Sega Genesis Collection | |
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Developer(s) | Digital Eclipse Software Inc. |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Compilation (various) |
Mode(s) |
Single-player multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 81.12% |
Metacritic | 82 out of 100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Eurogamer | 8/10 |
Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
GameSpot | 8.1/10 |
GameSpy | 4/5 |
GameZone | 9/10 |
IGN | 8.6/10 |
X-Play | 4/5 |
The Sega Genesis Collection , titled Sega Mega Drive Collection outside of North America, is a video game compilation for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The collection includes twenty-eight Sega Genesis games from a variety of genres, as well as unlockable classic Sega arcade games, with different sets of arcade games for the PlayStation 2 and PSP versions. The individual games were emulated and compiled by Digital Eclipse and released North America in 2006 and Europe and Australia in 2007.
* = Not available on PAL release
This collection also features more than thirty-five minutes of unlockable interviews from Sega of Japan, a "museum" with facts about the games, strategy tips and box art for each game, as well as a "Sega Cheat Sheet" that consists of cheat codes for most games, and a set of unlockable arcade games, (some of which are from the early Sega/Gremlin era).
The PS2's unlockable arcade titles are:
The PSP's unlockable arcade titles are:
The collection also contains unlockable trailers for Phantasy Star Universe and Virtua Fighter 5.
The game won the award and Reader's Choice for Best Compilation Game on GameSpot's "Best and Worst" 2006.