Sega Genesis Collection

Sega Genesis Collection (Sega Mega Drive Collection in PAL regions) is a compilation of video games developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Sega for 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 PlayStation Portable versions. A sequel was released in 2009 called Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Sega Genesis Collection
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: November 7, 2006
  • EU: February 2, 2007
  • AU: February 8, 2007
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: November 16, 2006
  • EU: February 2, 2007
  • AU: February 8, 2007
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

List of games

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Sega Genesis

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Not available in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.
†† Not available in the PAL release.

Unlockable extra games

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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 collection also contains unlockable trailers for Phantasy Star Universe and Virtua Fighter 5.

PlayStation 2

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PlayStation Portable

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Not available in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Reception

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Sega Genesis Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation Portable Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Kasavin, Greg (November 22, 2006). "Sega Genesis Collection Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 15, 2006). "Sega Genesis Collection Review". IGN. Retrieved October 4, 2017.