Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection / Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Developer(s) Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)
  • NA February 10, 2009
  • EU February 20, 2009[1]
  • AUS February 20, 2009 (PS3)
  • AUS February 26, 2009 (X360)[2]
Genre(s) Compilation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions, is a compilation of video games developed by Backbone Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The compilation features 48 Sega games (49 counting two versions of Altered Beast) which were previously released for the Mega Drive/Genesis (including most of the Sonic the Hedgehog titles released for the system), arcade and Sega Master System. It is similar to the Sega Genesis Collection released previously for the PlayStation 2 and PSP, however it contains 16 (in NTSC regions) more games (including unlockable extras).

List of games

Mega Drive/Genesis games (40 total)

Unlockable extra games

According to Ethan Einhorn, the producer for the collection, the three "lock-on" games (Knuckles in Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Blue Sphere) were not included citing "tight development times", and that including them would have meant "dropping several titles from the collection altogether", specifically the aforementioned nine unlockable games since "they all required unique emulation solutions".[3]

Development

Sega Mega Drive Vinyl is a soundtrack featuring music from the games in this compilation and was only made available in Australia and New Zealand. The release was limited to 3500 numbered copies worldwide.[4]

Reception

The compilation received mostly positive reviews. IGN gave Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection a 9.0/10 score and an Editor's Choice Award, praising the addition of a rating system for each game and the Streets of Rage series, among other things. Greg Miller of IGN said that he "can't recommend this game enough".[5] Retro Gamer rated the game 98%. It also received the award for Best Anthology in GameShark's Game of the Year Awards 2009.

References

  1. ↑ EU release date
  2. ↑ AUS release dates
  3. ↑ An explanation for why the three "lock-on" titles were excluded
  4. ↑ 21 Nov (2009-02-26). "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Col. Charity Auction". Trade Me. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  5. ↑ IGN's review of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
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