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Sonic The Hedgehog series

Tails' Skypatrol

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…

28 May 1995

Tails' Skypatrol is a platform developed by Japan System House, released 28 May 1995 on Sega Game Gear.

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What Tails' Skypatrol is

Tails' Skypatrol is a platform game developed by Japan System House and released in 1995. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Game Gear only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Tails' Skypatrol is the 39th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Tails Adventure in 1995.

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What it launched against

Tails' Skypatrol launched on 28 May 1995, within three weeks of Full Throttle, Worms, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and Terminal Velocity.

Released around the same time: Full Throttle, Worms, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, Terminal Velocity.

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When did Tails' Skypatrol come out?
Tails' Skypatrol was released on 28 May 1995 for Sega Game Gear.

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