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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1988-11-08 Mycom BASIC magazine (JP), "December 1988"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "March 1990" "Review Crew"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 7/10   9/10   8/10   8/10
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-xx-xx Sega Visions (US), "June/July 1990"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-1x-xx Joystick (FR), "Novembre 1990"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
97%
97
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-11-xx Complete Guide to Consoles (UK), "Volume IV"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-1x-xx Tilt (FR), "Décembre 1990"
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Génération 4 (FR), "Février 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
93% Gen D'or
93
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-02-28 Raze (UK), "April 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 90% Rave
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-05-xx The Complete Guide to Sega (UK), "" "Buyer's Guide"
The Complete Guide to Sega reviews most Mega Drive and Master System games released before May 1991.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-05 Sega Power (UK), "October 1991" "The Hard Line"
Sega Power re-reviews most Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear titles released before September 1991.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svg
100
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-26 Games-X (UK), "26th September-2nd October 1991"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
RatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Full.svgRatingStar Empty.svg
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-xx-xx Joystick (FR), "Octobre 1991"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
97%
97
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-12-06 MegaTech (UK), "Xmas 1991" "Game Index"
MegaTech briefly reviews most of the Mega Drive games released before December 1991.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-02-20 Sega Pro (UK), "March 1992"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
79%
79
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-04-23 Console XS (UK), "June/July 1992"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 72%
72
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 199x-xx-xx Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK), "January 1993" The game is reviewed twice in issue #5 of Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, once as part of its "Mega File" feature, and then again as part of a more extensive "Complete Mega File". It receives 77% in the former but 81% in the latter.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
77%   81%
79
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1993-03-11 Sega Pro (UK), "April 1993" "The ProFile"
Sega Pro re-reviews almost every Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear title released up until this point.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 72%
72
[Info]
2000-07-01 Velikiy Drakon (RU), "xxxx xxxx"
Logo-pdf.svg 1990-01-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "February 1990" "Hatsubaizumi Megadrive soft all-guide"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10
70
[Info]
1989-xx-xx Famitsu (JP), "" "Cross review"
Actual ratings breakdown unknown, needs correcting when actual breakdown known.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1989-10-07 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "November 1989" "Game seisekihyou"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 4.6/5   4.4/5   3.8/5   4.1/5   4.5/5   4.2/5
85
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-03-17 Mega (UK), "April 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 88%
88
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-08-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "September 1995" "Beep! MegaDrive readers final rating"
It continued up until then in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP).

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7.7848/10
78
[Info]
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Books: Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1989) | Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni (1989) | Sega Game Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Gekan (1989) | Sega Game Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Joukan (1989) | Phantasy Star II Hint Book (1990)
Music: Phantasy Star II (Q4 2)
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Prototypes: 1989-07-28