SEGA have decided to celebrate Sonic's success in style by releasing a ridiculously large Sonic compilation that features just about every Sonic game ever created.
The Gamecube recieved Sonic Mega Collection two years ago, but in this time more titles have been added to the fold and the menu system has been reworked. Sonic Mega Collection Plus will also retail for a meagre $69.95, which, for over twenty games, is incredible value.
So, what's included in the overall package? The full list of games are:
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Three Sonic lock-on games
- The Ooze
- Comix Zone
- Flicky
- Ristar
- + six hidden SEGA Game Gear games:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Chaos
- Sonic Drift
- Sonic Labyrinth
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Sonic Blast
That is a ridiculously large amount of Sonic. SEGA have been kind enough to include a few Genesis titles that most people wouldn't have had the opportunity to play, so if you get sick of Sonic, you can always go and play one of these Genesis titles.
One of the biggest criticisms of the Gamecube version of Sonic Mega Collection was the lack of a save state in some of the games. This meant that players had to start from the very beginning of every game, making completion quite difficult. Sega have addressed this problem and every game now contains a save option, which is extremely handy and makes the game much more pick up and playable.
A Sonic museum is also included in the game which features art, comics, instructions books and more. This is a great place to get your quick Sonic nostalgia fix and more content has been added since the Gamecube incarnation.
The biggest omission from this compilation is Sonic CD. We've heard plenty of excuses / reasons that this game isn't on the compilation, but we've going to bet that it is missing because it is harder to emulate than the other titles, as it was on CD. This is a bit of a shame though and the "Plus" tag at the end definitely would have been more warranted had Sonic CD been included in the pack.
Sonic Mega Collection Plus will be available on the Xbox and the Playstation 2 on February 25th, 2005. We strongly suggest that any Sonic fan picks this compilation up, for the price it is going for, no-one can complain. PALGN will have a review of Sonic Mega Collection Plus as soon as possible. Stay tuned to PALGN for more information relating to Sonic Mega Collection Plus as soon as it becomes available.
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