I brought this game a while ago now as i used to own a megadrive back in the 90's when i was about 7+ years old. I used to own a lot of these games back then and as an avid xbox and computer in general fan i decided to buy this game for old times sake and at £20 for over 40 old games i thought why not. The feel of being that age again while pelting it along as a blue hedgehog still brought a smile to my face and makes you realise how far games have come from what was a typical left to right platform game. It amazes me how the government pg 12 18 ratings etc didnt apply back then as in the streets of rage series you and a friend go walking round the streets ...  Read the complete review

To begin I would just like to say that this is going to be a LONG review. If you're going to sit through it, I advise you to bring a packed lunch. However if you're not of a mind to sit through my personal Iliad, each section is clearly marked with the information it contains for you to skip through it and find what you need :) --------------- In 1986 SEGA entered the resurgent video game market with the Master System as a direct challenge to Nintendo's NES console. Despite being a superior machine, Nintendo's grip on the market was too strong, and although it had some success in Europe, the Master System was ultimately not a ...  Read the complete review

Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection-Is this the ultimate collection? Collections can be a hit-or-miss thing. When done right, it can be an awesome collection of old school games which floods you with nostalgia and makes you feel something special in your heart as you relive those games which you played in your childhood. However, collections can also be screwed up pretty badly-noteworthy games could be missing, the emulation quality could be crap and there are plenty of other reasons why generally, developers leave old games in the past. Not Sega though, as Sega Mega drive Ultimate collection is their second collection of old school games in two years. Three ...  Read the complete review

I've always been into 'retro gaming' and in fact still own several old consoles and compatible collections of games. It then dawned on me; wouldn't it be more convenient if I could get these to run on my pc? - So I spend days messing around with emulators and different ROMS trying in vain to make something playable. It was by pure chance, on a trip to my local supermarket no less, when I stumbled across Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Xbox 360. I felt like singing hallelujah, THIS was what I had been looking for! To quickly summarize: the game is an epic collection of 40 classic Sega Mega Drive games all now fully compatible with your Xbox 360 and ...  Read the complete review

For Americans, that'll be "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection". The idea of a collection of this scale seems simple enough - collect a good number of old games which were designed to fit on a 16-bit cartridge, and stuff them onto a single DVD. Being a 'budget-title' (i.e costing about £25, or about $30 I suppose in the U.S), and housing a hefty 40+ games, this looks like a pretty sound purchase for anybody who can remember when Sega were in the console business in a good way (not to say the Saturn and Dreamcast didn't have good games but... they didn't have what it took, to put it politely). However this isn't the perfect representation ...  Read the complete review