Tails' Skypatrol
Also known as: Tails' Sky Patrol
While flying his plane, Tails discovers a small island and lands to investigate. While initially appearing to be uninhabited, he eventually comes upon an old woman. She declares herself to be the great Witchcart, and claims the island and everything on it as her own, threatening to transform any dissidents into crystal. She then heads off with her henchmen, and Tails, determined to stop her, chases after them. It is one of two handheld games on the Game Gear to feature Sonic's sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower as the main character. The game follows the adventures of Tails as he tries to save an island from Witchcart, who claims to be able to turn dissenters into crystals with her magic. It was originally released on 28 April 1995 as an exclusive game to the Japanese market. However, Tails' Skypatrol later saw an overseas release as it was included as an unlockable minigame in the Nintendo GameCube's Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, and was re-released as one of the featured games in Sonic Gems Collection.
Released
Overview
Summary
While flying his plane, Tails discovers a small island and lands to investigate. While initially appearing to be uninhabited, he eventually comes upon an old woman. She declares herself to be the great Witchcart, and claims the island and everything on it as her own, threatening to transform any dissidents into crystal. She then heads off with her henchmen, and Tails, determined to stop her, chases after them. It is one of two handheld games on the Game Gear to feature Sonic's sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower as the main character. The game follows the adventures of Tails as he tries to save an island from Witchcart, who claims to be able to turn dissenters into crystals with her magic. It was originally released on 28 April 1995 as an exclusive game to the Japanese market. However, Tails' Skypatrol later saw an overseas release as it was included as an unlockable minigame in the Nintendo GameCube's Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, and was re-released as one of the featured games in Sonic Gems Collection.
Description
About This Game
Tails' Skypatrol es un videojuego desarrollado por SIMS y JSH, y distribuido por SEGA en el segundo trimestre del año 1995 para el sistema de entretenimiento informático SEGA Game Gear, pero sólo para Japón. . Se puede disfrutar en Europa gracias a Sonic Adventure DX y Sonic Gems Collection, ambos de SEGA.
'Tails' Skypatrol' (テイルスのスカイパトロール) is a Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off based around one of the series' popular sidekicks, Tails, which the game is incidentally centered around. Despite not being released out of Japan directly (1995), it was featured outside the region as a bonus game in the 'Sonic Gems Collection'- a GameCube title including many other entries.
Bearing both strategy and shooter qualities, Tails' Skypatrol is not quite the traditional platformer. There are no Rings to collect (commonly known to reward extra lives), which instead is a projectile that Tails throws to garner points and extra lives. A new noticeable mechanic is the Flight Meter, which slowly drains as the stages pile on. In order to keep this meter filled and soaring, Tails can find Mint Candy- his favourite treat- scattered across areas to refill his energy. Keep Tails wound up to the very end, and push back fleets of enemies and massive bosses to win!
