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Sonic Gems Collection includes: Sonic CD - The fastest blue hedgehog travels through time to face off against the evil Metal Sonic. With cool moves and a smokin' hot soundtrack, you're in for an adventure of a lifetime! Sonic the Fighters - Join Sonic and your favorite cast of Sonic characters in this action-filled 3D arcade fighting game. Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Espio, Fang, Bean and Bark battle it out with Dr. Robotnik and the evil Metal Sonic in head-to-head or team battles. Get ready to rumble....Sonic style! Sonic R - In one of the craziest, comical races ever, Sonic and his friends push speed to the extreme! Speed demons, special hidden track smokers and blistering circuits make this a race that will have you coming back for more! Along with six of the most popular Sonic Game Gear games of all time: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Spinball, Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, Sonic Drift 2, Tails' Skypatrol, Tails Adventures. [Sega]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 85
Nintendo Power
Worth the price of admission for "Sonic CD" alone. [Sept 2005, p.85]
85
Play Magazine
An excellent classics compilation, due mostly to "Sonic CD," finally revived after so much begging. [Sept 2005, p.57]
84
BonusStage
"Sonic CD" and both "Vectorman" games alone make paying the $30 price an extremely easy decision. With those three brilliant titles in hand, the remaining eight can basically be treated as bonus additions to mess around with.
 80
Next Level Gaming
I can do without some of the Game Gear games in the collection, but to have Sonic CD once again just makes it worth having.
80
VideoGamesLife
Offering the proverbial something for everyone, Not only does it give Cube owners (and PS2 owners, if you get the PS2 version) the chance to get to grips with some of the lesser known, but ultimately brilliant Sonic games of yesteryear (which are still great now), but also give the long suffering Sega masses the chance to finally play Sonic the Fighters on a home console.
75
Nintendojo
Sonic CD alone would be a good reason to own this collection. If Mega Collection has left you hungry for more Sonic, Gems Collection has got everything else between it and Sonic Adventure DX. Sonic Gems Collection completes the continuum of Sonic history available for GC.
75
IGN
A decent compilation, even though it’s not as solid as Sonic Mega Collection. At a bargain price of 29 bucks, however, "Sonic CD" and "Vectorman 1" and "2" make for a worthy purchase for fans or anyone who may have missed them the first time around.
70
GameZone
Sonic CD is fine game, however, and Sonic R and Sonic the Fighters are worth checking out at the very least. Any fan of Sonic really ought to pick it up.
70
GamerFeed
The title's still worth picking up with the classic Sonic CD game, as well as a few other fun titles that will provide hours of retro gaming joy.
70
GameSpy
Definitely a weaker package than "Sonic Mega Collection." The only games that truly hold up today are "Sonic CD" and the "Vectorman" titles. The rest are merely passable and are only of interest to the hardcore crowd.
70
EuroGamer
In other words, if this sort of thing matters to you, if you still can't bear to unplug your Dreamcast, and you do own "Virtua Fighter 4" and all the others and think they're brilliant, this is for you.
70
DarkStation
While seeing Sonic on a Nintendo console is weird enough, this compilation will please the hedgehog's hardcore fans, while being a fun diversion for the masses.
66
N-Insanity
This game would be better if Sega just released Sonic CD for the GCN alone with Vectorman as an unlockable, but only for $20. Instead we get a bunch of lame filler material that is best forgotten.
65
Kombo
While a Sonic compilation is always welcome, Sega seems to have shoveled the worst Sonic has to offer in with the sure-to-sell Sonic CD.
65
NintendoWorldReport
Sonic Gems Collection is packed with rare games, but "rare" is frequently confused with "good". Is this disc interesting enough to rent? Absolutely. Is it worth $30? Not really.
65
PALGN
Worth looking at, and would probably keep the kids busy for a while, but doesn’t pack the punch it could have with some more titles and unlockables that are WORTH unlocking.
65
GameCritics
If there's one thing that the Sonic Gems Collection taught me, it's that Sega is out of Sonic games to repackage. None of the titles here are particularly famous, nor was there any particular fan outcry for their release.
65
Jolt Online Gaming UK
Sonic CD is a title worth purchasing on pure merit, and whatever their standard, the sheer number of games on the disc make Gems an economical acquisition.
63
GameSpot
Unless you're a devout Sonic fan, you probably haven't heard of most of the games included here--and, with a few exceptions, most of these games aren't really worth hearing about.
62
Electronic Gaming Monthly
A woefully uneven mix, but one that true Sonic fans will probably still want to own just for "Sonic CD," aka the best Sonic game ever. [Sept 2005, p.115]
60
1UP
Where's Knuckles Chaotix, one of the few decent games to see the light of day on Sega's abortive 32X system? Or how about Sonic Pocket Adventure for the forgotten Neo Geo Pocket Color? And what about the surprisingly competent Master System ports of Sonic and Sonic 2?
60
Cheat Code Central
Keep in mind that the gameplay is strictly old-school and while it may have been unique for its time, it hasn't aged well.
60
Inside Gamer Online
The large majority of this package is underwhelming and really not that good to say the least, but the games that are good, are really good, so it’s a definite toss-up.
60
Deeko
Apart from housing the much desired Sonic CD and the arcade only Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Gems is a collection of past Sonic titles (most of which appeared on the Game Gear) that shine forth with about as much brilliance and polish as a piece of coal.
60
My Gamer
This compilation really is quite disappointing. Though Sonic CD is quite nice, and it is worthy of a play-through, that’s the one and only game worth looking at in this.
60
G4 TV
We can’t stress how outstanding Sonic CD is. It was one of the finest games around in its day and it still offers a fantastic time years later. This game alone makes Sonic Gems Collection a consideration at $30. The other featured titles don’t add enough to the offering.
60
AceGamez
It isn't worth buying Sonic Gems Collection unless you simply can't live without "Sonic CD".
59
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Sadly, this is a curiosity and nothing more. Sonic CD isn't bad but the others make us feel, well, uneasy. [NGC]
50
N-Europe
Considering the other six games in the compilation, some of them are a lot of fun it’s a shame many players just won’t touch them half the time.
50
GameShark
Overall, for $29.99, it’s not a bad deal to get 3 "A" tier games, 2 "B" tier games and a lot of junky Game Gear games.
33
Gaming Age
Short of Sonic CD, there’s really not much here for the casual Sonic fan, as they’ll either grow bored or quickly blaze through everything else.
20
Pelit (Finland)
Another Sonic Collection. "Mega Collection Plus" was good value, but this one is a disappointment. Why were not these included on the Mega Collection? Sonic CD is a nice Sonic game, though. [Nov 2005]
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