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.

List of games Sega Genesis

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989) Altered Beast (1988) Bonanza Bros. (1991) Columns (1990) Comix Zone (1995) Decap Attack (1991) Ecco the Dolphin (1992) Ecco: The Tides of Time (1994) Ecco Jr. (1995) † Flicky (1991) Gain Ground (1991) Golden Axe (1989) Golden Axe II (1991) Golden Axe III (1993) Kid Chameleon (1992) Phantasy Star II (1989) Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993) Ristar (1995) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) † / †† Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) Super Thunder Blade (1988) Sword of Vermilion (1989) † Vectorman (1995) Vectorman 2 (1996) Virtua Fighter 2 (1996) †

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

Unlockable extra games 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

Altered Beast (arcade) Future Spy (arcade) † Tac/Scan (arcade) † Zaxxon (arcade) Zektor (arcade) †

PlayStation Portable

Astro Blaster (arcade) † Congo Bongo (arcade) (under original title Tip Top in some regions) Eliminator (arcade) † Space Fury (arcade) † Super Zaxxon (arcade) †

† Not available in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Reception

Sega Genesis Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

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