File
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Date
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Source
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Title and comments
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1997-06-11
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "July 1997 (Freeplay #15)"
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"What's Going Down at Sega?" Paragraph mentioning "Sonic Racing", Sega's answer to Mario Kart.
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1997-0x-xx
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Mega Force (FR), "Juillet/Août 1997"
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E3 1997 coverage.
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1997-07-11
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "August 1997"
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"New Games: Sonic R" Short article showing an early demo of the game, said to be 20% complete.
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1997-07-11
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "August 1997 (Freeplay #16)"
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"The Red-Hot Rumours Dept. Burning Up!" Short paragraph mentioning Sonic R, which also suggests Mighty the Armadillo will be in the game.
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1997-xx-xx
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Game Informer (US), "October 1997"
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"Saturn Preview: Sonic R" A short preview of Sonic R in the October 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Game Informer. The screenshots are from a "40% complete" build.
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Cover article
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1997-07-16
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "August 1997"
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"Coming Soon: Sonic R" A five page "exclusive" preview of Sonic R following its showing at E3 1997. The last page features an interview with Kats Sato.
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1997-xx-xx
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Hacker (HR), "07-08/1997"
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1997-08-13
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "September 1997"
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"Sonic R: Catch Him if You Can!" One-page article about the game as shown at E3 1997.
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1997-08-28
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Consoles News (FR), "Septembre 1997"
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"News: Sonic R"
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1997-0x-xx
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "September 1997"
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"Sonic R"
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1997-xx-xx
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SuperGamePower (BR), "Outubro 1997"
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"Sonic R"
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1997-09-17
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "October 1997"
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"Coming Soon: Sonic R" A second preview of Sonic R in the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine. The last page features an interview with Traveller's Tales programmer Jon Burton.
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1997-xx-xx
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GamePro (US), "October 1997"
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"Sneak Previews: Sonic R"
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Cover article
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1997-10-15
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "November 1997"
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"Showcase: Sonic R"
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Cover article
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1997-09-17
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Saturn Power (UK), "November 1997"
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"Preview: Sonic R"
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1997-09/10-xx
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Alaab Alcomputtar (SA), ""
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"More of Sonic!"
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Cover article
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1997-10-14
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Ultra Game Players (US), "November 1997"
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"Sonic Rides Again" A five-page preview feature covering Sonic R in the November 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Ultra Game Players. The last two pages feature an interview with Yuji Naka.
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1997-xx-xx
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Strana Igr (RU), "Sentyabr 1997"
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1997-xx-xx
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Secret Service (PL), "Październik 1997"
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A interview with Jon Burton of Traveller's Tales translated in Polish.
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1997-xx-xx
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GameFan (US), "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997"
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1997-1x-xx
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Mega Force (FR), "Novembre/Décembre 1997"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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PAL
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92%
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[Info]
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1997-11-05
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Mega Fun (DE), "12/97"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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PAL
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55%
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[Info]
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1997-11-12
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "December 1997"
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"Review: Sonic R"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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![4/5 4/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![4/5 4/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![4/5 4/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![4/5 4/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png)
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[Info]
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1997-11-12
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "December 1997"
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A four-page review of Sonic R in the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine. The game was very well received, with a 95% graphics rating, 90% sound, 92% playability, 93% lastability, and an overall 93% score.
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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PAL
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93%
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[Info]
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1997-11-27
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Edge (UK), "Christmas 1997"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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8/10
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[Info]
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1997-11-28
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "1997-43 (1997-12-12)"
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"Sega Saturn soft review"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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NTSC-J
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6/10 6/10 7/10
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[Info]
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1997-1x-xx
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "December 1997"
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"Saturn Previews: Sonic R" A brief-one page preview of Sonic R in the December 1997 issue of American gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. The article erroneously claims that Sonic R started off as a continuation of Sonic X-treme.
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1997-xx-xx
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GamePro (US), "December 1997"
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"Sneak Previews: Sonic R" A one-page preview from a 60 percent complete prototype of Sonic R in the December 1997 issue of American gaming magazine GamePro. It appears to be from a newer build than the October preview GamePro gave, but still has the prototype racer icons on the side.
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1997-xx-xx
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Player One (FR), "Décembre 1997"
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"Tests: Sonic R"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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89%
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[Info]
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1997-12-03
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Saturn Power (UK), "January 1998"
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"Review: Sonic R"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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PAL
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96%
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[Info]
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1997-12-12
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Computer & Video Games (UK), "January 1998"
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"Sonic R Supersonic Race Guide" Three-page guide to the Saturn game, consisting of maps for the first four stages, with coin and Chaos Emerald locations. Also included are tips for beating the "Mecha" challenges.
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1997-12-17
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK), "January 1998"
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"Sonic R Players Guide"
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1997-12-31
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Saturn Power (UK), "February 1998"
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"Tips: Sonic R"
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1998-xx-xx
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Strana Igr (RU), "Yanvar 1998"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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8/10
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[Info]
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199x-xx-xx
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SuperGamePower (BR), "Janeiro 1998"
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"Saturn: Sonic R"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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5/5
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[Info]
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1998-01-20
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Next Generation (US), "February 1998"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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NTSC-U
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![3/5 3/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![3/5 3/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![3/5 3/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/8e/RatingStar_Full.svg/10px-RatingStar_Full.svg.png) ![3/5 3/5](https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/c/c7/RatingStar_Empty.svg/10px-RatingStar_Empty.svg.png)
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[Info]
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1998-0x-xx
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "February 1998"
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"Review Crew" A single-column review of Sonic R in the February 1998 issue of American gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game received scores of 8.0, 8.0, 8.0 and 7.0 overall from each reviewer, with a 9 for visuals, 6 for sound, 7 for ingenuity and 7 for replay.
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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NTSC-U
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8/10 8/10 8/10 7/10
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[Info]
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199x-xx-xx
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GamePro (US), "February 1998"
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"ProReview" The review is generally negative, with much of the ire going towards the "dreadful music, horrible controls, and graphical glitches aplenty".
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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NTSC-U
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[Info]
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1998-xx-xx
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Gry Komputerowe (PL), "2/1998"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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82%
- graphics-87%
- playability-75%
- originality-80%
- sound-87%
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[Info]
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1998-xx-xx
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Gambler (PL), "4/1998"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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84%
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[Info]
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1998-xx-xx
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Neo (PL), "Luty 1998"
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Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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PAL
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8/10
- graphics-9/10
- sound-7/10
- gameplay-8/10
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[Info]
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2000-03
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "Readers rating final data"
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"Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) readers final rating"
Review
Version
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Rating
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Awards
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Calculated score
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NTSC-J
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8.014/10
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[Info]
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