<s>
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Aspect	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Tails	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
a	O
solo	O
adventure	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
collects	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
items	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
explore	O
Cocoa	O
Island	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemies	O
inhabiting	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
slow-paced	O
than	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
Tails	O
only	O
capable	O
of	O
walking	O
and	O
flying	O
at	O
a	O
moderate	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Tails	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
to	O
star	O
Tails	O
in	O
a	O
solo	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
too	O
slow-paced	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
trying	O
something	O
different	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
what	O
they	O
felt	O
was	O
repetitive	O
backtracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	O
DX	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
speedy	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
slow-paced	O
platformer	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Tails	O
in	O
a	O
story	O
set	O
before	O
he	O
befriended	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
adventures	O
to	O
save	O
Cocoa	O
Island	O
from	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
Kukku	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rings	O
are	O
collected	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
rings	O
are	O
lost	O
when	O
touching	O
a	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
by	O
Aspect	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Tails	B-Application
Skypatrol	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>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koijro	O
Mikusa	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
music	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
re-released	O
through	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	O
DX	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
compilation	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
2013	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
slow	O
pace	O
made	O
it	O
weaker	O
than	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
felt	O
it	O
lacked	O
any	O
surprising	O
elements	O
and	O
was	O
disappointed	O
it	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
standard	O
than	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
platforming	O
titles	O
and	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
finding	O
hidden	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
both	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
exchanged	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
previous	O
series	O
installments	O
for	O
exploratory	O
gameplay	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
and	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
closest	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
felt	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
presence	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
welcomed	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
convenience	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Game	O
Gear	O
inclusions	O
for	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
and	O
poor	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
perceived	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Tails	B-Application
Skypatrol	I-Application
's	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
as	O
Sega	O
"	O
scraping	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
barrel	O
,	O
"	O
describing	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
nigh-unplayable	O
portable	O
titles	O
from	O
an	O
era	O
best	O
forgotten.	O
"	O
</s>
