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Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
48	Beep! MegaDrive	1992-11-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[1]	[details]
65	Console Mania	1993-xx-xx	IT IT	PAL	^[2]	[details]
50	Computer & Video Games	1993-06-15	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
55	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1993-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[4]	[details]
28	Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide	1993-11-18	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
58	Famitsu	1992-11-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[6]	[details]
80	GamePro	1993-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[7]	[details]
40	Hippon Super	1992-11-04	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[8]	[details]
74	Joypad	1993-0x-xx	FR FR		^[9]	[details]
48	Joypad	1993-xx-xx	FR FR		^[10]	[details]
85	Joypad	1994-xx-xx	HU HU		^[11]	[details]
41	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	1993-xx-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[12]	[details]
64	Mega Drive Fan	1993-03-xx	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[13]	[details]
72	Mega	1993-01-21	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[14]	[details]
48	Mega Action	1993-06-17	UK UK	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
72	Mega Force	1993-xx-xx	FR FR		^[16]	[details]
22	MegaTech	1993-02-20	UK UK	NTSC	^[17]	[details]
63	Marukatsu Mega Drive	1992-12-xx	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[18]	[details]
22	Mean Machines Sega	1993-02-28	UK UK		^[19]	[details]
60	Player One	1993-xx-xx	FR FR		^[20]	[details]
38	Sega Magazin	1993-09-01	DE DE		^[21]	[details]
6	Sega Power	1993-08-05	UK UK	PAL	^[22]	[details]
55	Sega Pro	1993-02-11	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[23]	[details]
55	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[24]	[details]
67	Sega Zone	1993-02-11	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[25]	[details]
63	Sega Force	1993-02-04	UK UK	NTSC	^[26]	[details]
58	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[27]	[details]
75	Sonic the Comic	1993-06-26	UK UK	PAL	^[28]	[details]
63	Supergame	1993-06-xx	BR BR		^[29]	[details]
43	Video Games	1993-08-25	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[30]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	30	54	6	85	79	Very mixed
World	NTSC-J	10	58	40	72	32	Average
World	NTSC-U	4	57	43	80	37	Mixed
World	PAL	4	47	6	75	69	Very mixed
JP	All	6	55	40	64	24	Average
JP	NTSC-J	6	55	40	64	24	Average
US	All	2	68	55	80	25	Positive
US	NTSC-U	2	68	55	80	25	Positive
UK	All	13	46	6	75	69	Very mixed
UK	NTSC-J	4	62	55	72	17	Positive
UK	NTSC-U	1	48	48	48	0	Average
UK	PAL	3	41	6	75	69	Very mixed
FR	All	4	64	48	74	26	Positive
DE	All	2	41	38	43	5	Average
DE	NTSC-U	1	43	43	43	0	Average
IT	All	1	65	65	65	0	Positive
IT	PAL	1	65	65	65	0	Positive
BR	All	1	63	63	63	0	Positive
HU	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive

FM Towns version

Ratings

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Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views

Sales

Mega-CD version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

FM Towns version

Date	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega-CD version

FM Towns version

References

↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32
↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 109
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 119
↑ Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40
↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80
↑ Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 164
↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59
↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 36
↑ Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
↑ Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25
↑ MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 28
↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 74
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149
↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 28
↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 62
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 52
↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Sonic the Comic, "26th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 10
↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 20
↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-12.pdf_p32-1] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p81-2] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p109-3] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 109

[:File:EGM_US_046.pdf_p30-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p119-5] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 119

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0206.pdf_p40-6] Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p100-7] GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 100

[8] Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80

[:File:Joypad_FR_017.pdf_p100-9] Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p164-10] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 164

[11] Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:MDAG_UK_07.pdf_p54-12] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54

[13] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p36-14] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 36

[:File:MegaAction_UK_02.pdf_p32-15] Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p25-16] Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:MegaTech_UK_15.pdf_p28-17] MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 28

[:File:MarukatuMD_JP_03.pdf_p108-18] Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p74-19] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 74

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p149-20] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p28-21] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 28

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p60-22] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p62-23] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 62

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaZone_UK_05.pdf_p52-25] Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 52

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p70-26] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[28] Sonic the Comic, "26th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 10

[:File:Supergame_BR_23.pdf_p20-29] Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 20

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p44-30] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44

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Contents

Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Breakdown

FM Towns version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega-CD version

FM Towns version

Software charts

Mega-CD version

FM Towns version

References