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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-10-XX Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "November 1990" "News and information"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-12-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "January 1991" Preview article, 6 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-01-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "February 1991" Preview article, 8 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "March 1991" Preview article, 8 pages
1991-03-04 Hippon Super (JP), "April 1991" "TV game・broad-way"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 9/10
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-03-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "April 1991" "BE-Mega dog race"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 9/10   7/10   7/10   10/10
83
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-03-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "Attack Special: Shining and the Darkness Kouryaku Note" "Attack Special: Shining and the Darkness Kouryaku Note"
Walkthrough, Supplyment
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-04-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "May 1991" "Attack" gameplay guide, 7 pages
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-xx Mega (TH), "Vol. 116, May 1991"
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "June 1991" "Game seisekihyou"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 4.538/5   4.199/5   3.966/5   4.383/5   4.457/5   4.254/5
86
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "June 1991" "Urawaza League"
Tips and tricks
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-06-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "July 1991" "Urawaza League"
Tips and tricks
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Sega Visions (US), "Summer 1991"
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-07-11 Games-X (UK), "11th-17th July 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 91%
91
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Sega Visions (US), "Fall 1991"
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Super Gaming (US), "Fall 1991" As Shining & Darkness

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
6/10   5/10   4/10
50
[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
NTSC-J 5/55/55/55/55/5
100
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-06 Video Games (DE), "3/91"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
85% Classic
85
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-10-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "November 1992" "Thunderbirds are go go!"
Tips and tricks
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-10-24 Games-X (UK), "24th-30th October 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
4/54/54/54/54/5
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-10-29 Mean Machines (UK), "November 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 69%
69
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Sega Pro (UK), "November 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 93% Yo!
93
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-1x-xx VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US), "November 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
8/10
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-11-07 Consoles + (FR), "Novembre 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
68%
68
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-11-13 Power Play (DE), "12/91"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
85%
85
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-11-15 Aktueller Software Markt (DE), "Dezember 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
9/12   10/12   9/12   10/12   10/12
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-11-19 Joypad (FR), "Décembre 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
93%
93
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-11-19 Mega Force (FR), "Novembre 1991" "Zapping"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL
Son: Super Graphisme: Genial Animation: Genial Maniabilite: Genial
95
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Sega Visions (US), "Winter 1991/1992"
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-1x-xx Joystick (FR), "Décembre 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
91%
91
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Player One (FR), "Décembre 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
89%
89
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-1x-xx Tilt (FR), "Décembre 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
17/20
85
[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
72%
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-12 Sega Force (UK), "January 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 90% Mega Blaster
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-01-08 Play Time (DE), "2/92"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
75%
75
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-02-06 Sega Power (UK), "March 1992"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 92% Gold
92
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-03-19 Sega Pro (UK), "April 1992" "Sega Software Showdown Final Part"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
90%
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-04-23 Console XS (UK), "June/July 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 93%
93
[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
72%
72
[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 78% in the former but only 72% in the latter.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%   72%
75
[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 88%
88
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-11-18 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK), ""
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
69%
69
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-02-17 Mega (UK), "March 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 89%
89
[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 7.9316/10
79
[Info]
1996-10-03 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx"
Logo-pdf.svg 1997-xx-xx Ação Games (BR), "Novembro 1997"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U (BR) 8.0/10
80
[Info]
2001-03-19 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx" Tips
2001-10-04 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 8 (RU), ""
Reprints/translations:
  • (RU) #1 (2000-12-07)[1]
  • (RU) #1 (2001-08-27)[2]
The entire game guide
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
8/108/108/108/108/108/108/108/108/108/10
80
[Info]
2002-10-13 Cool Gamer (RU), "9"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
5/10
50
[Info]
2003-01-09 Tricks Gold (RU), "Sega dlya strategov"
Reprints/translations:
  • (RU) #8: "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (2003-03-11)[3]
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
85%
85
[Info]
2001-xx-xx 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU), ""
Reprints/translations:
  • (RU) #1 (2003-xx-xx)[4]
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
70%
70
[Info]

References

  1. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 289
  2. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 295
  3. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 162
  4. Entsiklopediya igr Sega. 100000 sekrety, kody, paroli, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 206


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