Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
92	Aktueller Software Markt	1994-04-05	DE DE		^[1]	[details]
80	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-05-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
80	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[3]	[details]
94	Computer & Video Games	1994-02-15	UK UK		^[4]	[details]
95	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[5]	[details]
80	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[6]	[details]
90	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[7]	[details]
95	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
87	Gamers	1994-03-04	DE DE		^[9]	[details]
90	GamesMaster	1994-02-15	UK UK		^[10]	[details]
90	Hyper	1994-xx-xx	AU AU		^[11]	[details]
90	Joker	1994-xx-xx	SI SI		^[12]	[details]
94	Joypad	199x-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[13]	[details]
90	Mega	1994-02-17	UK UK	PAL	^[14]	[details]
93	Mega Action	1994-02-24	UK UK	PAL	^[15]	[details]
97	Mega Force	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[16]	[details]
85	Mega Fun	1994-02-23	DE DE	PAL	^[17]	[details]
93	MegaTech	1994-02-20	UK UK	PAL	^[18]	[details]
95	Micromanía (segunda época)	1994-xx-xx	ES ES		^[19]	[details]
94	Mean Machines Sega	1994-01-28	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
98	Player One	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[21]	[details]
86	Playjoy	1995-11-xx	YUYugoslavia YU		^[22]	[details]
80	Score	1994-06-01	CZ CZ		^[23]	[details]
95	Sega Magazine	1994-01-10	UK UK		^[24]	[details]
90	Sega Power	1994-02-03	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
87	Sega Pro	1994-02-24	UK UK	PAL	^[26]	[details]
93	Sega Zone	1994-02-24	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
72	Sega Mega Drive Review	1995-04-03	RU RU		^[28]	[details]
90	Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!	1994-05-16	FR FR	PAL	^[29]	[details]
85	Tricks	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[30]	[details]
86	Tricks 16 bit	1998-xx-xx	RU RU		^[31]	[details]
83	Video Games	1994-02-23	DE DE		^[32]	[details]
90	VideoGames	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[33]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	33	89	72	98	26	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
World	NTSC-U	3	93	90	95	5	Very positive
World	PAL	10	91	85	94	9	Very positive
JP	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
US	All	3	93	90	95	5	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	3	93	90	95	5	Very positive
UK	All	10	92	87	95	8	Very positive
UK	PAL	7	91	87	94	7	Very positive
FR	All	4	95	90	98	8	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	92	90	94	4	Very positive
DE	All	4	87	83	92	9	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
ES	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
RU	All	6	82	72	90	18	Very positive
SI	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
YU	All	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

References

↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1994" (DE; 1994-04-05), page 14
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 19
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 196
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 34
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 360
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 209
↑ GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Gamers, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 22
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 24" (1994-02-15, 24:00) (+0:00)
↑ Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Joker, "Julij/Avgust 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 28
↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 14
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 102
↑ MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 76
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 44
↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 59
↑ Playjoy, "Novembar 1995" (YU; 1995-11-xx), page 35
↑ Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 56
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 40
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 34
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 141
↑ Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-05-16), page 30
↑ Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 167
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 76
↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:ASM_DE_1994-05.pdf_p14-1] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1994" (DE; 1994-04-05), page 14

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-06.pdf_p19-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 19

[3] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 196

[:File:CVG_UK_148.pdf_p34-4] Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 34

[:File:EGM_US_056.pdf_p30-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 30

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 360

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 209

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p44-8] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p22-9] Gamers, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 22

[gamesmastertv3x24-10] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 24" (1994-02-15, 24:00) (+0:00)

[:File:Hyper_AU_004.pdf_p26-11] Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:Joker_12-13_SI.pdf_p24-12] Joker, "Julij/Avgust 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p68-13] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p28-14] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 28

[:File:MegaAction_UK_11.pdf_p14-15] Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 14

[:File:MegaForce_FR_25.pdf_p104-16] Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-03.pdf_p102-17] Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 102

[:File:MegaTech_UK_27.pdf_p76-18] MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 76

[:File:Micromania2_ES_070.pdf_p62-19] Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p44-20] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 44

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_039.pdf_p59-21] Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:Playjoy_YU_02.pdf_p35-22] Playjoy, "Novembar 1995" (YU; 1995-11-xx), page 35

[:File:Score_CZ_06.pdf_p56-23] Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 56

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p88-24] Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p28-25] Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_30.pdf_p40-26] Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 40

[:File:SegaZone_UK_17.pdf_p34-27] Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 34

[28] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 141

[:File:SonicMag_FR_03.pdf_p30-29] Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-05-16), page 30

[30] Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 16

[31] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 167

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p76-32] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 76

[:File:VideoGames_US_63.pdf_p62-33] VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Software charts

References