Sega Classics Collection (PS2)

Retro compilations seem to be the flavour of the month in gaming right now, with industry heavyweights Atari, Capcom, Midway and Taito all bundling together stacks of their golden oldies and introducing them to a new generation of gamers. Some compilations are stronger than others, though generally you know what you are buying into. SEGA's own 'Classics Collection' had for some time prior to its release proved a more unusual, quirky proposition to me, as the nine games featured on the disc are not so much classics re-released, as classics remade... Though I'm still a teenager, I must admit SEGA Classics Collection made me feel rather old – I recall playing ...

When I first purchased this game I was quite excited as previous compilation games featuring arcade games of the past had been a pleasant trip down memory lane and whilst the game play was not overly challenging there was a simplistic enjoyment in playing these games in days when you only needed to master a basic left / right move and th fire button. The problem with Sega Classics is that none of the classics are in their original format, instead they have been updated, however this means that you are left with ten shoddy sub standard games with non of the retro charm of other compilation games. The ten games that you get are Golden Axe, Alien ...