<s>
is	O
a	O
2009	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Storybook	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
trademark	O
speed	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
sword	O
fighting	O
system	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion-sensing	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
abundance	O
of	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
swordplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
de-listed	O
from	O
retailers	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
following	O
Sega	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
remove	O
all	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
titles	O
with	O
sub-average	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
differs	O
from	O
traditional	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
by	O
mixing	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
element	O
of	O
swordplay	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
Sonic	B-Application
platforming	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swordplay	O
is	O
implemented	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
abilities	O
and	O
restrictions	O
shared	O
exclusively	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
cannot	O
turn	O
around	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
funneled	O
into	O
a	O
set	O
path	O
automatically	O
,	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
strafe	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
move	O
and	O
backflip	O
in	O
reverse	O
,	O
or	O
keep	O
running	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
making	O
forward	O
and	O
backward	O
movement	O
more	O
streamlined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stages	O
feature	O
townspeople	O
that	O
cheer	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
interact	O
with	O
;	O
these	O
actions	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
deeds	O
will	O
be	O
judged	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
updating	O
his	O
"	O
knight	O
ranking	O
"	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
correctly	O
will	O
take	O
away	O
twenty	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
rings	O
and	O
give	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
townsperson	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
return	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
a	O
gift	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
stages	O
where	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
the	O
townsperson	O
will	O
reward	O
Sonic	B-Application
with	O
an	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
items	O
collected	O
during	O
a	O
stage	O
must	O
be	O
identified	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
by	O
using	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
"	O
ID	O
points	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
pearls	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
appear	O
as	O
apples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skill	O
system	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
also	O
returns	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
revised	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
standard	O
linear	O
progression	O
system	O
,	O
Each	O
playable	O
character	O
has	O
three	O
styles	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
styles	O
"	O
of	O
characters	O
beside	O
Sonic	B-Application
are	O
not	O
increased	O
;	O
Rather	O
,	O
their	O
swords	O
 '	O
abilities	O
and	O
skills	O
are	O
enhanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
"	O
Knight	O
's	O
Quest	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
Sir	O
Gawain	O
(	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
)	O
,	O
Sir	O
Lancelot	B-Application
(	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sir	O
Percival	O
(	O
Blaze	O
the	O
Cat	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
playable	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
characteristics	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
wields	O
dual	O
swords	O
that	O
double	O
as	O
boomerangs	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
glide	O
,	O
Blaze	O
can	O
surround	O
herself	O
with	O
fire	O
and	O
use	O
more	O
lunge	O
attacks	O
than	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
can	O
use	O
Chaos	O
Powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
different	O
swords	O
than	O
their	O
own	O
swords	O
,	O
unlike	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
wield	O
Caliburn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
include	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Lancelot	B-Application
(	O
Shadow	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Gawain	O
(	O
Knuckles	O
)	O
,	O
Percival	O
(	O
Blaze	O
)	O
,	O
Blacksmith	O
(	O
Tails	O
)	O
,	O
Lady	O
of	O
the	O
Lake	O
(	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
)	O
,	O
Galahad	B-Application
(	O
Silver	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
)	O
,	O
Lamorak	O
(	O
Jet	O
the	O
Hawk	O
)	O
,	O
regular	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
regular	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
regular	O
Blaze	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wizard	O
named	O
Merlina	B-Application
,	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
Merlin	B-Device
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
flee	O
from	O
a	O
black	B-Application
knight	I-Application
and	O
his	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornered	O
,	O
she	O
performs	O
a	O
spell	O
calling	O
forth	O
a	O
champion	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
,	O
summoning	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
retreat	O
,	O
Merlina	B-Application
explains	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
that	O
the	O
black	B-Application
knight	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
immortality	O
granted	O
by	O
Excalibur	B-Application
's	O
scabbard	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
him	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
speed	O
alone	O
being	O
insufficient	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
he	O
takes	O
up	O
the	O
talking	O
sword	O
Caliburn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Caliburn	B-Application
's	O
suggestion	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
meets	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Lady	O
of	O
the	O
Lake	O
,	O
Nimue	O
(	O
this	O
world	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
tests	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
prove	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
her	O
tasks	O
,	O
Nimue	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
collect	O
the	O
sacred	O
swords	O
wielded	O
by	O
Lancelot	B-Application
,	O
Gawain	O
,	O
and	O
Percival	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
(	O
this	O
world	O
's	O
versions	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Blaze	O
respectively	O
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
dispel	O
the	O
immortality	O
granted	O
by	O
Excalibur	B-Application
's	O
scabbard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Knights	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
claims	O
all	O
three	O
swords	O
and	O
challenges	O
the	O
King	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
destroying	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
scabbard	O
back	O
to	O
Merlina	B-Application
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
never	O
any	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
,	O
and	O
what	O
he	O
defeated	O
was	O
an	O
illusion	O
created	O
by	O
her	O
grandfather	O
Merlin	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Merlina	B-Application
manipulating	O
Sonic	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
claim	O
Excalibur	B-Application
's	O
scabbard	O
as	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlina	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
kingdom	O
changeless	O
and	O
eternal	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
averting	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
fate	O
from	O
the	O
legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
summons	O
the	O
underworld	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
Dark	O
Hollow	O
and	O
forcing	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimue	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
sacred	O
swords	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
barrier	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Dark	O
Hollow	O
's	O
spread	O
,	O
so	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
split	O
up	O
and	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
corners	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
barrier	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
weak	O
and	O
the	O
hollow	O
continues	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
Dark	O
Hollow	O
himself	O
to	O
confront	O
Merlina	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
now	O
become	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
proves	O
too	O
powerful	O
,	O
destroying	O
Caliburn	B-Application
and	O
badly	O
injuring	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
continued	O
resolve	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
witch	O
,	O
Nimue	O
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
give	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
swords	O
to	O
restore	O
Caliburn	B-Application
–	O
now	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
true	O
Excalibur	B-Application
–	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
an	O
armored	O
super	O
form	O
called	O
Excalibur	B-Application
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
defeats	O
Merlina	B-Application
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
Dark	O
Hollow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
tells	O
Merlina	B-Application
that	O
,	O
while	O
everything	O
has	O
an	O
end	O
,	O
people	O
should	O
live	O
their	O
lives	O
to	O
the	O
fullest	O
until	O
that	O
day	O
comes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
revealed	O
as	O
an	O
illusion	O
,	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
prepare	O
to	O
disband	O
,	O
but	O
Caliburn	B-Application
reminds	O
them	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
chooses	O
the	O
true	O
king	O
,	O
now	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
cutscene	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
his	O
world	O
and	O
tells	O
Amy	O
about	O
his	O
adventures	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
believes	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
missing	O
their	O
planned	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
changing	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
pre-Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
(	O
TGS	O
)	O
2008	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
publisher	O
Sega	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
and	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
level	O
design-oriented	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	B-Application
to	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Vocal	I-Application
Trax	I-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
vocal	O
songs	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
five	O
vocal	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
Seven	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
in	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
~	O
Fairytales	O
in	O
Trance	O
~	O
"	O
by	O
Bentley	O
Jones	O
and	O
"	O
With	O
Me	O
~	O
Massive	O
Power	O
Mix	O
~	O
"	O
by	O
Crush	O
40	O
as	O
brand	O
new	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
created	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Knighthood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Soundtrax	I-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
chart	O
at	O
30th	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
charts	O
at	O
tenth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
de-listed	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
remove	O
all	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
with	O
mixed	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
from	O
retail	O
stores	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
brand	O
after	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Carolyn	O
Petit	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sword	O
is	O
useful	O
slashing	O
through	O
enemies	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
noticeable	O
delay	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
the	O
time	O
Sonic	B-Application
actually	O
swings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Sam	O
Kennedy	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
C+	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competent	O
action	O
game	O
starring	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
friends	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
replaced	O
the	O
classic	O
gameplay	O
Sonic	B-Application
fans	O
seek	O
with	O
overly	O
simple	O
swordplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videogamer.com	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
which	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
if	O
you	O
accept	O
that	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
are	O
n’t	O
built	O
for	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
’re	O
now	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
mainstream	O
,	O
that	O
’s	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
accept	O
shoddy	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
