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	2005-06-24	Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "July 2005"	"E3 Preview: Sonic Gems Collection"
	2005-07-22	Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "August 2005"	"Preview: Sonic Gems Collection" Later preview of the collection. Writer Mike Jackson expresses interest in Sonic the Hedgehog CD and heavy disdain for the Game Gear titles, particularly Tails Adventures.
	2005-0x-xx	Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "September 2005"	"Review Crew" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 6.5/10   5.5/10   6.5/10 62 [Info]
	2005-0x-xx	Nintendo Power (US), "September 2005"
	2005-0x-xx	Nintendo Power (US), "September 2005"	A short review of Sonic Gems Collection from Nintendo Power. The reviewer, Steve T., gave the compilation an 8.5. Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 8.5/10 85 [Info]
	2005-xx-xx	Play (US), "September 2005"	"Review Gallery" Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 8.5/10 83 [Info]
	2005-09-16	Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "October 2005"	"Review: Sonic Gems Collection" Mike Jackson praises the inclusion of Sonic CD, citing it as the only worthwhile game in the collection, and slamming the rest. Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 52% 52 [Info]
	2005-09-29	NGC Magazine (UK), "November 2005"	Sonic CD is given criticism for its level design though is considered the best game, Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R are criticised as being clunky, and the Game Gear games are all written off as "horrendous" with Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble and Tails' Skypatrol considered "worth more than five minutes of your time" at best. Disappointment is expressed about the removal of the Streets of Rage games from western versions. Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score NTSC-U 59% 59 [Info]
	2005-10-20	Cube (UK), "Issue Fifty One"	Interestingly, each game in the collection is given its own mini review and a score out of ten. They are as follows: Sonic the Hedgehog CD: 9/10 (review erroneously claims that it was developed by Traveller's Tales) Sonic the Fighters: 6/10 Sonic R: 7/10 Sonic Spinball: 4/10 Sonic the Hedgehog 2: 6/10 Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble: 7/10 Sonic Drift 2: 3/10 Tails' Skypatrol: 4/10 Tails Adventures: 6/10 Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 6.0/10 60 [Info]

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	2005-xx-xx	PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK), "November 2005"	"Review: Sonic Gems Collection - AKA 'Sonic: The Leftovers'..." The reviewer highlights Sonic CD as the sole highlight of the collection, and writes off the other games as "six other Sonic spinoffs originally designed to be played on the handheld, and two ill-judged forays into other genres that only work as a cautionary tale". Review Version Rating Awards Calculated score PAL 4/10 40 [Info]

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