Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Platinum Hits) - Xbox 360

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 2,432 ratings

Price: 17.02

Last update: 12-18-2024


About this item

The Largest Collection of Classic SEGA Titles. Players will trip back in time with favorites including Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Columns, Eco the Dolphin and four titles from the Phantasy Star series, to name a few.
Several Unlockable Titles. Included in the collection are arcade favorites such as Congo Bongo, Altered Beast, Zaxxon and more.
All Titles Upgraded to Hi-Def. The classic 2D style never looked so good! Each title has been converted to hi-def (720p) and will be a blast to play using the intuitive controls of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems.
Massive Multiplayer Options. Friends can play the 2-Player classics together in select games from the same console at home.

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Top reviews from the United States

Mark Kenerson
5.0 out of 5 stars FamGame
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2024
We love it
Jason McNair
5.0 out of 5 stars Sega
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
Took me back to the past! Love it!!
Tophin84
5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Classic games with a few oddballs
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
It comes with 41 games ready to play, and 9 extra games you have to unlock. I didn't see this in the description, or even on the box, I had to find the list of games in the booklet but here they are:

-Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
-Alien Storm
-Altered Beast (another Altered Beast version is in the Extras menu)
-Beyond Oasis
-Bonanza Bros.
-Columns
-Comix Zone
-Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head
-Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
-Dynamite Headdy
-Ecco the Dolphin
-Ecco: The Tides of Time
-E-SWAT
-Fatal Labyrinth
-Flicky
-Gain Ground
-Golden Axe 1,2, 3 (Golden Axe Warrior version is in the Extras menu)
-Kid Chameleon
-Phantasy Star 1, 2, 3, and 4. (Phantasy Star 1 is included in the Extras menu)
-Ristar
-Shining Force 1 and 2
-Shining in the Darkness
-Shinobi 1 and 3 (Shinobi 1 is in the Extras Menu)
-Sonic 1, 2, 3, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic Spinball
-Streets of Rage 1, 2, 3
-Super Thunder Blade
-Vectorman 1 and 2

Games in the Extras menu that I didn't add above: Congo Bongo, Space Harrier, Alien Syndrome, Fantasy Zone, and Zaxxon.
Carlos Occelli
4.0 out of 5 stars BUEN ARTICULO
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2024
BUEN JUEGO
Mark P.
5.0 out of 5 stars What I asked for.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
I received what I asked for in a timely matter and the product was good. I it all I can ask for. ????
Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this so much.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2010
First let's talk about the value of this game. Essentially, it's 49 Sega games (including the unlockable titles) for about 20 dollars! If I was buying these games separately, it would be well over 100s of dollars because these titles tend to go for 5-6 dollars each. And some are not available on the wii, ps3, or xbox live outside of this disc. Good luck finding a genesis and cartridges too. I most likely would have never played most of these titles if it wasn't for this compilation. Example: Alex Kidd, Bonanza Bros. and Dynamite Headdy. I never even heard of these games but I love them so much after I played them.

This game is great for its nostalgia factor too. I feel like a gaming archeologist playing Flicky and the arcade version of Altered Beast. It's like exploring your grandparents attic for the first time. There's so many interesting things inside this disc. Playing Alien Storm for the first time was crazy cause I didn't expect to play a robot that self-destructed. There were moments in Streets of Rage 3 where I couldn't stop laughing at the sheer silliness of the game.

I also love the multiplayer games like Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, etc. There were times when my husband and i were just "accidentally" beating each other up in Streets of Rage and it was so hilariously fun. I loved every minute of it.

Here's my only problem with the game. The manual isn't really complete. You need to go to [...] to download a complete game manual. I understand this because it is 49 games, and I think if they had to re-print all the manuals to each game, it probably cost a heck of a lot more than 20 dollars. The HD graphic improvements are hit or miss for some games, but it's OK cause you can turn that option off. It's kinda sad that you can't lock Sonic and Knuckles with Sonic 3, but I'm fine with that cause this has 49 games!

Finally, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine just makes me angry.
kmp
5.0 out of 5 stars So good
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2013
This was a great buy! It has a tremendous amount of games in the collection. I bought it for three different series: Phantasy star, Sonic and Streets of Rage. It has the first Four Phantasy Star games (the first must be unlocked by beating the first level in Sonic 2 with 2 players), which are great for anyone hoping for some old-school rpg's. The Sonics are all great, and i really enjoy the Sonic Spinball game. Streets of Rage 1-3 are some of the best classic beat-em-ups to ever exist, and they retain all the potential of fun that they had in the 90's. There is also a ton of other games for genesis and a few more unlockable games from the Sega Master System.

A new benefit to the games with this collection is the ability to save whenever you want. A lot of these games had no save system at all, or they worked on the basis of codes to get back to a particular point. This, save feature, makes beating the games much easier. You can get through most of a Sonic, save, and beat it later instead of having to restart. Or, if there is a particularly difficult part of a level or boss, you can save right before it, or during it.

The graphics look pretty sweet on a large HDTV, though the smoothing effect is very hit-or-miss. Some games the smoothing adds a nice, umm, smoothness to the look, but most of the games look better with it turned off (I believe that it is off by default). The Audio sounds awesome in HD.

Also, you can assign the controls of any of the games to whatever button scheme fits your style best.

All things considered, this was an excellent use of $15! Now you'll have to excuse me, I'm about 10 hours into Phantasy Star, and I have the next three games in the series to beat after that...