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Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
98	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
68	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-12-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
56	CD Consoles	1994-xx-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
90	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[4]	[details]
79	Computer & Video Games	1994-11-15	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
79	Computer + Video Giochi	199x-xx-xx	IT IT		^[6]	[details]
81	Digitiser	1994-11-14	UK UK	PAL	^[7]	[details]
100	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1994-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
80	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
90	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[10]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[11]	[details]
58	Famitsu	1994-12-02	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
87	Freak	1995-xx-xx	IL IL		^[13]	[details]
94	Game Players	1994-1x-xx	US US		^[14]	[details]
94	Game Players	1994-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
88	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[16]	[details]
27	Gamers	1995-01-08	DE DE	PAL	^[17]	[details]
90	GamesMaster	1994-10-20	UK UK	PAL	^[18]	[details]
87	GamesMaster	1994-10-18	UK UK	PAL	^[19]	[details]
86	Games World: The Magazine	1994-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
78	Game Informer	1994-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[21]	[details]
80	Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1	2000-12-07	RU RU		^[22]	[details]
93	Joypad	1994-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[23]	[details]
85	LeveL	1995-01-24	CZ CZ		^[24]	[details]
81	MAN!AC	1994-12-07	DE DE	PAL	^[25]	[details]
82	Mega Fun	1994-11-23	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
88	Megazin	1994-xx-xx	SI SI		^[27]	[details]
75	Micro Kid's Multimédia	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[28]	[details]
75	Magazina Igrushek	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[29]	[details]
87	Mean Machines Sega	1994-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[30]	[details]
73	Novaya Real'nost'	1995-09-01	RU RU	Bootleg	^[31]	[details]
95	Player One	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[32]	[details]
84	Play Time	1994-12-07	DE DE	PAL	^[33]	[details]
86	Power Up!	1994-11-12	UK UK		^[34]	[details]
65	Saturn Fan	1995-02-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[35]	[details]
88	Sega Magazin	1994-11-17	DE DE		^[36]	[details]
79	Sega Power	1994-10-20	UK UK	PAL	^[37]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1994-11-03	UK UK	PAL	^[38]	[details]
80	Sega Force	1994-10-19	SE SE		^[39]	[details]
84	Sega Mega Drive Review	1995-04-03	RU RU		^[40]	[details]
64	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[41]	[details]
90	Sonic the Comic	1994-12-24	UK UK	PAL	^[42]	[details]
95	Todo Sega	1994-1x-xx	ES ES		^[43]	[details]
90	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[44]	[details]
70	VideoGames	1994-1x-xx	US US		^[45]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	45	81	27	100	73	Very mixed
World	NTSC-J	4	63	58	68	10	Positive
World	NTSC-U	5	88	78	100	22	Very positive
World	PAL	13	81	27	93	66	Very mixed
JP	All	4	63	58	68	10	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	63	58	68	10	Positive
US	All	7	86	70	100	30	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	5	88	78	100	22	Very positive
UK	All	10	86	79	90	11	Very positive
UK	PAL	6	87	79	90	11	Very positive
FR	All	4	80	56	95	39	Mixed
FR	PAL	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
DE	All	5	72	27	88	61	Mixed
DE	PAL	4	68	27	84	57	Mixed
ES	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	79	79	79	0	Positive
CZ	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
RU	All	9	83	70	98	28	Very positive
SE	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
SI	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive

Master System version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
83	Computer & Video Games	1995-01-15	UK UK	PAL	^[46]	[details]
67	Gamers	1995-01-08	DE DE	PAL	^[47]	[details]
86	Mean Machines Sega	1994-11-30	UK UK	PAL	^[48]	[details]
75	Player One	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[49]	[details]
80	Play Time	1994-12-07	DE DE	PAL	^[50]	[details]
87	Sega Magazine	1994-12-15	UK UK	PAL	^[51]	[details]
87	Sega Pro	1994-11-03	UK UK	PAL	^[52]	[details]
90	Todo Sega	1994-1x-xx	ES ES		^[53]	[details]
60	Video Games	1995-01-18	DE DE	PAL	^[54]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	9	79	60	90	30	Positive
World	PAL	7	79	60	87	27	Positive
UK	All	4	86	83	87	4	Very positive
UK	PAL	4	86	83	87	4	Very positive
FR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
DE	All	3	69	60	80	20	Positive
DE	PAL	3	69	60	80	20	Positive
ES	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive

Game Gear version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
100	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[55]	[details]
78	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[56]	[details]
55	Famitsu	1995-01-06	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[57]	[details]
73	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[58]	[details]
67	Gamers	1995-01-08	DE DE	PAL	^[59]	[details]
85	Games World: The Magazine	1994-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[60]	[details]
67	Mega Fun	1994-12-21	DE DE		^[61]	[details]
68	Player One	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[49]	[details]
81	Play Time	1994-12-07	DE DE	PAL	^[50]	[details]
86	Sega Magazine	1994-12-15	UK UK	PAL	^[62]	[details]
95	Todo Sega	1994-1x-xx	ES ES		^[63]	[details]
72	Video Games	1995-01-18	DE DE	PAL	^[54]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	12	77	55	100	45	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	1	55	55	55	0	Average
World	NTSC-U	3	83	73	100	28	Very positive
World	PAL	5	78	67	86	19	Positive
JP	All	1	55	55	55	0	Average
JP	NTSC-J	1	55	55	55	0	Average
US	All	3	83	73	100	28	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	3	83	73	100	28	Very positive
UK	All	2	86	85	86	1	Very positive
UK	PAL	2	86	85	86	1	Very positive
FR	All	1	68	68	68	0	Positive
DE	All	4	72	67	81	14	Positive
DE	PAL	3	73	67	81	14	Positive
ES	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive

Sales

Mega Drive version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Master System version

Date	Europe	Worldwide

Game Gear version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 117
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 24
↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 155
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 117
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 87
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-11-14)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 110
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 326
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 118
↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-16" (JP; 1994-12-02), page 39
↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 54
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 154
↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 20
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 46
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 5" (1994-10-18, 24:00) (+0:00)
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 15
↑ Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 44
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 110
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 82
↑ LeveL, "Leden 1995" (CZ; 1995-01-24), page 41
↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 62
↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 108
↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 16, December 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 56
↑ Magazina Igrushek, "2/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 58
↑ Novaya Real'nost' (RU) "Episode 12" (1995-09-01, ) (+0:00)
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 94
↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, November 12, 1994" (UK; 1994-11-12), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41
↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 16
↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 44
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 38
↑ Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 24
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 89
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Sonic the Comic, "January 6th 1995" (UK; 1994-12-24), page 11
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 42
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 105
↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 97
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 90
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 23
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 114
↑ ^49.0 ^49.1 Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 149
↑ ^50.0 ^50.1 Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 104
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 108
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 73
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 46
↑ ^54.0 ^54.1 Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 113
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 95
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Famitsu, "1995-01-20" (JP; 1995-01-06), page 40
↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 250
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 22
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 21
↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 32
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 112
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 47

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[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p24-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 24

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_01.pdf_p155-3] CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 155

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 117

[:File:CVG_UK_157.pdf_p87-5] Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 87

[:File:CVG_IT_44.pdf_p98-6] Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 98

[digitiser1994-11-14-7] Digitiser (UK) (1994-11-14)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_26.pdf_p110-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 110

[:File:EGM_US_064.pdf_p46-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 326

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 118

[12] Famitsu, "1994-12-16" (JP; 1994-12-02), page 39

[13] Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0712.pdf_p54-14] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 54

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0711.pdf_p154-15] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 154

[:File:GamePro_US_065.pdf_p108-16] GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p20-17] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 20

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_023.pdf_p46-18] GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 46

[gamesmastertv4x05-19] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 5" (1994-10-18, 24:00) (+0:00)

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_06.pdf_p15-20] Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 15

[:File:GameInformer_US_020.pdf_p44-21] Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 44

[:File:.D0.98.D0.B3.D1.80.D1.8B_Sega_.D0.9B.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.B5_.D0.B8.D0.B7_.D0.BB.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D1.85_.D0.92.D1.8B.D0.BF.D1.83.D1.81.D0.BA_1.pdf_p110-22] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 110

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p82-23] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:Level_CZ_01.pdf_p41-24] LeveL, "Leden 1995" (CZ; 1995-01-24), page 41

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-01.pdf_p62-25] MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 62

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-12.pdf_p108-26] Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 108

[:File:Megazin_SI_0216.pdf_p27-27] Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 16, December 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_01.pdf_p56-28] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 56

[:File:Migr_2_RU.pdf_p66-29] Magazina Igrushek, "2/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p58-30] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 58

[nr1x12-31] Novaya Real'nost' (RU) "Episode 12" (1995-09-01, ) (+0:00)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p94-32] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 94

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf_p100-33] Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100

[34] Power Up!, "Saturday, November 12, 1994" (UK; 1994-11-12), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-03_19950315.pdf_p41-35] Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_13.pdf_p16-36] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_61.pdf_p44-37] Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p38-38] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 38

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_0708.pdf_p24-39] Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 24

[40] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 89

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-41] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[42] Sonic the Comic, "January 6th 1995" (UK; 1994-12-24), page 11

[:File:TodoSega_ES_20.pdf_p42-43] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 42

[44] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 105

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p97-45] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 97

[:File:CVG_UK_159.pdf_p90-46] Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 90

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p23-47] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 23

[:File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf_p114-48] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 114

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_048.pdf_p149-49] 49.0 ^49.1 Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 149

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf_p104-50] 50.0 ^50.1 Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 104

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p108-51] Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 108

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p73-52] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 73

[:File:TodoSega_ES_20.pdf_p46-53] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 46

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-02.pdf_p113-54] 54.0 ^54.1 Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 113

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_31.pdf_p95-55] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 95

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p46-56] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46

[57] Famitsu, "1995-01-20" (JP; 1995-01-06), page 40

[:File:GamePro_US_065.pdf_p250-58] GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 250

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p22-59] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 22

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_06.pdf_p21-60] Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 21

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-01.pdf_p32-61] Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 32

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p112-62] Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 112

[:File:TodoSega_ES_20.pdf_p47-63] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 47

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The Lion King/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Breakdown

Master System version

Ratings

Breakdown

Game Gear version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

References