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Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

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Score Publication Date Region Version
95 576 Konzol 2000-xx-xx HUHungary HU [1] [details]
85 Ação Games 2000-xx-xx BRBrazil BR [2] [details]
25 Arcade 2000-05-23 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [3] [details]
95 Consoles + 2000-0x-xx FRFrance FR PAL [4] [details]
75 Computer & Video Games 2000-06-14 UKUnited Kingdom UK [5] [details]
90 Dreamcast Monthly 2000-05-11 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [6] [details]
80 DC-UK 2000-06-09 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [7] [details]
77 Dreamcast Magazine 2001-01-19 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [8] [details]
91 Dreamcast Magazine 2000-04-20 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [9] [details]
81 Dorimaga 2002-09-27 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [10] [details]
82 Dreamplanet 2000-0x-xx ESSpain ES PAL [11] [details]
92 Dreamzone 2000-06-xx FRFrance FR PAL [12] [details]
70 Edge 2000-05-24 UKUnited Kingdom UK [13] [details]
82 Electronic Gaming Monthly 2000-09-05 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [14] [details]
91 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast 2002-xx-xx RURussia RU [15] [details]
73 Famitsu 2001-01-19 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [16] [details]
85 Fun Generation 2000-05-17 DEGermany DE PAL [17] [details]
82 GameFan 2000-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [18] [details]
95 GamePro 2000-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [19] [details]
90 GameZine UKUnited Kingdom UK [20] [details]
67 Game Informer 2000-0x-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [21] [details]
91 Gamers' Republic 2000-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [22] [details]
100 GameWEEK 2000-07-03 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [23] [details]
90 Hyper 2000-xx-xx AUAustralia AU PAL [24] [details]
79 MAN!AC 2000-06-07 DEGermany DE PAL [25] [details]
86 Mega Fun 2000-06-07 DEGermany DE PAL [26] [details]
80 Neo Plus 2000-xx-xx PLPoland PL [27] [details]
25 Next Generation 2000-09-19 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [28] [details]
90 Official Dreamcast Magazine 2000-06-08 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [29] [details]
80 Official Dreamcast Magazine 2000-10-03 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [30] [details]
73 PSX Extreme 2001-0x-xx PLPoland PL [31] [details]
79 Power Unlimited 2000-0x-xx NLNetherlands NL [32] [details]
88 Sega Magazin 2000-06-05 DEGermany DE PAL [33] [details]
70 Strana Igr 2000-xx-xx RURussia RU [34] [details]
75 Strana Igr 2000-xx-xx RURussia RU [35] [details]

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 35 80 25 100 75 Very mixed
World NTSC-J 3 77 73 81 8 Positive
World NTSC-U 8 78 25 100 75 Very mixed
World PAL 13 83 25 95 70 Very mixed
Japan JP All 3 77 73 81 8 Positive
Japan JP NTSC-J 3 77 73 81 8 Positive
United States of America US All 8 78 25 100 75 Very mixed
United States of America US NTSC-U 8 78 25 100 75 Very mixed
United Kingdom UK All 8 76 25 91 66 Mixed
United Kingdom UK PAL 5 75 25 91 66 Mixed
France FR All 2 94 92 95 3 Very positive
France FR PAL 2 94 92 95 3 Very positive
Germany DE All 4 85 79 88 9 Very positive
Germany DE PAL 4 85 79 88 9 Very positive
Spain ES All 1 82 82 82 0 Very positive
Spain ES PAL 1 82 82 82 0 Very positive
Australia AU All 1 90 90 90 0 Very positive
Australia AU PAL 1 90 90 90 0 Very positive
Brazil BR All 1 85 85 85 0 Very positive
Hungary HU All 1 95 95 95 0 Very positive
Netherlands NL All 1 79 79 79 0 Positive
Poland PL All 2 77 73 80 7 Positive
Russia RU All 3 79 70 91 21 Positive

PlayStation 2 version

Ratings

Publication awards
Bronze
Score Publication Date Region Version
88 100% Consoles 200x-xx-xx FRFrance FR PAL [36] [details]
95 576 Konzol 2002-xx-xx HUHungary HU [37] [details]
89 Bonus 2002-03-25 YUYugoslavia YU [38] [details]
89 Consoles + 200x-xx-xx FRFrance FR PAL [39] [details]
60 Digitiser 2002-03-27 UKUnited Kingdom UK [40] [details]
75 Electronic Gaming Monthly 2002-04-02 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [41] [details]
85 GamePro 2002-0x-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [42] [details]
80 Game Station UKUnited Kingdom UK [43] [details]
79 MAN!AC 2002-01-02 DEGermany DE PAL [44] [details]
80 Neo Plus 2001-xx-xx PLPoland PL PAL [45] [details]
80 PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK 2001-12-29 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [46] [details]
90 Playbox 200x-xx-xx FRFrance FR [47] [details]
76 Play 2001-12-19 DEGermany DE [48] [details]
78 Players 2002-01-02 DEGermany DE PAL [49] [details]
81 [[|Play]] 2002-xx-xx PLPoland PL [50] [details]
60 Play 2002-xx-xx USUnited States of America US [51] [details]
69 PlayZone 2002-01-02 DEGermany DE PAL [52] [details]
80 PlayStation Games 2001-12-19 DEGermany DE [53] [details]
52 PSM2 200x-xx-xx UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [54] [details]
60 PSX Extreme 2002-0x-xx PLPoland PL PAL [55] [details]
81 Power Unlimited 2002-0x-xx NLNetherlands NL [56] [details]
80 Xgen 2002-0x-xx CZCzechia CZ [57] [details]

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 22 78 52 95 43 Mixed
World NTSC-U 2 80 75 85 10 Positive
World PAL 9 75 52 89 37 Mixed
United States of America US All 3 73 60 85 25 Positive
United States of America US NTSC-U 2 80 75 85 10 Positive
United Kingdom UK All 4 68 52 80 28 Positive
United Kingdom UK PAL 2 66 52 80 28 Positive
France FR All 3 89 88 90 2 Very positive
France FR PAL 2 89 88 89 1 Very positive
Germany DE All 5 76 69 80 11 Positive
Germany DE PAL 3 75 69 79 10 Positive
Czechia CZ All 1 80 80 80 0 Positive
Hungary HU All 1 95 95 95 0 Very positive
Netherlands NL All 1 81 81 81 0 Very positive
Poland PL All 3 74 60 81 21 Positive
Poland PL PAL 2 70 60 80 20 Positive
YU_1992 YU All 1 89 89 89 0 Very positive

Sales

Dreamcast version





Date Japan North America Europe Worldwide

PlayStation 2 version





Date North America Europe Worldwide

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast German charts

Date Position

2000-06

2

2000-07

2

2000-08

3

2000-09

7

2000-10

9

PlayStation 2 version

References

  1. 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
  2. Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  3. Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 74
  4. Consoles +, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 94
  5. Computer & Video Games, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-14), page 110
  6. Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18
  7. DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 70
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23
  9. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56
  10. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  11. Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30
  12. Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79
  13. Edge, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-24), page 80
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174
  15. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 61
  16. Famitsu, "2001-02-02" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 33
  17. Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68
  18. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
  19. GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140
  20. GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
  21. Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80
  22. Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66
  23. GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17
  24. Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  25. MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66
  26. Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72
  27. Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 77
  28. Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109
  29. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64
  30. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108
  31. PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
  32. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41
  33. Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21
  34. Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
  35. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  36. 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91
  37. 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48
  38. Bonus, "3/2002" (YU; 2002-03-25), page 50
  39. Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104
  40. Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)
  41. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107
  42. GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84
  43. Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  44. MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76
  45. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
  46. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104
  47. Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 51
  48. Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 112
  49. Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60
  50. Play, "Kwiecień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 39
  51. Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62
  52. PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96
  53. PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 52
  54. PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72
  55. PSX Extreme, "04/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 46
  56. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62
  57. Xgen, "Únor 2002" (CZ; 2002-0x-xx), page 31


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