Sonic & Knuckles/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
80	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-11-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[1]	[details]
48	CD Consoles	1994-xx-xx	FR FR		^[2]	[details]
70	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[3]	[details]
91	Computer & Video Games	1994-10-15	UK UK		^[4]	[details]
93	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[5]	[details]
93	Freak	1994-xx-xx	IL IL		^[6]	[details]
95	Game Players	1994-xx-xx	US US		^[7]	[details]
100	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
87	GamePro	1994-10-28	DE DE	PAL	^[9]	[details]
87	Gamers	1994-11-04	DE DE		^[10]	[details]
90	GamesMaster	1994-09-22	UK UK	PAL	^[11]	[details]
83	Games World: The Magazine	1994-11-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[12]	[details]
81	Joypad	1994-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[13]	[details]
90	Joypad	1995-xx-xx	HU HU		^[14]	[details]
70	Kiber Zona	1997-xx-xx	LT LT		^[15]	[details]
75	LeveL	1995-10-01	CZ CZ		^[16]	[details]
92	Mega	1994-10-27	UK UK	PAL	^[17]	[details]
85	Mega Fun	1994-11-23	DE DE	PAL	^[18]	[details]
92	Mega Power	1994-10-20	UK UK	PAL	^[19]	[details]
90	MegaTech	1994-10-27	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
89	Megazin	1994-xx-xx	SI SI		^[21]	[details]
100	Micro Kid's Multimédia	1994-xx-xx	FR FR		^[22]	[details]
90	Micromanía (segunda época)	1994-xx-xx	ES ES		^[23]	[details]
100	Magazina Igrushek	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[24]	[details]
85	Mean Machines Sega	1994-09-30	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1994-12-08	US US	NTSC-U	^[26]	[details]
95	Player One	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[27]	[details]
85	Score	1994-12-01	CZ CZ		^[28]	[details]
89	Sega Magazin	1994-10-12	DE DE		^[29]	[details]
92	Sega Magazine	1994-09-15	UK UK		^[30]	[details]
90	Sega Power	1994-09-29	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1994-10-06	UK UK	PAL	^[32]	[details]
84	Svet Kompjutera	1996-xx-xx	YUYugoslavia YU		^[33]	[details]
80	Sega Mega Drive Review	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[34]	[details]
85	Sega Megazone	1994-xx-xx	AU AU		^[35]	[details]
91	Sonic the Comic	1995-01-07	UK UK	PAL	^[36]	[details]
87	Sonic the Comic	1996-07-24	UK UK	PAL	^[37]	[details]
81	Tricks	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[38]	[details]
80	Video Games	1994-11-23	DE DE		^[39]	[details]
90	VideoGames	1994-xx-xx	US US		^[40]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	40	86	48	100	52	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
World	NTSC-U	3	89	75	100	25	Very positive
World	PAL	13	88	81	92	11	Very positive
JP	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
US	All	5	91	75	100	25	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	3	89	75	100	25	Very positive
UK	All	12	89	83	92	9	Very positive
UK	PAL	10	89	83	92	9	Very positive
FR	All	4	81	48	100	52	Mixed
FR	PAL	1	81	81	81	0	Very positive
DE	All	5	85	80	89	9	Very positive
DE	PAL	2	86	85	87	2	Very positive
ES	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
CZ	All	2	80	75	85	10	Positive
HU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
LT	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
RU	All	4	83	70	100	30	Very positive
SI	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
YU	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

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References

↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 130
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 198
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 68
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Freak, "11/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 52
↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 74
↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-10-28), page 38
↑ Gamers, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-11-04), page 34
↑ GamesMaster, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-22), page 36
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 114
↑ Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Kiber Zona, "Rugsejis 1997" (LT; 1997-xx-xx), page 5
↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1995" (CZ; 1995-10-01), page 1
↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 4
↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 73
↑ Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 28
↑ MegaTech, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 4
↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 16, December 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 87
↑ Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 69
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 70
↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 107
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 98
↑ Score, "Prosinec 1994" (CZ; 1994-12-01), page 34
↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 72
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 80
↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 34
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 46
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Maj 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 129
↑ Sega Megazone, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Sonic the Comic, "20th January 1995" (UK; 1995-01-07), page 10
↑ Sonic the Comic, "2 August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-24), page 11
↑ Tricks, "4/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 36
↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-12.pdf_p23-1] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_01.pdf_p130-2] CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 130

[3] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 198

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p68-4] Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 68

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p36-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36

[6] Freak, "11/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0712.pdf_p52-7] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p74-8] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:GamePro_DE_1994-11.pdf_p38-9] GamePro, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-10-28), page 38

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-11.pdf_p34-10] Gamers, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-11-04), page 34

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_022.pdf_p36-11] GamesMaster, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-22), page 36

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_07.pdf_p14-12] Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p114-13] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 114

[:File:Joypad_4_HU.pdf_p16-14] Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:KiberZona_LT_09.pdf_p5-15] Kiber Zona, "Rugsejis 1997" (LT; 1997-xx-xx), page 5

[16] LeveL, "Říjen 1995" (CZ; 1995-10-01), page 1

[:File:Mega_UK_26.pdf_p4-17] Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 4

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-12.pdf_p73-18] Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 73

[:File:MegaPower_UK_16.pdf_p28-19] Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 28

[:File:MegaTech_UK_35.pdf_p4-20] MegaTech, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 4

[:File:Megazin_SI_0216.pdf_p31-21] Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 16, December 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_01.pdf_p38-22] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Micromania2_ES_077.pdf_p87-23] Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 87

[:File:Migr_4_RU.pdf_p69-24] Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p70-25] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 70

[:File:NextGeneration_US_01.pdf_p107-26] Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 107

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p98-27] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 98

[:File:Score_CZ_12.pdf_p34-28] Score, "Prosinec 1994" (CZ; 1994-12-01), page 34

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_12.pdf_p72-29] Sega Magazin, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 72

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_10.pdf_p80-30] Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 80

[:File:SegaPower_UK_60.pdf_p34-31] Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 34

[:File:SegaPro_UK_38.pdf_p46-32] Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 46

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_140.pdf_p84-33] Svet Kompjutera, "Maj 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p129-34] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 129

[:File:Megazone_AU_44.pdf_p34-35] Sega Megazone, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 34

[36] Sonic the Comic, "20th January 1995" (UK; 1995-01-07), page 10

[37] Sonic the Comic, "2 August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-24), page 11

[38] Tricks, "4/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-12.pdf_p36-39] Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 36

[:File:VideoGames_US_70.pdf_p76-40] VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 76

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Sonic & Knuckles/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Software charts

References