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 enlarge | From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.85
You Save: $2.14 (11%)
New (4) Used (8) from $14.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 5091
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 63111
UPC: 010086631111
EAN: 0010086631111
ASIN: B000HQBZOM
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Phantasy Star IV!!!!! December 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the 1st Sega Genesis compilation to be released on the PS2 and other than a couple of certifiable duds that are included on here, if you are an old school gamer like myself or just love great games in general, this is a must buy.
I went back a few years back and bought a Genesis again as I've always sorely regretted it trading it and my SNES stuff in for the original Playstation when it came out.
But one of the games that just proved too much for me to buy was Phantasy Star IV. This game went for 100 dollars brand new when it originally came out and you'll find copies of it going for upwards of 300 dollars on Ebay.
But the good folks at Sega saw fit to include this fantastic RPG on here along with the other Genesis Phantasy Star parts 2 & 3 on here as well. What would have been extra cool was to have been able to unlock the original 8 bit Phantasy Star from the Sega Master System on here so that the entire original saga was represented. Since Phantasy Star IV is the most direct sequel to the original game, it would've made sense and made a lot of the events/references in Part 4 hit home more.
Other than the other Phantasy Star games on here, you also get the 1st 2 Sonic games, the Genesis & Arcade versions of Altered Beast (RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!), all 3 Golden Axe games (Parts 1 & 2 are great, 3 is terrible & was only released in Japan as a result), Kid Chameleon, Shadow Dancer, Shinobi 3, Vectorman 1 & 2, Ecco the Dolphin 1 & 2.......
The only games on here that I was never that fond of in the 1st place were Alex Kidd, Ristar, Virtua Fighter 2 (which was a horrible Genesis port of a great 3D fighter), Sword of Vermilion and Super Thunder Blade. But they do have their fans.
One of the coolest aspects of this compilation other than unlocking great interview segments and hidden Arcade games by Sega is that they saw fit to give you the ability to save anywhere you want in a game. You can then go back to playing it later right smack where you left off. This is most helpful in the Phantasy Star games in which you can save right before a tough boss fight or in Kid Chameleon which was a great game made infamous by the fact it didn't have a password/save feature on it. As a result, you had to play the entire game in one go which took about 6 to 7 hours.
A couple of small quibbles is that fact they included the arcade version of Altered Beast as an unlockable, why not the arcade version of Golden Axe and Super Thunder Blade?
All in all, this is a great collection of games. Volume 2 is rumored to include the Streets of Rage of trilogy which is too cool.
Fans of the 16 bit era of video games would do wise to pick this up. Considering you get a perfect port of Phantasy Star 4 (and this compilation only costs 20 dollars), this is worth buying just for that fact alone.
 A great collection November 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Retro gaming collections are always two edged swords, usually they have some cool games in them, but they always have filler games that just aren't very good.
While Sega Genesis Collection does have some crap games on it, and includes some games that, while good, never really tripped my trigger (the Ecco and Phantasy Star series come to mind), the simple fact of it is that set includes so many gems that I can't help but love it. You get perfect, great looking emulations of Sonic 2, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon, and BOTH Vectorman games!!! Those five games alone totally made it worth my $20.
And the coolest part of this whole set is that you actually have the option of saving at any time during any of the games, and they even give you three save slots per game! What a great feature, now I don't have to finish Sonic 2 in one sitting like back in the 90's.
The long and short of it is this: If you ever owned a Genesis in your life, this game is worth the money. I can personally assure you that you'll find enough to love here to justify the purchase.
Unbelievable November 24, 2006
I cannot believe that they were able to fit so many great games on one disk. What really sold it for me though was Kid Chameleon and Phantasy Star IV, I thought that both of those games were pretty much lost forever, and they are among my all-time favorites.
Lost treasures November 20, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I lost my Genesis back in the late 90s, and I've been debating for the past couple of years if it was worth it to buy a new system to replay some of my old favorites, especially Phantasy Star II. I actually came close a couple of times, but spending a couple of hundred bucks to play some old titles from the past just wasnt worth it.
Thats no longer an issue thanks to this title. I love the Phantasy Star series, they are some of the greatest (given the limitations of the technology) RPGs ever. The inclusion of those three games makes this a well spent $20 for me no matter what else is on the disk.
Luckily, the disk also has some very good games including Sonic, Altered Beast, Golden Axe (an old quarter sucker from the late 80s), the Ecco series and a Shinobi.
If you're nostalgic for the early 90s console wars and dying to take a shot at Dr. Robotnik, Death Adder or Dark Force again, save yourself some money and trouble and pick up this disk.
On the odd chance anyone from Sega reads this and is considering Sega Genesis Collection II, give me Centurion: Defender of Rome, Desert Strike, Warsong, Shining in the Darkness, Starflight and some of the sports games next time around.
An AMAZING collection of Genesis games. November 17, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game caught me by suprise. I saw it in the store, checked out the back and I ended up purchasing the game later on. I figured it was going to be one of the old school collection games that has mostly garbage with a few good games strung in there. I couldn't be more wrong... this is mostly amazing games with a few not-so-great hits strung in there.
Once I got this game home I decided to pop this game into the PS2 and see what was on the disk. I was amazed to see so many games - but not only that... I was amazed to see so many GOOD games. These are the games I used to play as a kid. I recognized quite a few of them.
My favorite games on the disk are Altered Beast, Alex Kidd, Decap Attack, Golden Axe Series (I, II and III), Phantasy Star II, III and IV. Sonic The Hedgehog 1 and 2, Shinobi III, Vectorman 1 and 2. That's a total of 14 games that I absolutely loved as a kid and still love to this day. The other games in this collection are good too, such as the Ecco series, Comix and a few others... most of the other ones are games I haven't played before (except Super Thunder Blade... but that game is a bit iffy in my opinion). Another reviewer here provides a good breakdown of all of the games in this collection.
The biggest suprise was the Phantasy Star series. You get II, III and IV!! Phantasy Star IV is considered by many to be one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Just this series is worth the measley $20.00 price tag. There are hundreds of hours of nostalgic gameplay in this collection. All games are emulated very well and look fantastic.
If you are looking for a great collection of old-school games then look no further. It's hard to beat this package. With so many great games in here you are sure to be playing with this collection for hundreds of hours. If you aren't familiar with any of these games then I still urge you to pick this up. A lot of games in this series have stood the test of time and are still very fun - even by todays standards.
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