors	O
are	O
the	O
Wisp	O
creatures	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
short-lived	O
power-ups	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wisps	O
 '	O
powers	O
are	O
now	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
touchscreen	O
and	O
gyroscopic	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
returning	O
powers	O
such	O
as	O
Drill	O
,	O
Laser	O
and	O
Rocket	O
,	O
new	O
powers	O
include	O
Eagle	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
Sonic	B-Application
fly	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
Asteroid	O
,	O
which	O
atomizes	O
objects	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
,	O
and	O
Rhythm	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
him	O
bounce	O
along	O
a	O
path	O
of	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
all	O
the	O
Red	O
Star	O
Rings	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
supports	O
both	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
a	O
remote	O
controlled	O
vehicle	O
to	O
assist	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Gamepad	I-Device
screen	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
and	O
formerly	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
also	O
customise	O
RC	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
strong	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
,	O
his	O
self-proclaimed	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
also	O
make	O
relatively	O
minor	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mad	O
scientist	O
who	O
seemingly	O
turns	O
over	O
a	O
new	O
leaf	O
to	O
help	O
Sonic	B-Application
stop	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
and	O
boss	O
characters	O
are	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
indigenous	O
Zeti	O
race	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
hyperactive	O
Zazz	O
;	O
the	O
obese	O
and	O
dim-witted	O
Zomom	O
;	O
Master	O
Zik	O
,	O
the	O
elderly	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
tribe	O
and	O
Zavok	B-Application
's	O
teacher	O
;	O
the	O
flirtatious	O
and	O
self-absorbed	O
Zeena	O
;	O
the	O
diminutive	O
and	O
pessimistic	O
Zor	O
;	O
and	O
Zavok	B-Application
,	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tribe	O
plans	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
life	O
energy	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
world	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
own	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
pursue	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
captured	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
animal	O
friends	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
power	O
his	O
robot	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Sonic	B-Application
rushes	O
in	O
and	O
kicks	O
the	O
conch	O
away	O
,	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
betray	O
Eggman	O
and	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
Badnik	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
start	O
to	O
use	O
one	O
of	O
Eggman	O
's	O
machines	O
to	O
siphon	O
energy	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
world	O
below	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
drain	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
force	O
until	O
there	O
is	O
nothing	O
left	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
power	O
themselves	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reluctantly	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
agrees	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Eggman	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
he	O
needs	O
his	O
help	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
seems	O
to	O
cause	O
some	O
distrust	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
Tails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sonic	B-Application
battles	O
his	O
way	O
throughout	O
the	O
Lost	O
Hex	O
,	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
concoct	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
capture	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
turn	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
robot	O
under	O
their	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
end	O
up	O
accidentally	O
capturing	O
Tails	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Eggman	O
is	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
falling	O
into	O
lava	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
comes	O
across	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
as	O
they	O
prepare	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
roboticized	O
Tails	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
conversion	O
,	O
Tails	O
managed	O
to	O
reprogram	O
the	O
process	O
to	O
retain	O
his	O
free	O
will	O
and	O
instead	O
helps	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
defeats	O
Eggman	O
,	O
sending	O
him	O
falling	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Tails	O
restore	O
the	O
stolen	O
energy	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
below	O
before	O
returning	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
few	O
core	O
members	O
started	O
the	O
experimentation	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
and	O
took	O
place	O
over	O
two-and-a-half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
sought	O
to	O
streamline	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
increase	O
the	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
add	O
more	O
diverse	O
levels	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reviewing	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
,	O
game	O
producer	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
hoped	O
to	O
"	O
deliver	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
"	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
given	O
greater	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
speed	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
platforming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parkour	O
mechanic	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
more	O
fluid	O
sense	O
of	O
movement	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
where	O
running	O
into	O
a	O
wall	O
would	O
force	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
complete	O
stop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
ultimately	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
because	O
of	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
"	O
has	O
two	O
monitors	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
gyroscope	O
were	O
employed	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
returning	O
Color	O
Powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Dimps	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
"	O
fully	O
utilize	O
"	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
with	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
harder	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
its	O
more	O
limited	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Color	O
Powers	O
are	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
work	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
additional	O
tool	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
"	O
villains	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
an	O
ogre	B-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
's	O
appearance	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
reflect	O
a	O
certain	O
key	O
characteristic	O
of	O
their	O
personality	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
hoped	O
players	O
could	O
see	O
"	O
just	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Morio	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takao	O
Hirabayashi	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
DS	O
,	O
and	O
previously	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
PS2/Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
trademarked	O
the	O
title	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
announcement	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
between	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
partnership	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
ones	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
entry	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Mario	O
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
reported	O
that	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
before	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
contain	O
both	O
returning	O
and	O
new	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
enemies	O
and	O
friends	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Hardlight	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
against	O
Zazz	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Windy	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-disc	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Without	O
Boundaries	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
physically	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
digitally	O
worldwide	O
via	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
,	O
limited	O
stock	O
"	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
"	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
special	O
"	O
Nightmare	O
"	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
and	O
boss	O
battles	O
based	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
unlocks	O
a	O
special	O
Color	O
Power	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Bomb	O
,	O
normally	O
only	O
obtainable	O
via	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
start	O
off	O
with	O
twenty-five	O
extra	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
adding	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
button	O
controls	O
for	O
some	O
Wisps	O
and	O
the	O
traditional	O
extra	O
life	O
reward	O
for	O
collecting	O
100	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
two	O
exclusive	O
pieces	O
of	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
stage	O
,	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
Zone	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
installment	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
Zone	O
"	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Plante	O
(	O
Polygon	O
)	O
praised	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Turi	O
(	O
Game	O
Informer	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
orchestrated	O
tracks	O
evoke	O
Mario	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
in	O
the	O
best	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Turi	O
made	O
note	O
of	O
"	O
ultra-compressed	O
"	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingenito	O
found	O
it	O
problematic	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
tends	O
to	O
wall-run	O
on	O
every	O
nearby	O
vertical	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towell	O
argued	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
mainly	O
hard	O
to	O
control	O
in	O
2D	O
because	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
so	O
many	O
rules	O
for	O
how	O
Sonic	B-Application
reacts	O
contextually	O
to	O
his	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Turi	O
criticized	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
"	O
odd	O
sense	O
of	O
momentum	O
"	O
and	O
imprecise	O
jumps	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
switching	O
between	O
two	O
speeds	O
is	O
"	O
jarring	O
"	O
and	O
produces	O
"	O
touchy	O
platforming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schilling	O
excoriated	O
the	O
"	O
profoundly	O
frustrating	O
"	O
controls	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
too	O
sluggish	O
while	O
walking	O
,	O
and	O
too	O
skittish	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
the	O
trickier	O
platforming	O
bits	O
when	O
running	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingenito	O
agreed	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
have	O
never	O
felt	O
as	O
alien	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
controlled	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Skrebels	O
(	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
)	O
felt	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
controls	O
far	O
better	O
at	O
top	O
speed	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
(	O
Kotaku	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
a	O
better	O
job	O
of	O
teaching	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
although	O
Turi	O
derided	O
its	O
"	O
constant	O
,	O
lengthy	O
tutorial	O
text	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Schilling	O
called	O
the	O
homing	O
attack	O
"	O
even	O
more	O
capricious	O
"	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turi	O
made	O
note	O
of	O
oddly	O
placed	O
invisible	O
springs	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
confusing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
aggravating	O
"	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
"	O
head-scratching	O
"	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plante	O
praised	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
3D	O
stages	O
as	O
"	O
wildly	O
creative	O
exercises	O
in	O
platforming	O
experimentation	O
"	O
while	O
decrying	O
its	O
2D	O
stages	O
as	O
"	O
so	O
clunky	O
and	O
tiresome	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
imagine	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
actually	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Kollar	O
(	O
Polygon	O
)	O
was	O
harsher	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
confusing	O
and	O
labyrinthine	O
"	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
"	O
awkward	O
puzzles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingenito	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
levels	O
were	O
stuck	O
in	O
"	O
design	O
gridlock	O
"	O
and	O
"lack[ed]	O
rhythm	O
and	O
cohesion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otero	O
praised	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
"	O
better	O
levels	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
competently	O
made	O
race	O
tracks	O
full	O
of	O
alternate	O
pathways	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
"	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
"	O
slower-paced	O
3D	O
stages	O
"	O
"	O
incredibly	O
frustrating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
best	O
stages	O
play	O
to	O
the	O
strengths	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
tiered	O
speed	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Skrebels	O
felt	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
featured	O
levels	O
well-suited	O
for	O
handheld	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Totilo	O
praised	O
"	O
the	O
intuitive	O
,	O
flowing	O
,	O
player-friendly	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
but	O
panned	O
"	O
the	O
badly-explained	O
,	O
choppy	O
,	O
punitive	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
platformers	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
have	O
always	O
been	O
about	O
memorizing	O
the	O
lay	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
but	O
rarely	O
have	O
mistakes	O
been	O
so	O
costly	O
or	O
heavily	O
punished.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Cairns	O
(	O
VideoGamer.com	O
)	O
and	O
Castle	O
highlighted	O
the	O
level	O
where	O
Sonic	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
giant	O
snowball	O
as	O
"	O
genuinely	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
cool	O
riff	O
on	O
Monkey	O
Ball	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
Turi	O
and	O
Ingenito	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
,	O
"uncontrollabl[e]"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
exact	O
opposite	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Speer	O
(	O
GameTrailers	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Wisps	O
felt	O
out-of-place	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Totilo	O
preferred	O
how	O
the	O
Wisps	O
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
Towell	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
more	O
integral	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
they	O
tended	O
to	O
interrupt	O
"	O
the	O
free-form	O
gameplay	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
clumsy	O
mechanic[s]	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towell	O
described	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
motion-controlled	O
Special	O
Stages	O
as	O
"	O
borderline	O
unplayable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Totilo	O
and	O
Castle	O
criticized	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
Jetpack	O
Joyride-style	O
flying	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
regrettable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
horribly	O
imprecise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turi	O
and	O
Totilo	O
criticized	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
balloon-popping	O
minigame	O
as	O
"	O
mind-numbing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turi	O
called	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
's	O
co-op	O
mode	O
"	O
useless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
Now	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Deadly	O
Six	O
subverted	O
the	O
familiar	O
Sonic-versus-Dr.	O
Eggman	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
questioned	O
whether	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
a	O
clever	O
self-parody	O
or	O
had	O
been	O
“	O
scrawled	O
together	O
by	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
grade-schoolers	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
USgamer	O
referred	O
to	O
Lost	O
World	O
as	O
"	O
perhaps	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
best	O
outing	O
in	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
McComb	O
(	O
Empire	O
)	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
cheap	O
,	O
cruel	O
,	O
crushing	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
Generations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
charted	O
at	O
#11	O
on	O
the	O
All-formats	O
chart	O
for	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
achieved	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
chart	O
and	O
#4	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
710,000	O
copies	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
lowest	O
selling	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
