Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Reception

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Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Publication awards
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Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
91	Alaab Alcomputtar	1995-xx-xx	SA SA		^[1]	[details]
73	Beep! MegaDrive	1993-09-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
94	Consoles +	1993-0x-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
85	Computer & Video Games	1993-10-15	UK UK	PAL	^[4]	[details]
89	Computer + Video Giochi	1993-xx-xx	IT IT	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
92	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1993-11-23	US US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[details]
90	Game Power	1993-1x-xx	IT IT	PAL	^[7]	[details]
100	GamePro	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
83	GamesMaster	1993-10-21	UK UK	PAL	^[9]	[details]
78	GamesMaster	1993-10-07	UK UK		^[10]	[details]
89	Hyper	199x-xx-xx	AU AU		^[11]	[details]
90	Joypad	1994-xx-xx	HU HU		^[12]	[details]
78	MAN!AC	1993-11-10	DE DE		^[13]	[details]
92	Mega Action	1993-11-04	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[14]	[details]
91	Mega Force	1993-11-10	FR FR	PAL	^[15]	[details]
86	Mega Fun	1993-11-24	DE DE	PAL	^[16]	[details]
90	Mega Play	1993-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
83	MegaTech	1993-10-20	UK UK	PAL	^[18]	[details]
92	Micromanía (segunda época)	199x-xx-xx	ES ES	PAL	^[19]	[details]
83	Mean Machines Sega	1993-09-28	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
91	Megazone	1993-12-29	AU AU	PAL	^[21]	[details]
89	Sega Magazin	1993-11-03	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
87	Sega Magazine	1993-12-10	UK UK	PAL	^[23]	[details]
100	Sega News	1996-1x-xx	CZ CZ		^[24]	[details]
88	Sega Power	1993-10-07	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1993-10-14	UK UK	PAL	^[26]	[details]
91	Sega Zone	1993-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
85	Sega Force Mega	1993-11-16	UK UK	PAL	^[28]	[details]
88	The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994)	1994-xx-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
82	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[30]	[details]
90	Sonic the Comic	1993-12-11	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
92	Todo Sega	1993-xx-xx	ES ES	PAL	^[32]	[details]
81	Video Games	1993-12-19	DE DE	PAL	^[33]	[details]
70	VideoGames	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[34]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	34	87	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	4	84	73	92	20	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	4	88	70	100	30	Very positive
World	PAL	19	88	81	92	11	Very positive
JP	All	2	77	73	82	9	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	2	77	73	82	9	Positive
US	All	4	88	70	100	30	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	4	88	70	100	30	Very positive
UK	All	13	86	78	92	14	Very positive
UK	NTSC-J	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
UK	PAL	11	87	83	91	8	Very positive
FR	All	2	93	91	94	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
DE	All	4	84	78	89	11	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	85	81	89	8	Very positive
ES	All	2	92	92	92	0	Very positive
ES	PAL	2	92	92	92	0	Very positive
IT	All	2	90	89	90	1	Very positive
IT	NTSC-J	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
IT	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	All	2	90	89	91	2	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
SA	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive

PC version

Ratings

Publication awards
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Score	Publication	Date	Region
75	Gambler	1996-xx-xx	PL PL	^[35]	[details]
73	[[\|Hacker]]	1996-xx-xx	HR HR	^[36]	[details]
100	LeveL	1996-03-06	CZ CZ	^[37]	[details]
92	PC Game Parade	1996-1x-xx	IT IT	^[38]	[details]
70	Score	1996-03-14	CZ CZ	^[39]	[details]
90	Secret Service	1996-03-01	PL PL	^[40]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	6	83	70	100	30	Very positive
IT	All	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
CZ	All	2	85	70	100	30	Very positive
HR	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive
PL	All	2	83	75	90	15	Very positive

Sales

Mega-CD version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

PC version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega-CD version

PC version

References

↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 87
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 140
↑ Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 79
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 74
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 5" (1993-10-07, 24:00) (+0:00)
↑ Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14
↑ MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 38
↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 52
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 108
↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 40
↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 70
↑ MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 46
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 76
↑ Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 26
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 74
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 119
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31
↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 90
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38
↑ Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 30
↑ Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 64
↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 10
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 46
↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Gambler, "5/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hacker, "05/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
↑ LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 1
↑ PC Game Parade, "Novembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 70
↑ Score, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-14), page 38
↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 26

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Books: Sonic the Hedgehog CD Guide Book (1993) | Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Official Super-Sonic Tips for SegaManiacs! (1994) | The Complete Sonic CD Guide (199x)
Music: Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (1994) | Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (1994) | Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic CD (2019)

Prototypes: 1992-12-04 | 1993-05-10 | 05-12 | 06-21 | 07-12 | 08-01 | 08-06 PAL | 08-06 | 08-19 | 09-20 | 10-13

Prototypes: 1995-09-07 | 09-14

[1] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p25-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_023.pdf_p88-3] Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:CVG_UK_144.pdf_p87-4] Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 87

[:File:CVG_IT_31.pdf_p67-5] Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_15.pdf_p140-6] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 140

[:File:GamePower_IT_22.pdf_p79-7] Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 79

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p68-8] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_011.pdf_p74-9] GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 74

[gamesmastertv3x05-10] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 5" (1993-10-07, 24:00) (+0:00)

[:File:Hyper_AU_002.pdf_p31-11] Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 31

[12] Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-12.pdf_p38-13] MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 38

[:File:MegaAction_UK_07.pdf_p52-14] Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 52

[:File:MegaForce_FR_22.pdf_p108-15] Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 108

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-12.pdf_p40-16] Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 40

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0406.pdf_p70-17] Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 70

[:File:MegaTech_UK_23.pdf_p46-18] MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 46

[:File:Micromania2_ES_068.pdf_p60-19] Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p76-20] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 76

[:File:Megazone_AU_35.pdf_p26-21] Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 26

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p74-22] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 74

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p119-23] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 119

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p31-24] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31

[:File:SegaPower_UK_48.pdf_p90-25] Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 90

[:File:SegaPro_UK_25.pdf_p38-26] Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_13.pdf_p30-27] Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 30

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_06.pdf_p64-28] Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 64

[29] The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[31] Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 10

[:File:TodoSega_ES_07.pdf_p26-32] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-01.pdf_p46-33] Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 46

[:File:VideoGames_US_60.pdf_p52-34] VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

[35] Gambler, "5/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[36] Hacker, "05/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 42

[37] LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 1

[:File:PCGameParade_IT_46.pdf_p70-38] PC Game Parade, "Novembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 70

[39] Score, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-14), page 38

[40] Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 26

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Breakdown

PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega-CD version

PC version

Software charts

Mega-CD version

PC version

References