You might not know this, but this Tuesday 360ers (and PS3ers) are gonna get a nice surprise - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection comes out!
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection/Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection is an upcoming compilation of video games being developed by Backbone Entertainment for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. The compilation features more than 40 Sega games which were previously released for the Genesis/Mega Drive console (including most of the Sonic the Hedgehog titles released for the system), and will feature arcade titles as well.
List of Games (with wiki links):- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Alien Storm
- Alien Syndrome (arcade)
- Altered Beast
- Beyond Oasis
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Comix Zone
- Congo Bongo (arcade)
- Decap Attack
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Dynamite Headdy
- ESWAT: City Under Siege
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Ecco: The Tides of Time
- Fantasy Zone (arcade)
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Flicky
- Gain Ground
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe II
- Golden Axe III
- Golden Axe Warrior (Sega Master System)
- Kid Chameleon
- Phantasy Star (Sega Master System)
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
- Ristar
- Shining in the Darkness
- Shining Force
- Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing
- Shinobi (arcade)
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic Spinball
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Space Harrier (arcade)
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Streets of Rage 3
- Super Thunder Blade
- Vectorman
- Vectorman 2
- Zaxxon (arcade)
It'll feature online multiplayer for some titles too, and achievements/trophies plus not to mention the upgrade to HD to boot. And it'll retail for $29.99...a steal. So even if you have played some of the titles before or own them on collections, it might be worth it to pick up the ultimate colelction for your next gen console. You know I will.
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R-Type dimensions was released on Live today. it's an update on R-Type1 and 2 from the arcade, and feature online co op and infinite modes in addition to cla$$ic and tons of leaderboards. Not at first Iw as skeptical..it retails for about $15 worth of points which is steep for an arcade remake, but after playing the demo and seeing what it offers, for a shooting fan this might be an absolute must get. if you don't care for the brutal nature of R-type..well stay away from it. :P