SEGA Genesis Classics

Critic reviews

• Critical Hit

  Geoffrey Tim · Jan 18, 2019

  7.0

  The emulation is perfect, the extra features are great and the Switch is the perfect system for this bit of nostalgia. Unfortunately, the collection of games is a little lacklustre, with the real standouts games that we’ve seen bundled together many times before.

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• GameSpew

  Richard Seagrave · Dec 10, 2018

  8.0

  It’s a shame that Sonic 3 & Knuckles is strangely absent, and that the two Wonder Boy games that found themselves in the collection on other formats aren’t included on Switch, but it’s still an impressive lineup nonetheless. If you fondly remember owning a SEGA Genesis or Mega Drive and don’t already have a way to play a majority of the games included in SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive Classics, it really is essential.

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• Pure Nintendo

  Kira C · Dec 07, 2018

  7.5

  Overall, Sega Genesis Classics is a neat collection to have on the go and on your Switch. However, quite a few games are missing, probably even more than I have mentioned that people would want to play in a Genesis collection. It’s priced at $29.99, which could be worth it depending on if you like the games in the collection. I would recommend, before you decide to buy this game collection, you look up the games included in the library to see if you have enough games you would want to play for that price.

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• Nintendo World Report

  David Keremes · Dec 06, 2018

  9.5

  The Sega Genesis Classics is a must own on your Switch. I would recommend buying it digitally so you can have all of these games available at any time without having to swap out a cartridge. Knowing that anytime I have my Switch out of the house, I can easily pop off the Joy-Con and jump in a quick match of Virtua Fighter 2 with my friends is a game changer.

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• NintendoLife

  Damien McFerran · Nov 28, 2018

  8.0

  Sega's had more than one stab at creating a comprehensive collection of its best Mega Drive titles and, as a result, Sega Mega Drive Classics does lose some of its impact due to sheer familiarity; for example, we already have an immaculately-ported version of Sonic on the Switch eShop right now. Even so, it's hard to argue with the 50-odd games that ship with this new compendium, and only a fool would contest the fact that it showcases some of the best games of the 16-bit era.

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• ZTGD

  Anthony Mann · Jun 05, 2018

  7.0

  All in all, this collection is fine. I can’t criticize the game selection based on what it’s not. It’s just tiring having yet another incomplete look at SEGA’s games for their most popular system ever. The games are still great, and for any newcomers to SEGA or just games in general I say buy this to experience these titles because it’s the most forgiving any of these games have been.

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