Daytona USA/Reception

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Critical reception

Model 2 version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
96	Computer & Video Games	1994-08-15	UK UK		^[1]	[details]
93	Games World: The Magazine	1994-05-26	UK UK		^[2]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	2	95	93	96	3	Very positive
UK	All	2	95	93	96	3	Very positive

Saturn version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
91	Alaab Alcomputtar	1995-08-xx	SA SA		^[3]	[details]
60	CD Consoles	1995-xx-xx	FR FR		^[4]	[details]
93	Consoles +	1995-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
96	Computer & Video Games	1995-05-xx	UK UK		^[6]	[details]
96	Computer & Video Games	1995-07-12	UK UK	PAL	^[7]	[details]
90	Digitiser	1995-07-12	UK UK		^[8]	[details]
80	Edge	1995-04-27	UK UK		^[9]	[details]
75	Electronic Entertainment	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
78	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
75	Famitsu	1995-03-24	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
88	GameFan	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
90	Game Players	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[14]	[details]
83	GamePro	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
93	Games World: The Magazine	1995-0x-xx	UK UK	NTSC	^[16]	[details]
94	Games World: The Magazine	1995-0x-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[17]	[details]
86	Game Informer	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
80	HiTech	1995-0x-xx	ES ES	NTSC-J	^[19]	[details]
50	Level	xxxx-xx-xx	TR TR		^[20]	[details]
85	MAN!AC	1995-05-10	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[21]	[details]
85	MAN!AC	1995-07-12	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
100	Maximum	1995-09-01	UK UK		^[23]	[details]
95	Mega	1995-04-30	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[24]	[details]
95	Mega Force	1995-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[25]	[details]
87	Mega Fun	1995-07-19	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
75	Magazina Igrushek	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[27]	[details]
92	Mean Machines Sega	1995-04-28	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[28]	[details]
96	Mean Machines Sega	1995-07-27	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1995-06-20	US US	NTSC-J	^[30]	[details]
95	Player One	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[31]	[details]
69	Players	1995-1x-xx	BR BR		^[32]	[details]
85	Power Unlimited	1995-06-28	NL NL		^[33]	[details]
87	Saturn Fan	1995-05-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[34]	[details]
82	Saturn+	1995-12-14	UK UK	PAL	^[35]	[details]
80	Secret Service	1996-05-01	PL PL		^[36]	[details]
90	Sega Magazin	1995-07-12	DE DE		^[37]	[details]
94	Sega Magazine	1995-07-13	UK UK	PAL	^[38]	[details]
88	Sega News	1996-xx-xx	CZ CZ		^[39]	[details]
87	Sega Power	1995-04-20	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[40]	[details]
94	Sega Pro	1995-04-13	UK UK		^[41]	[details]
92	Sega Pro	1995-08-10	UK UK	PAL	^[42]	[details]
75	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1996-xx-xx	PL PL		^[43]	[details]
88	Sega Megazone	1995-0x-xx	AU AU		^[44]	[details]
93	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-03-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[45]	[details]
86	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[46]	[details]
60	Strana Igr	1996-xx-xx	RU RU		^[47]	[details]
89	Super Juegos	1995-0x-xx	ES ES		^[48]	[details]
93	Todo Sega	1995-0x-xx	ES ES		^[49]	[details]
80	Top Consoles	1995-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[50]	[details]
63	Total Saturn	1996-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[51]	[details]
84	Ultimate Future Games	1995-05-01	UK UK		^[52]	[details]
84	Ultimate Future Games	1995-08-01	UK UK	PAL	^[53]	[details]
88	Última Generación	1995-xx-xx	ES ES		^[54]	[details]
90	Video Games	1995-07-26	DE DE		^[55]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[56]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	54	85	50	100	50	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	13	86	75	95	20	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	7	83	75	90	15	Very positive
World	PAL	10	87	63	96	33	Very positive
JP	All	4	85	75	93	18	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	85	75	93	18	Very positive
US	All	8	82	75	90	15	Very positive
US	NTSC-J	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
US	NTSC-U	7	83	75	90	15	Very positive
UK	All	18	90	63	100	37	Mixed
UK	NTSC-J	3	91	87	95	8	Very positive
UK	PAL	8	88	63	96	33	Very positive
FR	All	5	85	60	95	35	Mixed
FR	NTSC-J	3	89	80	95	15	Very positive
DE	All	5	87	85	90	5	Very positive
DE	NTSC-J	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	2	86	85	87	2	Very positive
ES	All	4	88	80	93	13	Very positive
ES	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
AU	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	69	69	69	0	Positive
CZ	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
PL	All	2	78	75	80	5	Positive
RU	All	2	68	60	75	15	Positive
SA	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
TR	All	1	50	50	50	0	Average

Windows PC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
93	576 KByte	1997-xx-xx	HU HU		^[57]	[details]
76	Digitiser	1996-11-20	UK UK	PAL	^[58]	[details]
88	The Games Machine	199x-xx-xx	IT IT		^[59]	[details]
51	[[\|Hacker]]	1996-xx-xx	HR HR		^[60]	[details]
75	Intelligent Gamer	1996-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[61]	[details]
75	PC Action	1996-11-20	DE DE		^[62]	[details]
65	[[\|PC Gamer Po Polsku]]	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[63]	[details]
86	PC Team	1997-xx-xx	FR FR		^[64]	[details]
52	Power Play	1996-10-09	DE DE		^[65]	[details]
85	Secret Service	1997-01-01	PL PL		^[66]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	10	75	51	93	42	Mixed
World	NTSC-U	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
World	PAL	1	76	76	76	0	Positive
US	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
US	NTSC-U	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
UK	All	1	76	76	76	0	Positive
FR	All	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive
DE	All	2	64	52	75	23	Positive
IT	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
HR	All	1	51	51	51	0	Average
HU	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
PL	All	2	75	65	85	20	Positive

Sales

Model 2 version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Saturn version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Windows PC version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Model 2 version

Saturn version

Windows PC version

References

Daytona USA

Books: Daytona USA Koushiki Guide Book (1994) | Sega Saturn Hisshou Hou Special: Daytona USA Kanzen Guide Book (1995) | Daytona USA Official Guide Book (1995)
Music: Daytona USA (1994)
Videos: Daytona USA CGMV (1994)

Demos: Daytona USA Hibaihin Mihonban (1995)

[:File:CVG_UK_154.pdf_p66-1] Computer & Video Games, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-15), page 66

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_01.pdf_p25-2] Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 25

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_2.pdf_p74-3] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 74

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_07.pdf_p102-4] CD Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_043.pdf_p134-5] Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 134

[:File:CVG_UK_163.pdf_p15-6] Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 15

[:File:CVG_UK_165.pdf_p32-7] Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 32

[digitiser1995-07-12-8] Digitiser (UK) (1995-07-12)

[:File:Edge_UK_021.pdf_p72-9] Edge, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-27), page 72

[10] Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_072.pdf_p114-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 114

[12] Famitsu, "1995-04-07" (JP; 1995-03-24), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0307.pdf_p13-13] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0808.pdf_p40-14] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:GamePro_US_073.pdf_p52-15] GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_12.pdf_p78-16] Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_15.pdf_p69-17] Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:GameInformer_US_027.pdf_p52-18] Game Informer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 52

[:File:Hitech_ES_03.pdf_p50-19] HiTech, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50

[20] Level, "5/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-06.pdf_p44-21] MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-08.pdf_p45-22] MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 45

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p146-23] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146

[:File:Mega_UK_32.pdf_p4-24] Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 4

[:File:MegaForce_FR_39.pdf_p30-25] Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-08.pdf_p80-26] Mega Fun, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-19), page 80

[:File:Migr_2_RU.pdf_p88-27] Magazina Igrushek, "2/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:MeanMachinesSega32UK.pdf_p58-28] Mean Machines Sega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-28), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p88-29] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 88

[:File:NextGeneration_US_07.pdf_p68-30] Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_055.pdf_p60-31] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:Players_BR_02.pdf_p18-32] Players, "Dez 95" (BR; 1995-1x-xx), page 18

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_023_199507.pdf_p42-33] Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 42

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-06_19950615.pdf_p38-34] Saturn Fan, "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p57-35] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 57

[:File:SecretService_PL_35.pdf_p67-36] Secret Service, "Maj 1996" (PL; 1996-05-01), page 67

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_21.pdf_p60-37] Sega Magazin, "August 1995" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 60

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_20.pdf_p58-38] Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 58

[:File:Sega_News_1_CZ.pdf_p13-39] Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:SegaPower_UK_67.pdf_p42-40] Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_45.pdf_p40-41] Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_49.pdf_p51-42] Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 51

[43] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "9/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_54_Aug_95.pdf_p20-44] Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 20

[:File:SSM_JP_19950401_1995-04.pdf_p106-45] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 106

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-46] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:Strana_igr_01.pdf_p97-47] Strana Igr, "" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_040.pdf_p50-48] Super Juegos, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:TodoSega_ES_29.pdf_p36-49] Todo Sega, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_02.pdf_p78-50] Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p21-51] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 21

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_07.pdf_p68-52] Ultimate Future Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-01), page 68

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_10.pdf_p91-53] Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 91

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_03.pdf_p66-54] Última Generación, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf_p66-55] Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 66

[:File:VideoGames_US_77.pdf_p75-56] VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-02.pdf_p12-57] 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 12

[digitiser1996-11-20-58] Digitiser (UK) (1996-11-20)

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_093.pdf_p62-59] The Games Machine, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 62

[60] Hacker, "12/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_06.pdf_p108-61] Intelligent Gamer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 108

[:File:PCAction_DE_1996-12.pdf_p129-62] PC Action, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 129

[63] PC Gamer Po Polsku, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:PCTeam_FR_021.pdf_p58-64] PC Team, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1996-11.pdf_p144-65] Power Play, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 144

[:File:SecretService_42_PL.pdf_p32-66] Secret Service, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-01-01), page 32

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Daytona USA/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Model 2 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Saturn version

Ratings

Breakdown

Windows PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Model 2 version

Saturn version

Windows PC version

Software charts

Model 2 version

Saturn version

Windows PC version

References