Software:Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

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Short description: 2009 video game collection
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
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Developer(s)Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: February 10, 2009
  • PAL: February 20, 2009
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions) is a compilation of video games developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Sega for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The compilation features 48 Sega games (49 counting two versions of Altered Beast) which were previously released for the Sega Genesis (including most of the Sonic the Hedgehog titles released for the system), arcades and the Master System. It is the sequel to the Sega Genesis Collection released previously for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, but contains 16 more games (in NTSC regions, including unlockable extras)[citation needed].

List of games

Sega Genesis


Previously available in Sega Genesis Collection.

Unlockable extra games


Previously available in Sega Genesis Collection.

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".

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PS3) 80/100[1]
(X360) 79/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Giant Bomb3/5 stars[3]
IGN9/10[4]
VideoGamer.com8/10[5]

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[1][2]

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