Sega Genesis Collection

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.

Sega Genesis Collection
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)	Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Release	PlayStation 2 NA: November 7, 2006 EU: February 2, 2007 AU: February 8, 2007 PlayStation Portable NA: November 16, 2006 EU: February 2, 2007 AU: February 8, 2007
Genre(s)	Various
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Not to be confused with Sega Genesis Classics.

List of games

Sega Genesis

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
• Altered Beast (1989)
• 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 (1990) †
• 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) [1988]
• Future Spy (arcade) [1984] †
• Tac/Scan (arcade) [1982] †
• Zaxxon (arcade) [1982]
• Zektor (arcade) [1982] †

PlayStation Portable

• Astro Blaster (arcade) [1981] †
• Congo Bongo (arcade) (under original title Tip Top in some regions) [1983]
• Eliminator (arcade) [1981] †
• Space Fury [1981] (arcade) †
• Super Zaxxon (arcade) [1982] †

† Not available in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PS2) 82/100[1] (PSP) 82/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	8.2/10[3]
IGN	8.6/10[4]

Reception

Sega Genesis Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[1][2]