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Sega Classics Collection

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6.6 User Score:

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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Sega of America

Developer: Sega

Genre(s): Compilation, Action

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: March 22, 2005

Summary

Re-live the thrill and excitement of the SEGA classic games that changed the world of video games. Now with enhanced graphics and sound for a superior gameplay experience. The Sega Classics Collection includes: Outrun, Golden Axe, Space Harrier, Columns, Alien Syndrome, Fantasy Zone, Monaco GP, Virtua Racing, and Tant R & Bonanza Bros. [Sega]

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What The Critics Said

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BonusStage

It’s sad that Sega couldn’t just leave the classic 2D graphics intact and I wish they wouldn’t have trashed "Golden Axe" so viciously, but above any of its problems Sega Classics Collection is a fun throwback title that retro game collectors and Sega fans shouldn’t pass up.

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PSX Extreme

"Monaco GP" and "Golden Axe" are broken to the point of being nearly unplayable, and the tandem of Tant R and Bonanza Bros. is a bonus that you'll rarely play because of how simple both games are.

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VGPub

On the other, it’s impossible to deny just how flawed some of the remakes are. I can’t help but be disappointed by their lackluster quality, but by the odd lack of the original games being on here.

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Game Informer

Companies ought to respect their history enough to let it be. [Apr 2005, p.128]

GamerFeed

The collection's mostly a success, although when it falls backward, it falls hard, particularly with the miserable remake of "Golden Axe."

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GameSpy

Even with its various faults, the collection offers up more than enough to remind us why we started playing video games in the first place.

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Play Magazine

These graphically deficient remakes only half-heartedly capture the greatness of the originals, often feeling like a cheap homage rather than true remakes. [March 2005, p.58]

1UP

It's also a travesty that the original arcade games aren't included in this collection (though, perhaps Sega felt those would invalidate these new installments -- especially in the case of Golden Axe, which just plain sucks).

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Sega should have included all of the originals. They might not have aged well, but you can't even feel nostalgic about these pointless remakes. [March 2005, p.120]

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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

A shoddy selection of oldies that could have been so much better. It's only rescued by "Space Harrier" and the still-superb "Columns." [Mar 2006, p.86]

Eurogamer

In short, this isn't going to please anyone, apart from the few of you who are after a decent Virtua Racing for the lounge.

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G4 TV

Proves one thing--Sega needs to stop tinkering with its past and start respecting its illustrious history as much as its core fan base does.

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PSX Nation

What the hell is happening to the Sega that I knew and loved through the Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast eras?

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PSM Magazine

A collection of the original games would have rocked, but in too many of these games, Sega Classics Collection has reinvented the wheel - and somehow made it square. [March 2005, p.78]

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

It's just too bad that Sega didn't take more time with these games since some of them, in their original form, could still hold up after all of these years. [March 2005, p.97]

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Cheat Code Central

Even at twenty bucks, which turns out to be two bucks a game, there are games that I wouldn't ever consider putting eight quarters into if they were in an airport arcade and I had a ten-hour layover. I would just opt for a nap instead.

GameSpot

These are 10 awful remakes of old Sega games that will only serve to infuriate their intended audience.

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Play UK

The worst compilation of all time. [Apr 2006, p.107]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ralph gave it an8:
First off every pro reviewer of this game has been way too critical. After reading the reviews, I expected to play a total piece of crap. After playing it, I was wondering if they were playing the same game I was. Alien Syndrome and Outrun alone are worth twenty bucks. Golden Axe is far from unplayable. Its actually very good; just different. My nieces and nephews who have never played the original game love it. I grew up playing all of these games as kid so I remember how they are supposed to be. Anybody that likes the old arcade style gameplay will be happy with this collection. It takes you back to what gaming is supposed to be, Fun.

Ashok S. gave it a5:
Sega CLassics is better than anyof the new ps2 games that have come out.

Jets gave it a10:
When you complete a race in the remake of Outrun of Sega Collection it says "Dedicated to the gamer and developer of the original game"... there you have. It can´t stand to modern 3-D hi-res plot-deep standarts, but is a joy for us who had the pleasure of playing then 10 to 15 years ago, this is pure and plain good gameplay nostalgia...

Dezorian S. gave it a3:
Why...?!

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