Volume 2 Issue 5 November 2006 Grand Theft Auto - Hardcore Gamer

Publisher: Sega
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Release Date: 11/7/2006
Genre(s): Compilation
Category: SEGA!
# of Players: 1-2
Sega Genesis Collection is full of surprises. You’d expect
a Genesis collection to have Sonic the Hedgehog,
Shinobi III, Golden Axe, and Altered Beast, but Sega’s
thrown in twenty-four other games, from major hits to
cult classics.
Some of the picks have come out of left eld. Was anyone
really expecting Ristar (oh, sure, it’s always been
brilliant, but no one seems to know about it) or Gain
Ground to make the cut in a collection like this? Does
Comix Zone have a huge underground fandom that I’ve
somehow missed? It’s odd.
Even if you’re a Sega fanatic who already has all these
games on cart, Sega’s trying to suck you in by putting a
ton of unlockables on the disc. Playing all the available
games will unlock ve more titles, developer interviews,
and trailers for Virtua Fighter 5 and the upcoming
PS3 Sonic the Hedgehog. All told, there’s a hell of a
lot of value in this collection.
This collection includes: Alex Kid, Altered Beast (Genesis),
Bonanza Bros., Columns, Comix Zero, Decap
Attack, Ecco, Ecco Jr., Ecco 2, Flicky, Gain Ground,
Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Golden Axe III, Kid Chameleon,
Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star III, Phantasy Star IV
(hell yes), Ristar, Shadow Dancer, Shinobi III, Sonic the
Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Super Thunderbird, Sword of Vermillion,
Vectorman, Vectorman 2, and Virtua Fighter
2 (the weird 2D-ish version). Unlockables Include: Altered
Beast (arcade), Future Spy, Tac/Scan, Zaxxon,
and Zektor.
Preview by Wanderer
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