''Sega Genesis Collection '' (''Sega Mega Drive Collection'' in

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s) is a compilation of video games developed by

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and published by Sega for PlayStation 2 and

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. The collection includes twenty-eight

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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

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and

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List of games

Sega Genesis

*'' Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle'' *''

Altered Beast ''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underwor ...

'' *'' Bonanza Bros.'' *''

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'' *'' Comix Zone'' *''

Decap Attack ''Decap Attack'' is a 1991 platform game developed by Vic Tokai and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis, Genesis. The game is a westernized version of the 1990 Japanese Mega Drive game ''Magical Hat, Magical Hat no Buttobi Tābo! Daibōken'', wi ...

'' *''

Ecco the Dolphin ''Ecco the Dolphin'' is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Appaloosa Interactive (previously known as Novotrade International) and published by Sega. They were originally developed for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast vi ...

'' *'' Ecco: The Tides of Time'' *'' Ecco Jr.'' † *''

Flicky is a platform game developed by Sega and released in arcades in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In ''Flicky'', the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all the small birds cal ...

'' *''

Gain Ground is a 1988 action-strategy arcade game later ported to home systems. Gameplay In ''Gain Ground'', players control one of a set of characters at a time, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at lea ...

'' *''

Golden Axe is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a medieval fantasy world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series. ...

'' *'' Golden Axe II'' *'' Golden Axe III'' *'' Kid Chameleon'' *''

Phantasy Star II ''Phantasy Star II'' (Japanese: ファンタシースターII 還らざる時の終わりに, "Phantasy Star II: At the End of the Restoration") is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. I ...

'' *'' Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom'' *'' Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium'' *''

Ristar ''Ristar'' is a 1995 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The game stars an anthropomorphic cartoon star who uses his hands and long, stretchable arms to both move and fight enemies. Reception for the game was gene ...

'' *'' Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi'' † / †† *'' Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master'' *''

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'' *''

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute (STI) for the Sega Genesis. It follows Sonic as he attempts to stop Doctor Eggman from stealing the Chaos Emeralds to power his space stationnamed The Death Egg. Like the first ...

'' *''

Super Thunder Blade is a combat flight simulation shooter game developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. It was one of the two launch titles for the console in Japan (the other one being '' Space Harrier II''), as well as being one of th ...

'' *'' Sword of Vermilion'' † *'' Vectorman'' *'' Vectorman 2'' *''

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'' † † 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

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, (some of which are from the early Sega/

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era). The collection also contains unlockable trailers for ''

Phantasy Star Universe (''PSU'') is an action role-playing video game developed by Sega's Sonic Team for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 platforms. It was released in Japan for the PC and PlayStation 2 on August 31, 2006; the Xbox 360 version was ...

'' and ''

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''.

PlayStation 2

*''

'' (arcade) *''Future Spy'' (arcade) † *'' Tac/Scan'' (arcade) † *''

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'' (arcade) *'' Zektor'' (arcade) †

PlayStation Portable

*'' Astro Blaster'' (arcade) † *''

Congo Bongo , also known as , is an isometric platform game released by Sega for arcades in 1983. The game includes a ROM that contains a message indicating it was likely coded at least in part by the company Ikegami Tsushinki. The game is viewed in an isom ...

'' (arcade) ''(under original title "Tip Top" in some regions)'' *''

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'' (arcade) † *''

Space Fury ''Space Fury'' is a 1981 multidirectional shooter arcade game developed by Gremlin. Sega/Gremlin released the game in North America in June 1981, and then Sega released it in Japan in July 1981. It is the first game with color vector graphics, an ...

'' (arcade) † *'' Super Zaxxon'' (arcade) † † Not available in '' Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection''.

Reception

''Sega Genesis Collection'' received "generally favorable" reviews, according to

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References

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