<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
2019	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
differs	O
from	O
traditional	O
kart	O
racers	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
kind	O
featured	O
in	O
Splatoon	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
and	O
Overwatch	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
—	O
players	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
racers	O
and	O
win	O
races	O
through	O
efficiency	O
rather	O
than	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
head	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
conceived	O
the	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
used	O
the	O
team-based	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
's	O
previous	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
only	O
features	O
Sonic	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
world	O
and	O
character	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musician	O
Jun	O
Senoue	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
contributed	O
to	O
a	O
major	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
since	O
Generations	B-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
existence	O
came	O
to	O
light	O
when	O
a	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
memo	O
leaked	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
confirming	O
it	O
the	O
following	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Hardlight	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
also	O
considered	O
it	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Sega-All	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog-themed	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
21	O
tracks	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
returning	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
split	O
across	O
seven	O
zones	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
locations	O
from	O
main	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
earn	O
points	O
;	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
race	O
for	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
possible	O
;	O
and	O
Exhibition	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
customize	O
the	O
racing	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alien	O
tanuki	O
named	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
sends	O
invitations	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
inviting	O
them	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
team-based	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
are	O
skeptical	O
of	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
's	O
motivations	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
others	O
agree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
racers	O
remain	O
suspicious	O
of	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
,	O
believing	O
he	O
may	O
be	O
working	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
longtime	O
nemesis	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eggman	O
deceives	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
into	O
finishing	O
the	O
engine	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
forcing	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
the	O
others	O
to	O
continue	O
racing	O
to	O
power	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
manage	O
to	O
rescue	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
as	O
the	O
ship	O
explodes	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
cars	O
are	O
destroyed	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
developed	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
's	O
third	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
,	O
following	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
chose	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
before	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Richard	O
Acherki	O
,	O
while	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
head	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
was	O
Acherki	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
at	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Acherki	O
,	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
runs	O
on	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
easily	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
various	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
,	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
solely	O
focuses	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
community	O
manager	O
Aaron	O
Webber	O
said	O
that	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
and	O
is	O
"	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
different	O
"	O
from	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
solely	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
bear	O
the	O
All-Stars	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
Sega	O
used	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
continues	O
this	O
tradition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webber	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
character	O
roster	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
designer	O
Derek	O
Littlewood	O
said	O
setting	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
allowed	O
them	O
use	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
"	O
full	O
suite	O
"	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Ben	O
Wilson	O
called	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
"	O
surreal	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
enjoyed	O
working	O
with	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
Iizuka	O
stated	O
is	O
because	O
of	O
technical	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
stand	O
out	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
solid	O
foundation	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
which	O
many	O
players	O
enjoyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
said	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
was	O
not	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
kart	O
racing	O
games	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
emphasized	O
teamwork	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
network	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
Splatoon	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
and	O
Overwatch	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
as	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
used	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
team-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Vector	O
the	O
Crocodile	O
,	O
traditionally	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
is	O
paired	O
with	O
Blaze	O
the	O
Cat	O
and	O
Silver	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
in	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
considerable	O
debate	O
among	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
features	O
several	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Wisp	O
power-ups	O
from	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
games	O
included	O
general	O
power-ups	O
since	O
they	O
featured	O
multiple	O
franchises	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
features	O
simply	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
unified	O
the	O
power-ups	O
with	O
Wisps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
staff	O
to	O
get	O
approval	O
for	O
their	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jun	O
Senoue	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
his	O
first	O
major	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Richard	O
Jacques	O
,	O
Tee	B-Application
Lopes	I-Application
,	O
Tyler	O
Smyth	O
of	O
DangerKids	O
,	O
Tomoya	O
Ohtani	O
,	O
chip-tune	O
artist	O
TORIENA	O
and	O
the	O
EDM	O
group	O
Hyper	O
Potions	O
also	O
contributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Sonic	B-Operating_System
racing	I-Operating_System
game	O
arose	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
an	O
internal	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
memo	O
mentioning	O
an	O
"	O
unannounced	O
karting	O
game	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
"	O
established	O
global	O
IP	O
"	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
's	O
history	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
caused	O
speculation	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
title	O
,	O
which	O
Webber	O
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
response	O
,	O
several	O
toy	O
companies	O
alluded	O
to	O
a	O
future	O
Sonic	B-Application
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
representative	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
Zappies	O
reported	O
at	O
the	O
Spielwarenmesse	O
toy	O
fair	O
in	O
Nuremberg	O
that	O
a	O
third	O
Sonic	B-Application
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
produce	O
promotional	O
toy	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
fans	O
noted	O
Webber	O
's	O
comments	O
just	O
alluded	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
name	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
discount	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Sonic	B-Operating_System
racing	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
other	O
Sega	O
IPs	O
involved	O
arose	O
later	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
scheduled	O
a	O
Sonic-related	O
announcement	O
for	O
its	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
show	O
at	O
the	O
SXSW	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
reveal	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
series	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
teased	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
leaked	O
in	O
a	O
Walmart	O
retail	O
listing	O
,	O
Sega	O
confirmed	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
non-Sonic	O
characters	O
as	O
playable	O
racers	O
,	O
which	O
its	O
writer	O
believed	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
things	O
about	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
remained	O
optimistic	O
,	O
believing	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
would	O
ensure	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
similar	O
,	O
"	O
fundamentally	O
brilliant	O
arcade	O
racer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
initially	O
slated	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
,	O
but	O
delayed	O
it	O
to	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
October	O
to	O
give	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
more	O
development	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
one	O
track	O
and	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
as	O
underwhelming	O
,	O
unfavorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
argued	O
the	O
demo	O
lacked	O
ambition	O
and	O
called	O
its	O
character	O
lineup	O
shallow	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
nominated	O
it	O
as	O
E3	O
's	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
details	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
character	O
Dodon	O
Pa	O
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
racetracks	O
based	O
on	O
levels	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
present	O
at	O
PAX	O
West	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
where	O
attendees	O
were	O
given	O
an	O
exclusive	O
poster	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDW	O
Publishing	O
released	O
a	O
promotional	O
one-shot	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
scribe	O
Caleb	O
Goellner	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
comic	O
artist	O
Adam	O
Bryce	O
Thomas	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
and	O
features	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
friends	O
traveling	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
planet	O
and	O
preventing	O
"	O
an	O
old	O
foe	O
"	O
from	O
obtaining	O
new	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
SXSW	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
a	O
two-part	O
tie-in	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
Overdrive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
animation	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Tyson	O
Hesse	O
and	O
Neko	O
Production	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
produced	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
tie-in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
live-action	O
trailer	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
supermarket	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
cameo	O
from	O
Iizuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
chose	O
to	O
offer	O
all	O
content	O
at	O
launch	O
instead	O
of	O
selling	O
some	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
include	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Hardlight	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rant	O
observed	O
that	O
critics	O
generally	O
deemed	O
it	O
fun	O
but	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
were	O
presented	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
nails	O
what	O
matters	O
most	O
:	O
speed	O
and	O
finesse	O
on	O
the	O
racetrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Shia	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
delivers	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
easy-to-play	O
experience	O
that	O
bolsters	O
its	O
adequate	O
gameplay	O
with	O
distinct	O
flavors	O
to	O
help	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
's	O
campaign	O
includes	O
seven	O
chapters	O
of	O
races	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
modes	O
like	O
ring	O
collection	O
,	O
target	O
smashes	O
,	O
and	O
elimination	O
rounds	O
,	O
tied	O
together	O
by	O
horribly	O
boring	O
cutscenes	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
static	O
character	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
sold	O
3,339	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
2,432	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
sixteen	O
on	O
the	O
retail	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
all-format	O
sales	O
charts	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
—	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
selling	O
the	O
most	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
launch	O
sales	O
doubled	O
that	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	O
All	O
Stars	O
Racing	O
:	O
Transformed	O
.	O
</s>
