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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-0x-xx Consoles + (FR), "Septembre 2002" "japon"
Preview article.
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-08-01 Cube (UK), "Issue Nine" "Sonic Boom!"
A preview of the GameCube games Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Mega Collection in the UK-based magazine Cube. The writer is more interested in a compilation of Mega Drive titles than a port of a Dreamcast game.
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-xx-xx Play (US), "November 2002" "capsule reviews"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 3/53/53/53/53/5
60
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-11-05 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "December 2002"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 8.0/10   6.0/10   7.5/10
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-11-12 GameNOW (US), "December 2002"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U A-
91
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-1x-xx GamePro (US), "December 2002" "ProReviews"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U
Graphics: 3.5 Sound: 3 Gameplay: 4 FunFactor: 4
73
[Info]
2002-1x-xx Nintendo Power (US), "December 2002" "Now Playing"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 3/53/53/53/53/5
2.5/52.5/52.5/52.5/52.5/5
3.5/53.5/53.5/53.5/53.5/5
3/53/53/53/53/5
4/54/54/54/54/5
64
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-12-13 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "January 2003" "Preplay"
Logo-pdf.svg 2002-12-20 NGC Magazine (UK), "January 2003" "Review US: Sonic Mega Collection"
The reviewer praises the games included with the exception of Sonic Spinball, but comments on the games looking dated and criticising the load times.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 71%
71
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-xx-xx G-Force (UK), "February 2003" "Reviews: Sonic Mega Collection"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC 78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-0x-xx GamePro (US), "February 2003" "Code Vault"
Short section explaining how to access the level select in Sonic 1, 2 and Spinball, and how to unlock Blue Sphere and Flicky.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-01-07 GMR (US), "February 2003" "The List: GameCube Top 50"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 7/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-03-14 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "April 2003" "Reviews: Sonic Mega Collection"
A review of the game that praises the 2D platformers but laments how they have not been enhanced in comparison to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance updates of older games. The spinoff titles in the collection are written off as "a few dodgy games".
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 8/10
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-03-19 NGC Magazine (UK), "April 2003" "Review UK: Sonic Mega Collection"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 70%
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-04-09 Hyper (AU), "May 2003"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 72%
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-04-16 N-Zone (DE), "05/03" "Test"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 83%   82%
Separate ratings for single-player and multiplayer.
83
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-0x-xx Consoles + (FR), "Mai 2003" "Tests"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 83%
83
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-08-15 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "September 2003" "Game Selector"
Nintendo Official Magazine lists every GameCube game and select Game Boy Advance games previously reviewed under the 0-10 rating system, and re-rates them with the original percentage-based system of older issues.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 84%
84
[Info]

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