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Tails' Skypatrol was originally in production for an unreleased handheld before it was moved to the Game Gear (pictured above). The player has unlimited continues and will begin at the start of that particular stage after losing all of their lives. Levels conclude with a boss fight against one of Witchcart's henchmen.

There are five scrolling levels to traverse, which vary in difficulty and take place in locations such as forests and castles. Tails' uses a gold ring as a weapon that can be thrown to defeat enemies, bypass traps, and retrieve items. Touching a level's environment will cost the player a life.

If Tails is hit by an enemy, he falls toward the ground and the player must recover. Collecting mint candies replenishes Tails' constantly-depleting flight meter. Tails flies by spinning his two tails, is always flying, and can be maneuvered up and down to avoid obstacles and left and right to slow down or speed up. Its plot involves Sonic's sidekick, Miles "Tails" Prower, traveling to a tropical island to stop the villainous Witchcart, who has turned its inhabitants into crystals. Tails' Skypatrol is a horizontal-scrolling shooter set within the Sonic the Hedgehog universe.

Tails flying past a rotating spike obstacle It has been re-released through Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2004) and Sonic Gems Collection (2005). Skypatrol received mixed reviews, with critics focusing specifically on its high difficulty and poor controls. It did not feature the Sonic branding until it was presented to Sega, which requested the main character be replaced with Tails. It was in development as an educational game for a cancelled handheld system, before being moved to the Game Gear. Skypatrol was developed by Japan System House with assistance from SIMS, a part-owned subsidiary of Sega at the time. Gameplay involves shooting enemies, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses. The player controls the titular character in his quest to stop the evil witch Witchcart before she conquers an island and turns its inhabitants into crystals. It is a spin-off of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and one of two Game Gear games to star Sonic's sidekick Tails. Tails' Skypatrol is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game published in Japan in 1995 by Sega for the Game Gear.