<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
Game	O
Gear	O
games	O
to	O
star	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
sidekick	O
Tails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
branding	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
presented	O
to	O
Sega	O
,	O
which	O
requested	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
Tails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
DX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
involves	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
sidekick	O
,	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
,	O
traveling	O
to	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
villainous	O
Witchcart	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
turned	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
into	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
System	O
House	O
(	O
JSH	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
work	O
on	O
8-bit	O
conversions	O
of	O
Sega	O
games	O
throughout	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
part-owned	O
Sega	O
subsidiary	O
SIMS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JSH	O
initially	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
to	O
star	O
Tails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
DX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
alongside	O
eleven	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
compilation	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
includes	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
and	O
several	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Sega	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
weakest	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
controls	O
and	O
harsh	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
stated	O
that	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
is	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
of	O
these	O
[	O
included	O
Game	O
Gear	O
games ]	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
’s	O
entirely	O
airborne	O
with	O
Tails	O
collecting	O
rings	O
and	O
solving	O
simple	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
garbage	O
that	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
even	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
let	O
alone	O
on	O
GameCube.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
reception	O
has	O
been	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
ranked	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
26th	O
of	O
28	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
games	O
,	O
above	O
only	O
the	O
2006	O
video	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
2005	O
's	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
