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PLAY THE ORIGINALS THAT STARTED IT ALL... NOW IN HD!


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Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, known as Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions, is a video game compilation of forty-nine Sega titles, and the sequel to Sega Genesis Collection. It was developed by Backbone Entertainment and released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by Sega.

Much like its predecessor, besides compiling forty games from the Sega Mega Drive, with seven being from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection includes nine unlockable classic Sega as well as arcade and Sega Master System games, museum menus, and extras. Many of its titles were included in Sega Genesis Collection.

List of games[]

Unlockable games[]

Gameplay[]

Each of the games in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection can be upscaled to high-definition (720p). Also, through the use of an optional screen filter, the graphics can be de-pixelated. Each game is as well given three save-states that players can use to save the respective games at any point and then restart from that point later. In addition, there are options to adjust the volume levels of the Game Sound, Music, and FX. Each game also has a Museum page with history, trivia pieces, tips, facts and strategies about the games, and box artwork and cartridge scans. The compilation also includes an Extras page containing unlockable content such as interviews with developers developer about the individual games and additional arcade and Sega Master System games.

Development[]

According to Ethan Einhorn, the producer for Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Knuckles in Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Blue Sphere, all of which used the lock-on technology, were not included due to "tight development times", and that including them would have meant "dropping several titles from the collection altogether", specifically nine unlockable games since "they all required unique emulation solutions".[3][4]

Achievements/Trophies[]

These are the achievements and trophies for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Icon Name Game Requirements Trophy Class Gamescore
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement Platinuminary Platinuminary Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Earn all other trophies for MEGA DRIVE/Sonic's Collection.
PSN Trophy Platinum
N/A
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GetRich Get Rich Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Collect 1,000 in currency
PSN Trophy Bronze
25
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement DontDie Don't Die Alien Storm Reach Mission 3 without losing a life
PSN Trophy Bronze
25
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement EnterTheBeast Enter the Beast Altered Beast (Sega Mega Drive) Collect 100,000 pts or higher by the end of the first level
PSN Trophy Bronze
10
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement HolyWater Holy Water Beyond Oasis Unlock the Water Spirit
PSN Trophy Bronze
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement StealingPoints Stealing Points Bonanza Bros. Reach 40,000 points on the first level
PSN Trophy Bronze
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement EasyAsPie Easy as Pie Columns Get 20,000 points only on Easy Mode
PSN Trophy Bronze
15
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement HardlyAHero Hardly a Hero Comix Zone Complete first episode
PSN Trophy Bronze
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GetAhead Get Ahead Decap Attack Collect 5 Bonus Coins
PSN Trophy Bronze
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement CommunicationIsKey Communication is Key Ecco the Dolphin Talk to another dolphin
PSN Trophy Bronze
10
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement TasteLikeTuna Taste Like Tuna Ecco: The Tides of Time Eat 200 fish
PSN Trophy Bronze
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement SuitUp Suit Up ESWAT: City Under Siege Obtain the Combat Suit (Complete Mission 2)
PSN Trophy Bronze
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement DontGetLost Don't Get Lost Fatal Labyrinth Progress to the fifth level of the labyrinth
PSN Trophy Bronze
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GettingChicks Getting Chicks FLicky Collect 80,000 points
PSN Trophy Bronze
25
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GardenGnomes Garden Gnomes Golden Axe Collect 20 magic power-ups
PSN Trophy Silver
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement TowerUp Tower Up Golden Axe II Complete Tower Level
PSN Trophy Silver
35
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement SavedByMagic Saved by Magic Golden Axe III Use magic 10 times
PSN Trophy Gold
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement TGIF TGIF Kid Chameleon Collect Maniaxe
PSN Trophy Silver
35
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement TwinkleTwinkle Twinkle Twinkle Ristar Collect 5 Yellow Stars
PSN Trophy Bronze
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement Yatta Yatta! Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Complete the game
PSN Trophy Gold
50
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement TrueNinjaSkills True Ninja Skills Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Complete first level without using continues
PSN Trophy Silver
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement CompleteChaos Complete Chaos Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Obtain a Chaos Emerald
PSN Trophy Bronze
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement ADifferentTail A Different Tail Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Collect 100 rings with Tails anywhere on Angel Island Zone
PSN Trophy Gold
35
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement FlickyToTheRescue Flicky to the Rescue Sonic 3D Blast Rescue 20 Flickies.
PSN Trophy Bronze
15
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement LotsOfZeros Lots of Zeros Sonic Spinball Get 10,000,000 points in the first level
PSN Trophy Gold
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GetToTheChopper Lots of Zeros Super Thunder Blade Get 10,000,000 points in the first level
PSN Trophy Silver
30
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement ThreeTimesACharm Three Times a Charm Streets of Rage Complete 1st Level using all 3 characters
PSN Trophy Bronze
20
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement GoodDayMate Good Day Mate Streets of Rage 3 Unlock Roo the Kangaroo as a playable character
PSN Trophy Silver
15
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement SuperCharged Super Charged Vectorman Collect 500 photons
PSN Trophy Silver
45
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement CanYouDigIt Can You Dig It? Vectorman 2 Reach Scene 11
PSN Trophy Silver
45
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement BlastProcessing Blast Processing Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Play all Genesis™ Titles
PSN Trophy Silver
50
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement MasterTheSystem Master the System Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Unlock Everything
PSN Trophy Silver
50
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement NoLife No Life Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Watch Every Video
PSN Trophy Silver
50
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement Critique Critique Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection View all Artwork
PSN Trophy Silver
50
SegaMegaDriveUC Achievement OnlyInThe80s Only in the '80s Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Play all Arcade Titles
PSN Trophy Silver
50

Reception[]

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Metacritic (PS3) 80/100[5]
(X360) 79/100[6]
Review scores
Publication Score
IGN 9/10[7]
VideoGamer 8/10[8]
Giant Bomb 3/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar emptyStar empty[9]

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6]

Trivia[]

MoreClearCoverMistake

The back of the cover says "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," but it shows Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

  • This is the last Sonic game to feature Greg Martin's artwork on the cover.
  • On the back of the game's cover, there is a mistake. There is a caption saying Sonic the Hedgehog 2. However, the image shows Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
  • In the manual on page seven, it says that the original Sonic the Hedgehog took place on Emerald Island, when it really took place on South Island. Emerald Island does not even exist.
  • This is the only game for the PlayStation 3 that has Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles since PSN is the only online service which does not offer these two games as stand-alone downloadable titles (at least for the current versions of the PS3; unless the player does not own the Slim and Super Slim models but does own the Launch and second generation models, they can still play PlayStation 2's version of Sonic Mega Collection Plus).

Gallery[]

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Box artwork[]

PlayStation 3[]

Xbox 360[]

Gallery

References[]

  1. Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection Shipping This Week. Sega Blog. Sega (10 February 2009). Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved on 11 February 2022.
  2. Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection™. Microsoft (US). Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved on 13 February 2022.
  3. Kellie (10 February 2009). Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection Shipping This Week. SEGA Blog. Sega. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016.
  4. Kellie (10 February 2009). Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection: Yes, It Has Sonic Games Too. SEGA Blog. Sega. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for PlayStation 3 Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 4 October 2017.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sonic's Ultimate Collection for Xbox 360 Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 4 October 2017.
  7. Miller, Greg (12 February 2009). Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Review. IGN. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved on 4 October 2017.
  8. Orry, Tom (19 February 12009). SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection Review. VideoGamer. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved on 19 February 2009.
  9. Gerstmann, Jeff (16 February 2009). Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Review. Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022.

External links[]

Sonic the Hedgehog game compilations
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