Contributed Review by: Evan Zinser
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is your ticket to go back in time! To bad you have to be an adult to be able to thoroughly enjoy this collection. This game includes 40 SEGA Genesis titles and 9 SEGA Master System and arcade titles. For some people, this would be reliving their childhood memories for the low price of $30
How do you review a game like this? How do I review a game like this? I pondered these questions for several days before coming across the obvious answer. I won’t be reviewing this game by traditional standards. Instead, I will be showing you what this game includes and what exactly you will be getting for your money. I hope we can all agree that this is the only way.
Here is a complete list of all 40 SEGA Genesis titles and the 9 bonus SEGA Master System and arcade titles that come on the disc:
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SEGA GENESIS GAMES |
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| Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle | Phantasy Star II |
| Alien Storm | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom |
| Altered Beast | Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium |
| Beyond Oasis | Ristar |
| Bonanza Bros. | Shining Force |
| Columns | Shining Force 2 |
| Comix Zone | Shining in the Darkness |
| Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master |
| Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine | Sonic 3 |
| Dynamite Headdy | Sonic 3D Blast |
| Ecco the Dolphin | Sonic & Knuckles |
| Ecco: The Tides of Time | Sonic Spinball |
| E-SWAT | Sonic The Hedgehog |
| Fatal Labyrinth | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 |
| Flicky | Streets of Rage |
| Gain Ground | Streets of Rage 2 |
| Golden Axe | Streets of Rage 3 |
| Golden Axe II | Super Thunder Blade |
| Golden Axe III | Vectorman |
| Kid Chameleon | Vectorman 2 |
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MASTER SYSTEM/ARCADE TITLES (UNLOCKABLE) |
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| Golden Axe Warrior | Altered Beast |
| Phantasy Star | Congo Bongo |
| Shinobi | Space Harrier |
| Alien Syndrome | Fantasy Zone |
| Zaxxon | |
To compliment the 49 titles are the museum and extras sections. The museum section includes information and the final artwork for almost all of the games. The extras section includes the 9 bonus SEGA Master System and arcade titles and various interviews. Most of which can be unlocked by just completing achievement/trophy requirements.
To be fair I will not give this game a score. All of these titles are absolute crap by todays standards. If you are like myself and grew up without playing these classic games, then you will probably not like them. I must admit I did love the classic arcade music. For everyone else- enjoy your blast from the past!
All images courtesy Sega.
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