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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1988-11-08 Mycom BASIC magazine (JP), "December 1988"
1989-xx-xx Famitsu (JP), "" "Cross review"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10   7/10   8/10   6/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-06-23 Smash (DE), "July/August 1989"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 8/10   10/10   9/10   8/10
86
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-10-07 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "November 1989" "Game seisekihyou"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 4.6/5   4.4/5   3.8/5   4.1/5   4.5/5   4.2/5
85
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-01-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "February 1990" "Hatsubaizumi Megadrive soft all-guide"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "March 1990" "Review Crew"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 7/10   9/10   8/10   8/10
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx GamePro (US), "March 1990" "ProView"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-06-15 Power Play (DE), "7/90"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
85%
85
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-08-XX Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "September 1990" "Mega-Dra Tatsujin Kouza"
Tips and tricks
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx Sega Visions (US), "June/July 1990"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-07-27 Aktueller Software Markt (DE), "August/September 1990"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
11/12   12/12   11/12   11/12   11/12 ASM Megahit
93
[Info]
1990-0x-xx Dragon (US), "Vol. XV, No. 3: August 1990"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 5/55/55/55/55/5
100
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-09-xx ACE (UK), "October 1990"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
887
89
[Info]
1990-1x-xx The Games Machine (IT), "Novembre 1990"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
89%
89
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-1x-xx Joystick (FR), "Novembre 1990"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
97%
97
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-11-xx Complete Guide to Consoles (UK), "Volume IV"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-1x-xx Tilt (FR), "Décembre 1990"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
18/20
90
[Info]
Cover article
Logo-pdf.svg
1991-01-03 Sega Power (UK), "February 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 94%
94
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Génération 4 (FR), "Février 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
93% Gen D'or
93
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Player One (FR), "Mars 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
95%
95
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-0x-xx Zero (UK), "March 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
89%
89
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-28 Raze (UK), "April 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 90% Rave
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-03-27 Video Games (DE), "1/91"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
82% Classic
82
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-xx The Complete Guide to Sega (UK), "" "Buyer's Guide"
The Complete Guide to Sega reviews most Mega Drive and Master System games released before May 1991.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-05 Sega Power (UK), "October 1991" "The Hard Line"
Sega Power re-reviews most Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear titles released before September 1991.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 5/55/55/55/55/5
100
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-10-30 Sega Power (UK), "December 1991" "The Greatest Adventures Ever?"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
92%
92
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-06 MegaTech (UK), "Xmas 1991" "Game Index"
MegaTech briefly reviews most of the Mega Drive games released before December 1991.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-02-20 Sega Pro (UK), "March 1992"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
79%
79
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-04-23 Console XS (UK), "June/July 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 72%
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-09-xx Mean Machines Sega (UK), "October 1992" "Games Index"
Mean Machines Sega reviews most Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear games released before September 1992.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 199x-xx-xx Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK), "January 1993" The game is reviewed twice in issue #5 of Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, once as part of its "Mega File" feature, and then again as part of a more extensive "Complete Mega File". It receives 77% in the former but 81% in the latter.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
77%   81%
79
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-03-11 Sega Pro (UK), "April 1993" "The ProFile"
Sega Pro re-reviews almost every Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear title released up until this point.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 72%
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-02-17 Mega (UK), "March 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 88%
88
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-08-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "September 1995" "Beep! MegaDrive readers final rating"
It continued up until then in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP).

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7.7848/10
78
[Info]
1997-12-07 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
1998-03-20 Tricks 16 bit (RU), "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr"
Reprints/translations:
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
73%
73
[Info]
2000-xx-xx Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU), ""
Reprints/translations:
The entire game guide
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
9/109/109/109/109/109/109/109/109/109/10
90
[Info]
2000-07-01 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx"
2000-09-01 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
2000-12-25 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
Logo-pdf.svg 2001-12-15 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
2002-10-13 Cool Gamer (RU), "9"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
8/10
80
[Info]
2001-xx-xx 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU), ""
Reprints/translations:
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
80%
80
[Info]

References

  1. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 134
  2. Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 20
  3. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 8, "" (RU; 2001-10-04), page 115
  4. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 164
  5. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 167
  6. Entsiklopediya igr Sega. 100000 sekrety, kody, paroli, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 174
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