SEGA Mega Drive Collection (PSP)

Advantages: Excellent emulation, great conversion, hours of fun!
Disadvantages: No streets of rage, feels slower in places...

...on PSP and PS2 the sega mega drive collection proves just how popular and fun a good retro game can be! A little advert like, I know - but these games excite me and I love the idea that after nearly 20 years these games are still extremely popular - and 28 games packed onto a UMD is enough to keep you busy from London to New York (believe me, ive done it with this!) The collection comes with these games: Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle Altered ...
...D. Head Ecco the Dolphin Ecco II: The Tides of Time Ecco Jr. Kid Chameleon Flicky Gain Ground Golden Axe Golden Axe II Golden Axe III Phantasy Star II Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium Ristar Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Sonic The Hedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Super Thunder Blade Sword of Vermilion VectorMan VectorMan 2 Virtua Fighter ... Read review

Advantages: Emulated perfectly, some of the megadrives best games, good interface, excellent save feature
Disadvantages: No streets of rage, some extras dissapoint

...gameplay, stay away The Sega Megadrive collection has a varied selection of mega drive games, from platform classics Sonic to beat em up masterpieces, Virtua Figthter The truth is all of these game's had graphics that were outstanding for there time and each of th gameplay has easily stood the test of time. Sonic is a perfect platformer, an easy rival for the orignal mario games, golden axe is an almost perfect side scroller, virtua fighter laid ...
...addictive puzzler that will keep you hooked, vectorman is an intense action game and comix zone is a fun orignal action side scroller. A save feature where you can save were and whenever you want, perfect for the PS2. The menus are easy too follow The negatives? No Streets Of Rage. And some of the extras felt more as a waste of space than extras, but this is a small complaint. Take a trip down memory lane, or experince for the first time what the ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap price, Variety of games, plenty of extras
Disadvantages: Limited multiplayer, not recommended to people who favour graphics over gameplay.

At just over 15 quid, for 27 games, it is great value for money, possibly for the classic of Sonic the Hedgehog. Most of the games will manage to keep your attention for a few hours with luck. However, some of the games are just thrown in to make the collection seem bigger and you will want to avoid such as the bonaza bros. Difficulty varies from game to game, Ecco the Dolphin, I feel is one of the hardest but most are relatively easy to play and ...
...arade games which add a little incentive to try most of the main games. Multiplayer is available for 15 of the games, but most will not entertain for long and little variety between the games that are multiplayer. Despite this, there is playability and the price should at least tempt you into buying what is an enjoyable, albeit dated, gaming experience. ... Read review

Advantages: lots of games to choose from
Disadvantages: not the best graphics

...of Vermilion 25. VectorMan 26. VectorMan 2 27. Virtua Fighter 2 And even more to unlock! great game and ges you into the sega mega drve games. great gameplay but graphics not the best but a large variety o games to choose from. my rating 6/10 ... Read review

Advantages: Smooth gaming engine, decent sound, and entertaining action
Disadvantages: No multiplayer, can be extremely difficult at times, and fairly repetitive

...around the city, which even the player must protect against from the terrorist attack. Sound and Music Improvements were also made in the sequel. Better quality sound effects to how they would sound in reality. Desert Strike had a few muffled sounds that crackled, especially when so much was happening on the same screen at once. However, this seems to have been corrected this time and I haven't encountered that problem even once. Better forms of music were included for mission briefings to recreate the drama. Like for most retro gaming, tracks were midi format, unlike these high standard MP3 formats that you will hear these days. Recommendations An excellent sequel and well recommended to all fans of Desert Strike. Can be found for the Sony PSP in a Sega classics type collection. If the PSP doesn't take to your liking, it... Read review

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Advantages: Wide selection of games
Disadvantages: Over half the games are just atrocious

...It was 1992 I believe when I first clapped eyes on a Sega Mega-Drive, having turned the heat up more than a few notches since my last form of game playing machine (a Commodore 64) the Sega Mega-Drive featured breath-taking graphics, and unprecedented game playing compared to anything that had gone before. Armed with £15 of credit on my Game Loyalty Card I headed off to Game where I purchased the Sega Mega-Drive Collection priced £14.99; for playing on the Sony PSP console. I have to confess I was feeling in the mood for a little nostalgia. I cant deny I felt a little disappointed at the time of purchase with the quality of games that were on the disc, however the opportunity to play Sonic 1 and 2, and Golden Axe was too much of a temptation to pass me by. Contents: Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle Wow what a difference 15... Read review

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