<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
's	O
quest	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
evil	O
genie	B-Language
named	O
the	O
Erazor	O
Djinn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
moves	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
via	O
leveling	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
an	O
aborted	O
attempt	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
,	O
writer	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
Yojiro	O
Ogawa	O
conceived	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
to	O
tap	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
changed	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
originally	O
being	O
announced	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wild	O
Fire	O
,	O
before	O
settling	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
to	O
tie	O
in	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
;	O
the	O
two	O
form	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Storybook	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	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
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>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
platform	O
and	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
featuring	O
an	O
on-rails	O
style	O
of	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
controlled	O
exclusively	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
held	O
horizontally	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrusting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
forwards	O
allows	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
a	O
homing	O
attack	O
,	O
a	O
mid-air	O
move	O
that	O
targets	O
and	O
damages	O
enemies	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
collects	O
rings	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
levels	O
;	O
contact	O
with	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
scatters	O
them	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
dies	O
if	O
he	O
touches	O
an	O
enemy	O
without	O
any	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
life	O
counter	O
or	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
Sonic	B-Application
reappears	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
visited	O
checkpoint	O
after	O
dying	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
restart	O
a	O
mission	O
if	O
they	O
fail	O
a	O
specified	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
missions	O
earn	O
Sonic	B-Application
experience	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
advance	O
him	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
has	O
104	O
special	O
moves	O
called	O
"	O
skills	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
upon	O
leveling	O
up	O
or	O
reaching	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skills	O
can	O
provide	O
Sonic	B-Application
with	O
improved	O
movement	O
,	O
offensive	O
,	O
and	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
skills	O
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
obtain	O
are	O
the	O
"	O
Speed	O
Break	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
greatly	O
increases	O
his	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Time	O
Break	O
"	O
which	O
slows	O
down	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
dodge	O
obstacles	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
features	O
three	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Party	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Special	O
Book	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
sidekick	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Shahra	O
,	O
"	O
Genie	B-Language
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
enemy	O
is	O
Erazor	O
Djinn	O
,	O
a	O
genie	B-Language
who	O
aspires	O
to	O
erase	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
once	O
the	O
Genie	B-Language
of	O
the	O
Lamp	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Aladdin	O
and	O
the	O
Magic	O
Lamp	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
punished	O
for	O
misdeeds	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
his	O
lamp	O
until	O
he	O
granted	O
the	O
wishes	O
of	O
one	O
thousand	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
figures	O
from	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
as	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
,	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
as	O
Sinbad	O
the	O
Sailor	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
as	O
Shahryār	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Sonic	B-Application
recognizes	O
them	O
as	O
old	O
acquaintances	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
recognize	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Shahra	O
insists	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
perception	O
is	O
mistaken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reading	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
falls	O
asleep	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
awoken	O
by	O
the	O
Genie	B-Language
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
,	O
Shahra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
explains	O
that	O
Erazor	O
Djinn	O
is	O
erasing	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
and	O
asks	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
help	O
her	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
agrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Shahra	O
encounter	O
Erazor	O
inside	O
;	O
he	O
tells	O
them	O
of	O
his	O
intent	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
seven	O
artifacts	O
called	O
the	O
World	O
Rings	O
,	O
which	O
Shahra	O
claims	O
do	O
not	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erazor	O
shoots	O
an	O
arrow	O
of	O
fire	O
at	O
Shahra	O
,	O
but	O
Sonic	B-Application
takes	O
it	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erazor	O
opportunistically	O
tells	O
Sonic	B-Application
that	O
he	O
will	O
remove	O
the	O
arrow	O
if	O
Sonic	B-Application
gathers	O
the	O
World	O
Rings	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Sonic	B-Application
does	O
not	O
do	O
so	O
before	O
the	O
flame	O
goes	O
out	O
,	O
his	O
"	O
life	O
is	O
forfeit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Shahra	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
World	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
quest	O
,	O
Shahra	O
gives	O
Sonic	B-Application
Erazor	O
's	O
lamp	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sonic	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
World	O
Rings	O
,	O
Erazor	O
convinces	O
Shahra	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
try	O
and	O
keep	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
Erazor	O
's	O
hands	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
wishes	O
for	O
Shahra	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
she	O
truly	O
thinks	O
is	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
collapses	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
as	O
her	O
mind	O
cracks	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
conflicting	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erazor	O
attempts	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
Sonic	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
gateway	O
between	O
worlds	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
move	O
of	O
altruistic	O
suicide	O
,	O
Shahra	O
interrupts	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
saving	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
asking	O
for	O
his	O
forgiveness	O
before	O
dying	O
in	O
his	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
Sonic	B-Application
as	O
the	O
proper	O
offering	O
,	O
Erazor	O
mutates	O
into	O
the	O
monstrous	O
Alf	O
Layla	O
wa-Layla	O
,	O
now	O
intent	O
on	O
remaking	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
in	O
his	O
image	O
before	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
absorbs	O
the	O
World	O
Rings	O
of	O
Sadness	O
,	O
Rage	O
,	O
and	O
Hatred	O
-	O
emotions	O
he	O
was	O
feeling	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
-	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
Darkspine	B-Application
Sonic	I-Application
,	O
a	O
darker	O
,	O
more	O
violent	O
version	O
of	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
granting	O
him	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
defeat	O
Alf	O
Layla	O
wa-Layla	O
,	O
but	O
Erazor	O
subsequently	O
boasts	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
immortal	O
and	O
will	O
always	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
then	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
possesses	O
Erazor	O
's	O
lamp	O
,	O
and	O
wishes	O
for	O
Erazor	O
to	O
bring	O
Shahra	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
,	O
restore	O
the	O
book	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
trapped	O
in	O
his	O
lamp	O
for	O
all	O
eternity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
granting	O
the	O
third	O
wish	O
,	O
Erazor	O
pleads	O
for	O
Shahra	O
to	O
stop	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
save	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
refuses	O
,	O
leaving	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
sucked	O
into	O
his	O
lamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shahra	O
then	O
bursts	O
into	O
tears	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
wishes	O
for	O
a	O
mountain	O
of	O
handkerchiefs	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
through	O
her	O
crying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
then	O
disposes	O
of	O
the	O
lamp	O
in	O
a	O
pit	O
of	O
lava	O
,	O
running	O
through	O
the	O
book	O
until	O
he	O
finds	O
a	O
way	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shahra	O
states	O
that	O
his	O
story	O
will	O
be	O
forever	O
remembered	O
in	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
image	O
of	O
"	O
Aladdin	O
and	O
the	O
Magic	O
Lamp	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
then	O
changes	O
to	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
codenamed	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wildfire	I-Application
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
lengthy	O
development	O
times	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
Sega	O
switched	O
plans	O
and	O
conceived	O
of	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
,	O
writer	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
Yojiro	O
Ogawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
"	O
already	O
had	O
this	O
basic	O
idea	O
(	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
constantly	O
moving	O
forward	O
)	O
in	O
 [ his ] 	O
mind	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
immediately	O
imagined	O
its	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
inspired	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
characters	O
as	O
figures	O
from	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
removed	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
extraneous	O
elements	O
"	O
of	O
recent	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
to	O
"	O
get	O
...	O
back	O
to	O
basics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storyboard	O
director	O
Zachary	O
G	O
.	O
Brown	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
game	O
could	O
put	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
in	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
and	O
setting	O
were	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
games	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
technical	O
level	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
improved	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
system	O
to	O
address	O
criticisms	O
of	O
prior	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
IGN	O
staff	O
writer	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
revealed	O
that	O
"	O
sources	O
close	O
to	O
Sega	O
"	O
had	O
informed	O
IGN	O
of	O
an	O
upcoming	O
Revolution-exclusive	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
officially	O
announced	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wild	O
Fire	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2006	O
,	O
then	O
as	O
Hyper	O
Sonic	B-Application
at	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
press	O
conference	O
and	O
again	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wild	O
Fire	O
in	O
its	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
changed	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
then	O
slightly	O
modified	O
it	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
preferred	O
Wild	O
Fire	O
over	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
better	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Tokoi	O
,	O
Fumie	O
Kumatani	O
,	O
Seirou	O
Okamoto	O
and	O
Hideaki	O
Kobayashi	O
of	O
Wave	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
maintains	O
the	O
guitar-based	O
rock	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
adding	O
elements	O
of	O
traditional	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
music	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Seven	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
in	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sound	I-Application
Track	I-Application
,	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
and	O
album	O
title	O
track	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Seven	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
in	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69/100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
site	O
classifies	O
its	O
score	O
as	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
charted	O
well	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
February	O
2007	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
third	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
proved	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
fifth	O
among	O
all	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
thirteenth	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
fourth	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
83,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
July	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
,	O
third	O
,	O
and	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
was	O
a	O
general	O
improvement	O
over	O
recent	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
whose	O
popularity	O
and	O
critical	O
reception	O
had	O
declined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Empire	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3/5	O
stars	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
"	O
reclaims	O
the	O
bewildering	O
blend	O
of	O
platforming	O
and	O
racing	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
series	O
famous	O
"	O
while	O
"	O
fixing	O
the	O
erratic	O
stop-start	O
gameplay	O
that	O
marred	O
recent	O
editions	O
"	O
and	O
showcasing	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
to	O
offer	O
this	O
side	O
of	O
Zelda.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
occasionally	O
sluggish	O
controls	O
and	O
spasmodic	O
in-game	O
camera	O
mean	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
debut	O
is	O
far	O
from	O
perfect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
a	O
decent	O
job	O
at	O
stopping	O
the	O
bleeding	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
recent	O
360/PS3/PSP	O
Sonics	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.coms	O
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
on	O
the	O
mend	O
"	O
after	O
suffering	O
progressively-worse	O
games	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Patrick	O
Joynt	O
agreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
had	O
been	O
"	O
reanimated	O
to	O
a	O
lurching	O
existence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Chris	O
Shepperd	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
Greg	O
Mueller	O
named	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
the	O
best	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
3D	O
titles	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Rob	O
Fahey	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
employing	O
Sonic	B-Application
as	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bettenhausen	O
praised	O
the	O
visual	O
appeal	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
critics	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
has	O
done	O
a	O
lot	O
with	O
[	O
the	O
seven	O
levels ]	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
varying	O
missions	O
and	O
levels	O
 '	O
aesthetic	O
contrast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bettenhausen	O
called	O
the	O
controls	O
"	O
a	O
tad	O
reckless	O
at	O
first	O
–	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
momentum	O
takes	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
go	O
in	O
reverse	O
is	O
a	O
pain	O
–	O
but	O
become	O
more	O
natural	O
and	O
fluid	O
as	O
you	O
get	O
acclimated	O
to	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
twitchy	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bettenhausen	O
dismissed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
failed	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
compared	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
:	O
"	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
them	O
really	O
stand	O
out	O
and	O
some	O
are	O
downright	O
pointless	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
gamers	O
will	O
probably	O
be	O
happy	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
included.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mark	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
introduction	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
used	O
"	O
Seven	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
in	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
"	O
and	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
music	O
as	O
backing	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Green	O
Hill	O
Zone	O
"	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
Sega	O
later	O
created	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
form	O
the	O
Storybook	O
series	O
;	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
and	O
Black	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
casts	O
Sonic	B-Application
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Rings	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
were	O
compiled	O
in	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
titled	O
Sega	O
Fun	O
Pack	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
&	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
