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Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards
Gamers Star
Gold Game
Mega Blast
Gold
Yo!
Bostin'!
Recomendado
Classic
Score Publication Date Region Version
60 1700 igr dlya Sega 2001-xx-xx RURussia RU [1] [details]
84 Alaab Alcomputtar 1995-08-xx SASaudi Arabia SA [2] [details]
65 Beep! MegaDrive 1994-04-08 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [3] [details]
94 Console Mania 1994-0x-xx ITItaly IT PAL [4] [details]
85 Consoles + 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR [5] [details]
40 Cool Gamer 2002-10-13 RURussia RU [6] [details]
89 Computer & Video Games 1994-02-15 UKUnited Kingdom UK [7] [details]
90 Computer & Video Games 1994-07-15 UKUnited Kingdom UK [8] [details]
97 Electronic Games (1992-1995) 1994-01-20 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [9] [details]
76 Electronic Gaming Monthly 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [10] [details]
60 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 1999-xx-xx RURussia RU [11] [details]
93 Freak 1994-xx-xx ILIsrael IL [12] [details]
80 GamePro 1994-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [13] [details]
87 Gamers 1994-05-06 DEGermany DE [14] [details]
92 GamesMaster 1994-02-01 UKUnited Kingdom UK [15] [details]
60 Hippon Super 1994-04-03 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [16] [details]
95 Hyper 199x-xx-xx AUAustralia AU [17] [details]
91 Joker 1994-xx-xx SISlovenia SI [18] [details]
89 Joypad 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR PAL [19] [details]
81 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming 1994-xx-xx UKUnited Kingdom UK [20] [details]
91 Mega 1994-02-17 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [21] [details]
82 Mega Action 1994-02-24 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [22] [details]
85 Mega Fun 1994-03-23 DEGermany DE PAL [23] [details]
80 Mega Play 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [24] [details]
94 Mega Power 1994-02-17 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [25] [details]
86 MegaTech 1994-02-20 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [26] [details]
89 Mean Machines Sega 1994-01-28 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [27] [details]
95 Player One 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR [28] [details]
91 Play Time 1994-04-06 DEGermany DE [29] [details]
95 Power Unlimited 1994-01-26 NLNetherlands NL [30] [details]
85 Secret Service 1996-01-xx PLPoland PL [31] [details]
94 Sega Magazine 1994-02-15 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [32] [details]
91 Sega Power 1994-02-03 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [33] [details]
91 Sega Pro 1994-02-24 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [34] [details]
90 Sega Zone 1994-01-27 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [35] [details]
81 Svet Kompjutera 1996-xx-xx YUYugoslavia YU [36] [details]
65 Sega Opisaniy i sekretov 2003-03-11 RURussia RU [37] [details]
95 Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! 1994-05-16 FRFrance FR [38] [details]
81 Sega Saturn Magazine 1995-08-08 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [39] [details]
90 Todo Sega 1994-0x-xx ESSpain ES [40] [details]
81 Tricks 1995-xx-xx RURussia RU [41] [details]
91 Tricks 16 bit 1998-03-20 RURussia RU [42] [details]
83 Video Games 1994-04-27 DEGermany DE PAL [43] [details]
90 VideoGames 1994-0x-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [44] [details]

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 44 84 40 97 57 Mixed
World NTSC-J 3 69 60 81 21 Positive
World NTSC-U 5 85 76 97 21 Very positive
World PAL 13 89 82 94 12 Very positive
Japan JP All 3 69 60 81 21 Positive
Japan JP NTSC-J 3 69 60 81 21 Positive
United States of America US All 5 85 76 97 21 Very positive
United States of America US NTSC-U 5 85 76 97 21 Very positive
United Kingdom UK All 13 89 81 94 13 Very positive
United Kingdom UK PAL 9 90 82 94 12 Very positive
France FR All 4 91 85 95 10 Very positive
France FR PAL 1 89 89 89 0 Very positive
Germany DE All 4 86 83 91 8 Very positive
Germany DE PAL 2 84 83 85 2 Very positive
Spain ES All 1 90 90 90 0 Very positive
Italy IT All 1 94 94 94 0 Very positive
Italy IT PAL 1 94 94 94 0 Very positive
Australia AU All 1 95 95 95 0 Very positive
Israel IL All 1 93 93 93 0 Very positive
Netherlands NL All 1 95 95 95 0 Very positive
Poland PL All 1 85 85 85 0 Very positive
Russia RU All 6 66 40 91 51 Mixed
Saudi Arabia SA All 1 84 84 84 0 Very positive
Slovenia SI All 1 91 91 91 0 Very positive
YU_1992 YU All 1 81 81 81 0 Very positive

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Publication awards
It's a Man!ac
Gold Game
Classic
Score Publication Date Region Version
87 Game Players 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [45] [details]
93 GamePro 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [46] [details]
87 Gamers 1995-01-08 DEGermany DE PAL [47] [details]
85 MAN!AC 1994-12-07 DEGermany DE PAL [48] [details]
80 Mega 1994-12-30 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [49] [details]
85 Mega Force 199x-xx-xx FRFrance FR PAL [50] [details]
85 Mega Fun 1994-12-21 DEGermany DE [51] [details]
84 Mega Power 1994-10-20 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [52] [details]
50 Next Generation 1995-01-24 USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [53] [details]
80 Player One 199x-xx-xx FRFrance FR [54] [details]
85 Play Time 1995-01-04 DEGermany DE PAL [55] [details]
87 Sega Power 1994-11-17 UKUnited Kingdom UK [56] [details]
86 Sega Pro 1994-09-08 UKUnited Kingdom UK [57] [details]
86 Sega Pro 1994-10-06 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [58] [details]
83 Video Games 1995-01-18 DEGermany DE PAL [59] [details]
80 VideoGames 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US [60] [details]

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 16 83 50 93 43 Mixed
World NTSC-U 3 77 50 93 43 Mixed
World PAL 8 84 80 87 7 Very positive
United States of America US All 4 77 50 93 43 Mixed
United States of America US NTSC-U 3 77 50 93 43 Mixed
United Kingdom UK All 5 85 80 87 7 Very positive
United Kingdom UK PAL 3 83 80 86 6 Very positive
France FR All 2 83 80 85 5 Very positive
France FR PAL 1 85 85 85 0 Very positive
Germany DE All 5 85 83 87 4 Very positive
Germany DE PAL 4 85 83 87 4 Very positive

Game Gear version

Ratings

Publication awards
Classic
Score Publication Date Region Version
53 Beep! MegaDrive 1994-04-08 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [61] [details]
81 Consoles + 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR PAL [62] [details]
82 Computer & Video Games 1994-02-15 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [63] [details]
87 Computer & Video Games 1994-07-15 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [8] [details]
89 Digitiser 1994-02-03 UKUnited Kingdom UK [64] [details]
68 Electronic Gaming Monthly 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [65] [details]
75 GamePro 1994-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [66] [details]
60 Hippon Super 1994-04-03 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [67] [details]
84 Joypad 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR PAL [68] [details]
77 Mega Fun 1994-04-20 DEGermany DE PAL [69] [details]
81 Mega Play 199x-xx-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [70] [details]
76 Mean Machines Sega 1994-02-28 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [71] [details]
75 Player One 1994-0x-xx FRFrance FR PAL [72] [details]
82 Play Time 1994-04-06 DEGermany DE [29] [details]
95 Power Unlimited 1994-04-27 NLNetherlands NL [73] [details]
89 Sega Power 1994-02-03 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [74] [details]
88 Sega Pro 1994-03-24 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [75] [details]
85 Sega Zone 1994-02-24 UKUnited Kingdom UK PAL [76] [details]
66 Sega Saturn Magazine 1995-08-08 JPJapan JP NTSC-J [77] [details]
82 Todo Sega 1994-0x-xx ESSpain ES PAL [78] [details]
84 Video Games 1994-04-27 DEGermany DE PAL [79] [details]
90 VideoGames 1994-0x-xx USUnited States of America US NTSC-U [44] [details]

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 22 79 53 95 43 Mixed
World NTSC-J 3 60 53 66 14 Average
World NTSC-U 4 78 68 90 23 Positive
World PAL 12 83 75 89 14 Very positive
Japan JP All 3 60 53 66 14 Average
Japan JP NTSC-J 3 60 53 66 14 Average
United States of America US All 4 78 68 90 23 Positive
United States of America US NTSC-U 4 78 68 90 23 Positive
United Kingdom UK All 7 85 76 89 13 Very positive
United Kingdom UK PAL 6 85 76 89 13 Very positive
France FR All 3 80 75 84 9 Positive
France FR PAL 3 80 75 84 9 Positive
Germany DE All 3 81 77 84 7 Very positive
Germany DE PAL 2 81 77 84 7 Very positive
Spain ES All 1 82 82 82 0 Very positive
Spain ES PAL 1 82 82 82 0 Very positive
Netherlands NL All 1 95 95 95 0 Very positive

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Software charts

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Game Gear version

References

  1. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 150
  2. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 27
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 18
  4. Console Mania, "Febbraio 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 90
  5. Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  6. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 146
  7. Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 76
  8. 8.0 8.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 112
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1994" (US; 1994-01-20), page 90
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 345
  12. Freak, "3/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  13. GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
  14. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 36
  15. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 22" (1994-02-01, 24:00) (+0:00)
  16. Hippon Super, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-03), page 52
  17. Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
  18. Joker, "Junij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 24
  19. Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 72
  20. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 56
  21. Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 20
  22. Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 20
  23. Mega Fun, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 108
  24. Mega Play, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 49
  25. Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 60
  26. MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 24
  27. Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 60
  28. Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 48
  29. 29.0 29.1 Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 132
  30. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 52
  31. Secret Service, "Styczeń 1996" (PL; 1996-01-xx), page 28
  32. Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 94
  33. Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 34
  34. Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 44
  35. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 32
  36. Svet Kompjutera, "Mart 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 85
  37. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 126
  38. Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-05-16), page 36
  39. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  40. Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
  41. Tricks, "4/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 30
  42. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 126
  43. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 94
  44. 44.0 44.1 VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 58
  45. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
  46. GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
  47. Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 52
  48. MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 60
  49. Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 60
  50. Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  51. Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 40
  52. Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 24
  53. Next Generation, "February 1995" (US; 1995-01-24), page 99
  54. Player One, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 118
  55. Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 107
  56. Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 82
  57. Sega Pro, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-08), page 48
  58. Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 48
  59. Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 98
  60. VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  61. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 21
  62. Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 118
  63. Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 80
  64. Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-03)
  65. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  66. GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 41
  67. Hippon Super, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-03), page 51
  68. Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 74
  69. Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 117
  70. Mega Play, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 48
  71. Mean Machines Sega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-28), page 84
  72. Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 109
  73. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 49
  74. Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 60
  75. Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 68
  76. Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 64
  77. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  78. Todo Sega, "Mayo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 50
  79. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 112


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